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Abram Zuil Secondary, hailing from the county of Essequibo, stormed to victory in the inaugural National Windball Cricket Playoffs, held in memory of the late former President Janet Jagan. The tournament was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and coordinated by the National Sports Commission (NSC). In what was a significant expansion
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Former Vice Chairman of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and Member of Parliament Ricky Ramsaroop has suggested that the party cannot be expected to abide by Guyana’s Constitution if it is to be elected to office. Ramsaroop, along with Sherod Duncan and Juretha Fernandes, broke ranks with the AFC last week in associating themselves with
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The Berbice zone of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast is set to ignite with 16 teams vying for supremacy on June 28th and 29th. Finalists from the 2024 edition, Montra Jaguars, will be looking to go one step further this year, but will face stiff competition from fellow returnees Cotton Tree Die Hard
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A 25-year-old motorcyclist died just after midnight on Sunday after he collided with a cow on the Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice Public Road. Dead is Jamal Hughes from Glasgow Village, East Bank Berbice. Marashia Dehart, 24, the pillion rider, received injuries in the collision. Police reported that Hughes was speeding at the time. Hughes and
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(BBC) Iran has launched missiles at US airbases in Qatar and Iraq in response to strikes on its nuclear sites on Saturday, the country’s state media reported on Monday. Explosions were heard in Doha after a “credible threat” of an Iranian missile attack on a US-run airbase in Qatar. Qatar has temporarily closed its airspace,
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A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 48-year-old Jenny Mohamed found that the woman died from multiple stab wounds and other injuries. The examination was conducted on Monday by government pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh. The cause of death was given as haemorrhage and shock due to multiple incised wounds to the body, compounded by
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India were given the upper hand by wonderful centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant before Josh Tongue’s devastating burst kept England in the first Test. Opener Rahul stroked a classical 137 and Pant a typically entertaining 118, putting India on course for a fourth-day declaration. But Tongue took three wickets in four deliveries to
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Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and presidential hopeful Nigel Hughes has admitted that his party does not wield the same level of political support it did in 2015 when it was elected to government through a coalition. Hughes’ admission was made on a regional programme, ‘Caribbean Tea’, which was aired on Sunday. The
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The squads for the 2025 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) have been officially confirmed following the successful completion of the player draft. Each franchise will feature a 15-player squad comprising four overseas stars and 11 local talents, as they prepare for another thrilling season of women’s T20 cricket in the Caribbean. Guyana Amazon Warriors
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Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Monday said the results for this year’s sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will be announced on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. “We are going to be announcing the results of NGSA 2025 [on] Wednesday the 25th of June at 11:00hrs,” Manickchand said during a Facebook video post. She
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