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Aubrey Hutson’s bid for a fourth consecutive term as president of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will be fiercely contested at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, March 16. Sheryl Hermonstine, the AAG’s First Vice-President, and Committee Member Niall Stanton are challenging Hutson, signaling a potential shake-up within the organisation. Adding to
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The 11th edition of the Milo Secondary School Football Championship is primed for action after the traditional ball donation ceremony from tournament coordinators, the Petra Organisation. The presentation, held Wednesday at the National Racquet Centre, preceded the official tournament briefing, setting the stage for the main draw, which kicks off on Saturday at the Ministry
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The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) should be able to provide stable electricity to consumers this year, according to the Head of the company’s Executive Management Committee, Kesh Nandlall. Even so, Nandlall and other officials from the utility company told the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that much-needed maintenance work will be carried out throughout
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The impact on US programmes in Guyana as a result of policy shifts in the Donald Trump administration is minimal, US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, said Thursday. “Guyana is actually classified as a high income country so we didn’t have a lot of programmes happening here anyway so the impact is actually quite minimal
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Chirosyn Canada Inc., a Guyanese-owned, Canadian-based pharmaceutical company, is marking its 15th anniversary in Guyana by sponsoring a Cardiology and Endocrinology Symposium and launching the “Dr. Cheekoori’s Charitable Foundation”. Founded in 2010 by Tarlika Persaud and Dr. Sreedhar Cheekoori, Chirosyn Canada Inc. began as a distributor of prescription medicines. The company later expanded into pharmaceutical
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Two brothers, Antwan Embrack, 22, and Stephen Embrack, 20, both of Graham Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, who were caught on camera assaulting two Policemen, appeared in court on Wednesday and were slapped with several charges stemming from the incident. The duo was jointly charged with assault causing actual bodily harm committed on Lebert Allicock
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Jairaj Singh, a 28-year-old porter of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, had his driver’s license suspended for 12 months after being charged with dangerous driving. He made his appearance at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke on Wednesday. Police Headquarters reported that the incident was committed on taxi driver Devon Hardy and contractor
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Press Release from the Guyana Chess Federation The Diamond Fire and General Insurance-sponsored National Women’s Chess Championship Qualifiers wrapped up last Sunday at the David Rose Special School with surprising results. Aniyah Couchman emerged as the winner in the seven-round decisive FIDE-rated competition. During the preceding two weekends, females of all ages competed, vying for
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The Pepsi-sponsored Michael Parris Under-16 competition will return on Saturday (March 15) at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Gym, bringing together the crème de la crème of the country’s future boxing stars. The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) event will mark its fourth edition this weekend, with President Steve Ninvalle highlighting that the aim is to
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MacKenzie High School of District 10 (Upper Demerara/Kwakwani) has seized control of the inaugural National Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships, surging to a commanding lead after two days of competition at the National Track and Field Facility, West Coast Demerara. With 171.5 points, MacKenzie High holds a 24.5-point advantage over President’s College (147 points)
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