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A big upset occurred yesterday at the National Park during the 35-lap feature cycle race when 14-year-old Christopher Holder defeated reigning ‘champ’ Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams who managed a third place finish.

Trinidad and Tobago businessman Symdeo Gosine injected an undisclosed amount of cash into the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) coffers on Friday, and pledged to continue making monetary contributions every month.

Barbados continued their dominance of Guyana by securing a comfortable six-wicket win in the final round of the KFC Cup regional one day tournament played at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda, yesterday.

Horse racing action returns to the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facility in Corentyne Berbice this afternoon when an eight-race meeting will be held.

Kings and Berbice All-Stars recorded walkover victories Friday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Next Level Entertainment (NLE) nationwide first division tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

(The Arts Journal, Vol 2, No.2, March 2006, Guest Editor Gemma Robinson, (General Editor, Ameena Gafoor), Georgetown : The Arts Forum, 142p) The two most recent issues of The Arts Journal, together, make an emphatic statement about the motivating ambitions of this literary periodical and where it is today.

Today, we will conclude the tapeworm saga. You have been tuning in, same time/same newspaper, to the many episodes of this true-life drama.

I was fortunate to work at the Public Buildings for four years, and as part of my Nostalgia series to preserve my memories of my beautiful Guyana, I am compelled to share this insight of the workings of the government during the period of our evolution towards independence.

I read that I should check my child’s eyes yearly. She sees everything clearly.

Veselin Topalov, Levon Aronian and Teimour Radjabov finished in a three-way tie for first place in the CORUS Chess Tournament which took place in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, from January 13-28, 2007.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese people are not surprised that the PR Dept of the State of Barama within Guyana sees that its interests are threatened and has therefore put its Public Relations Dept in full gear.

Dear Editor, A survey conducted by the NACTA polling organization in Trinidad shows that civic groups and civic-minded individuals enjoy greater respect and popularity than the regular run of the mill “traditional” politicians.

Dear Editor, Bonita Harris’s letter on the 1st death anniversary of her “beloved partner” Ronald Waddell captioned “My partner Ronald Waddell was murdered one year ago” (07.01.30) was a grim reminder of our present state of affairs and the manner in which we are “progressing.”

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Inc. wishes to respond to the letter by Ms.

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Inc. wishes to respond to the letter by Mr.

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Introduction Guyana is a poor country. Average GDP capita is less than US$1,000.

Sugar has always been an intensely political commodity. Financial fortunes and the fate of governments have been determined by its rise or fall.

Prenatal care is the care that is given to you while you are pregnant.

I find it blisteringly hot at present and almost too hot to finish this piece of writing, but thankfully the discipline of it prevents me dozing off.