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What it means to leave a position in less than good standing

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on What it means to leave a position in less than good standing

Dear Editor, Recent events caused me to reflect on what it means to leave a position in less than good standing. I recall my own experience of being separated from arguably a position of influence...

Text book racket at Education Ministry…Cheques worth hundreds of million prepared before contracts awarded

Feb 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Text book racket at Education Ministry…Cheques worth hundreds of million prepared before contracts awarded

State auditors working on the Ministry of Education 2010 accounts, uncovered serious discrepancies over the ordering of $110M worth in textbooks. Systems were manipulated and almost $62M remained...

Abandoned at Merriman Mall…Baby Moses now seven months old

Feb 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Abandoned at Merriman Mall…Baby Moses now seven months old

He was found newborn, naked and abandoned on Merriman Mall seven months ago. His rescuers wrapped him in a jersey and took him to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Today, thanks to...

NICIL transactions under Jagdeo tenure for special attention – Carl Greenidge

Feb 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL transactions under Jagdeo tenure for special attention – Carl Greenidge

“If Mr. Brassington believes that he operated properly within the law then he has nothing to worry about.” The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) was...

Former Minister’s son implicated in Customs fraud

Feb 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former Minister’s son implicated in Customs fraud

A former Government Minister’s son who manages a popular Main Street nightspot was reportedly detained and then released on Friday after Customs discovered a significant quantity of Johnny...

Valiant advocate for the vulnerable… Syeada Manbodh is a ‘Special Person’

Feb 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Valiant advocate for the vulnerable… Syeada Manbodh is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “I always tell those willing to listen that if they love and are kind to their animals they will be loved and protected in return.” By Gary Eleazar There are many that talk...

Dem boys seh…De jump suit waiting fuh more people

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De jump suit waiting fuh more people

De Ali Baba gone and a new Baba come. This one suppose to bring happiness and nuff joy. De whole country get a new one and like any new baba in a home people expect de new baba fuh cry...

Stephenson storms to another 2012 CARIFTA qualifying time

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stephenson storms to another 2012 CARIFTA qualifying time

-van Lange rewrites Stephenson’s 100m freestyle rec. Continuing her superb work in the waters of the National Aquatic Centre (NAC) on day three of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA)...

Reifer, Walton half-centuries keep CCC alive

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reifer, Walton half-centuries keep CCC alive

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Positive half-centuries from Raymon Reifer and Chadwick Walton propped up Combined Campuses and Colleges and gave them a fighting chance, heading into the final...

Amateur boxing has new home in Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxing has new home in Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym

Several years after Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis became Guyana’s first world champion, the gym built to commemorate the feat, the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym, has been designated the...

NaMilCo Football Festival…GFC, Fruta Conquerors favoured for today’s matches

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on NaMilCo Football Festival…GFC, Fruta Conquerors favoured for today’s matches

Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and hosts Fruta Conquerors should start as favourites to advance in this year’s NaMilCo Football Festival which is set to continue today, at the Tucville...

Mayors Cup adopts different format but organizer promises more action

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayors Cup adopts different format but organizer promises more action

Football fans are in for their regular treat when the annual Mayor’s Cup Football championships get underway from Friday March16 and culminates on Sunday April 8 next. Organizer of...

Former GBBC treasurer, Trevor Arno conveys sympathy on Mohan Persaud’s passing

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former GBBC treasurer, Trevor Arno conveys sympathy on Mohan Persaud’s passing

Former member and judge of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Mohan Persaud has passed away and the boxing community is much the poorer for the loss. Mr. Persaud drew his last...

Action continues in the Preparatory T10 Softball Cricket Tournament

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Action continues in the Preparatory T10 Softball Cricket Tournament

The action in the Preparatory T10 Softball Cricket Tournament now enters the 6th week and cricket lovers have been entertained by top class batting bowling and fielding. The action...

BCB Special Events Committee leading huge revolution in cricket

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB Special Events Committee leading huge revolution in cricket

Over the past four years, Berbice cricket has undergone major changes and development and most of its successes can be linked to the outstanding work and visionary planning of the...

Rogers confident of victory in CABOFE championship bout against Dexter Marques

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rogers confident of victory in CABOFE championship bout against Dexter Marques

By Samuel Whyte Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers recently broke a prolonged losing streak with a first class thrashing of Barbadian Selwyn Lett and that victory has boosted his morale...

Entries pour in for Ryan Crawford Mashramani Horserace meet

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries pour in for Ryan Crawford Mashramani Horserace meet

With the opening act of the 2012 horseracing season one week away after more than two months rest, the principals of the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf club has heightened preparations for...

Flying Ace Cycle Club hold annual Mashramani race on Mash Day

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flying Ace Cycle Club hold annual Mashramani race on Mash Day

The Flying Ace Cycling Club of Berbice will on Thursday February 23 stage their annual 45-miles cycle road race in observance of Mashramani celebrations. According to coordinator...

Kashif and shanghai sponsors school event

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kashif and shanghai sponsors school event

The Kashif and Shanghai Organisation last week presented an undisclosed Sponsorship package to the Christianburg Wismar Secondary School for a Pageant they hosted last night at the MSC...

GT&T 10/10 Registration closes tomorrow

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T 10/10 Registration closes tomorrow

Playoffs to bowl off on March 3rd; first draw in SUV promotion set for this week The hours are winding down for teams to complete registration in order to be a part of the...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Setting the record straight on the swimming pool issue

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Setting the record straight on the swimming pool issue

Dear Editor, It is indeed sickening and sad to see the level that the President of Guyana Amateur Swimming Association, Alex Graham stooped to. I am the supervisor who overlooks the...

Lovell wants GCF to adopt UCI competition rules

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lovell wants GCF to adopt UCI competition rules

By Edison Jefford The Cyclists Representative on the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), Kennard Lovell wants the federation to adopt the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI: International...

Cavalcade of Sports on today in Berbice for Mashramani

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cavalcade of Sports on today in Berbice for Mashramani

The New Amsterdam Stelling Road (Matthew Allen Road) will today be a hive of activity as Berbicians from all walks of life trek to the venue for the Cavalcade of Sport organised by the...

Processed oats and the illusion of an Olympic Gold medal

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Processed oats and the illusion of an Olympic Gold medal

By Michael Benjamin As the 2012 London Olympic looms, Guyanese sports ambassadors are getting ready to represent their country at undoubtedly the most prestigious international sports...

The border question must be brought to a satisfactory conclusion

Feb 19, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The border question must be brought to a satisfactory conclusion

Dear Editor, A formal communiqué has not been issued from the mini-summit between President Ramotar and his Surinamese counterpart President Bouterse, but what we know of the...