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Veteran chess player Kriskal Persaud clinched the Berbice 20/20 Rapid Chess Tournament, held at Little Rock Suites and Conference Hall, with a magnificent unbeaten run. Playing in his home county, Persaud was dominant throughout the challenging seven-round competition, amassing an impressive 6.5 points out of a possible seven. He saw off tough opposition from the…
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The Bassoo Group, the company behind the construction of the new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at Timehri, will pursue another such venture next year—a new Staybridge Suites Hotel along the Heroes Highway. This was announced by Roy Bassoo, the Managing Director of Cardinal Investments Inc, at the opening ceremony of the new Courtyard Hotel on…
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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and Guyana Beverages Inc. (GBI) have successfully launched the annual Kool Kidz Festival, a grassroots football programme designed to inspire the next generation of Guyanese footballers. The festival, which began on Friday, August 22, at the GFF National Training Centre in Providence, has already attracted over 100 children daily. The…
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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has reaffirmed its commitment to developing the sport at a regional level by providing the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) $1.6 million to host its 2025 Senior Men’s League. The financial injection from the GFF’s Member Financial Assistance Programme (MFAP) was formally handed over at the league’s official launch. The tournament,…
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The case against 25-year-old Dion Adam Richards, charged with causing death by dangerous driving, was dismissed on Wednesday after Magistrate Abigail Gibbs upheld a no-case submission at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court. Richards, a resident of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, was charged on November 9, 2023, following a tragic accident on the Railway Embankment Road at…
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Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from the IPL. He made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday morning, vowing to start exploring “the game around various leagues”. He ends as the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL with 187 strikes at an economy rate of 7.2. Ashwin started off and ended playing for Chennai Super Kings,…
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  Police are probing a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a 64-year-old Georgetown man early Wednesday morning after he failed to stop at a major intersection on the East Bank of Demerara. The crash occurred around 05:30 hrs at the junction of the Mocha Main Access Road and the Eastern Carriageway of…
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 In response to recent criticisms by former EPA head Dr. Vincent Adams, financial analyst Joel Bhagwandin has mounted a detailed defence of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) stewardship of Guyana’s oil and gas sector. Writing on Tuesday, Bhagwandin argued that the narrative of “betrayal” is based on historical inaccuracies and political misrepresentation. He contends that…
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As Guyana gears up for the September 1, 2025 general and regional elections, Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken has offered assurances that any attempt to disrupt the democratic process will be “dealt with swiftly and decisively.” “Let it be clearly understood. Any attempt to create disorder, intimidate others or break the law will be dealt…
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  A Guyanese national was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday after customs officials seized more than Tk130 crore (approximately GYD$2.31 billion) worth of cocaine from her luggage. The suspect has been identified as Karen Pitula Stafli, who arrived in Dhaka on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha. She was…
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