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He will be remembered in myriad ways. As the man who was in the forefront of the drive to restore press freedom to Guyana; as a newspaper publisher who constantly urged his reporters to strive for the highest ideals of journalism; as tireless crusader against those who sought to oppress press freedom; as an intellectual whose vision was way ahead of his time; as a man who believed in a free market economy and as a man who fought for a better future for Guyana through the medium of the press.

Preparation was the key IT was a cushy way to pocket a million bucks – or two, or six, or 200, depending on the location of your bank account.

More records tumble on third day It was a day for record breaking swimming performances when the Guyana Swimming Association (GSA) National Swimming Championships continued yesterday at the Castellani Pool on Homestretch Avenue.

By Rawle Toney Linden’s top eight basketball clubs will  vie  for championships honours from this evening when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) bounces off its  senior Club Championship at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hardcourt.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) cricketers benefited from home turf advantage to maul a hapless Guyana Defence Force (GDF) team in the Pepsi Cup, limited overs first division competition yesterday.

A champion will be crowned tonight A new champion will be crowned tonight when the four top teams in the Fruta Conquerors organized 2008 Namilco Football Festival Knockout competition go head to head in what is expected to be two nail-biting showdowns at the Providence National Stadium.

‘Fishy’ Williams takes third stage Greaves maintains leadMarlon ‘Fishy’ Williams took the third of five stages in the second annual Ministry of Health (MOH)/ Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) ‘Ride for Life’ five stage cycle race from Wales Police Station to Parika in a time of 1:03:19s.

By Rawle Toney Unarguably one of best sprinters that this country has ever beheld, Elton Michael Jefford was laid to rest yesterday as scores of persons turned out to pay their last respects to the former track star.

The Leonora Youths Sports Club (LYSC) made their way into the knockout stage of the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise 15-over countrywide softball tournament when they defeated Parika/Hydronie SC at the Den Amstel ground.

Known as the voice for football in the Caribbean, Vice President of football’s  world  governing body (FIFA) Trinidadian Austin ‘Jack’ Warner has given tangible support to the Kashif and Shanghai organisation for the third year in succession.

Dask Enterprises will sponsor today’s Medal Play golf tournament and several foreign players who are due in for the Guyana Open Championships are expected to compete.

Guyana go down 1-2  to Antigua and Barbuda The Golden Jaguars have found themselves between a rock and a hard place after their Group H loss to Antigua and Barbuda at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago last evening.

By Calvin Roberts The lone semi final and subsequent final of the inaugural Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC)/Ansa Mc Al sponsored 10/10 cricket tournament will be played tomorrow at the Area ‘H’ Ground, Rose Hall.

The national cricket selectors have included six new faces in a 14-member squad named to contest this year’s regional one-day competition which commences Thursday at three venues.

Greaves maintains supremacy-repeats last year’s performance to take overall lead Just as he did in last year’s inaugural event where he lost the first stage but stormed back to take the second, defending champion Alonso Greaves repeated the performance yesterday to take the overall lead in the Ministry of Health (MOH)/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) organized and sponsored Riding for Life 2’ five stage cycle road race.

Reverend Wes Hall said yesterday he was “astonished and saddened” by the level of personal invective directed at him by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in a statement on Sunday, especially since it was based on false information.

Led by Deonarine Ramdeo’s 4-9, Mibicuri Strikers routed Johanna Warriors for a meagre 22 in their latest round of matches in the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC)/Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) sponsored second division 40-overs-a side competition last weekend In a polder battle, Ramdeo received valuable support from Joseph Brijbilas (2-2) and Deodat Persaud and Sanjay Seeray who took 2-3 and 2-8 respectively, as Johanna Warriors were dismissed for 13.4 overs for the lowest score of the tournament to date.

West Demerara side Western Dragons “A” recorded a resounding 7-3 win over previously unbeaten Old Fort ‘B’ to put themselves in line for a top place when action continued Wednesday evening in the GT&T-sponsored National Indoor Hockey championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Sunburst Camptown and Alpha United book places in semis – finals to be decided tonightThe final days of the Fruta Conquerors organized Namilco Football Festival Knockout Tournament draws near and a new champion will be crowned.

Stanford Superstars player Lennox Cush and fast bowler Esaun Crandon are out of this year’s regional limited overs competition which commences in Guyana on November 13.