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Henry (143 & 7-38) single handedly gives Tucber Park win

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Henry (143 & 7-38) single handedly gives Tucber Park win

The inaugural Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Under-13, two-innings Cricket Competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) continued recently with Tucber Park of New Amsterdam on the back...

Rockaway, Better Hope Warriors, 4R Lioness, Wellwoman, Trophy Stall Angels, advance to semis

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rockaway, Better Hope Warriors, 4R Lioness, Wellwoman, Trophy Stall Angels, advance to semis

There were eleven teams that advanced to the semifinals in the three categories of the General Marine Softball Tournament played last Sunday at the Ministry of Sports and Ministry of Education Ground...

Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana hold grading and clinic

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana hold grading and clinic

The Japan Karate Association (JKA) of Guyana again impressed parents and spectators in attendance at their sixth and last grading exercise for this year held on Saturday last. A record high, 97...

DMW International Indoor Hockey Festival cancelled

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on DMW International Indoor Hockey Festival cancelled

The Guyana Hockey Board was forced to cancel this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival National due to inadequate facilities. The festival normally takes place at the...

Parents, students come out in support of ‘no automatic promotion’ stance

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Parents, students come out in support of ‘no automatic promotion’ stance

“No Thomo, no School!” was the chant by students of the Wismar/Christianburg Secondary School (WCSS), who along with their parents, marched down Burnham Drive on Wismar, then crossed the river to...

Accused wife beater returns to court today

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Accused wife beater returns to court today

On Monday, last, acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry remanded Leroy Munro who is charged with the offences of unlawful assault and threatening language. The accused, who was unrepresented, pleaded...

Guyanese Lawyers level series against Trinidad

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Lawyers level series against Trinidad

The Guyana Lawyers’ Cricket team rebounded from their game one loss to Trinidad and Tobago to equal a two-game Twenty/20 series last weekend in the Twin Island Republic. In game one, Guyana batted...

Diamond Mineral Water 50-miler to end hectic year of cycling

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Mineral Water 50-miler to end hectic year of cycling

What can be described as yet another busy year for the sport of cycling will come to an end on Sunday when National Coach Hassan Mohamed brings off the 11th Diamond Mineral Water sponsored 50 mile...

National Week of Testing off to impressive start

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on National Week of Testing off to impressive start

– 30, 000 persons targeted The inclement weather did not deter scores of persons from clamouring to testing sites in the ten administrative regions to know their HIV status on Monday, the first...

French donate equipment to Guyana Fire Service

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on French donate equipment to Guyana Fire Service

Yesterday morning, the French Fire Service handed over a variety of ‘rescue equipment’ to members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), at the latter entity’s Georgetown headquarters, with the aim...

IDB approves US$20M for extension of four-lane highway

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IDB approves US$20M for extension of four-lane highway

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$20M ($4B) loan that will see the four-lane highway on the East Bank of Demerara being extended to Diamond. “The project aims to improve...

East Canje robbery suspect identified

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje robbery suspect identified

EAST CANEFIELD, CANJE – One of the suspects involved in the two armed robberies in East Canje last Friday has been identified as Raymond Fraser. The known bandit has no fixed place of abode and...

Business slow in New Amsterdam, worries Chamber president

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Business slow in New Amsterdam, worries Chamber president

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – With only one month left before Christmas Day, economic activity in New Amsterdam is not bright. President of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development...

Jagdeo assents to mediation laws

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo assents to mediation laws

Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo has assented to the Alternative Dispute Bill paving the way for a more formal realization of mediation. Jagdeo signed the Bill on November 2nd last and it was published...

Workers could face sanctions – Labour Minister

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Workers could face sanctions – Labour Minister

– Leguan left without power Monday Workers at the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), who took strike action on Monday to press home their demands for higher pay, may be breaching...

Four face Canadian trial in Guyanese ‘back-track’ case

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Four face Canadian trial in Guyanese ‘back-track’ case

A New Brunswick judge has postponed a human smuggling trial that was set to start on Monday involving four people, so one of the accused individuals could apply for legal aid. The trial of Savita...

Guyanese man in US auto accident was stabbed

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man in US auto accident was stabbed

New Jersey, US- On the day East Orange resident Floyd McLean died, he drove his 14-year-old son, Floyd McLean Jr., home from school. Then, while taking a shower, the elder McLean started singing a...

Gun-toting ‘customer’ empties Gafoors safe at Land of Canaan

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gun-toting ‘customer’ empties Gafoors safe at Land of Canaan

A gunman, posing as a customer, yesterday made off with over $6M from Gafoors Land of Canaan office. Reports are that sometime after 14:00 hours yesterday the man entered the well secured compound...

More must be done to eliminate violence against women

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More must be done to eliminate violence against women

– three key rally participants share their views By Latoya Giles International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is tomorrow, and Newspaper columnist Stella Ramsaroop, Former...

Let the healing process begin

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Let the healing process begin

I have written much on the issue of domestic violence in the last couple of months. It is a topic that needed to be highlighted because of the direct impact it is having on society. Tomorrow is the...

Dem boys seh…Is China brush and lo-lo-loan

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is China brush and lo-lo-loan

The visitors coming and Guyana gun get money. Is foreign currency and dem hotel put out de red carpet because dem know that next time deh. Some hotel ain’t get nobody yet but dem have some who...

Winston Murray transcended parochial party politics

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Winston Murray transcended parochial party politics

Dear Editor: I write with deepest sympathies to the family and close friends of People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) Executive Member and Member of Parliament Mr. Winston Murray who died on...

UNASUR

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on UNASUR

This Friday, Guyana will be hosting a summit meeting of the heads of government of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Brazil’s outgoing President Luiz Inacio...

A TEACHER FACES THE MUSIC

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A TEACHER FACES THE MUSIC

A head teacher at a Christianburg school has found himself in hot water over his decision not to promote some low achievers at his school. This decision which is in contravention of directives from...

Police, Lethem residents at odds over beating

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police, Lethem residents at odds over beating

The Guyana Police Force has refuted allegations contained in an article carried in the November 19 edition of this newspaper under the caption “‘Drunk’ Lethem policemen dump beaten man in...

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The PPP has started the intimidation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In politics, as in life, what goes around comes around. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic... more