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Adelphi, Tain are the latest to reach Play-offs

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Adelphi, Tain are the latest to reach Play-offs

Rajesh Adhar slams unbeaten 115 for No. 65 The 2008 New Building Society Challenge Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition, organised by the Berbice Cricket Board for teams in the Ancient County...

Rising Sun Turf Club ready for Sunday’s Meet

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Turf Club ready for Sunday’s Meet

Over 50 of the country’s leading horses have taken entry for the one day race meet organised by the Rising Sun Turf Club, in collaboration with the Brotherhood of St Andrew in the Anglican Diocese,...

GTU President condemns parent’s attack on teacher

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GTU President condemns parent’s attack on teacher

President of the Guyana Teacher’s Union (GTU), Colwyn King, has attributed an incident, that saw a parent attacking a senior teacher at the North Georgetown Secondary School, to the current...

‘Merciless’ Barnwell smashes 104 in 15/15 match

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Merciless’ Barnwell smashes 104 in 15/15 match

Twenty-two-year-old National all-rounder Christopher Barnwell smashed a merciless 104 to spearhead his side to a three-wicket win against Denver Greaves’ X1 in a feature 15/15 cricket match at the...

New Amsterdam hoists Golden Arrowhead on 43rd Independence anniversary

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam hoists Golden Arrowhead on 43rd Independence anniversary

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Though Government is striving to diverse the economy there are those who are attracted to, “illusions of grandeur in other countries…This is the country we must...

Anthony urges self-introspection on Independence anniversary

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Anthony urges self-introspection on Independence anniversary

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony has urged Guyanese to undertake introspection to see how much they have contributed to the development of independent Guyana. His comments came...

RHTYSC, Latter Day Saints distribute $500,000 in sports gear

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, Latter Day Saints distribute $500,000 in sports gear

Fifteen schools, a number of Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) and Government agencies in Berbice were presented with $500,000 worth of sports gear by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club last...

Wakenaam beat Bartica by 8 wickets

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Wakenaam beat Bartica by 8 wickets

Wakenaam defeated Bartica by 8 wickets, as the Banks DIH X-tra White 40 overs cricket competition continued at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground in, Good Success recently. In a match which was...

Gafoor takes lead after first round

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Gafoor takes lead after first round

Despite a few upsets, most of the top rated players dominated the leader-board at the end of the first round of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) National Open Championship which got...

Rose Hall Town Flag Raising ceremony

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Flag Raising ceremony

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – Residents of Rose Hall Town on the Corentyne ushered in the 43rd anniversary of Guyana as an independent nation, Monday evening, with the traditional flag raising...

Digicel Kick Start Clinics “vital to Caribbean development” – Jamaal Shabazz

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Kick Start Clinics “vital to Caribbean development” – Jamaal Shabazz

Former Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Jamaal Shabazz, has described Digicel as a partner in the development of sport and youth across the Caribbean. Shabazz, who is also...

ATN considers buying Govt shares in GT&T

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ATN considers buying Govt shares in GT&T

Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN) will discuss the possible buyout of the government’s 20 percent shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company at its next board meeting. In a statement posted on...

Empower men to change the culture of violence and abuse – Manickchand

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Empower men to change the culture of violence and abuse – Manickchand

“Empower men and boys to change the culture of violence and abuse… Empower men and boys to take responsibility always for their own actions… Empower men and boys to understand that only with...

Successful political debut for ex Indian Test Captain

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Successful political debut for ex Indian Test Captain

Mohammad Azharuddin, the 46-year-old former Indian cricket captain, has become a Member of Parliament in India after winning on a Congress ticket. “As we started chatting in the next room,...

South defeat Central E’bo by 121 runs

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on South defeat Central E’bo by 121 runs

South Essequibo defeated Central Essequibo by 121 runs, as the Alfred Maycock Over-40, 20/20 competition continued on the Essequibo Coast recently. Played at the Affiance No.1 ground, South Essequibo...

Is the Justice System in Guyana – ‘justice or just us?’

May 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Is the Justice System in Guyana – ‘justice or just us?’

Dear Editor, I have always been an avid admirer of literary works, irrespective of their source and intent, but of recent months, I have been inundated with some of the most irresponsible forms of...

Nandy Park, North Soesdyke to clash in final

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Nandy Park, North Soesdyke to clash in final

Nandy Park and North Soesdyke will clash in the final of the Goodwood Racing Service 40-over second division cricket competition, organised by the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA)....

City Hall’s balance sheets could be written off

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City Hall’s balance sheets could be written off

The recent inquiry into the financial affairs of City Hall concurs with the findings of the Auditor General Report according to Commissioner of Inquiry, Keith Burrowes. Burrowes’s disclosure came...

Sans Souci get past Zeelandia by 28 runs

May 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Sans Souci get past Zeelandia by 28 runs

Sans Souci defeated Zeelandia by 28 runs as play in the Sterling Products 40 overs cricket competition continued at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground in Good Success recently. Sans Souci won the...

Sex meets politics: The death of an apology

May 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sex meets politics: The death of an apology

The desire of a majority of Guyanese after the PNC lost power in 1992 was that the PNC should own up to some of its terrible violations, apologise to the nation and let the country move on in search...

Those speeding cops

May 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Those speeding cops

Dear Editor, How many more instances must the police in Guyana demonstrate their vast abilities to speed on our roadways for this corrupt government to take note and act? Then again, the answer...

Region ten farmers urged to seek new prospects

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Region ten farmers urged to seek new prospects

Farmers in Region Ten have been urged to look at new opportunities and to face difficulties being experienced in order to overcome the challenges being faced within the agricultural sector. Minister...

An opportunity for PNCR to regain credibility that was seriously damaged at the last congress

May 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on An opportunity for PNCR to regain credibility that was seriously damaged at the last congress

Dear Editor, The 16th Biennial Congress of the People’s National Congress will be held from August 21 to 23, 2009. It is an opportunity for the PNCR to regain the credibility that was so seriously...

Independence Path

May 27, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Independence Path

Today, our nation is forty-three years old. As nations go, we are a mere stripling when one thinks of the several millennia that, say, China and India have endured as coherent entities. But young as...

Three certified to maintain AINLIM’s state-of-the-art machinery

May 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Three certified to maintain AINLIM’s state-of-the-art machinery

Associated Industries Limited (AINLIM) has secured technical competency to maintain New Holland/Kobelco construction machinery. Three of its employees recently completed training in this regard....

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Fastest growing economy and an empty stadium

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It’s a classic Guyanese tale, really. You live in the fastest growing economy in the... more