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Press Release from the Guyana Football Federation The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is pleased to announce the official squad of the Golden Jaguars for their upcoming CONCACAF Nations League Play-In Tournament match against Barbados. This high-stakes encounter will determine Guyana’s qualification for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary round. The squad, featuring a mix of
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Azaad Hassan and Naresh Alves had a dream day at the ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions. On Sunday, the duo swept all their respective races at the South Dakota Circuit. Hassan, competing in Sports Tuner, had a perfect day in his GuyOil-powered Toyota Sprinter, which brought him close to retaining his championship title. He ended
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Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Monday said there are new measures and laws in place to help reduce the alarming number of road deaths locally. The country lost a whopping 178 persons by road deaths in 2023, even as the figures had dropped in the preceding years. At the launch of Road Safety Month
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Just fewer than 500 house lots will be allocated at Hauraruni, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) Sherwyn Greaves said during a recent site visit to inspect the progress there. The land has already been cleared and tender documents have been sent out for the access
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Tuesday announced two changes to the West Indies Senior Men’s T20I squad as the team prepares for the decisive final leg of the “Rivalry” series against England. As the series moves to St. Lucia, experienced all-rounder Andre Russell has been ruled out due to a left ankle sprain sustained during
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A 19-year-old excavator operator lost his life after the machine he was operating allegedly sank, trapping him in the cabin on Tuesday. The dead man has been identified as Ezekiel Benjamin. The incident occurred at around 11:50hrs Tuesday at Kara Kara in Mackenzie, Linden. Benjamin was employed by Dindyal Sookram of D. Sookram & Daughters
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See below the full release from the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill:  Consistent with Section 71 of the Civil Aviation Act 2018, the Minister for Civil Aviation is entrusted with the responsibility of investigating all aviation accidents and incidents in or above Guyana. In keeping with the provisions of the Act, on December 9,
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In a bid to ensure opportunities are provided to locals, three Guyanese fabricators will be producing the fixtures for the Jaguar floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). A steel strike ceremony was held at Guyana Shorebase Incorporated (GYSBI), Houston, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday to mark the start of fabrication of the structures and
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See below the full release from the Office of the President: At the invitation of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi will pay a State Visit to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from November 19 to 21, 2024. The
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With four cases recently and two victims yet to be located, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has expressed concerns about the rise in what appears to be a “disturbing” trend in abduction. To address this, he said he has urged Head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Wendell Blanhum and other authorities to come
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