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Strong field line-up for today’s Digicel Golf Classic

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Strong field line-up for today’s Digicel Golf Classic

Defending champions Roger Rajkumar and Christine Sukhram have both been confirmed to participate in the 4th Edition of the Digicel Golf Classic which opens today, at the Lusignan Course, East Coast...

Bishop’s win Digicel’s Schools’ Table Tennis Championships

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bishop’s win Digicel’s Schools’ Table Tennis Championships

Any layman analysis will suggest that when you have the best player in a country on your team, you should win any tournament. Well, Bishop’s High School proved that assessment true in the Digicel...

Wayne ‘Big Truck Braithwaite must knockout Shawn Corbin to recover lost confidence

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wayne ‘Big Truck Braithwaite must knockout Shawn Corbin to recover lost confidence

Says Michael Benjamin When the bell rings to signal the start of his bout against Shawn Corbin tonight, former World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight champion Wayne ‘Big Truck Braithwaite,...

Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition…Eight more matches set for today at Thirst Park

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition…Eight more matches set for today at Thirst Park

After an exciting start last week, the Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition resumes today with eight more matches at the Thirst Park ground with the opening fixtures set for 10:00 hrs....

Morgan gets Fitness Express backing for World P’lifting C/ships

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Morgan gets Fitness Express backing for World P’lifting C/ships

Guyana’s most decorated powerlifter, Randolph ‘The Accomplisher’ Morgan has received the backing of local business Fitness Express for his participation at the 42nd Men’s World...

GT&T Indoor Hockey Championships…Old Fort, Spartans, GCC among early winners

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T Indoor Hockey Championships…Old Fort, Spartans, GCC among early winners

No sooner had the curtain raised for the GT&T National Indoor Championships which opened on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium the Spartans were on the score sheet through...

2012 Neal and Massy Intermediate 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice…

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2012 Neal and Massy Intermediate 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice…

Mohamed (139) & Ali (74) steer No.71 to victory over Skeldon The 2012 Neal and Massy Intermediate 50 over cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board continued...

Caribbean Cup Championship… Guyana wins Group 2 advance with St. Vincent

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Cup Championship… Guyana wins Group 2 advance with St. Vincent

GROS ISLET, St. Lucia – Guyana and St. Vincent & the Grenadines both earned convincingly victories Thursday to advance to the second round of the Caribbean Cup. Vurlon Mills scored...

Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets, Albion, Young Warriors and Bermine advance to Semifinals

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets, Albion, Young Warriors and Bermine advance to Semifinals

2012 Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Busta Champion of Champions… The 9th Edition of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Busta Champion of Champions Tournament got...

Upper Corentyne 20-Over Second Division Cricket starts tomorrow with 14 matches

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne 20-Over Second Division Cricket starts tomorrow with 14 matches

The inaugural Upper Corentyne 20-Over Second Division Knockout Cricket Competition begins tomorrow with the first round matches. The competition, which is sponsored by Safraz Photo...

USA based Coach supports Hopetown FC

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on USA based Coach supports Hopetown FC

– promises to maintain assistance The Hopetown Football Club on Wednesday received a complete set of football uniforms compliments of USA based Coach Winston Benons. At a simple ceremony...

Fudadin’s 78 and 2 for 27 spearhead Rose Hall Town to victory over Albion

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fudadin’s 78 and 2 for 27 spearhead Rose Hall Town to victory over Albion

2012 Tenelec Inc First Division 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice… The 2012 Tenelec Inc First Division 50-Over Round Robin Cricket Competition in Berbice continued with three...

EZjet boss sued for stealing US$5.4M…Airline says Ramdeo is not sole investor

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on EZjet boss sued for stealing US$5.4M…Airline says Ramdeo is not sole investor

– insists passengers not affected Low-cost carrier, EZjet Airlines, yesterday admitted that there are other investors in the company and vowed to continue flying despite its founder...

16 homeless

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 16 homeless

Sixteen persons are now homeless after fire completely destroyed their home at Canterbury Walk Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. The fire was spotted around 18:15 hours in the upper flat of the...

Seven-year-old killed in Mon Repos accident

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Seven-year-old killed in Mon Repos accident

Up to press time yesterday relatives of a Vryheid’s Lust woman who lost her son in an accident were keeping a close eye on her because she is of the view that suicide is the best way to deal with...

Italy’s ex PM sentenced to jail for tax fraud

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Italy’s ex PM sentenced to jail for tax fraud

MILAN (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to four years in jail yesterday for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by...

Shot Canadian in Ricardo Rodrigues’ execution dies

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Shot Canadian in Ricardo Rodrigues’ execution dies

Canadian Jean Le Blanc, who was shot during the execution-style killing of Ricardo Rodrigues on October 15, died yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Le Blanc was being treated for a gunshot...

Dem boys seh…Another Bee gone to jail

Oct 27, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Another Bee gone to jail

Donald tek note. Italy sentence one of its own Prime Ministers to four years in jail fuh tax fraud. Guyana got nuff people who not only involve in tax fraud but who also thief government money...

People’s Parliament determined not to be “bullied”

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on People’s Parliament determined not to be “bullied”

The members of the People’s Parliament, on Thursday, conducted a petition outside the Ministry of Housing and Water on Brickdam. The protest was over the Minister’s persistence to have them...

80% of registered companies failed to submit returns in 2011 – Auditor General

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 80% of registered companies failed to submit returns in 2011 – Auditor General

More than 80 per cent of the registered companies failed to file mandatory annual returns in 2011, according to state auditors. Under the Companies Act of 1991, companies are required to file...

GGDMA threatens Gold Board to sell gold elsewhere

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GGDMA threatens Gold Board to sell gold elsewhere

…wants foreign currency payments The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) is threatening to stop selling gold to the Guyana Gold Board if the entity continues to conduct business...

Cane Grove Rice Mill refutes charges environmental pollution

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cane Grove Rice Mill refutes charges environmental pollution

The Cane Grove Rice Mill yesterday issued a statement refuting the claims put forward by the Alliance For Change (AFC) that it has contributed to environmental pollution and jeopardized the health of...

GT&T donates $500,000 to St Francis Community Developers website

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T donates $500,000 to St Francis Community Developers website

Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T) made a move to strengthen its association with Social Services provider St Francis Community Developers (SFCD) when it handed over a cheque...

Minibus bursts into flame

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus bursts into flame

On Wednesday last, a route 42 minibus mysteriously caught afire at the junction of Camp and D’Urban Streets, Georgetown, while the driver and a passenger were inside. A fire tender rushed to the...

Guyana at 42 on Global Gender Gap index

Oct 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana at 42 on Global Gender Gap index

The Global Gender Gap Report 2012, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Guyana at 42 out of 135 countries with a score of 0.712, placing it higher than Trinidad and Tobago,...

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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