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Bakewell/MYO Inter Jamaat 15-overs quarter finals

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell/MYO Inter Jamaat 15-overs quarter finals

Quarter final play in the Bakewell sponsored, Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) organized Inter Jamaat 15-overs softball cricket competition is set for tomorrow at the MYO Ground, Woolford Avenue with...

Banks Aqua Water Cycle Road race on Sunday June 10 in Berbice

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks Aqua Water Cycle Road race on Sunday June 10 in Berbice

The 4th Annual Banks DIH Aqua Water sponsored 40-mile cycle road race in the Ancient County of Berbice will be staged on Sunday June 10. Organised by the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC),...

Guinness ‘’Greatest of de Streets’ Warm-up tourney switched to Albouystown

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘’Greatest of de Streets’ Warm-up tourney switched to Albouystown

-Organisers laud support from the community By Rawle Welch Organisers of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ warm-up tournament have disclosed that the third round of matches...

Berbice Sub Meet called off due to inclement weather

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Sub Meet called off due to inclement weather

Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic 2012… Following the hosting of two successful Sub-Meets in West Demerara and Georgetown, the organizers of the Hugh Ross Classic and Bodybuilding show...

Independence Cup over-40 cricket

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Independence Cup over-40 cricket

– Two thrilling matches anticipated as tournament continues Bedi Masters will face off with Park Rangers Master when the action in the Independence Cup over-40 cricket tournament continues at...

Topco Juices Chess Tourney

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Topco Juices Chess Tourney

– Keen competition anticipated as top chess players throw down the gauntlet All of the top chess players have been in terrific form recently and so it’s anybody’s guess which will walk away...

Busy year for GAPF – President

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busy year for GAPF – President

This year is shaping up to be a busy one for local powerlifters according to President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Peter Green, who spoke to Kaieteur Sport...

GT&T moves against Digicel in Linden

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T moves against Digicel in Linden

Lindeners yesterday flocked the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition Hall at Spieghtland, Linden, to cash in on the “Switch it up” promotion, by either redeeming their old Digicel cell phones...

UG student-teachers host exhibition out of recycled materials

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UG student-teachers host exhibition out of recycled materials

Third-year student- teachers of the University of Guyana Berbice Campus on Thursday hosted an exhibition of learning materials aimed at enhancing learning among the students they teach...

CGX continues search for oil

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CGX continues search for oil

Weeks after its first off-shore attempt came up empty, Canadian oil exploration firm, CGX Energy, has announced plans to drill at least five more in as many years. Its next well, Eagle-D, is...

Vulnerable groups claim being denied EU funding

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vulnerable groups claim being denied EU funding

Vulnerable groups in Guyana and the Caribbean say they could be denied European Union (EU) funds being administered by the regional trade and integration bloc, CARICOM. The groups making the...

High winds send trees crashing on Linden houses

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on High winds send trees crashing on Linden houses

Several Linden residents early Thursday morning had the scare of their lives as heavy winds and rain uprooted trees and sent at least two crashing down on houses. Among the hardest hit...

Teachers will be forced to protect themselves at any cost – GTU

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers will be forced to protect themselves at any cost – GTU

The Guyana Teachers Union during a press conference, yesterday, stated that if proper measures are not put in place by the Ministry of Education to protect teachers, the teachers will be forced to...

Berbice suffers more blackouts than last year

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice suffers more blackouts than last year

May saw 34 blackouts in the Berbice area, the worst thus far in the year for the power company. There were 17 blackouts in May, last year. Since the year began, there have been an...

Housing scam unearthed…Fraudsters “whiteout”, alter transports in illegal land sales

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Housing scam unearthed…Fraudsters “whiteout”, alter transports in illegal land sales

Fraudsters, using altered photocopies of transports, have managed to scam a number of would-be house lot owners of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The disclosure was made by Housing...

High winds, rains topple GPL poles

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on High winds, rains topple GPL poles

Communities from Herstelling to Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara were without electricity for about 12 hours yesterday as early morning rainfall and intense winds caused two utility poles to...

GPL apologises to Berbicians for spate of blackouts

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPL apologises to Berbicians for spate of blackouts

By Leon Suseran The Branch Manager of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), Mr. Ayube Bacchus, has apologised to Berbicians for the recent spate of power blackouts which gripped the entire...

Fishing vessel disappears from Liliendaal foreshore

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fishing vessel disappears from Liliendaal foreshore

Up to press time yesterday a fisherman from Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara was still hoping that the boat which earned him a living for the past 40 years will be located. According to Kumar...

AMNA ALLY TAKES ISSUE WITH MINISTER MANICKCHAND’S STATEMENT

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on AMNA ALLY TAKES ISSUE WITH MINISTER MANICKCHAND’S STATEMENT

Shadow Minister of Education and Opposition Chief Whip, Amna Ally, has taken issue with the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand’s statement, at her recently concluded...

Indian company eyes Pomeroon palm oil, citrus

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Indian company eyes Pomeroon palm oil, citrus

A company from India has expressed an interest in investing in palm oil and citrus at Akawini, an Amerindian community in the Lower Pomeroon area, according to Junior Minister of Agriculture,...

Senior citizen disappears seven years after daughter goes missing

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Senior citizen disappears seven years after daughter goes missing

-relatives suspicious of drug addicted sons After scouring the area and making multiple checks at hospitals, mortuaries, homes of relatives and friends, the siblings of 59-year-old Sandra Deejes of...

ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. Many of you have questions on backlog time and eligibility – we...

Guyana celebrates International Child Protection day

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana celebrates International Child Protection day

Yesterday the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport joined the Russian Embassy in celebrating International Child Protection Day under the Theme, ‘May there always be sunshine’. On the...

Foul play ruled out in Blue Berry Hill man’s death

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Foul play ruled out in Blue Berry Hill man’s death

-victim suffered heart attack Foul play has been ruled out in the death of Blue Berry Hill, Linden resident, Clayton Crandon, called ‘Boo Boo’, who passed away suddenly at his home two Fridays...

Slight decrease in traffic accidents

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Slight decrease in traffic accidents

There has been a decrease in motor vehicle accidents and fatalities for this period of the year compared to the same period last year. According to the police statistics as at the end of May...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more