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National schools’ records continue to tumble

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National schools’ records continue to tumble

By Edison Jefford The emergence of Guyana’s future track stars continued yesterday at the National Stadium when new marks in the other marquee sprint events were set to establish the Schools’...

Samuels’ hundred, Bravo tip the balance

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Samuels’ hundred, Bravo tip the balance

Khulna, Bangladesh – A typically silky hundred from Marlon Samuels and equally composed batting from Darren Bravo led a strong West Indies reply against Bangladesh in the second Test on Thursday...

K&S Football Extravaganza…Chico Junior U-13 tournament set for grand opening

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on K&S Football Extravaganza…Chico Junior U-13 tournament set for grand opening

Eight Primary Schools, Marian Academy, North Georgetown, Tucville, West Ruimveldt, Betterverwagting, Grove, Uitvulgt and Company Road will vie for a notch on the trophy, each aspiring to clinch the...

Pegasus Open Tennis…Downes denies Miller triple title; Humphrey turns back Ramdyan

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pegasus Open Tennis…Downes denies Miller triple title; Humphrey turns back Ramdyan

The curtains came down on this year’s edition of the Pegasus Open Tennis championships with two exciting finals on Wednesday night where Anthony Downes and Carol Humphrey emerged as the winners in...

Star Party Rentals on board Banks Beer KO Cup

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Star Party Rentals on board Banks Beer KO Cup

Star Party Rentals became the most recent entity to support the Annual Banks Beer Knockout Football Cup after staffer Francine Chase presented a cheque for an undisclosed sum to Head Coach of...

Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival launched

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival launched

By Rawle Welch With the major sponsors’ representatives in attendance, the 8th Edition of the Annual Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival was launched during a simple ceremony that...

Stag Beer Leagues – EDFA continues tomorrow at BV…

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer Leagues – EDFA continues tomorrow at BV…

WDFA final on tomorrow at Uitvlugt; Den Amstel battles Uitvlugt Warriors Stag Beer sponsored football action is set to continue tomorrow on the East Demerara with a double header at the BV...

GFF Super League …Three matches set for Sunday

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super League …Three matches set for Sunday

Rivalry in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League tournament will continue on Sunday with three matches at two venue. In the first match from 15:30hrs, joint second placed Buxton...

Kaieteur Sport’s Apology

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kaieteur Sport’s Apology

The FIFA RAP course conducted by FIFA Refereeing Development Officer and Referee Instructor, Peter Prendergast was recently held here at the Georgetown club and Kaieteur Sport carried an incorrect...

Fixtures released for Courts Pee Wee finals

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fixtures released for Courts Pee Wee finals

The eagerly anticipated final of the Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition will be played from 17:00 hrs at Banks DIH Thirst Park according to a release from the Organisers Petra Organisation....

Carib Beer div. 1 T20…Cotton Tree upset Blairmont

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carib Beer div. 1 T20…Cotton Tree upset Blairmont

Carib Beer division one T20 competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board continued recently with second round matches; outstanding performances were recorded by debutants Cotton Tree Die...

Delta Airlines renews commitment to K&S football organization…

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Delta Airlines renews commitment to K&S football organization…

Donates Airline tickets to New York Delta Airlines has once again rendered support towards the successful staging of the K&S football tournament and on Wednesday afternoon, Kashif Muhammad and...

Mayor Hamilton Green birthday tourney

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Hamilton Green birthday tourney

– crunch time as finals approach Pouderoyen will tackle Goed Fortuin in the first of several matches when the action in the tournamernt to commemorate the 78th birth anniversary of Mayor...

Enterprise SC, Busta T20 cricket…Chandreka hits century for Enterprise

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enterprise SC, Busta T20 cricket…Chandreka hits century for Enterprise

A fine century by opener Rajendra Chandreka guided Enterprise A to a fighting 28 run victory over La Bonne Intention when play in the Enterprise Sports Club \ Busta Twenty20 competition commenced...

A House divided…Speaker bars Rohee from tabling Bills

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on A House divided…Speaker bars Rohee from tabling Bills

By Leonard Gildarie In what would be considered uncharted waters, Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman, yesterday ruled that an Opposition motion to prevent embattled Home Affairs...

‘Black Salim’ charged with cop’s murder

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Black Salim’ charged with cop’s murder

Berbice businessman Salim Bacchus called ‘Black Salim’ was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with murder. The charge came two days after the man turned himself over...

NCN’s 2009 financials released…Audit Office unable to determine what entity owned

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NCN’s 2009 financials released…Audit Office unable to determine what entity owned

Government has released the 2009 financial statements of the National Communications Network (NCN) and is indicating that state auditors were unable to determine the accuracy of the assets of that...

Epileptic woman drowns outside mother’s house

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Epileptic woman drowns outside mother’s house

– after being denied entry Residents of East Ruimveldt reacted with outrage yesterday after a 23-year-old epileptic woman who was refused entry to her mother’s home drowned in a...

Marriott Hotel Project…AFC tables motion to halt public funding

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel Project…AFC tables motion to halt public funding

By Abena Rockcliffe A parliamentary motion which seeks to stop Government from injecting state funds into the construction of the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, was yesterday tabled by the...

Dem boys seh…De parliament clamping down pun de Marriott

Nov 23, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De parliament clamping down pun de Marriott

Dem boys know that Uncle Donald did tape up nuff of dem Minister mouth, but now de Speaker put extra tape pun Rohee mouth. Is a nice thing to talk in Parliament because de place like cricket. Is nuff...

AFC, APNU picket Freedom House in N/A

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on AFC, APNU picket Freedom House in N/A

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance for Change combined their resources, time and efforts yesterday, and staged a protest in front of Freedom House in New Amsterdam, calling for the...

Guyana building leadership on national model for sustainable development – CI Vice President

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana building leadership on national model for sustainable development – CI Vice President

Guyana received kudos for “building leadership on national model for sustainable development” when Vice President of Conservation International (CI) Dr Fabio Scarano met President Donald Ramotar...

Contractors walked away with $$M for incomplete works in Region One – Auditor General’s Report

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors walked away with $$M for incomplete works in Region One – Auditor General’s Report

Rehabilitation of the Regional Administration Office, Mabaruma, Region One remains incomplete, but the contractor was overpaid $5.013M. However, this is not the only instance during...

Guyana exploring ways to strengthen tourism presence in Canada

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana exploring ways to strengthen tourism presence in Canada

A team from the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is currently engaged in a series of successful meetings in Canada, as the Government seeks to strengthen their foothold and harness the tourism...

North R/veldt family counting losses after mysterious fire at new home

Nov 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on North R/veldt family counting losses after mysterious fire at new home

A North Ruimveldt family is counting their losses after their new home, under construction, was gutted in a late night fire on Wednesday. According to Leonard Bobb, who is the caretaker for his...

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India produce dominant 60-run win over West Indies to claim 2-1 T20I series victory in Mumbai

A question of timing and priorities

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