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Republic Bank commissions another location

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Republic Bank commissions another location

…investment illustrates confidence in the economy – Managing Director Republic Bank Guyana yesterday commissioned a spanking new branch located at Robb and Camp Streets. The building, which...

Prison official denies involvement in torture death

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Prison official denies involvement in torture death

– Niles reportedly claimed other inmate was to have smuggled ammo into jail by Michael Jordan A senior prison official has denied any involvement in the torture and subsequent demise of Camp...

14-year-old loses arm after gun trap accident

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 14-year-old loses arm after gun trap accident

A fourteen-year-old boy has become the second person to fall prey to a gun trap on the Essequibo Coast over the past three days. Michael Jeffery of Supenaam Creek is currently a patient at the Suddie...

Charles S. Ramson called to Bar of England

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Charles S. Ramson called to Bar of England

A true son of Guyana’s soil, Charles S. Ramson was recently admitted as a Barrister-at-law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, for the Bar of England and Wales. The Queen’s...

Omai area sees reduction in malaria cases

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Omai area sees reduction in malaria cases

Following reports of an increase in malaria cases in the Omai area, which was dubbed as the number one hot spot in Guyana by the Ministry of Health, Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has revealed...

Anna Regina Multilateral School maintains excellent performance

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Anna Regina Multilateral School maintains excellent performance

In recent times, the Anna Regina Multilateral School has been making headlines with the success it has achieved at examinations both nationally and regionally. The school’s success was again...

Sugar workers wages dispute… Arbitration tribunal begins preliminary dialogue

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The arbitration tribunal established to deal with the wages dispute between the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union met on Friday for the first time....

Michael Benjamin faced death and concludes… “God spared my life for a reason”

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Michael Benjamin faced death and concludes… “God spared my life for a reason”

Lookout Mike! Regina was sitting behind my Geely 125 scooter and she spotted the blue 4×4 sports utility vehicle trying to cross the busy railway embankment. She attempted to alert me but I...

Digicel Summer Scorcher a tremendous success – event incident free, attracts over twenty thousand

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Digicel Summer Scorcher a tremendous success – event incident free, attracts over twenty thousand

(By Alex Wayne) The Digicel Summer Scorcher Concert at the National Stadium on Friday night not only attracted over twenty thousand, but remained incident free when it concluded some time after 03:00...

CLICO Inter-county U-17 cricket (1st round, day 1)…Greene’s 71, Adams’ hat-trick lead E’bo fight against Demerara

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on CLICO Inter-county U-17 cricket (1st round, day 1)…Greene’s 71, Adams’ hat-trick lead E’bo fight against Demerara

By Sean Devers at Enterprise A responsible 71 from Wicketkeeper Herell Greene and a hat-trick from left arm spinner Anthony Adams led Essequibo’s fight against Demerara on the opening day of their...

Guyanese Literature Junction by Petamber Persaud

Sep 07, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese Literature Junction by Petamber Persaud

Over forty books were launched during Carifesta X, Guyana, August 22 – 31, 2008. This propitious event is unprecedented in the annals of the Caribbean Festival of Arts and it augurs well for the...

Kaieteur Falls benefit from Carifesta X

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kaieteur Falls benefit from Carifesta X

…work being done to improve facilities The number of visitors to Kaieteur Falls per month doubled during Guyana’s hosting of Carifesta X. The ten days period saw about 500 persons visiting the...

Chubby Under-14 Tournament…Beacon beat Fruta Conquerors on penalty kicks to make it 2 in a row

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Chubby Under-14 Tournament…Beacon beat Fruta Conquerors on penalty kicks to make it 2 in a row

By Franklin Wilson Beacon Football Club (BFC), led by Best Goalie of the tournament Devon Charles, has once again underlined their class at the junior level by lifting the Chubby under-14...

NBS 2008 40 overs Second Division Cricket launched in Berbice

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on NBS 2008 40 overs Second Division Cricket launched in Berbice

The 2008 New Building Society (NBS) second division 40 over cricket competition for teams in Berbice was launched on Friday last with an investment of $500,000 by the sponsors at a simple ceremony...

Linden Railroad Yard a possible tourist attraction

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Linden Railroad Yard a possible tourist attraction

By Enid Joaquin The Railroad Yard in Linden, which some decades ago used to be a hive of activity, is presently reduced to a sort of “graveyard” for the locomotives and ore cars that traversed...

Race walkers vie for top honours

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Race walkers vie for top honours

Race walkers will contest for honours this morning when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club stages a race walk in commemoration of the Amerindian Heritage month. The race commences from the Kitty Pump...

GABA President appeals for visa consideration for India-bound boxers

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA President appeals for visa consideration for India-bound boxers

By Michael Benjamin Over five months of intense training will finally culminate when four boxers leave these shores to participate in the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Championships slated for India in...

Education Month…Cleveland Thomas: A Shining Example

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Chief Education Officer Genevieve Whyte-Nedd, in a recent interview on NCN at the launching of Education Month affirmed that, “teaching is no easy task, and to run a school is no easy task.”...

BFA Coca Cola Senior League continues today

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on BFA Coca Cola Senior League continues today

NA United, Monedderlust & Real Union are latest winners Rivalry in the Berbice Football Association (BFA) Coca Cola Senior League is set to continue today with four matches in the Ancient County....

McCain’s Palin and the EPA

Sep 07, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on McCain’s Palin and the EPA

The Parrot, like millions of male Parrots, is still dumbstruck by John McCain’s bombshell VP choice, Sarah Palin. Out from obscurity, as the media there are saying, and out from the freezing cold...

Providence Bridge still unfinished

Sep 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Providence Bridge still unfinished

More than one month has passed since the New Providence Bridge collapsed, with one man losing his life and another being injured, and the bridge is still yet to be completed. Despite this, workers at...

LABA Basketball Festival…Kings, Pistons collide in tonight’s final

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on LABA Basketball Festival…Kings, Pistons collide in tonight’s final

By Edison Jefford A gripping rematch of last year’s national Division One final is set to take place tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club court, Linden. The two teams are familiar foes and will...

Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Inter-Block Football Tournament…Middle Walk Back crowned champs

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Inter-Block Football Tournament…Middle Walk Back crowned champs

– Moffat voted MVP Junior Lewis’ 53rd minute strike from close range was what separated the two teams in the final of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport-organised Buxton Inter-Block...

Yasin, Rose esteem Pompey’s Olympic performance

Sep 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Yasin, Rose esteem Pompey’s Olympic performance

Aliann Pompey By Edison Jefford President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), Juman Yasin stated yesterday that an effective schools’ sports programme is the way forward for the development...

The Baccoo speaks

Sep 07, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The day comes when people believe that they have their lives in their control, but this is not the case. Fate reposits in destiny as this is going to be proven often enough as the year draws to a...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more