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See below full press release from the Guyana Energy Conference & Supply Chain Expo: The Guyana Energy Conference & Supply Chain Expo recently presented the University of Guyana (UG) with 50 exhibition tickets and 20 complimentary delegate passes to be used by the institution’s students and lecturers. Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Conference,
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Almost 60 young chess players from across Georgetown are competing for the National Under-16 Chess Championship titles today at the School of the Nations. The tournament, organised by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) and sponsored by Kitty Square Mall, is divided into Open and Girls sections, each with seven rounds played under the Swiss format.
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Guyana will make basketball history on April 5-6 when it hosts the first-ever FIBA 3×3 Quest tournament in the English-speaking Caribbean. The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall will be the site for this landmark event. Elite 3×3 teams from around the globe will descend on Guyana, with the winner earning a coveted spot on the FIBA
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Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana played out a 1-1 draw in their Group B clash at the Estadio Nacional in Costa Rica on Friday evening at the Concacaf U17 World Cup qualifying championship. Guyana took the lead in the 32nd minute when Joshua Morris struck home from close range after a corner kick. However, Trinidad
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) is gearing up for the Regional T20 tournament, set to take place from April 27 to May 9, according to Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe. In a recent appearance on the SportsMax Zone, Bascombe revealed that the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago is the likely venue for the
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The United States has been a key partner for Guyana, boosting security efforts including in the protection of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. And it is believed that this strong partnership is necessary to help combat regional security challenges. “Under the leadership of President Ali, the government of Guyana under is taking a proactive
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The government will be allocating more than 15,000 house lots to Guyanese by June 2025, signifying its robust commitment to empowering families through homeownership. “We will allocate an additional – a minimum of 25,000 house lots this year of which over 15,000 will be accomplished before June of this year… Every house lot distributed represents
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A total of 40 persons have completed a one-week course on strategy and defence policy, led by the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in collaboration with Guyana’s National Defence Institute. The graduates received their certificates of completion during a simple ceremony at the Guyana Police Force Training Centre on Camp Road, Georgetown
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A remarkable captain’s knock from Tevin Imlach and a belligerent half-century from Ronaldo AliMohamed powered Guyana Harpy Eagles’ reply to the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) on Day Three of the second round match of the West Indies Four-Day Championship at the National Stadium, Providence, on Friday. Imlach’s fourth First-Class ton was the foundation of
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Deol Narayen, a 35-year-old hire car driver was remanded to prison on Friday after he was charged with the recent robbery at a Chinese restaurant located in No. 67 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Narayen made his appearance at the Whim Magistrates Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy. Narayen was denied bail after Magistrate Hardy considered the nature
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