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Reds announces retirement from First-Class cricket Commentary

12/12/2016 – 12:20 am

Reds announces retirement from First-Class cricket Commentary

Dec 09, 2016……… Wants a PM X1 oppose an Opposition X1 at Bourda

By Sean Devers
Born on May 30, 1939 in the Riverain Community of Pomeroon in Region 2, Essequibo,

Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira speaks to the Media at the Tower Hotel

Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira speaks to the Media at the Tower Hotel

Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira has progressed from humble beginnings and overcome several hurdles including a stroke in Australia to become Guyana’s best Radio Cricket Commentator and a household name around the World.

On December 8, 2016 at the Tower Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana, the 77-year-old Perreira, his silver locks shimmering in the bright morning sunshine, officially announced his retirement from First-Class cricket commentary to bring an end to an iconic career on the Microphone where it all began in 1961 in Guyana at Rose Hall Canje where he made his debut on Radio when British Guiana played Trinidad & Tobago.     Continue reading →

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The Real Face Of Jesus – By Mike Fillon

12/12/2016 – 12:17 am

The Real Face Of Jesus

Advances in forensic science reveal the most famous face in history.

By Mike Fillon – Jan 23, 2015 – Popular Mechanics

jesusFrom the first time Christian children settle into Sunday school classrooms, an image of Jesus Christ is etched into their minds. In North America he is most often depicted as being taller than his disciples, lean, with long, flowing, light brown hair, fair skin and light-colored eyes. Familiar though this image may be, it is inherently flawed. A person with these features and physical bearing would have looked very different from everyone else in the region where Jesus lived and ministered. Surely the authors of the Bible would have mentioned so stark a contrast.   Continue reading →

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Guyana: Latest videos from HGPTV for December 11, 2016 – 9 videos

12/12/2016 – 12:15 am

Latest videos from HGPTV (Channel16 Cable67) for Dec 11, 2016 – 9 videos

  • ▶OPPOSITION LEADER UNOFFICIALLY LAUNCHES ELECTION CAMPAIGN)
    2ONE KILLED IN BUXTON ACCIDENT   -HGPTV (Channel16 Cable67)
    3MORE GOOD THAN BAD AT GPL IN 2017 -HGPTV (Channel16 Cable67)
    4GUYANESE SHOULD LOOK AT BUDGET CRITICALLY -HGPTV (Channel16 Cable67)5  Continue reading →

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Pres. Granger to Diaspora: “I love the Diaspora” but urges “do more than talk” and invest in villages

12/12/2016 – 12:06 am

Pres. Granger to Diaspora: “I love the Diaspora” but urges “do more than talk” and invest in villages

Posted by: Denis Chabrol in Demerara Waves – December 11, 2016

Photo: President David Granger (at lectern) addressing the formal opening of the Buxton Gas Station. Seated at the front row in white shirt is the station’s owner, Morris Wilson.

President David Granger on Sunday recognised the role of the Guyanese Diaspora in his election to office, but at the same time he called on them to stop writing and help develop the country.

Addressing the commissioning of the US$400,000 upgraded Buxton Gas station, he dedicated small but significant parts of his presentation to highlight the importance of overseas-based Guyanese in his eventual election to office last May.        Continue reading →

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