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After months of intense training and preparation, scores of young, up-and-coming fighters will converge on the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from Friday (July 25), as the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) stages its most crucial event- the Andrew Lewis Novice Championship. The tournament, which runs until Sunday (July 27), is the official proving ground for newcomers
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Businessman Anil Beharry, via the ‘Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana’ project, has put forward a gate prize to be won at the upcoming Demerara Cricket Board’s Independence T10 Cup on August 1 at the LBI Ground. Beharry, a cricket fanatic, has donated a cricket bat to be won by the first
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Dr. Ashni Singh, Guyana’s Finance Minister, has dismissed the manifesto released by the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party as one that is completely lacking in originality, describing it as “short on originality, and full of plagiarized, copied and recycled ideas”. “Predictably, it was striking for its complete lack of originality and the extent to
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The ‘We Invest in Nationhood’ political party launched its manifesto for the 2025 General and Regional Elections on Thursday, with plans for pay increases and increased social funding. The manifesto was launched at the WIN party head office in Providence, East Bank Demerara. Presidential candidate Azruddin Mohamed was joined by several candidates, including Vishnu Panday,
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Days after one major local bank shut down accounts belonging to candidates on Azruddin Mohamed’s political party, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo  defended the move, warning that Guyanese banks and the private sector must take U.S sanctions seriously or risk being cut off from the global financial system. Speaking at his Thursday press conference, Jagdeo
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has dismissed as laughable Wednesday’s claim by U.S sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed that he would refuse a presidential salary if elected to office. Mohamed made the declaration at a public meeting in Parfait Harmonie, telling supporters he would forego any pay if he leads the country and give it to
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Vice President and General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo, is warning supporters to remain vigilant against what he describes as a “master plan” by the opposition and U.S-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed to drag the ruling party below 50% in Parliament. Jagdeo made the comments on Thursday as he highlighted
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Vice President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo, on Thursday brushed aside the opposition’s attempts to downplay what he described as “possibly the largest rally in Guyana’s history,” while praising Berbicians for their overwhelming and organic show of support. Opening his weekly press conference, Jagdeo pointed to the massive
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West Indies players Shamar Joseph, Kyle Mayers and Ronsford Beaton are among a fleet of talented cricketers to feature in ‘Super Sunday’ for the Essequibo Zone in the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast 2025. Instead of the initially scheduled Saturday and Sunday, all the action will be on Sunday (July 27), with the hunt
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A man was remanded to prison after being charged on Thursday with the murder of a man in an incident that occurred in 2024. Nicholas Johnson, called ‘Suga,’ a 25-year-old heavy-duty machine operator, appeared before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy at the Springlands Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. The court heard that on February 20,2024, at Number 53
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