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Trinidad and Tobago are the 2013 Guinness Caribbean Street Football champions

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Banks DIH Limited

Date: June 24, 2013

Trinidad and Tobago are the 2013 Guinness Caribbean Street Football champions as last year’s runner-up Guyana failed to advance to the semi-finals in this year’s regional tournament held over the weekend in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Trinidadians defeated Dominica 2-0 in a penalty shootout in the final after the game was tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation time.

The Guyana side competing in Zone “A” in the preliminary competition scored only one win beating Antigua/Barbuda 2-0. They lost to eventual winners Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 and bowed out to St. Lucia in a penalty shootout 2-1 in the battle for a semi-final place. Daniel Favorite scored Guyana’s only goal in the penalty shootout.

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Confident Team Guyana Ready for Guinness Street Football Challenge

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Banks DIH Limited

Date: June 17, 2013

A confident Team Guyana (Back Circle) will wing out next week to compete in the second Annual Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge to be played from June 21-23 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Back Circle, Guyana’s national champion and losing finalists at the inaugural Guinness Street Challenge hosted last year in Guyana expressed confidence in capturing the championships which will attract eight regional teams – defending champions St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Antigua/Barbuda, St, Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and newcomers Grenada, Dominica, and St. Kitts/Nevis.

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Banks DIH contributes to Independence Half Marathon

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Banks DIH Limited

Date: May 24, 2013

Banks DIH Limited has teamed up with the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) as a co-sponsor of the Independence Day Half Marathon road race billed for Sunday from Paradise Village on the East Coast Demerara to Main Street in Georgetown.

The local beverage giants presented Powerade sports drink and Aqua Mist Water to the organisers of the race during a simple ceremony at Banks DIH Special Events Department on Durban Street Thursday.

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Eight Teams to vie for Guinness National Street football title

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Banks DIH Limited

Date: May 23, 2013

Eight teams will battle for supremacy and a chance to represent Guyana at the Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge when the National “Guinness Greatest of the Streets” championships open Friday at the Demerara Park (Banks DIH Parking Lot) on the East Bank Public Road.

The eight teams are Silver Bullets and Silent Assassins of Linden, Leopold Street and Back Circle of Georgetown, Plaisance and Victoria Church Yard representing East Coast Demerara and Millennium and Hard Core of Bartica.

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Banks DIH Ltd. installs New Stromboli System at Brewery

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Banks DIH Limited

Date: May 7, 2013

Banks DIH Limited has installed a new Stromboli System as its multi-million dollar brewery modernization programme intensifies at Thirst Park.

Brewmaster, Mr. Matthew Kendall said the Stromboli system within the new Wort Kettle will provide many advantages over the present one such as, higher wort quality, energy conservation, loss reduction and overall consistency of wort.

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Dancehall Sensation Aidonia Booked For Guinness® Street Football Challenge Final

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Banks DIH Limited

Date: May 9, 2013

Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaican Dancehall sensation Aidonia promises to deliver a performance Made of More when the GUINNESS® Street Football Challenge climaxes on June 22 at the Arnos Vale Sporting Complex in St Vincent.

Aidonia, with his distinctive raspy tones and smart lyrics, has become a favourite among fans across the Caribbean with songs like ‘Tan Tuddy’, ‘Fi Di Jockey’ and ‘Run Road’. Aidonia, who is also an avid football lover and supports Real Madrid FC, says he will be delivering a performance that lives up to the GUINNESS Made of More campaign.

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