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Speeding and reckless driving injures 11 passengers

Feb 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding and reckless driving injures 11 passengers

Eleven passengers were injured after a hire car HB 1155 collided with a route 42 minibus BLL 8292 which resulted in the bus toppling three times before crashing into two parked vehicles PMM 9056 and...

Action galore as GABA stages inaugural rural boxing extravaganza

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Action galore as GABA stages inaugural rural boxing extravaganza

By Michael Benjamin A good sized crowd turned up at the Anderson Sports Complex, Goed Fortuin WCD, and was treated to several exciting fights when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) staged...

Thank you

Feb 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Thank you

The family of Henry Alphonso Fraser, C.P.M.,D.S.M.,D.S.S. (Commissioner of Police 1973-1977 fondly known as Uncle) wishes to humbly express our deepest and sincerest appreciation to all those...

Raffle results

Feb 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Raffle results

The raffle in aid of the GOLDEN GROVE NABACLIS HASLINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT was drawn on January 29, last, at the Community Centre. The results are first prize, one bicycle to No 738;...

Archer and Lall dominate field to take Judo championships

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Archer and Lall dominate field to take Judo championships

Raul Archer dominated his encounter in the Over 73kgs division and was eventually adjudged the winner when the Guyana Judo Association (GJA) staged the National Mashramani Championships at the Marian...

City Swim clubs to invade Linden this Sunday

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on City Swim clubs to invade Linden this Sunday

Once a powerhouse in the aquatic world; the Bauxite Mining town of Linden in an effort to return to those glory days will be entertaining the best swimmers in the land this Sunday. President of the...

Warner’s speech should set off alarms

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Warner’s speech should set off alarms

By Rawle Welch There is no doubt that Trinidad and Tobago’s Transport Minister Austin Jack Warner, who also holds the posts of President of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Vice-President of...

Dr. Osmond Mack is overall best lifter; Anis Ade-Thomas is top Junior

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Osmond Mack is overall best lifter; Anis Ade-Thomas is top Junior

Dr. Osmond Mack emerged as the best overall lifter following victory in the 74kg novice class when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) held their annual Novice and Junior Championships...

Colin ‘Mr. Clean’ Chesney is 1st local to break 800lbs squat barrier

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Colin ‘Mr. Clean’ Chesney is 1st local to break 800lbs squat barrier

Elated with historic achievement By Franklin Wilson Hailing from the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden which has produced some of the best athletes across the various disciplines over the years, National...

Finals on tonight at MSC Hard Court

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Finals on tonight at MSC Hard Court

The battle lines have been drawn and tonight, the teams will converge at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court to see who will walk away with the $200,000 first prize, as the Stag Beer Sponsored...

Hiccups contribute to NACAC team underperformance

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Hiccups contribute to NACAC team underperformance

By Edison Jefford The President of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Colin Boyce was adamant yesterday that the National Cross Country Team performed below expectations despite being updated from...

When is this El Dorado coming, Sir?

Feb 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on When is this El Dorado coming, Sir?

A commentator has the right to his/her opinion no matter how uninformed others may think it is. Those of us who feel that the contents may be too misleading or stronger in emotions and weak on facts...

Rain forces last minute postponement of Rising Sun horserace meet

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Rain forces last minute postponement of Rising Sun horserace meet

Incessant rainfall, which swept most of the coastal plain over the last week, left the Rising Sun Turf Club underwater and in an impenetrable condition forcing the organizers of the Rising Sun Pre...

The ERC head needs to come clear on certain issues

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The ERC head needs to come clear on certain issues

Dear Editor, Bishop Juan Edghill’s reply (Kaieteur News February 18, 2011) seeks to dismiss very salient and cogent points made by Mr. Roger Williams and Mrs. Patricia Gonzalez. The Bishop ought...

Something is fundamentally wrong with us

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Something is fundamentally wrong with us

Dear Editor, While I am not amused by anything done or proposed by this government, my imagination keep hunting me day and night. My gut tells me the government operates like some unscrupulous shops...

The GGMC has to be empowered and resourced to better regulate the industry

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The GGMC has to be empowered and resourced to better regulate the industry

Dear Editor, It is clear that the Honourable Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds is under severe pressure to deliver the ‘six-month notice’ requirement before alluvial mining commences in our Guyana....

The future presidency

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The future presidency

Dear Editor, The undertaking is hardly about just being a president. It is most fundamentally about the presidency of an independent country (however small); its role and responsibilities, as...

ARE WE READY?

Feb 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ARE WE READY?

As this is being written, heavy rains are lashing Guyana’s coastline. The downpours have been unrelenting and does not augur well for Wednesday’s Mash Day events which are being held to mark...

Overspending or misappropriation?

Feb 22, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Overspending or misappropriation?

Over the years there have been numerous numbers of those Guyanese infected by HIV/AIDS. A few years ago, the Ministry of Health reported that the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health...

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Chase Academy squares off with St Benedict’s College ahead of today’s final

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more