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Thrilling bouts climax GABA/DDL Junior’s Boxing Competition

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thrilling bouts climax GABA/DDL Junior’s Boxing Competition

Cuban coach, Francisco Roden, impressed By Michael Benjamin An appreciable crowd was highly entertained when activities on the final night of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA)/Demerara...

“Sickened” UCI strips Armstrong of Tour wins

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Sickened” UCI strips Armstrong of Tour wins

(Reuters) – Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life on Monday after the International Cycling Union (UCI) ratified the United States Anti-Doping...

California Strike strikes gold at Norman Singh horserace meet

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on California Strike strikes gold at Norman Singh horserace meet

By Samuel Whyte California Strike owned by Mohammed ‘Nanko’ Shariff of the Shariff Racing stable, struck its opponents hard as it raced away to strike gold and take the feature C class...

New Mr. Guyana Devon Davis proud of achievement

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Mr. Guyana Devon Davis proud of achievement

From the start of the year he said that wining the ultimate bodybuilding show in Guyana was his aim and indeed he has achieved. That apart, new Mr. Guyana Devon Davis of the Guyana Defence...

Anthony Drayton rebounds from loss to Haifeng Su to claim Junior Chess Championship

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anthony Drayton rebounds from loss to Haifeng Su to claim Junior Chess Championship

Anthony Drayton scored six points, half a point more than Haifeng Su, to dethrone the latter player and claim the spoils when the final day of play of the 2012 National Junior Chess Championship...

KARIBEE Rice KO Football Final…BK Int. Western Tigers lift trophy with 2-1 win over Rosignol United

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on KARIBEE Rice KO Football Final…BK Int. Western Tigers lift trophy with 2-1 win over Rosignol United

BK International Western Tigers are the new KARIBEE Rice knock-out football champions following a hard fought 2-1 over Berbice’ Rosignol United on Sunday evening at the Georgetown...

Pegasus Open Tennis starts Nov.2

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pegasus Open Tennis starts Nov.2

Most of the country’s best tennis players will have another opportunity to rival each other for supremacy when the annual Pegasus Open begins on November 2, at the Hotel’s Hardcourts....

Golden Jaguars looking to rebound in Caribbean Cup against Curacao

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars looking to rebound in Caribbean Cup against Curacao

– lost opener to SSVG 1-2; St. Lucia beat Curacao 5-1 Following their disappointing 2-1 loss to St. Vincent & the Grenadines in their opening Group 2 match on Sunday at the...

Digicel Schools’ Table Tennis Championships …Marian Academy, Bishop’s High win titles

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Schools’ Table Tennis Championships …Marian Academy, Bishop’s High win titles

Marian Academy’s team, Priscilla Greaves and Kristie Lopes secured the Under-13 team title at Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Digicel-sponsored National Schools’ Championships when the...

Thriller in store as ‘Big Truck’ collides with Shawn Corbin in ‘Redemption’ affair

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thriller in store as ‘Big Truck’ collides with Shawn Corbin in ‘Redemption’ affair

The last time Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite appeared in the local ring against Barbadian, Shawn Cox, boxing buffs trooped to the venue in anticipation of a slugfest. Instead, the...

3rd Class, MYO, Everest chalk wins, GCC and DCC match drawn

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Class, MYO, Everest chalk wins, GCC and DCC match drawn

GCA\Noble House Sea Foods 2 day 2nd Division tourney… By Zaheer Mohamed 3rd Class, Muslim Youth Organization and Everest CC recorded victories while GCC and DCC played to a draw...

National Assembly resumes sittings…Opposition drowns out Rohee

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on National Assembly resumes sittings…Opposition drowns out Rohee

Chants of “Rohee must go” by the opposition-led National Assembly last evening drowned out Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, from getting involved in the business of the House, when...

Police $90M elections fund…Excess funds only repaid after public exposure

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police $90M elections fund…Excess funds only repaid after public exposure

While the Auditor General has cleared the Guyana Police Force of the alleged malpractice with regard to the spending of $90M allocated for the 2011 elections duties, there still remains a grey area...

BK International spends $3M on equipment – Walter Willis

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on BK International spends $3M on equipment – Walter Willis

BK International was contracted to work on the Haags Bosch landfill on a build and operate basis. The company signed a contract in 2010 in accordance with a design provided by...

Hinterland school feeding programme…Little evidence that $43M in snacks delivered-Auditor General report

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hinterland school feeding programme…Little evidence that $43M in snacks delivered-Auditor General report

Questions have been raised whether some $43M in snacks for children in the hinterland schools were actually delivered. The questions were raised in the 2011 Report of the Auditor General which was...

Speaker rules against unrest of Agricola unrest

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker rules against unrest of Agricola unrest

– Opposition denies it plotted Oct. 11 unrest The government was yesterday denied a request to have the National Assembly suspend its usual business to discuss the recent Agricola unrest as a...

Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald get big birthday sport

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald get big birthday sport

Everything does come to light. Dem boys seh suh de other day. Now a man claim how he buy $3 million worth of equipment fuh wuk pun de landfill site. Everybody was happy because dem sure de...

De Sinco boss still critical but stable

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on De Sinco boss still critical but stable

Not much has changed as it relates to the medical condition of De Sinco Trading boss, Frank De Abreu. He is still listed in a critical condition at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)...

Mining operations cease water supply at Port Kaituma

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mining operations cease water supply at Port Kaituma

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says that it is currently experiencing operational difficulties at its facility at Port Kaituma, Region One. Mining activities have affected the water supply being...

National Assembly hears of Heads of Foreign Missions

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on National Assembly hears of Heads of Foreign Missions

Consul General to New York, Brentnol Evans, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Laleshwar Singh, have both been labelled as the two longest-serving heads of Guyana Foreign Missions. Their...

Main Street Lime to be a three-day event – Tourism Minister

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Main Street Lime to be a three-day event – Tourism Minister

Government will be focusing on Caribbean countries in their “rediscover home campaign” where many events will be restructured; one such event will be the Main Street Lime which will be converted...

CHRISTMAS LOOKING GOOD!

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CHRISTMAS LOOKING GOOD!

The government and the opposition had better amend the laws of Guyana to prescribe life imprisonment without any possibility of parole for the offense of battery. If they do not, then a small group...

Member of Parliament unapologetic for protestors blocking bridge

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Member of Parliament unapologetic for protestors blocking bridge

…Police continued to fire at protestors running to safety Member of Parliament Desmond Trotman said, yesterday, that he is unapologetic for remarks made in support of protestors blocking the...

Police action forced protestors to remain on Bridge – protestor

Oct 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police action forced protestors to remain on Bridge – protestor

…. Claims Hicken had firearm wrapped in newspaper A contractor from the mining Town of Linden testified yesterday, that police action towards protestors on July 18, angered demonstrators and forced...

De-recognizing the reality of changing power

Oct 23, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on De-recognizing the reality of changing power

The preparation of the 2013 national budget began since August. To date, the government has not consulted the combined opposition. It is doubtful it will. The indications the past eleven...

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Trophy Stall on board with Petra-KFC Goodwill Series 2024

A question of timing and priorities

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The advent of significant oil discoveries has catapulted Guyana into the global spotlight.... more