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Top coaches laud West Indies performance at World Sevens

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Top coaches laud West Indies performance at World Sevens

– Players call for more international exposure Rawle Welch “It is fair to say that the performance of the West Indies team at the IRB World Sevens Series in Hong Kong recently did...

Ministry Inter-Block football to commence April 18

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ministry Inter-Block football to commence April 18

Play in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports Inter-Block football tournament will commence for this year on April 18 at Beterverwagting (BV). Kaieteur Sport contacted Parliamentary Secretary...

AAG names IGG Track and Field team

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on AAG names IGG Track and Field team

– Caesar, Whaul among field athletes By Edison Jefford After their rain affected trials on Sunday, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has identified 28 junior track and field athletes, 14...

P&P Insurance Brokers supports Trenace Lowe

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on P&P Insurance Brokers supports Trenace Lowe

P&P Insurance Brokers & Consultants Limited will sponsor the air ticket at a cost of USD$548 for Trenace Lowe to represent Guyana at the Junior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships scheduled...

GTTA in last minute rush for funding

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GTTA in last minute rush for funding

–The Medicine Chest supports Bryan By Edison Jefford Funding for local athletes is a known nuisance in sport and up to yesterday, the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) was enthusiastically...

North and South Bartica win on opening night of Regatta Football

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on North and South Bartica win on opening night of Regatta Football

Bartica Regatta Football tournament organised by the Bartica Football Association (BFA) and Bartica Regatta Committee kicked off on Monday night at the Bartica Community Centre ground with North and...

Man attempts suicide over unfaithful wife

Apr 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man attempts suicide over unfaithful wife

Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital were up to press time, yesterday, trying to save the life of an Enterprise, East Coast Demerara man who ingested a large amount of gramoxone. The man,...

Regatta 2K9 sports events up and running

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Regatta 2K9 sports events up and running

Football, dominos, swimming, cycling, athletics & power boat racing By Franklin Wilson The 2009 sports programme for Regatta 2K9 is off and running and according to head of the Organising...

Digicel introduces ‘prepaid bundles’

Apr 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Digicel introduces ‘prepaid bundles’

Digicel, has introduced what it considers a new affordable and convenient alternative to pre-paid services. Pre-paid Bundles gives Digicel customers the option of choosing a convenient package of...

BCB congratulates Deonarine on West Indies Test recall

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on BCB congratulates Deonarine on West Indies Test recall

The President, Executive and members of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) has extended congratulations to Narsingh Deonarine on his recall to the West Indies Team for their tour of England...

South Turkeyen Sports Committee plans two-day sports extravaganza

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on South Turkeyen Sports Committee plans two-day sports extravaganza

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Ground, Thomaslands, will come alive today when the Smith Turkeyen Sports Committee hosts the first of a two-day athletic meet and other events, for schools and...

Guyana submits proposal to export rice to Venezuela

Apr 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana submits proposal to export rice to Venezuela

Guyana is exploring possibilities of entering the Venezuelan rice market as there is a shortage of paddy in that country. Yesterday, a Guyanese delegation visited Venezuela’s Commercial Officer to...

Winners Connection and Netrockers to clash in final

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Winners Connection and Netrockers to clash in final

Winners Connection and host Netrockers will face off in the finals of the Netrockers FC/Linden Town Week under-19 football tournament. In pulsating semi-final play, Winners squeezed past Eagles...

Fifth UA&GS 11 race cycling programme on this Saturday

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Fifth UA&GS 11 race cycling programme on this Saturday

Cyclists will be back in action this Saturday when they compete at the 5th annual Universal Auto & General Supplies 11-race cycling programme set for the inner circuit of the National Park. A new...

Cellink Kite Flying competition begins

Apr 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Cellink Kite Flying competition begins

With the Easter festivities right around the corner, GT&T Cellink, is hosting a massive ‘Cellink Kite Flying Competition’. All kites entering the competition must be locally made, and must...

Berbice Board amends constitution in keeping with modern trends

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Board amends constitution in keeping with modern trends

President can now only serve two 3 year terms, name changed to BCB The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) will now be known as the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). This decision among others, were...

Guyana needs to reinforce its presence in Jamaican rice market – Agri Minister

Apr 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana needs to reinforce its presence in Jamaican rice market – Agri Minister

By Tusika Martin Guyana needs to reinforce its presence in the Jamaican rice market so as not to allow its competition to influence decisions regarding the sector thus making it difficult for...

Port Mourant Turf Club to come alive Sunday

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant Turf Club to come alive Sunday

Most of the top horses in the country have taken entry for the grand one Port Mourant Turf club Easter race meet set for Sunday at the Club’s Track situated at Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice. When...

Ambulance at Port Kaituma Hospital

Apr 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Ambulance at Port Kaituma Hospital

I refer to two letters in the newspapers, purported to have been penned by one Mr. David Glenn and a Mr. Raphael Trotman under separate captions: “Port Kaituma residents want ambulance back” and...

Berbicians claim titles at Masters Table Tennis tourney

Apr 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Berbicians claim titles at Masters Table Tennis tourney

Three Berbice players captured titles when the Guyana Table Tennis Association Master’s Table Tennis tournament was played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday last. Those claiming titles...

Tighter security needed when transporting prisoners

Apr 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Tighter security needed when transporting prisoners

Dear Editor, Time and again we read of prisoners who would escape from police custody. In a number of cases this would entail their movement from prison to court or vice-versa. It is often wondered...

Brazilian miner stable after shooting

Apr 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Brazilian miner stable after shooting

Brazilian dredge owner, Edmilson De Souza, is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, nursing three gunshot wounds sustained during an attack by armed bandits on Monday morning. In...

Domestic violence in Guyana

Apr 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Domestic violence in Guyana

Dear Editor, Domestic violence remains a topical issue not only in Guyana but across the world everyday. At least 1,500 women die every day. Domestic violence is widespread and crosses racial and...

Local prosecutors benefiting from British QC’s expertise

Apr 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Local prosecutors benefiting from British QC’s expertise

Lawyers from the Attorney General’s Chambers and prosecutors from the Guyana Police Force are currently benefiting from the expertise of British Queen’s Counsel Paul Garlick in various aspects in...

‘Brain Gain’ and ‘Brain Circulation’

Apr 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on ‘Brain Gain’ and ‘Brain Circulation’

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Clinton Urling’s letter of April 5, 2009 in the Kaieteur News, with the caption “The concepts of ‘brain gain’ and ‘brain circulation’ remain unclear”. I note...

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