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Clinton Williams, the former chairman of the Board of Industrial Training and former President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association has passed. Please see below a message from the Board of Industrial Training on his passing: The Chairman, Directors, CEO, and staff of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) extend our heartfelt condolences to
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SUMMARY: Demerara 258-9 from 50 overs (Tagenarine Chanderpaul 102*, Akshaya Persaud 80, Tevin Imlach 29; Carlos La Rose 4-41, Jonathan Van Lange 2-51) vs GCB Select XI 153 all out from 43 overs (Kwesi Mickle 51, Ushardeva Balgobin 27, Jonathon Rampersaud 26, Brandon Jaikarran 25; Devon Lord 3-21, Richie Looknauth 2-19, Steven Sankar 2-41) Tagenarine
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SUMMARY: Australia 151 for 8 (Grace Harris 40, Tahila McGrath 32, Ellyse Perry 32, Renuka Singh 2-24; Deepti Sharma 2-28) beat India 142 for 9 (Harmanpreet Kaur 54*, Deepti Sharma 29; Annabel Sutherland 2-22, Sophie Molineux 2-32) by nine runs Australia secured its place in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-run win
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Essequibo triumphed over Berbice in a thrilling encounter at the Pomona Cricket Ground on Sunday, marking the venue’s first-ever Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County match. The memorable clash saw Ricardo Adams produce a match-winning performance with both bat and ball, leading Essequibo to a dramatic victory. The experienced Adams picked up a five-wicket haul and
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Brandon King and Evin Lewis crashed 107 off 55 balls at the top of the order, to set West Indies beautifully on course to their target of 180, in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Although the hosts’ middle-overs bowlers slowed West Indies’ progress, they were never in serious trouble. They had plenty of batting to see the
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Yuni Zamora Castro, 25, a Venezuelan national, was fatally stabbed on Saturday afternoon by her reputed husband, 60-year-old El Tio, at their home in Station Street, Kitty, Georgetown. The incident occurred around 17:30 hrs at their residence, where the couple lived together in a two-storey concrete house alongside other Venezuelan nationals. Initial investigations have revealed
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A tragic workplace accident at Top Mix Cement has claimed the life of serviceman Patrick Picket, who was injured by the rear wheels of a 14-tonne ready-mix cement truck on Saturday. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 hrs at the company’s Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara site. Picket was servicing the vehicle, checking the oil
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Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) announces the successful entry of the Savannah milk products into the Barbados market. Savannah milk products are produced by the TOPCO Plant. The entry of Savannah milk to Barbados is a result of concerted efforts by DDL, the Guyana Office for Investment, and the Barbados Special Envoy to Guyana and Suriname,
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