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Hadfield St. fatal shooting… Three cops under “close arrest”

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hadfield St. fatal shooting… Three cops under “close arrest”

By Latoya Giles Three police officers including a corporal from the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) are presently under “close arrest” as investigations continue into the fatal shooting of...

Foreign-born motivational speaker extends service to locals

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign-born motivational speaker extends service to locals

By Rehanna Ramsay Growing up in Keetmanshoop, Namibia, Africa wasn’t easy for Jimmy Roos, but he defied the odds and now lives his life inspiring people to believe in themselves and their dreams....

Fire Prevention Week kicks off today

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fire Prevention Week kicks off today

Today the Guyana Fire Service will kick off its week-long celebration in observance of Fire Prevention Week 2012. Today, church services will be held at Bartica, Timehri, Anna Regina, New Amsterdam,...

Discrepancies cited as Venezuelans in Guyana vote for new government

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Discrepancies cited as Venezuelans in Guyana vote for new government

The people of neighbouring Venezuela are going to the polls today to elect their government for the next six years and arrangements have been finalised for a few of their countrymen in Guyana to be...

Equipping the Nation and the Region for Environmental Management: A Critical Imperative

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Equipping the Nation and the Region for Environmental Management: A Critical Imperative

Over the past decades, human impact on the environment has increased dramatically, with the rate and scale of environmental change taking on heightened dimensions. As a consequence, environmental...

Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Baila vs Calypso in Colombo

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Baila vs Calypso in Colombo

Cricinfo – This is a dream final for those who don’t like sameness, uniformity and inhibition. These island teams have taken formula and regulation, locked it in a case...

Australia v England, Womens’ final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Great rivals battle for top prize

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia v England, Womens’ final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Great rivals battle for top prize

Cricinfo – Considering their status in the women’s game and the fact the countries contested the finals of the first four Women’s World Cups, it seems strange that this will...

Universal DVD and Universal Solutions T20 C’ships …Tigers and Titans in final showdown today

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Universal DVD and Universal Solutions T20 C’ships …Tigers and Titans in final showdown today

– All Stars and Warriors meet for third place UNIVERSAL DVD Titans and Universal Solutions Tigers will clash in the final of the Universal DVD and Universal Solutions seventh...

$Skeete t\20 cricket in South E’bo…Wins for Rising Star and Golden Fleece$

Skeete t\20 cricket in South E’bo…Wins for Rising Star and Golden Fleece

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Skeete t\20 cricket in South E’bo…Wins for Rising Star and Golden Fleece

Rising Star and Golden Fleece chalked victories when the Edward Skeete and Family twenty\20 cricket competition continued last Sunday at South Essequibo with two matches. At Johanna Cecelia,...

Jets #1 is only Linden team left in competition

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jets #1 is only Linden team left in competition

– rivalries intensify at Den Amstel tonight Following tough competition in round four of the nationwide Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Competition where Linden’s...

President Ramotar to open Caribbean Rifle Shooting Championships Tuesday

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on President Ramotar to open Caribbean Rifle Shooting Championships Tuesday

President Donald Ramotar, patron of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA), has been invited to fire the first shot as Guyana host the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships from...

Soldiers outmuscle Police as Novice Boxing Championships get underway

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soldiers outmuscle Police as Novice Boxing Championships get underway

It was the inaugural night of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) 2012 National Novices Boxing Championships, Friday evening last, and 6 of the bouts saw boxers of the Guyana Defense...

L’Aventure, GITC declared champions

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on L’Aventure, GITC declared champions

L ‘Aventure (Girls) and Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) Boys were declared champions of the 21st Annual Christmas Term Windball Cricket Championships for Secondary Schools which...

BCCDA hold successful launching ceremony for 10/10 Inter Agency cricket competition

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCCDA hold successful launching ceremony for 10/10 Inter Agency cricket competition

The Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association on Wednesday launched the third edition of the Corporate Business in Sports (CBIS) Inter-Agency Soft Ball cricket Tournament, Fun...

Veteran footballers hold practice session today at GFC

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veteran footballers hold practice session today at GFC

The veteran footballers preparing for a visit from an overseas team will continue their preparations today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground starting at 9:00am. The Vets are preparing for...

Boxing promoter takes sport to the public ahead of ‘Foreign Invasion’ boxing card

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing promoter takes sport to the public ahead of ‘Foreign Invasion’ boxing card

Boxing promoters have complained in the past of grave difficulties and challenges encountered in their bid to successfully promote boxing cards; they have tried every initiative all to no...

Rose Hall Town Pepsi and Berbice Cricket Board donate to six cricket clubs in Berbice

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Pepsi and Berbice Cricket Board donate to six cricket clubs in Berbice

The Rose Hall Town Pepsi Under-19 Team and the Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board continues to make a positive difference as they seek to assist cricket clubs in the...

Leonard ‘Dentist’ Williams, Western Utd first national player

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leonard ‘Dentist’ Williams, Western Utd first national player

Former Guyana International 1979 to 1985 Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his series on former footballers who represented Guyana at the World Cup and International levels. ...

BCB launches 20/20 Cricket Tournament for Upper Corentyne Teams

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB launches 20/20 Cricket Tournament for Upper Corentyne Teams

The Berbice Cricket Board as part of its development plan for the Ancient County had promised earlier this year to organise cricket within the five Inter-zones areas for teams. Tournaments...

Boxing community mourns as former professional boxer Roy Smith takes the final count

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing community mourns as former professional boxer Roy Smith takes the final count

The local boxing fraternity has lost yet another son following the demise of veteran pugilist, Roy Smith, who passed away at the Georgetown Public Hospital in what a later post mortem...

BCB launches 4th annual Diamond Fire & General Insurance Under-19 Inter-zone Tourney

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB launches 4th annual Diamond Fire & General Insurance Under-19 Inter-zone Tourney

The Berbice Cricket Board in its ongoing effort to lift the standard of Berbice Cricket on Wednesday last launched another cricket tournament. The Board, which has committed itself to a record...

“ICC WT-20 2012 – That’s the way we like it! West Indies could be legends in our own time too!”

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “ICC WT-20 2012 – That’s the way we like it! West Indies could be legends in our own time too!”

Colin E. H. Croft Great Floridians KC & the Sunshine Band sang best how we are feeling now; “That’s the way we like it!” Miami Carnival is swinging this weekend. With West Indies...

MYO Inter- Jamaat Tapeball Cricket sponsored by Trophy Stall, Bourda Market

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on MYO Inter- Jamaat Tapeball Cricket sponsored by Trophy Stall, Bourda Market

– Registration closes on Tuesday 16 October The Muslim Youth Organization of Guyana Inter-Jamaat Tapeball cricket competition sponsored by The Trophy Stall in Bourda Market is schedule...

Ramjattan calls for probe in contract awarded to Indian company

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan calls for probe in contract awarded to Indian company

US$4M drainage pumps… Indian-based company, Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited, which was controversially awarded the construction of the US$18M Specialty...

Police crack carjacking ring

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police crack carjacking ring

– car stolen three months ago recovered in Sophia Police have cracked open a carjacking ring with the capture of one gang member in whose premises they recovered a vehicle that...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more