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Digicel School Football: Government Technical Institute (GTI) are Region 4 Champs!

Region 4 School Football Champions

Head of Digicel Guyana Gregory Dean believes that the Schools Football Championships sponsored by his company augers well for the sport locally and in effect will only lead to a higher level of football at the national level.

Dean was present at the Region 4 finals at the Carifesta Sports Club ground between Charlestown Secondary and Government Technical Institute (GTI) on Saturday.

The CEO added that because of the exposure given to players at the school level “in one way it may make the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) job a bit harder in terms of picking available players but in the end it will benefit the country as a whole in terms of quality representation”.

He however said such development would not happen over night but views the competition as a step in the right direction in addition to other developmental programmes.
Meanwhile in the day’s action an aggressive and confident GTI overcame a resilliant Charlestown Secondary.

Darren Fraser scored the first goal of the encounter in the 13th minute in favour of GTI. After the early breakthrough a relentless attack was launched on Charlestown’s goal.

The attack took its toll on the defense and could be seen clearly in the 39th minute when Dennis Fung scored an own goal to seal the victory for GTI.

The winners now await the rest of the regional finals to conclude to find out who they will be up against when vying for the national title.

From all indications officials believe the city side will have a tough battle ahead since several regional teams have shown significant skill.

By – Andrew Ross

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Miss Jamzone International 2011: Caribbean Splendor Reloaded!

Miss Guyana Jamzone Jovan Wilson
Miss Guyana Jamzone: Jovan Wilson

Miss Jamzone Guyana 2011, Jovan Wilson has been crowned and congratulated, but the journey has only just begun. Training has intensified ten fold to ensure that our local representative is prepared for the upcoming Miss Jamzone International 2011, where she will meet and compete against a capable assembly of delegates from across the Caribbean region!

The lineup this year has been extended to a whopping eleven delegates in comparison to the subsequent eight, due to the overwhelming feedback we have received from a multitude of countries from around the world. It is obvious that our pageant has attained a national reach since multiple applications were sent from countries including the USA, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Uruguay, Colombia and even Canada as all pageants go everyone couldn’t make the cut. However, the committee is quite confident in the selected group of incredibly skilled, competent young women who are sure to make this year’s pageant an unforgettable event.

The lineup includes several University students, a News reporter and News Anchor all of whom are well versed in pageantry with very impressive portfolios. Our delegates hail from Dominica, Jamaica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua, Barbados, St Lucia, Suriname, St Kitts and Nevis, Brazil and of course, Guyana. These young ladies will compete in the intelligence, swimsuit, fantasy, beach wear, evening gown and cultural presentation segments for an astounding reward of USD$10,000 in cash, a dazzling crown and rights to the throne!

The Miss Jamzone International Pageant in its second year of existence features as part of the Jamzone Summer Break Weekend, an annual calendar in Guyana. This year Jamzone will feature ten days of fun-packed activities inclusive of jazz and food festivals, sports tournaments and several Super Concerts featuring some of the biggest local, Caribbean and International acts.

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Mavado and Vybz Kartel: One Stage, One Night! -Jamzone 2011

History in the making! Jamzone Regional Night presents- Mavado and Vybz Kartel one Stage! One night!

Mavado performing at Jamzone Regional Night 2010

Just when millions of fans around the world thought it would never happen again, after tireless months of negotiations between Conscious Minds, Hits & Jams, Vybz Kartel & Mavado, the Hits and Jams Team has achieved what no other country could by confirming Jamaican Dancehall Superstars, Vybz Kartel and Mavado to perform on the same stage for the Jamzone Summer Break 2011 ‘Regional Night’!

When the Hits and Jams Team announced that they would be pursuing greater endeavors for this year’s Jamzone Summer Break events, no one would have predicted that they would eventually attain what seemed an almost impossible feat. We can safely say that the Jamzone Regional Night is covered with these two headlining acts who will be accompanied by Guyanese Dancehall Star, Jory. This event will mark the second time in history the two have ever performed together, prior to their 2009 ‘peace concert’ performance at the West Kingston Jamboree stage show in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston.

Vybz Kartel (Picture taken from urbanislandz.com)

The team released the news last Friday July 1 at 11:50pm via the social networking tycoons Facebook and Twitter immediately after the deal was sealed. Swarms of comments crowded the page within minutes from fans who expressed absolute excitement while some were in utter disbelief. By the following day the news had spread like wild-fire via BBM, text messages, social networking and even plain old gossip! Anyone with an ear or a cell phone knew that Vybz Kartel and Movado were heading to Guyana for Jamzone. The thousands of Vybz Kartel and Mavado fans in Guyana will witness this historic ‘Dancehall experience’ as the duo plans to put on a show unlike any other. The artistes are gearing up to dish out some epic performances which will be no feat since they are both known for their dynamic music and power-packed stage performances! Guyanese artiste Jory will also be there to set the vibes for the night!

Hits and Jams Entertainment has undoubtedly revolutionized the levels of entertainment offered in Guyana by epitomizing the concepts of quality from International events and embarking on consistent ventures through creative promotional techniques. In its 11th year Jamzone Summer Break intends to raise the bar to unsurpassable levels by offering an extended array of activities inclusive of incredible Super concerts featuring some of the biggest names worldwide.