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Sunburst Camptown are 2008 Milo U-21 champs

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Sunburst Camptown are 2008 Milo U-21 champs

– Edge Pele 2-1 in final By Franklin Wilson Sunburst Camptown are the 2008 Milo under-21 champions, defeating Pele 2-1 in the final contested on Tuesday evening at the Tucville ground. The win...

Ravens / Royals grudge match set for tonight in Linden

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ravens / Royals grudge match set for tonight in Linden

By Edison Jefford Superiority must be consistently proven and that is what Victory Valley Royals want Ravens to confirm in an imminent return grudge game tonight at Mackenzie Sports Club’s...

GDF fires funding at Fortune

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GDF fires funding at Fortune

to facilitate travel to T&T Alisha Fortune moved one step closer to realising her Caribbean Games dream when the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) sponsored her for the Trinidad and Tobago phase of an...

Major boost for Special Olympians

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Upgraded bocce court commissioned By Michael Benjamin The dreams of those desirous of participating in the 2011 Special Olympics in Athens, Greece, was given a fillip following the commissioning of a...

GT&T/Friends Inc. grass track meeting hailed a success

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T/Friends Inc. grass track meeting hailed a success

Approximately 3,000 persons attended the second annual GT&T/Friends Inc Grass Track for Charity Race Meeting which was held recently at the Ogle Community Centre ground. According to a release...

Guyana to visit Suriname for friendly v/ball series

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to visit Suriname for friendly v/ball series

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) has accepted an invitation from its Suriname counterpart to participate in a goodwill tournament between the two countries over the coming weekend. According to...

Mackenzie High easily wins schools’ competition

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– becomes first team to keep lien trophy Mackenzie High School eased to its third consecutive championship title in the final of the fifth Victory Valley Royals schools’ competition yesterday...

DDL Independence Chess starts today

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The Guyana Chess Federation’s third tournament of the year gets underway today at the Keishar’s Sports Club at Camp and Hadfield Streets, Georgetown. The DDL-sponsored event, being contested...

Mackeson/Digicel Sweet 16 quarter finals kick off tonight

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson/Digicel Sweet 16 quarter finals kick off tonight

The battle for semi final places in the second edition of the Mackeson/Digicel Sweet 16 knockout competition is set to commence this evening at the Plaisance Community Centre ground. Defending...

GTM one-day U-19 tourney bowls off today

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GTM one-day U-19 tourney bowls off today

– E’bo face-off with Demerara at Eve Leary By Sean Devers Essequibo begin a hectic GTM under-19 one-day Inter-County cricket campaign today against Demerara at the Police Sports Club ground,...

D’Andrade, Fernandes hit centuries in T&T

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade, Fernandes hit centuries in T&T

– Carmichael grabs 6-67 Twenty three year-old former Berbice and Guyana under-19 batsman Anthony D’Andrade stroked a polished 216 for the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) while former...

Police commended for outstanding work in Trinidad

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Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, yesterday received a plaque on behalf of the Guyana police contingent by his Trinidadian counterpart in recognition of their outstanding service during the...

Health Ministry to construct US$5M warehouse

Apr 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry to construct US$5M warehouse

The Ministry of Health will soon commence construction of a state of the art health bond (warehouse) in Eccles, East Bank Demerara at a cost of some US$5 million. This is according to Health...

ECCA weekend fixtures

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ECCA weekend fixtures

Quarterfinal rivalry in the East Coast Cricket Association / Trophy Stall-sponsored under-19 40-overs competition is set for Saturday with matches bowling off at 10:00hrs. LBI Sports Club ‘A’...

DDL Independence Chess starts today

Apr 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on DDL Independence Chess starts today

The Guyana Chess Federation’s third tournament of the year gets underway today at the Keishar’s Sports Club at Camp and Hadfield Streets, Georgetown. The DDL-sponsored event, being contested...

Botanical Gardens gunmen remanded

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Two men, who allegedly shot and robbed a schoolgirl of her laptop on Saturday, were yesterday charged with the indictable offence of robbery under arms and with discharging a loaded firearm. The men...

Fistic fury promised at “Foreign Invasion II”

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By Michael Benjamin The Linden community, starving for credible boxing cards, will finally have their appetites whetted when Holland’s Entertainment Promotions (HEP) stages 27 rounds of fistic fury...

GT&T continues to see decline in international revenues

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ATN blames bypass and economic conditions Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN) yesterday reported revenue growth for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, but noted continued decline in international revenues...

PC students experience another water shortage

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Students at the President’s College, Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, were once again up in arms over the lack of potable water at the institution. Yesterday, several students were forced to join...

Dowlin to captain G/T in 20/20 tourney tomorrow

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Former national cricket captain Travis Dowlin will lead the Georgetown Cricket Association team in the DJ Stress 20/20 cricket competition tomorrow at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. West...

Trotman has exposed his lack of knowledge about dynamics within the security sector

Apr 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Trotman has exposed his lack of knowledge about dynamics within the security sector

Dear Editor, Mr. Raphael Trotman, of the Alliance for Change (AFC) in a lengthy interview with the SN, published on Sunday, April 26, 2009 edition, claimed that the: “Security Sector Reform is...

Guyana-Suriname crossing still impossible

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Legal crossings between Suriname and Guyana and Suriname and French Guiana remained closed yesterday as industrial action by Surinamese Customs Officers entered its seventh day. Reliable sources said...

Agri Minister rejects vegetable shipments from Brazil

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…turns back importing businesswoman A Guyanese businesswoman, who was transporting vegetables and ground provision from neighbouring Brazil to Lethem, was ordered to return with her produce to Bom...

Is Govt. blind to the suffering of the populace?

Apr 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Is Govt. blind to the suffering of the populace?

Dear Editor, Recently there was on TV a poultry rearer showing off the extent of his poultry business and stating how lucky he was and expressing the view that he proposed expanding his business. Mr....

Regional forum examines anti-drug strategies

Apr 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Regional forum examines anti-drug strategies

CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA: The CARICOM-CICAD-EU four-day regional workshop for the Development of National Anti-Drug Strategies and Plans is centered on one key theme – bring about a reduction in the...