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Banks Beer/GFA KO Cup…Kwakwani Strikers enter main draw; Ann’s Grove AS advance in prelim. phase

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks Beer/GFA KO Cup…Kwakwani Strikers enter main draw; Ann’s Grove AS advance in prelim. phase

If what was witnessed on Wednesday evening is early indication of the excitement and quality that this year’s Banks Beer /Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Knockout Cup has in store for fans...

National team warm up T20 with consecutive victories

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National team warm up T20 with consecutive victories

The Guyana team preparing for the 2013 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament defeated a Rest XI by 31 runs and 6 wickets respectively in two warm up matches yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium,...

Woodpecker Products Badminton Junior Christmas Singles tourney

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Woodpecker Products Badminton Junior Christmas Singles tourney

The Woodpecker Products Annual Badminton Junior Christmas Singles competition concluded on Wednesday last at the Queens College Badminton Courts bringing the curtains down on the Guyana...

GCF one-day rapid tournament

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF one-day rapid tournament

Anthony Drayton /Maria Thomas dominate Senior Chess player Maria Thomas and National Junior Champion Anthony Drayton continued to dominate their counterparts, winning their respective...

CS&TC prepare for season closing race on Sunday

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on CS&TC prepare for season closing race on Sunday

Race walkers will cap this year’s activities when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CS&TC) presents a 10K event, fittingly dubbed ‘Last Lap Race Walk’ on Sunday December 16...

GCF stages National Schools’ C/ship

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF stages National Schools’ C/ship

The executive of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) continue to implement initiatives towards the development of the sport and following closely on the heels of the just concluded junior championships...

Nets face biggest challenge Sunday night

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nets face biggest challenge Sunday night

By Edison Jefford Republic Bank Nets has to literally play out of its mind Sunday night if it will have any chance of defeating the number one ranked club in Georgetown, and probably Guyana, Ravens,...

GABA hosts Open Boxing C/ships this weekend…Cream of the crop to be on show

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA hosts Open Boxing C/ships this weekend…Cream of the crop to be on show

Amateur boxers received a major boost when the American Ambassador, Brendt Hardt, visited the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym Monday evening last and donated a substantial amount of gears for...

WICB and Verus International announce Pro T20 league

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB and Verus International announce Pro T20 league

– huge financial injection, strengthening of game & retainer contracts promised St. John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announces that it has concluded an agreement with...

WICB & Digicel host Grassroots Cricket Fun Day across the region

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB & Digicel host Grassroots Cricket Fun Day across the region

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board and Digicel will collaborate to host a series of action-packed Grassroots Cricket Fun Day across the region this weekend. Forty-five matches...

WDCB U-19 …Persaud bowls CI to consecutive wins

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on WDCB U-19 …Persaud bowls CI to consecutive wins

National Under-17 player Akshaya Persaud grabbed 7 wickets for one run off 5.2 overs as Cornelia Ida trounced Canal No. 2 by 48 runs when play in the West Demerara Cricket Board (WDCB)...

Flex Night Inc. says thanks to its main sponsors

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flex Night Inc. says thanks to its main sponsors

On Wednesday afternoon, the Directors of Flex Night Incorporated, in a simple ceremony, expressed their appreciation to their main sponsors Banks DIH and Digicel for coming on board in support of the...

EZjet boss faces 60 years in jail for $20M fraud

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on EZjet boss faces 60 years in jail for $20M fraud

– stranded passengers asked not to try to cash cheques…accounts empty Hours after his arrest Wednesday morning, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EZjet Air Services, Sonny...

Cane harvester’s head crushed by GuySuCo truck

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cane harvester’s head crushed by GuySuCo truck

In a horrific tragedy early yesterday morning, 57-year-old cane harvester Asraf Alli had his skull crushed by the wheel of a Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) truck after he jumped off before...

UG Council defends VC choice

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UG Council defends VC choice

…insists selection process was transparent Concerted efforts were made yesterday to defend the selection and approval of Nigerian-born, Dr Jacob Opadeyi for the position of Vice Chancellor (VC)...

$2.5M in fuel unaccounted for at Bartica Police Station

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $2.5M in fuel unaccounted for at Bartica Police Station

– Sergeant busted, Barrack Room labourer being investigated The Guyana Police Force has launched an internal investigation into a discrepancy, totaling $2.5M, in fuel purchases by...

Dem boys seh…Sonny Ass-tin in jail

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Sonny Ass-tin in jail

Sonny sleeping in a pumpkin jumpsuit pun a cot. He deh in a room more small than somebody toilet and he crying hard hard. He is a clear case of moon does run till day ketch am. When de Feds...

Angry passengers storm EZjet again

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Angry passengers storm EZjet again

While the Chief Executive Officer of EZjet is in custody in the United States, staffers at the airline’s Guyana office had a hard time calming a group of irate passengers demanding repayment for...

Boy, 9, struck by pickup truck

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 9, struck by pickup truck

Nine –year-old Farzad Khan, is now a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after being struck by a pickup truck shortly after lunch yesterday at Broad and Ketley Streets,...

GPHC reinstates nurses just as GPSU threatens “civil disobedience”

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC reinstates nurses just as GPSU threatens “civil disobedience”

By Zena Henry The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday afternoon threatened “civil disobedience” if public service workers cannot be protected by the rule of law. Union President...

Up to 50% of cigarette packets must display health warnings – CARICOM

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Up to 50% of cigarette packets must display health warnings – CARICOM

Cigarette manufacturers in the region will soon be forced to print health warnings covering almost half of its display area, CARICOM announced Wednesday. The CARICOM Council for Trade and...

Corentyne farmers call for new pumps after severe flooding

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne farmers call for new pumps after severe flooding

Angry Berbice farmers are calling on government for two new pumps after severe flooding recently. At a council meeting of the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, the issue was...

POLITICS IS FUN IN GUYANA… AND FUNNY TOO!

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on POLITICS IS FUN IN GUYANA… AND FUNNY TOO!

Guyana is the best country in the world. The level of political humour found here is unmatched anywhere else in the world. Two recent events illustrate how funny politics can be in Guyana and...

Concerned sugar-producing countries want more EU help

Dec 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Concerned sugar-producing countries want more EU help

– Warn about quota shortfall Sugar-producing nations, affected by Europe’s decision to fully open its markets after 2015, want more financial help in face of growing hardship....

Let’s learn Portuguese

Dec 14, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Let’s learn Portuguese

Earlier this week, in our editorial “The Southern Connection”, we elaborated on the opportunities for development available to us if we were to satisfy the Brazilian need for a...

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Guyana Beverage Inc. on board with Petra to host 8th Annual Girls U11 Football Tournament

Poor Power Planning (PPP)

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Planning has long been the PPP/C government’s pride and joy. The PPP/C touts it at rallies,... more