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Rising Sun Pre Labour Day horserace meet set for Sunday May 2

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Pre Labour Day horserace meet set for Sunday May 2

$500,000 on offer for winner of main event The Rising Sun Turf Club, of Arima Park West Coast Berbice is known for its benevolence in assisting charitable organizations in staging fund raising...

Miss Guyana Earth recruitment like pulling teeth

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Miss Guyana Earth recruitment like pulling teeth

Winner to get UG scholarship With a launch date set for May 12, the co-ordinators of the Miss Guyana Earth pageant are still continuing their search for the nation’s beauty ambassador to the...

GTM Inter-County match set for tomorrow at Eve Leary

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GTM Inter-County match set for tomorrow at Eve Leary

Due to heavy overnight and early morning rain yesterday, the final round GTM One-Day cricket match between defending champion Berbice and Demerara scheduled for yesterday at the DCC, will now be...

WHO’S SURREY NOW?

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on WHO’S SURREY NOW?

“Surrey, you’ve got the wrong number” and “Who’s Surrey Now?” were some of the adverse reactions when the Surrey Cricket Club announced that it was talking to Brian Lara about playing...

GPL expects smooth transition in new system

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPL expects smooth transition in new system

Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) new billing system will be fully implemented and operational on May 24, 2010. This is according to Mr. Bharrat Dindyal, GPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company...

West Indies no longer playing in Tuesday’s warm-up game

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies no longer playing in Tuesday’s warm-up game

The Chris Gayle led West Indies side will no longer face new comers Afghanistan in what was scheduled to be their first of two warm-up games at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence before the...

IDB ends annual meeting with historic agreement

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IDB ends annual meeting with historic agreement

– Bank to advance with internal reforms The Inter-American Development Bank yesterday closed the annual meeting of its Board of Governors with a historic agreement on a capital increase and an...

Illegality at OP, Ministries

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Illegality at OP, Ministries

Compliance measures to be outlined in Treasury Memorandum Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, has said that action to be taken by budget agencies such as Office of the President...

Full size hockey field for Providence Stadium

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Full size hockey field for Providence Stadium

Asphalt Car Park among long-term plans By Sean Devers “Talks have already been held with the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) and they should get back to us after the World Cup to formalize plans to...

Number 68 All Stars hammer Heavenly Angels to take Berbice top spot

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Number 68 All Stars hammer Heavenly Angels to take Berbice top spot

Playing at the Heavenly Angels Ground, Number 68 All Stars XI convincingly beat Heavenly Angels XI by 25 runs to become the # 1 team in the Berbice Zone of the 4R Masters and Female Softball Cricket...

IAC to honour three outstanding East Indians

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IAC to honour three outstanding East Indians

The Indian Arrival Committee has announced the names of those who will receive its 2010 awards. They are: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Leila Ramson, and Badrudin Hassan. The IAC said that it is honouring...

No. 53 whip Unstoppables in Carib Beer Softball Cricket Tournament

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on No. 53 whip Unstoppables in Carib Beer Softball Cricket Tournament

Number 53 All Stars stopped Crabwood Creek Unstoppables in their tracks by one wicket to win the Upper Corentyne Zone Finals when play in the Carib Beer National Softball Cricket tournament continued...

Stadium ready for T/20 World Cup

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Stadium ready for T/20 World Cup

Curator promises pitch with bounce and carry By Sean Devers Anthony Xavier, the General Manager of the Guyana National Stadium at Providence says the venue, which will host six first-round matches in...

Berbice CPG complete academic workshop

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice CPG complete academic workshop

Tain, Corentyne- The Community Policing Group (CPG) initiative of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) of ‘B’ Division saw 30 of its members completing a two-day training seminar and tutoring sessions...

Two charged with watermelon vendor’s murder

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two charged with watermelon vendor’s murder

Two men who were allegedly part of a six-man gang that shot and killed 49-year-old watermelon vendor, Hansraj Samaroo, called Buddy, Long Hair, or Watermelon Man, were yesterday remanded to prison by...

Official logo of CAC Rugby Sevens unveiled

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Official logo of CAC Rugby Sevens unveiled

– GT&T Cellink to spearhead promotion of events Attended by members of the Organising Committee, representatives of GT&T Cellink and players from defending Caribbean champions Guyana,...

4R Masters’ Cup and female softball cricket tournament continue this weekend

Apr 24, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on 4R Masters’ Cup and female softball cricket tournament continue this weekend

Action in the 4R Masters Cup and female softball cricket tournament organised by the Guyana Softball League in collaboration with Floodlights Association continues this weekend with several matches....

Thieves break into Lusignan Primary School

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves break into Lusignan Primary School

… feast on biscuits, Topco juice Thieves broke into the Lusignan Primary School early yesterday, leaving teachers distraught that continuous promises to put proper security measures in place have...

A complete waste of money

Apr 24, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A complete waste of money

Dear Editor, It is of great concern to me to remind the City Council that with the impending rains, the kinds of preparation for effective drainage has been a complete waste of money. These so called...

Clean-up campaign is noticeable

Apr 24, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Clean-up campaign is noticeable

Dear Editor, The current massive clean-up campaign is definitely noticeable. The drains are being cleared, the parapets are being shorn of debris and the thoroughfares look ‘foreign’ by the new...

Social encounter leads to chopping

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Social encounter leads to chopping

A farmer of New Road Village, Essequibo Coast, is nursing a chop to his head, after he and another farmer from the same village were involved in a fight, Thursday evening. Narine, who is accused of...

Garbage on the seawall

Apr 24, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Garbage on the seawall

Dear Editor, My recent walk on the seawall from Celina Resort just before the Russian Embassy shows that entire piece of area is now designated a garbage dump. The stench coming for that area is...

Causing death driver granted bail

Apr 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Causing death driver granted bail

The driver of the Toyota Hilux Surf 4×4 vehicle that was involved in a fatal accident on the Rose Hall Estate Public Road, East Canje, Berbice, was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $490,000...

Burnham did not give GAWU recognition it was won

Apr 24, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Burnham did not give GAWU recognition it was won

Dear Editor, I comment on Freddie Kissoon’s article — “Sugar Workers need to abandon GAWU” (Kaieteur News 13-04-10). He wrote, “GAWU, the sugar union came into being as a legal entity...

Mr. Clarence Ellis was erudite, reasoned and deeply committed to peace

Apr 24, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Clarence Ellis was erudite, reasoned and deeply committed to peace

Dear Editor, I express my heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Clarence Ellis at his recent passing. Over the last two decades, I have had extended colloquies with him in the press on a host of...

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