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As part of the Guyana Literature Prize Festival 2025, a vibrant programme of events—including poetry masterclasses and reading sessions by prize-winners—was held at the Castellani House compound in Georgetown. On Saturday, Kenneth Puddicombe, one of the winners, attended a session where he read from and discussed the theme of his award-winning play, The Last Straw. The
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Guyana Cricket Board Press Release The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) continues to demonstrate its support for youth and women’s cricket with a timely visit and donation by its President, Mr. Bissoondyal Singh, to the national Under-19 female team, currently encamped at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) facility on the East Coast of Demerara as they
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The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has announced what it describes as a formidable squad to compete at this year’s Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Boxing Championship, scheduled for August 1-3 in St. Lucia. Leading the six-member team is Abiola Jackman, last year’s Best Elite Female Boxer, who made history by becoming the first Guyanese-
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Despite frequent rain delays and a spirited late fightback from the West Indies, Australia ended day three of the second Test firmly in control, as they built a 254-run lead with three wickets in hand at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Saturday. Resuming the day at 12-2, the Australians overcame early nerves and a
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A new generation of Guyanese squash talent has emphatically announced itself on the Caribbean stage, sweeping the boys’, girls’, and overall team titles at the 2025 Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships in the Cayman Islands. This marks Guyana’s first overall title since their 2022 victory on home soil, reasserting a dominance that saw
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to pole position at the British Grand Prix with the very last lap of qualifying. Verstappen beat Piastri by 0.103 seconds, with McLaren’s Lando Norris just 0.015secs behind in third and Mercedes’ George Russell a further 0.019secs adrift in fourth. Lewis Hamilton, second quickest behind Piastri after
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England lost three top-order wickets before the close as India surged towards victory in the second Test after their captain Shubman Gill’s run-fest continued at Edgbaston. Faced with the choice of batting for a draw or going after a chase of a near-impossible 608, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Joe Root all fell to leave
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Persistent inclement weather has forced Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast, FL Sport organizers to postpone the East Bank/West Demerara zone matches after heavy rain drenched all three venues on Saturday. FL Sport announced that, provided conditions improve, efforts are underway to play some of the round-of-16 matches on Monday, July 7. Alternate dates of
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Friday that the Government of Guyana will soon begin talks with private institutions to make medical science studies more affordable for students interested in the field. “Yesterday at Cabinet, we made a decision that because of the high demand for medical sciences at UG now- (because of) the free
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The Guyana Prize for Literature made its highly anticipated return on Friday evening with an intimate, formal awards ceremony hosted at the Pegasus Corporate Building in Kingston, Georgetown. Delivering the feature address, Prime Minister Mark Phillips acknowledged the prize’s historic legacy and its renewed direction. In a light-hearted moment, he quipped, “We’ve set another record;
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