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Ryan Rickelton, promoted to open the batting in Tony de Zorzi’s injury-enforced absence, and Temba Bavuma, enjoying the form of his career, both scored hundreds on a perfect batting day at Newlands. The pair shared a 235-run stand, the highest fourth-wicket partnership by a South African pair against Pakistan and at Newlands. The pair played perfectly
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A total of ten infants were welcomed into the world at the New Amsterdam Hospital located in Region Six on New Year’s Day. In a detailed interview with reporters, Kayla Williams, a resident of Canefield in East Canje Berbice, shared her personal experience of delivering her second child, a baby boy. Originally anticipating her due
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced the schedule for the Bangladesh Women’s team white-ball tour of the West Indies, set to be held in St. Kitts from January 14 to February 1, 2025. The tour will feature three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is), all to be played at Warner Park in
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The Linden Mayor and Town Council has secured approval for an $18 million grant and is ready to be uplifted, despite significant delays in submitting its work plan to the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. This was clarified by Minister Sonia Parag on Thursday during an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI). Minister
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The Ministry of Public Works is pleased to announce that all passengers, who were stranded in St. Lucia have now safely arrived in Georgetown, Guyana, as advised by British Airways. Passengers originally scheduled to travel from Georgetown (GEO) to St. Lucia with onward connection to London Gatwick International Airport were accommodated on a British Airways
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo reassured citizens on Thursday that the $100,000 cash grant is not a one-time initiative but will continue periodically. “People were asking us, is this a one-off thing and the answer is no, there will be more in the future but it will be announced when the decision is made,” Dr.
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It came as no surprise to the chess community when three young men- Candidate Master Sachin Pitamber, Kyle Couchman and Keron Sandiford- emerged as the top three winners of the End-of-Year Rapid and Blitz Chess competitions, held at the David Rose Special School last weekend. Young Pitamber, who gained his Candidate Master Title in September
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Australia dismissed India for 185 on day one of the fifth Test, but a fired-up Jasprit Bumrah struck with the final ball of the day to boost the tourists late on. Bumrah had opener Usman Khawaja caught at second slip for two and turned to celebrate in the face of 19-year-old Sam Konstas, with India
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has fired back at former President David Granger, accusing him of distorting the historical record and misrepresenting key events of the past. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo stated that while he had deliberately chosen not to criticize Granger in the past, he could no longer remain silent
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In a press conference on Thursday, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo took aim at Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, accusing him of making empty promises in his New Year’s message. Jagdeo questioned the credibility of Norton’s pledges, highlighting discrepancies between the promises of the past and the reality during the previous opposition-led government. Jagdeo highlighted Norton’s
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