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In a significant boost for youth basketball, Francis-Lau Boyce Construction Limited stepped up as the title sponsor for the recently concluded Titan Bowl XIII Tertiary Knockout tournament, showcasing their commitment to the sport and the community. The tournament was organised by Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG). The thrilling event wrapped up Sunday at the National Gymnasium,
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Amendments to the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes Act to guarantee “prompt” payment and “adequate” compensation in cases where the government needs to acquire private properties and land for public use were passed Wednesday in the National Assembly. The government used its majority in the House to vote for passage of the Bill containing
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A 31-year-old excavator operator was on Monday afternoon chopped to death following a misunderstanding at Omai Backdam, Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni). Dead is Brian Marco, called “Toney”, or “Regular Boy” of Kwebanna Road, Moruca, North West District. The Guyana Police Force has since issued a wanted bulletin for Brazilian national, Antonio Silva De Oliveira, called
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Bryan Lychcott, the taxi driver who collapsed and died while in custody at the Alberttown Police station suffered a heart attack, an autopsy on Wednesday confirmed. Police Headquarters confirmed the findings of the autopsy which was performed by Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh. Lychcott, 63, of Meadow Bank Gardens, Georgetown died on December 16. Police
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Veteran Trinidad and Tobago women’s table-tennis player Rheann Chung and a men’s national player, who wished to remain anonymous, have knocked the TT Table Tennis Association (TTTTA) over what they say has become a pay-to-play national selection policy. They said the association’s inability to raise funding has resulted in national athletes having to pay for
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See below full statement from the British Chamber of Commerce in Guyana: The British Chamber of Commerce in Guyana (BritCham Guyana) is proud to announce the appointment of its new Board of Directors, a dynamic and experienced team committed to strengthening trade and investment ties between Guyana and the United Kingdom. The new board members,
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First Lady Arya Ali Wednesday officially handed over a new home to single mother Lisa Reddy, along with Reddy’s mother and four children, just in time for the year-end holidays. The new home, located at Meten-Meer-Zorg on the West Coast of Demerara, is valued at G$15.3 million dollars, including land, building materials, and furnishings. It
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The Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana (ACEG) in Guyana continues to strengthen bonds with the local community through their annual Christmas care package distribution, this year taking the initiative to the Palms Geriatric Home. This year, the Association, in collaboration with the ‘20th CHINA Medical Team’ for Guyana and its dedicated members, delivered 155
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Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken urged Police officers attached to Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to qualify themselves academically to be elevated professionally. And while he acknowledged the ranks for the work they are doing, Hicken said more needs to be done. “You’re working hard, but you’re not working hard enough. You are doing
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Sergio Perez is to leave Red Bull two years before the end of his contract after reaching a termination agreement with the team. The move comes after a weak season for the Mexican, who failed to win a race and finished on the podium only four times as team-mate Max Verstappen won his fourth world title. Perez,
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