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The Guyana Girls Under-15 National Team secured a hard-earned victory on Thursday, defeating Guadeloupe 1-0 in their ongoing campaign at the 2024 CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship. The game was a display of tenacity and teamwork, as both teams vied for dominance on the field. However, the Junior Lady Jaguars were able to command the match
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The 16th running of the Guyana Cup, which is organised by the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee, is set to ignite Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday (August 11) with 10 highly anticipated races. Approximately 100 horses have secured entry for this prestigious event with over G$40 million in cash and prizes up for grabs.
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The following interview with Guyana’s Shuttle Time national coordinator Emelia Ramdhani was posted on BWF Development and Shuttle Time Facebook page. Ramdhani is the current president of the Guyana Badminton Association. She has been actively involved in expanding the Shuttle Time programme in Guyana, taking the game to different regions of the country. In 2012,
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After starting positively on the opening day, which was lost to rain, West Indies bowlers were made to toil on Thursday’s second day as half-centuries from captain Temba Bavuma and Tony de Zorzi propelled South Africa into a commanding position of 344-8 in the first Test at Queen’s Park Oval. Click here to view full
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Anand Alphonso, called ‘Dolo’, a 43-year-old Labourer of Lima Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was charged with ‘possession of forged currency note’. He was arrested on Tuesday at Lima Housing Scheme and charged on Wednesday. The case was heard at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Tamieka Clarke, where the charge was read to Alphonso. He
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Haimraj Narine, a 22-year-old taxi driver from Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast, was charged on Wednesday with ‘Rape of a Child under (16) years’, according to a statement from the Guyana Police Force, The incident occurred on the May 13, 2023 on the Essequibo Coast. The case hearing was held at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before
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A star-studded United States side showed their quality when it mattered as they fought back from a 13-point deficit to beat Serbia in a thrilling Olympic men’s basketball semi-final. The vast array of NBA superstars, led by LeBron James and Steph Curry, trailed 76-63 going into the final quarter. But they turned up the heat
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Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo claimed a surprise Olympic 200m gold medal as Noah Lyles was denied a sprint double at Paris 2024. Tebogo, 21, stormed clear of his rivals to clock an African record of 19.46 seconds and finish ahead of American Kenneth Bednarek, who crossed the line in 19.62. Lyles, crowned the world’s fastest man
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A 12-year-old girl, Chitwrattie Rohan, died on Thursday morning following an alleged choking incident involving her cousin. The incident occurred at Rohan’s home in Martyrs’ Ville, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. According to reports, the children were playing together when a scuffle broke out between Rohan and her cousin, also 12-years-old. During the altercation, Rohan
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Roy Anthony Callendar, a 64-year-old laborer from Grove Housing Scheme, faced serious legal trouble on Wednesday after being charged with setting fire to a dwelling house. The charge comes in connection with an incident on Sunday, August 4, 2024. According to the allegations, Callendar intentionally set fire to a house belonging to Maria Singh, located
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