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Guyana’s young female footballers are poised to compete in the 2025 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U-14 Girls’ Challenge Series, which will take place in Trinidad and Tobago from August 15-24. According to CFU, the Guyanese squad will feature in Tier II of the competition. The Challenge Series will see 23 Member Associations participate, split across
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The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has unveiled a 21-man training squad as preparations ramp up for the eagerly anticipated Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Under-19 Tournament. The announcement, made on Monday, signals the start of an intensive camp designed to hone the skills of both seasoned campaigners and promising new faces. Jonathan Van Lange, named
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Two robbers who held the owner of West Bank Berbice Chinese Supermarket at gunpoint have agreed to repay him after admitting guilt in court. On Monday, Berbice Magistrate Michelle Matthias granted bail to Cleveland Sears, a 24-year-old construction worker from South Ruimveldt Park, Georgetown, and his 17-year-old accomplice, who appeared virtually in the Blairmont Magistrates
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Troy Singh, a 30-year-old motorcyclist, died on Monday after allegedly losing control of the motorcycle he was riding and crashing into a lorry along the Charity, Essequibo Coast. Police Headquarters said the accident occurred around 14:25 hrs on the Charity Public Road. A 47-year-old man was driving a lorry, GDD 5397, west along the Charity
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Guyana Harpy Eagles quartet of Tevin Imlach, Kemol Savory, Kevlon Anderson, and Ronaldo Alimohamed have been selected for West Indies ‘A’ duties against South Africa ‘A’ later this month in St. Lucia. Imlach will captain the first Four-Day match and serve as vice-captain to John Campbell for the second. All-rounder Alimohamed is also in the
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As Guyana prepares for general and regional elections later this year, Chairman of the National Toshao’s Council (NTC), Derrick John has called on Indigenous leaders to exercise their right to vote and to ‘let good sense prevail’ in recognising the noticeable progress being made across their communities. “We also recognise what we are experiencing. We
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Two men were arrested after 9.4 kilogrammes of cannabis was found inside a car they were travelling in along Vlissengen Road, Georgetown. The discovery was made on Saturday by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU). In a press release, CANU said its officers, acting on information received, conducted an operation during which they intercepted
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Religious institutions like churches, temples and mosques have long served as important pillars in communities and more government support will be channeled into these bodies soon. This was highlighted by President Dr Irfaan Ali during his address at the 2025 National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference on Monday. “I want to make this very clear, because
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Two persons, a 40-year-old driver and his 26-year-old passenger, died after the car they were in was involved in an accident along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Monday morning. Dead are Kowmalram Ramin of West Coast Berbice and Fitzgerald Authur Carter, a resident of Rosignal, West Berbice. Police said they are investigating the accident which occurred
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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are out of the IPL 2025 playoffs race, leaving Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals fighting for the last remaining slot in the top four. LSG made a storming start to their 12th match of IPL 2025, with Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram putting on 115 at close to 11 runs an
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