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US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed will today reveal his party’s plans for election to office, but on Wednesday night he gave snippets of those plans, except not saying how he will get it all done. At a meeting in Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, he insisted his political movement is not about him but about the
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The CARICOM Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Cricket “is deeply concerned, as has also been widely expressed by various sectors of the Community, about all aspects of the current state of the game in the Region, particularly in its long form.” The concerns, according to a release from the PMSC, extend from youth development and
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TEAM B defeated TEAM A by seven wickets in the Guyana Cricket Board’s Two-Day Under-17 trial match at the LBI Ground on Wednesday. TEAM A was captained by Richard Ramdeholl, and TEAM B by Dave Mohabir in the red ball game. On the opening day, TEAM A made 107-12 innings closed and by stumps, TEAM
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A new digital ‘panic button’ system will soon be implemented to help counter domestic violence, and Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, said any endangered person will be located immediately and rescued. “It will be given to women… it transmits a signal to a tower being constructed and the signal will
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The inaugural event in the ‘Guyana Diaspora Forum Series: Building  Towards 2050’ was held on Monday, July 21 at the prestigious National Press Club, bringing together members of the Guyanese diaspora, government officials, development partners, and private sector leaders for an evening of discussion, collaboration, and vision-sharing.  Hosted by ACE Consulting Group in collaboration with
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A T10 tournament in the Cayman Islands featuring David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan, Alex Hales and Carlos Brathwaite has been plunged into uncertainty with fixtures unfulfilled over allegations of unpaid salaries. The Max60 Caribbean event was launched last year, but its second season has been blighted by off-field issues. ESPNcricinfo has learned that five fixtures on Tuesday were cancelled after strike action from
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The National Identification Card is the primary and preferred form of identification that is used on Election Day to identify persons as the voters they claim to be when they turn up to vote. The presentation of his/her National Identification Card facilitates faster processing of the elector thereby reducing processing time for electors to vote,
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A second local bank is moving to cut ties with candidates affiliated with Azruddin Mohamed’s political party, in a clear testimony that banks are not willing to put their business and that of other customers at risk by continuing to do business with those linked to Mohamed, who is sanctioned by the United States. This
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With matches in the Essequibo zone in the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast set for only Sunday, July 27, the organisers believe it will be filled with action from morning to night. Instead of the initially scheduled Saturday and Sunday, all the action will be on Sunday, with the hunt to crown the final
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England benefited from an injury to India’s Rishabh Pant on a hard-fought opening day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Pant had scored 37 in an important stand with Sai Sudharsan when he attempted a reverse sweep at Chris Woakes and was struck on the right foot. After treatment on the field, Pant retired
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