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Led by brilliant individual performances from three players, Essequibo made a successful defence of the Guyana Cricket Board Under-13 Inter-County 40-over title, beating Berbice in the final round on Saturday at the La Bonne Intention ground, East Coast Demerara. Berbice batted first and made 154 in 39 overs with Luke Amsterdam making 39 and Arif
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Quality horse racing will take centre stage on Sunday, September 22 at Rising Sun Turf Club when the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee stages the 2024 President’s Cup. After an exhilarating Guyana Cup earlier this month, stables have begun preparation for the next major horse racing Guyana, one that is expected to exciting and competitive.
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Over 170 eager young footballers from across multiple regions were brought together through the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) recently concluded Kool Kidz Summer Festival, held in collaboration with Guyana Beverages Inc. The festival, which ran from August 3-25 at the GFF National Training Centre in Providence, saw both boys and girls under the age of
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A high-scoring run-fest at Warner Park saw Trinbago Knight Riders defeat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 44 runs in the third match of Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Saturday night. Patriots captain Andre Fletcher won the toss and inserted the Knight Riders on what turned out to be a good batting wicket.
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Dwayne Bravo, the highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket, has announced that he will retire from the CPL after the ongoing season. Bravo, who will turn 41 in October, made the announcement public hours before Trinbago Knight Riders’ opening game of CPL 2024, against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Basseterre. “It’s been a great journey. This
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As schools reopen on Monday, September 2, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is urging all road users to exercise extra caution. With children back on the roads, the GPF said it is vital to slow down, especially in school zones, and to “always yield to pedestrians.” In a press statement, the GPF said parents are
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A post-mortem examination, which was conducted on five-year-old Juliana Gounga of Orange Walk, Matthews Ridge, North West District, revealed that she died by drowning. Police said the post mortem was conducted at the Port Kaituma Hospital Mortuary by Dr. Nehaul Singh on Friday, August 30, 2024. The body was later handed over to the relatives
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Some 300 families of Leeds village, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) will soon receive Certificates of Title for lands they have been occupying for decades. The Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) on Saturday held a land regularisation exercise in the village and occupational surveys are expected to be completed
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Please see statement from Ministry of Public Work: The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform all truck drivers that, effective immediately, they are required to use the main road and refrain from using the Railway Embankment corridor. The Ministry has been persistently repairing bridges along the Railway Embankment due to damage caused by heavy
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Please see below full statement from Ministry of Finance:   Georgetown, Ministry of Finance, August 31, 2024: During his address last evening at the opening of the Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (ECCI) Annual Agro and Trade Exposition, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service
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