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By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Guyanese Alex Arjoon and Mary Fung-A-Fat had to settle for silver in the Mixed Doubles at the ENet Senior Caribbean Squash Championship as Khamal Cumberbatch and Margot Prow won gold on Wednesday evening at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. In a hotly contested championship game, Cumberbatch and Prow, who
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Fifteen-year-old Malique Lindore, a third form student of Chase Academy in Kingston, Georgetown couldn’t be prouder of his decision to write 12 subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Coming off with a whopping eight Grade Ones and four Grade Twos, the late nights at lessons and early morning commute in the ‘East
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A contract valued at more than US$1.8 million was signed on Wednesday by the Ministry of Natural Resources and United States company, Global Venture Natural Resources Consulting for a mineral mapping project in Guyana. The project is expected to upgrade critical data in the mining sector that has not been updated since 1968. The most
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MMG, a leading payment partner in Guyana, spearheads a transformative initiative to revolutionize the local business landscape. MMG is driving a new wave of business innovation and digital transformation by bringing together over 70 business owners. The company’s advanced e-commerce solutions, facilitated through API integration, are positioned to significantly enhance local businesses’ operational efficiency and
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By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Alex Arjoon and Mary Fung-A-Fat of Guyana will look to defend home turf on Wednesday evening when they take on Khamal Cumberbatch and Margot Prow of Barbados in the Mixed Doubles final of the ENet Senior Caribbean Squash Championship at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. Arjoon and Fung-A-Fat pulled
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The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) proudly announces another medical achievement with the successful completion of the first laparoscopic liver resection in the hospital’s history. The groundbreaking procedure was performed by Dr. Zhao Chang Yong, head of the 19th China Medical Team, in collaboration with GPHC’s Dr. Adhikar Ramjoo and Dr. Andrea Kissoon. This team
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By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Guyanese Ashley Khalil and Ashley DeGroot will face the Barbados duo Amanda Haywood and Sumairaa Suleman in the final of the Women’s Doubles at the ENet Senior Caribbean Squash Championship on Wednesday evening at the National Racquet Centre, Wooldford Avenue, Georgetown. The finalists pulled off contrasting wins in their respective semi-final
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali Wednesday welcomed the new deal inked by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education and emphasised that the stakeholders must now intensify their focus on the nation’s children.  The new deal covers the period 2024 to 2026.  Offering some details, the Guyanese Head of State said teachers will
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Established in 1994, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales has become a household name in Guyana, recognized as the largest dealer in the nation for the importation of heavy-duty equipment and trucks. Founded by Nasrudeen Mohamed SNR, the company has built a reputation for quality and reliability, primarily focusing on foreign-used equipment for many years. Jumbo Jet
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After transferring from the St. Joseph High School in Georgetown to the St. Ignatius Secondary School in Region Nine a year ago, 16-year-old Arvin Lawrie emerged as the top performing Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations student there. Lawrie, the youngest of four children, wrote 18 subjects and secured 10 Grade Ones, 7 Grade Twos,
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