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The continuation of the Heroes’ Highway from Diamond to Buzz Bee Dam on the East Bank Demerara is swiftly nearing completion. Engineers responsible for the project provided President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali with an update during his site visit on Thursday. President Ali urged the contractors to work day and night shifts to ensure the
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The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) is poised to host the highly anticipated Dem Life Golf Tournament on Saturday (February 8), continuing its tradition of competitive excellence and camaraderie in the sport. “Sponsored by Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society (Dem Life), this annual event promises a thrilling contest among some of the country’s finest golfers, all
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Pakistan opening batter Saim Ayub has been confirmed out for at least another five weeks owing to injury; he continues his rehabilitation from the ankle injury he sustained in South Africa in January. It further confirms that he will not be available for the Champions Trophy, which runs until March 9, and the extent of his involvement in Pakistan’s
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Steve Smith hit his 36th Test century as Australia dominated Sri Lanka on day two of the second Test in Galle. Smith was 120 not out as Australia reached 330-3 at stumps, a first-innings lead of 73. The right-hander joins England’s Joe Root and India’s Rahul Dravid on 36 Test centuries- the fifth most in
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Skipper Tevin Imlach and all-rounder Richie Looknauth were keeping Guyana Harpy Eagles in contention against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) in Round Two of the West Indies Four-Day Championship on Thursday. At stumps on Day Two at the National Stadium, Providence, defending champions Harpy Eagles were 166-6, still trailing CCC’s first innings score of
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Nigel Hughes managed to secure a whopping 75 acres of land after the former APNU+AFC coalition lost a No-Confidence Motion and should have been a caretaker government. He also secured land just after the 2020 elections which the Coalition lost but stayed in power for five months after. This was revealed by Vice President Dr.
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Workers of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are set to receive a 10 per cent retroactive wage and salary increase for 2024, along with an eight percent salary increase for 2025. A statement from the Ministry of Labour on Thursday confirmed that the M&CC and the Guyana Local Government Officers Union (GLGOU) signed
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo described budget proposals from the APNU+ AFC opposition as contradictory, confusing, and without any vision for development. In scathing remarks, the Vice President rubbished some of the statements made by Opposition Parliamentarians during the recently concluded Budget Debates. According to him, the promises made were lofty and demonstrated that those
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According to a notice seen by News Room Sport in the local newspaper, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The AGM is also expected to pave the way for the election of office bearers on the same day. The AGM will be held at
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A 28-year-old truck driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a car before crashing into a house at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara on Thursday morning. Police said the driver, Atash Singh from No. 71 Village, Corentyne Berbice was speeding at the time. The accident occurred at about 10:45hrs. Singh also damaged a Guyana
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