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GFF will honour commitments – Wilson

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF will honour commitments – Wilson

By Zaheer Mohamed Acting President of the Guyana Football Federation Franklyn Wilson at a press conference held yesterday at the Federation head quarters at Section K Campbellville,...

Berbice Bridge Inc contributes $$$ towards KMTC Xmas Race Meet

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Bridge Inc contributes $$$ towards KMTC Xmas Race Meet

Sponsorship is regarded as the oxygen of all sports activities and Honorary President of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC), Justice Cecil Kennard understands this so well. Yesterday morning he...

Guyana Boxing Association to stage DDL U16 tourney Saturday

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Association to stage DDL U16 tourney Saturday

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will stage the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) sponsored Under-16 Boxing competition on Saturday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym in Albouystown...

Shiv loses No 1 Test spot in latest rankings

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shiv loses No 1 Test spot in latest rankings

DUBAI, UAE (CMC) — Reliable West Indies player, Shivnarine Chanderpaul , has lost his position as the world’s number one Test batsman following the release of the latest Reliance ICC...

Central New Amsterdam maul Black Sharks

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Central New Amsterdam maul Black Sharks

Play in the Banks DIH Classic Inter Club Basketball competition continued on Sunday with one of two scheduled games in Berbice. Central New Amsterdam playing their first game opened their...

Bennons runs away with second monthly Athletic Road Race in Berbice

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bennons runs away with second monthly Athletic Road Race in Berbice

Darryl Bennons took advantage of ideal conditions for road racing to register a win in the second monthly road race organised by the Rose Hall Town Anniversary and Development...

Rambarran returns as BVA President

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rambarran returns as BVA President

Businessman and former player and Television station owner Gregory Rambarran was re-elected unopposed as President of the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) when that body...

Horse Owners, trainers say they should be included in meeting

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horse Owners, trainers say they should be included in meeting

– Situation should be looked at holistically By Samuel Whyte As the issues continue over racing dates between the Rising Sun Turf Club of Arima Park West Berbice and the Port...

Letters to the Editor…Banks DIH at odds over article published in KN

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letters to the Editor…Banks DIH at odds over article published in KN

Dear Sir, The article published by your newspaper captioned ‘Pele will not be playing in Banks/GFA tournament says Club President’. We refer to an article published by you on page...

Unanswered questions surrounds Fudadin’s non-selection – RHTY&SC

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Unanswered questions surrounds Fudadin’s non-selection – RHTY&SC

Dear Editor, The Management & Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club would like to question the non-selection of West Indies middle order batsman Assad Fudadin in the...

Supenaam stelling designer rocked by corruption accusations

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Supenaam stelling designer rocked by corruption accusations

…Bangladeshi Government accuses executives of bribery A unit of SNC Lavalin Group Inc. said on Wednesday that a senior executive left the company earlier this month, just ahead of corruption...

Pomeroon boat tragedy…President Ramotar to assist relatives

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon boat tragedy…President Ramotar to assist relatives

The relatives of the six persons who died Tuesday evening following a boat collision at Abrams Creek,in the Upper Pomeroon River, had none other than President Donald Ramotar travelling to their...

AG’s report confirms fraud at City Hall

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on AG’s report confirms fraud at City Hall

After months of investigations into fraud allegations at City Hall, Minister of Local Government, Ganga Persaud, and Commissioner of Police, Leroy Brumell, are now in possession of the Auditor...

No former president granted state land

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on No former president granted state land

– Prime Minister Samuel Hinds No former president was ever granted state lands or properties while still in office, a document released by the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission shows....

Dem boys seh…De bandits assembling at Brazzy den

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De bandits assembling at Brazzy den

Every gang got a den. Is only gangsters does got a den. Raja de Khan had he den; Rodrigues had he den; Fine Man had he den; Ali Baba had a den and now Brazzy got a den. Manny got one too. If...

Miss USA wins Miss Universe Pageant

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Miss USA wins Miss Universe Pageant

LAS VEGAS – A 20-year-old beauty queen from Rhode Island was crowned the new Miss Universe on Wednesday, beating out 88 other women during a televised competition at the Planet...

WHAT DID THE COURT OF APPEAL ORDER?

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT DID THE COURT OF APPEAL ORDER?

It came as something of a surprise to have read the claim that the Court of Appeal awarded a radio license to Vieira Communications Limited. The media reports on that decision were quite adamant that...

That retirement age

Dec 20, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on That retirement age

For years now Guyanese have been contending that the age of retirement should be raised. Public servants retire at 55, members of the judiciary retire at 60, and still a few others are...

Granger reiterates call for “one lap top per teacher” at CSEC graduation

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Granger reiterates call for “one lap top per teacher” at CSEC graduation

– Says teaching should be best paid profession in public service By Rabindra Rooplall Leader of the Opposition, Brig David Granger, reiterated his call for “one lap top per teacher” at...

Four more businesses attacked at Bourda Market …

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Four more businesses attacked at Bourda Market …

Four Bourda Market stallholders are counting their losses after burglars using “blow torches” cut their way into their stalls. The break-ins occurred between Tuesday night and Wednesday...

Govt. not afraid of probes by Audit Office – Labour Minister

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. not afraid of probes by Audit Office – Labour Minister

Government is not afraid of its contracts and works being scrutinized by Audit Office. As a matter of fact, Government supports the efforts of the Audit Office to clean up areas that...

Gold trader fatally stabbed at crowded market

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gold trader fatally stabbed at crowded market

…death pushes murder rate to 129 Police are probing the country’s latest murder, that of gold trader Kelvin Caines, 42, of Lot 236 Lodge Housing Scheme, Georgetown, who died shortly after...

Chan’s Charity for Children brings Christmas cheer to less fortunate

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chan’s Charity for Children brings Christmas cheer to less fortunate

This is the season of caring and sharing and Chan’s Charity for Children out of New Jersey, is trying to keep the Christmas spirit alive for less fortunate children across Guyana. The group...

Pedestrian killed by out-of-control tractor

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pedestrian killed by out-of-control tractor

With a mere 11 more days before the year ends, the country’s road fatality figure seems to have a race with time as yet another pedestrian lost his life as a result of an accident. Forty-one...

Son torches mother’s house

Dec 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Son torches mother’s house

There may be no Christmas for a mother of eight. Instead, she is contemplating her next move after her 29-year-old son decided to torch her two-storey, four-bedroom house. Philomena...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more