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A cricket team from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport defeated a team from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at the NOC ground in Essequibo last Sunday.

Middle-distance athlete Alika Morgan is appealing to the public for sponsorship to enable her to attend the Junior Carifta Games billed for April 7-10 in Turks and Caicos.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The coroner here yesterday instructed that an inquest with a jury be held into the murder of late Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, officials confirmed.

The Georgetown Turf Club (GTC) in its effort to promote sport tourism will be staging an eight-race horse race meet on March 31 at its Mocha Arcadia facility to coincide with the Cricket World Cup 2007 Super Eight matches which Guyana will be hosting.

It has been uttered so many times within the last few months that every Guyanese including your three-year-old knows Cricket World Cup is finally here and that the spanking new stadium at Providence is where the action unfolds.

The Berbice zone of the National Inter-Secondary School Under-16 40-over Cricket Competition continued with interesting highlights.

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For the second time this year Brutal Traxx is bringing entertainment strictly for gospel lovers with a show dubbed ‘Step out in Faith’ the biggest contemporary gospel show.

Simpli Royal has landed the franchise for the Miss Bartica Regatta pageant, billed for Bartica on April 7 and the head of that company promises something to remember.

Known for her flair in pageantry, and having earned kudos for the annual Miss Guyana Talented Teen, Dillon is collaborating with Mc Neal Enterprises, owned by Odinga Lumumba who has the Miss Guyana/Universe franchise, in the hosting of the Miss Guyana Universe pageant.

The Richard Ishmael student who was accused of fatally stabbing a woman at her school just over a year ago was yesterday committed to stand trial for manslaughter.

Five bandits, two of whom were armed with “one long and one short gun”, attacked and robbed a family at Timmers Dam, Angoy’s Avenue in New Amsterdam of $4,000 and a quantity of gold jewellery worth $130,000 around 1:50 am yesterday.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) said yesterday that several players on the ground were putting the “finishing touches” to the Guyana National Stadium at Providence and all were being managed “by a team”.

Marine turtles face many threats during their lifespan. From the time that they hatch from their sandy nests, to the age of maturity and beyond, there are many dangers that must be avoided.

Over the past several weeks, we have looked at what we can do to help build an environment where we no longer need to use corporal punishment.

The US Embassy will screen the documentary film Ladies First at the National Library on Monday, in honour of Women’s History Month.

The Sidewalk Film Club ends March with Quincea

Next week Saturday night at the Red House ten beauties will vie for a chance to represent Guyana at the Miss India Worldwide Pageant in the US, when they take to the stage in the Miss Queen of Beauty pageant.

Just days before her 24th birthday, the body of a young woman was recovered from the Essequibo River where she had gone to swim and drowned on Thursday.