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“It’s a Championship like none other”- Says Bowman

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on “It’s a Championship like none other”- Says Bowman

– Stakeholders launch NSBF President of Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG), Chris Bowman told several schools, teachers, officials and enthusiasts yesterday that the National Schools Basketball...

Guyana sending full contingent to ALBA Games

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana sending full contingent to ALBA Games

Guyana will field a full-fledged contingent to the upcoming Games of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) that will be held during July 17-30 in Venezuela, the Ministry of...

Schools record improved NGSA performance over 2010

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Schools record improved NGSA performance over 2010

In the wake of the news of the country’s top performers, there is another story to be told. The top one percent as released by the Ministry of Education tells the story of the best 188 candidates....

Haiti wants an end to visa restrictions

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Haiti wants an end to visa restrictions

Haiti’s Prime Minister Michel Martelly on Friday participated in his first Caricom meeting with his fellow Caricom heads of Government and later noted that it was indeed an honour for him. But...

Regional Under 15 Tournament bowls off today

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Regional Under 15 Tournament bowls off today

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board Regional Under 15 Tournament bowls off today in Trinidad with three matches at Guaracara Park, Gilbert Park and the National Cricket Centre. In...

Women and children under reported in the media

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Women and children under reported in the media

Gaulbert Sutherland of Stabroek News was yesterday announced the winner of the challenge posed by the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security last year for journalists to submit...

GFA executive to address football issues at specially convened forum

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GFA executive to address football issues at specially convened forum

Several pertinent issues relating to the development of football is scheduled to fall under focus when the executives of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) convene for a special meeting in the...

Gayadin to defend Muneshwar’s Ltd Golf title

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Gayadin to defend Muneshwar’s Ltd Golf title

The Annual Muneshwar Ltd. Golf tournament will be played today at the Lusignan golf Club with a most of the country’s leading players expected to participate. Last year’s winner Mike Gayadin is...

Porkknocker jailed for drug possession

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Porkknocker jailed for drug possession

Christopher Tuesday, a porkknocker of Third Avenue, Bartica, and a father of six, the youngest being 15, was yesterday sentenced to three years’ ...

GRFU RESUMES DOMESTIC RUGBY COMPETITION

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GRFU RESUMES DOMESTIC RUGBY COMPETITION

Following the conclusion of the Finals of the NACRA Fifteens Championships, hosted by Guyana at the Providence Stadium, and won by Bermuda, 11-0, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will resume...

Patrick Hazlewood wins Chairman’s Diamond Award

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Patrick Hazlewood wins Chairman’s Diamond Award

… insurance coy holds AGM Patrick Hazlewood emerged as the sole Guyanese to cop the Chairman’s Diamond Award when the Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Group held its annual general meeting...

Nurses graduate as Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses graduate as Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants

The Psychiatric Patient Care programme in Guyana got a boost when 21 persons graduated recently as Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants in Berbice. The occasion was the first convocation ceremony of...

Woman remanded for allegedly setting miner alight

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woman remanded for allegedly setting miner alight

Forty-year-old Karen Reece was yesterday remanded to prison on the charge of murder, when she made a court appearance before Magistrate Haymant Ramdani, at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court. It was...

Gov’t assists with flood relief in Baracara

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t assists with flood relief in Baracara

The government, in collaboration with the Civil Defense Commission (CDC), has distributed 130 food hampers to residents of Baracara, Tacuba and Icoram, located some 60 miles up the Berbice River. The...

North Soesdyke battle Combined United as championship reaches semifinal stage

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on North Soesdyke battle Combined United as championship reaches semifinal stage

Cricketers along the East Bank corridor are gearing up for action when the executives of the East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA) stage the Neville Sarjoo 40 overs cricket championships at the...

MCYS, NSC Day of Inter action heads to Mahdia tomorrow

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on MCYS, NSC Day of Inter action heads to Mahdia tomorrow

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission continues on its historic trail as it takes the Day of Inter action to yet another hinterland community – Mahdia in Region #8....

Unidentified man found floating in drain

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Unidentified man found floating in drain

The body of an unidentified man in his forties was discovered by schoolchildren at the rear of St Stanislaus College in the drain along Hadfield Street yesterday. Reports reveal that schoolchildren...

Officials looking to clear area where accident occurred

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Officials looking to clear area where accident occurred

A Government official who was involved in recent investigation into the death of two school children on the One Mile, Wismar, Linden road has revealed that plans are on stream to clear the area where...

Battle of words as GASP stages Caricom scrabble championships

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Battle of words as GASP stages Caricom scrabble championships

On a solemn day when Guyanese nationals prepare to reflect on the achievements of the Caricom community since the inauguration of the one community concept, affiliates of the Guyana Association of...

Dion Mangali tops Region 6 at NGSA

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dion Mangali tops Region 6 at NGSA

…Cumberland Primary steals show, again By Leon Suseran No Berbician appeared in the top 20 performers in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results but one young man is still...

Blue Bird Domino Club two day nationwide tournament starts today

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Blue Bird Domino Club two day nationwide tournament starts today

The nation’s top domino clubs will all converge in Georgetown from today for the Blue Bird two-day tournament which will be played, at the Guyana Girls Guides head quarters. Double six time is...

GPF celebrates 172 Anniversary

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GPF celebrates 172 Anniversary

In celebration of its 172nd anniversary, the Guyana Police Force yesterday hosted an early morning Church Service at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary. The service was led by Reverend Winston Assanah,...

Gayle breaks silence on WICB treatment

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Gayle breaks silence on WICB treatment

Chris Gayle has issued a statement on his treatment by the West Indies Cricket Board, breaking his silence on the matter following their meeting a few weeks ago. Here is the full text of the...

Brainstreet U-15 cricket resumes today

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Brainstreet U-15 cricket resumes today

Action in the Brainstreet Under-15 Cricket Competition organized by the Georgetown Cricket Association will resume today after a break for the rainy season. The matches to be played are:- Saturday...

History set to unfold at MSC today

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on History set to unfold at MSC today

FastBall Football to be launched in style; $6 million up for grabs The Bauxite Mining Town of Linden has the knack for historical moments apart from creating and unfolding events that turn out to be...