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Lusignan played unbeaten to win the Demerara Cricket Board’s Independence T10 Cup on Friday at the LBI Ground. The champions won all three of their games- the quarter-final, semi-final and final- chasing successfully on every occasion. Lusignan got past Helena One and Two, home club LBI and Georgetown side Transport in the final, which concluded
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It was a night filled with bold promises and the usual fiery rhetoric, but leaders of the PNC-dominated APNU Coalition on Saturday night would have expected to deliver their message in front of a massive crowd in New Amsterdam. This Berbice town has long been a stronghold of the PNC and once attracted massive rallies
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced a series of initiatives for Region One (Barima- Waini) that are expected to lower the cost of living and address poverty. During a visit to Port Kaituma on Saturday, the President announced that the government will take further steps to reduce energy costs. This move will add to the
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The third edition of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast will reach its crescendo on Sunday, August 3, when the national finals are staged at the National Stadium in Providence. The action-packed day is set to crown a new champion from four formidable teams, each boasting the quality to lift the coveted trophy. The
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Cropper Primary delivered a commanding performance to emerge as the Champions of Champions in the Future Warriors Tapeball tournament, which concluded on Saturday at the National Stadium in Providence. ExxonMobil Guyana powers the tournament. Saturday’s national finals saw the three county champions—Cropper Primary (Berbice), Grove Primary (Demerara), and C.V. Nunes Primary (Essequibo)—battle for national supremacy.
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The fate of this Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy will be sealed at The Oval on Sunday. England need another 324 runs to pull off the second-biggest run chase in their history and win 3-1; India need eight wickets – or nine, in the improbable event that Chris Woakes walks out to bat one-handed – to square the
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Following their victory at the El Dorado Rums National 8-Ball Championships, the Butchers Big Boyz have demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship by donating some of their winnings to charity. The team generously contributed GYD$100,000 to the United Women for Special Children Foundation (UWSC), an organisation dedicated to assisting children with special needs. The team’s sponsor, Andre Butcher,
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The Guyana Association of Bankers Inc (GABI), in a statement, has clarified that all licensed commercial banks in Guyana are guided by strict regulatory obligations, critical to the preservation of the financial system’s integrity.  The statement from the association comes as the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party has called for the boycott of
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“What a time to be alive, to see the massive transformation and growth in my country.” The words of Guyanese Olympian, boxer Keevin Allicock as he endorsed President Irfaan Ali for a second term. Allicock, who became the first Guyanese boxer to compete at an Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 since John Douglas in 1996,
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In what was a powerful affirmation of Guyana’s rich African-Guyanese heritage and the nation’s commitment to nurturing its youth, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Friday pledged financial support to strengthen the work of the Organisation for Social and Health Advancement in Guyana (OSHAG) and the rhythms of the Conga Nya Drumming Group. The head
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