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Braithwaite reigns supreme at WI Fullbore Championship individual shoot

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Braithwaite reigns supreme at WI Fullbore Championship individual shoot

Lennox Braithwaite returned to action after a few years out of competition to snatch the West Indies Fullbore Championship individual honours when that segment of the Regional event concluded...

Lance Armstrong: Five former team-mates banned

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lance Armstrong: Five former team-mates banned

Five of Lance Armstrong’s former team-mates have received six-month doping bans from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada). Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie, Tom Danielson,...

Roger Federer wins at Shanghai Masters to secure rankings record

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Roger Federer wins at Shanghai Masters to secure rankings record

Roger Federer sealed a record 300th week as world number one by beating Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6 7-6 6-0 at the Shanghai Masters. The 17-time Grand Slam winner came from a set down to defeat...

California Square to host Mackeson Smooth Moves Final

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on California Square to host Mackeson Smooth Moves Final

– Pitbulls, Slash comfortably qualify for ‘money’ round Slash continued to bounce through the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball competition with its underdog status, when it...

Bosai Open Challenge B/ball C/ship…VV Royals and Retrieve Raiders clash in opening game

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bosai Open Challenge B/ball C/ship…VV Royals and Retrieve Raiders clash in opening game

Victory Valley Royals and Retrieve Raiders are set to battle each other when the BOSAI Minerals Group sponsored Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s Open Challenge championship...

East Zone Inter-Primary School Competition…St. Gabriel’s, Stella Maris joint winners

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Zone Inter-Primary School Competition…St. Gabriel’s, Stella Maris joint winners

The primary school track competition of East Zone Inter-School Track and Field Championships saw St. Gabriel’s and Stella Maris finishing on top at the Police Sports Club Ground,...

President’s/Jefford Classic mourn the loss of Nasir

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on President’s/Jefford Classic mourn the loss of Nasir

The Coordinators of Guyana’s premier athletics event, The President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic join in mourning the sudden death of the Chief Executive Officer of Bakewell,...

“Golden Jaguars 150% upbeat for El Tri Challenge”

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Golden Jaguars 150% upbeat for El Tri Challenge”

– says National Assistant Coach Wayne Dover Houston, Texas – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars and Mexico ranked 122nd and 19th in the FIFA world rankings respectively, lock horns...

Double header kicks off President Beer Super 8 KO Tournament

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Double header kicks off President Beer Super 8 KO Tournament

After a lull in local football activity, the Georgetown Football Association in collaboration with Banks DIH will attempt to reignite interest in the sport with a planned double header...

QC and Marian Academy badminton tournaments underway

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on QC and Marian Academy badminton tournaments underway

Play in the Queen’s College Badminton Tournament continued on Wednesday at the school’s badminton courts, while the Marian Academy Primary School Tournament started on Tuesday at...

F&H Printing Dominoes set for Transport SC today

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on F&H Printing Dominoes set for Transport SC today

Action in the F&H Printing Establishment Million dollars Corporation Zone Dominoes Competition will be contested today at Transport Sports Club starting at 6:30pm. Registration will be...

RHTY&SC Cricket Teams and Ansa McAl honour outstanding Head Teachers

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Cricket Teams and Ansa McAl honour outstanding Head Teachers

Ten outstanding Head Teachers on World Teachers Day were honoured by the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and Ansa McAl for their contributions towards the...

Several teams record victories in latest GFSCA Softball action

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Several teams record victories in latest GFSCA Softball action

Back to back centuries for Uniss Yousuf, one for Eric Thomas as they edge Floodlights and Dynamic Security Force over the line in latest action of the GFSCA softball cricket tournament...

Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje advance to finals

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje advance to finals

2012 Republic Bank Under-17 Inter-zone Cricket Competition Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje have advanced to the finals of the 2012 BCB/Republic Bank Under-17 Inter-zone Tournament...

Luncheon’s “rumble” statement sparks fiery protest

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Luncheon’s “rumble” statement sparks fiery protest

Police in riot gear clashed yesterday with youths armed with stones, bottles, sticks and cutlasses during a five-hour standoff, between the villages of Agricola and Eccles, that brought rush hour...

Luncheon’s statement provocative – Opposition

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Luncheon’s statement provocative – Opposition

– insists Rohee’s removal a must – airlines cancel flights Opposition parties in the National Assembly last evening blasted the governing People’s Progressive...

Opposition to be blamed for causing this deplorable situation – Govt.

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition to be blamed for causing this deplorable situation – Govt.

The Office of the President last night blamed the opposition, especially the Alliance For Change (AFC), for causing the protests at Agricola which caused thousands to be stranded. Below...

Dem boys seh…De Lunch Man sing and Agricola get vex

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Lunch Man sing and Agricola get vex

De other day de opposition move a motion of no-confidence against Clement. Dem tell Uncle Donald fuh move de man because he incompetent. That is de same man who tell de world that he...

Dust pollution continues at Cane Grove

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dust pollution continues at Cane Grove

The Alliance For Change (AFC) said it will be pursuing complaints again from residents of Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, about dust pollution from a nearby rice mill. According to a...

Golden Grove man succumbs after crashing motorcycle

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Golden Grove man succumbs after crashing motorcycle

The relatives of a Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara motorcyclist are in a state of shock following his death less than a day after he was picked up in an unconscious condition on the Paradise Public...

Agricola fatal shooting…Rank further remanded; Protest locks down Magistrates’ Court

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola fatal shooting…Rank further remanded; Protest locks down Magistrates’ Court

By Zena Henry The arrival of Special Constable Terrence Wallace at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court incensed a small group of picketers which quickly grew yesterday morning. The rank,...

Guyanese-owned Baron Foods sweeps regional business awards

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese-owned Baron Foods sweeps regional business awards

A well-known hot sauce business, owned by Guyanese Ronald Ramjattan, has swept four prestigious regional awards for its products. St. Lucia-based Baron Foods and its owner, Ramjattan, 59,...

BCCDA training seminar…Regional Chairman urges Guyanese to go back to co-ops

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on BCCDA training seminar…Regional Chairman urges Guyanese to go back to co-ops

By Samuel Whyte The Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA), the umbrella organization for trade, commerce and general business in Berbice, yesterday concluded its...

US-bound female nabbed with cocaine in crotch

Oct 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US-bound female nabbed with cocaine in crotch

A 51-year-old female United States citizen was taken into police custody early yesterday morning after she was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, with a quantity of cocaine...

Public confidence in the Police

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Public confidence in the Police

Dear Editor, The question is not only why do the police open fire in crowded areas but more, why they would want to shoot at unarmed protesters or at youth fleeing an abandoned car? In evolved...

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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