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2008 Pan American Martial Arts tournament

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 2008 Pan American Martial Arts tournament

Black Hawks cops 10 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze and an honorary award The Digicel sponsored Martial Arts Group, Black Hawks, returned to Guyana from the 2008 Pan Caribbean tournament held in Trinidad...

Barrington falls for 142 as rain wash out President’s Cup match

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Barrington falls for 142 as rain wash out President’s Cup match

By Sean Devers Torrential rain in Guyana’s Capitol washed out the last day of the final round President’s Cup three-day cricket encounter between the Lance Gibbs Tigers and the Rohan Kanhai...

Volunteer professional body kicks off in Guyana

Nov 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Volunteer professional body kicks off in Guyana

The Project Management Institute Southern Caribbean Chapter (PMI SCC) conference and inauguration of the Guyana Committee got underway yesterday at Le Meridien Pegasus. The event was held under the...

Bakewell /MYO Inter Jamaat softball cricket starts tomorrow

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell /MYO Inter Jamaat softball cricket starts tomorrow

The annual Bakewell sponsored Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) Inter Jamaat 15 overs softball cricket competition is set to bowl off tomorrow at the MYO ground, Woolford Avenue. The tournament which...

Elimination of filariasis

Nov 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Elimination of filariasis

…50,000 people targeted in Region Five As part of its efforts to fully eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in Guyana, the Ministry of Health has commenced a massive deworming exercise in Region...

What’s the harm is us celebrating Halloween

Nov 01, 2008 knews Letters 5

Dear Editor, I am surprised that numerous people have written negative things about our celebrating Halloween without looking it up on the internet. Some Guyanese believe that this is only a US...

A. Khan West Demerara U-19 cricket

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on A. Khan West Demerara U-19 cricket

Mangru smashes 118 for Zeelugt Meten-Meer-Zorg Sports Club defeated home team Leguan at Cane Field Ground by 71 runs in the third round of the A. Khan West Demerara under-19 cricket competition last...

Busta 40 overs cricket in Wakenaam

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Busta 40 overs cricket in Wakenaam

Wins for Sans Souci, Noitgedacht and Zeelandia Sans Souci, Noitgedacht and Zeelandia recorded third round victories as the Busta 40 overs cricket competition continued in Wakenaam last weekend. At...

The Judicial system reform is most welcome

Nov 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Judicial system reform is most welcome

Dear Editor, The ongoing reform in the judicial system as outlined in the media is most welcome, particularly when easy accessibility is afforded to the Court system by way of the Legal – Aid...

Two killers each sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter

Nov 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two killers each sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter

Justice Winston Patterson yesterday sentenced Kumar Lall, called ‘Black Sam’, and Reuben Williams, called ‘Buggin’, each to 12 years for manslaughter. The duo was charged with the murder of...

GPL confident that ‘Dark Christmas’ averted

Nov 01, 2008 knews News 1

…rents three generators for US$55,000 per month Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Winston Brassington, is confident that a dark Christmas has been averted,...

Serial thief jailed for four years

Nov 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Serial thief jailed for four years

Thirty-one-year-old Dennis Simon, aka ‘Wah-Wah’, of Reliance, Essequibo Coast, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty after he was convicted on nine charges on...

The N/A postal system needs improvement

Nov 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The N/A postal system needs improvement

Dear Editor, I am experiencing a great deal of difficulty with the postal system in the New Amsterdam- East Canje area as a mailbox at the corner of New Street Cumberland is not being cleared on a...

Port Mourant upset Young Warriors to reach semi-final

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant upset Young Warriors to reach semi-final

Port Mourant, led by the experience of national senior player Hoomchand Pooran created the first upset in the Ansa Mc Al Trading 10/10 cricket tournament when they defeated favorites Young Warriors...

The 2K8 Sari Pageant in retrospect

Nov 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The 2K8 Sari Pageant in retrospect

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me space in your newspaper to pen this letter. When I learnt that there was going to be a return of the Sari Pageant, I was very elated for I used to attend every Sari...

Body in LBI trench…

Nov 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Body in LBI trench…

Autopsy shows victim was beaten – boyfriend still in custody An autopsy has revealed that 29-year-old Anjanie Mahdoo, called ‘Pinky,’ was struck on the right side of the head and suffered...

GCB Under-19 cricket in Wakenaam

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCB Under-19 cricket in Wakenaam

Zeelandia, Noitgedacht record second round victories Zeelandia and Noitgedacht recorded second round victories as the Guyana Cricket Board U-19 40 overs cricket competition continued last Saturday in...

Cush hopes to cash in on Stanford series

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cush hopes to cash in on Stanford series

Who would have thought Sir Allen Stanford’s philanthropy would be so contagious? While the billionaire businessman pumps $20m of his vast fortune into the coffers of West Indies and English...

…Fall in fuel prices…

Nov 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on …Fall in fuel prices…

Minibuses, taxis could now come under the PUC – Dr Luncheon The ultimate course of action to regulate the correlation between the cost of fuel and the fare imposed by the owners and operators of...

Improving fiscal performance

Nov 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Improving fiscal performance

Dear Editor, I wish to praise the potential of the Guyana Threshold Country Plan /Implementation Project (GTCP/IP) that was formally launched on October 29 last at the International Conference...

Barakat W/Demerara 20/20 cricket

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Barakat W/Demerara 20/20 cricket

Hercules (54), Hussain (5-14) take 1st round honours Parika Warriors lost to Vergeoegen by three runs at Zeeburg in the opening round of the Barakat 20/20 tournament. Parika Warriors made 131 and...

Where is the $30M worth of steel pans that was bought for Carifesta?

Nov 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Where is the $30M worth of steel pans that was bought for Carifesta?

Dear Editor, On behalf of the steel pan players/group in the Linden Community, especially the up and coming talented students from the Wismar Christianburg Multilateral School, and also as a young...

Veteran journalist’s car stolen from outside High Court

Nov 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Veteran journalist’s car stolen from outside High Court

Veteran journalist George Barclay got the shock of his life yesterday when he came out of the High Court to discover that someone had made off with his cherished red Toyota Corolla. Mr. Barclay said...

Where is the $30M worth of steel pans that was bought for Carifesta?

Nov 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Where is the $30M worth of steel pans that was bought for Carifesta?

Dear Editor, On behalf of the steel pan players/group in the Linden Community, especially the up and coming talented students from the Wismar Christianburg Multilateral School, and also as a young...

Inter Club Relay Swimming competition

Nov 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Inter Club Relay Swimming competition

Silver Sharks Aquatic Club takes top spot Silver Sharks Aquatic Club emerged as the number one club when the Dorado Speed Swim Club, under the auspices of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association...

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Eagles survive shaky start on Rain-affected opening day

An Open Letter to the election observer missions

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Later this year, you will arrive in Guyana as protectors of the integrity of our democracy.... more