July 2024

The Guyana Women’s Football Association (WFA) is brimming with confidence as they prepare to send an 18-player squad to compete in the Concacaf Under-15 Girls’ Championship in Aruba. The tournament kicks off on August 5th and runs until the 11th. Guyana has been placed in League C, Group G, alongside Anguilla, St. Vincent and the
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The Guyana Defence Force Football Club (GDF FC), is ready to represent Guyana at the ongoing Caribbean Football Union Club Shield tournament. The 20-team tournament features defending champions SV Robinhood from Suriname, with two spots in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup up for grabs. The GDF FC, currently leading the Elite League, will face off against
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The Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons has launched the 592TIP ball competition, a five-a-side football tournament aimed at raising awareness about human trafficking. The tournament, featuring at least 18 teams across three categories, will kick off on July 28th at the Police Sports Ground, Eve Leary. Matches will be 10 minutes long, with
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A five-member Guyanese team is set to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which officially opens today. Leading the charge is Emanuel Archibald, CAC Games gold medalist and Pan Am bronze medalist in the 100 meters. Joining him is fellow track star Aliyah Abrams. In the pool, Raekwon Noel and Aleka Persaud represent Guyana,
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Ivan Anthony Scipio, a 52-year-old painter residing on Durban Street in Georgetown was charged with the illegal export of gold earlier this week. Scipio, who is a US citizen, faces allegations under Section 8 of the Guyana Gold Board Act, Chapter 66:01, for attempting to export gold without the requisite license. The charges follow an
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The Ministry of Housing and Water handed over five core homes to low-income families on Thursday, as part of its programme to provide sustainable and affordable housing for all Guyanese. These families received the key to their new homes that were recently completed in Great Diamond, Golden Grove, and Farm, on the East Bank of
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As the government continues to improve traffic management and reduce road violations, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has instructed that e-ticketing systems must be installed on all new highways. The head of state made the statement while inspecting several road works that form part of the massive interconnecting highway projects ongoing on the East Bank
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