December 2024

Established in 2015, VSH United (Guyana) Inc., a company renowned for providing safety solutions and services across various sectors in Guyana, has once again demonstrated its commitment to sports development. On Friday, the company outfitted Guyana’s national team with basketball shoes ahead of their participation in the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup tournament in San Juan, Puerto
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The Gokarn Ramdhani Memorial Badminton Tournament commenced on Friday afternoon at the National Gymnasium, featuring intense competition across multiple categories, including Under-13 to Under-19 Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Open Men’s and Women’s Singles. In the Women’s Singles, there were notable upsets, with seasoned players falling to rising junior stars. The evening was marked by thrilling
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Foreign Links dominated the recently held Guyana Darts Association’s National Championship, carting off the majority of the team and individual awards at the Malteenoes Sports Club. The tournament attracted three teams, namely Foreign Links Darts Club, Bank of Guyana and Malteenoes Darts team. Foreign Links, comprising Sudesh Fitzgerald, Christopher Lochan, Anil Lachhman and Hemwantie Balchand,
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NYTIMES – TikTok is one step closer to disappearing in the United States after a panel of federal judges on Friday unanimously upheld a new law that could lead to the banning of the popular Chinese-owned video app by mid-January. The three judges, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,
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Infrastructural works on the Bartica Stelling, Region Seven is advancing significantly, with the project now nearing completion. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill conducted an inspection on Friday morning to assess its progress. Originally scheduled for completion in October, the project faced delays due to the frequent movement of vessels, which restricted the use
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Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, today commissioned the historic 0.65 megawatt grid-forming solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight). The project, which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under the Energy Matrix Diversification and Strengthening of the Department of Energy (EMISDE) programme, signifies a crucial advancement in Guyana’s
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Australia’s bowlers backed up a majestic century from Travis Head on his home ground to put the hosts in a strong position to win the second Test against India. Head played in a typically carefree manner on day two at the Adelaide Oval as his 140 off 141 balls provided the bulk of Australia’s first-innings
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Jacob Bethell stroked 96 after Gus Atkinson’s hat-trick as England took a stranglehold on the second Test against New Zealand after two days in Wellington. Bethell, the 21-year-old winning his second cap, gave another demonstration of his immense promise in falling four runs short of becoming the youngest England man in 85 years to make
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Rangpur Riders dominated Cricket Victoria to win by 56 runs and become the inaugural ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) champions on a historic night in Providence. The Riders put in a near flawless performance in the final and carried on where they left off after Thursday’s victory saw them finish second in the standings
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See below the full statement issued by the Government of Guyana:  The Government of Guyana has taken note of a Facebook post that seems to suggest that there may have been an incident infringing the religious rights of one or more Muslim citizens during the registration process for the $100,000 Cash Grant. We wish to
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