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23rd Kashif & Shanghai football – large crowd witness Buxton United & BV Triumph advance to next round

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 23rd Kashif & Shanghai football – large crowd witness Buxton United & BV Triumph advance to next round

The match was initially billed for the Georgetown Football Club Ground but the organizers shifted to the Betterverwagting Community Centre Ground at the last minute. This certainly did not affect the...

Blueberry Hill, Kwakwani Strikers latest teams to advance; action returns today at GCC

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blueberry Hill, Kwakwani Strikers latest teams to advance; action returns today at GCC

Aided by two controversial decisions which resulted in goals, Linden’s Blueberry Hill Football Club edged visitors Caribbean United 3-2 in a testy affair, while another determined...

Dean and Jacobs joins the MVP Race for Toyota Allex

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dean and Jacobs joins the MVP Race for Toyota Allex

The race for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award of a brand new Toyota Allex in this year’s Kashif and Shanghai football tournament just got interesting following sterling...

TNT are Orin Joseph Dominoes Champs

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on TNT are Orin Joseph Dominoes Champs

TNT amassed 81 games to win the final of the Orin Joseph Dominoes competition which was contested on Wednesday evening at Transport Sports Club. Kita Transportation Service placed...

Sarwan hits half centuryas Guyana thumps Rest XI by 28 runs

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan hits half centuryas Guyana thumps Rest XI by 28 runs

The Guyana team preparing for the 2013 Caribbean T20 championships defeated a Rest XI by 28 runs in a warm up match on Wednesday evening at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence....

Aguilleira confident as she leads Windies against South Africans

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Aguilleira confident as she leads Windies against South Africans

St John’s, Antigua – Merissa Aguilleira will again be at the helm of the West Indies Women when they face South Africa Women in an important series in St Kitts, Dominica and St...

Champion of Champions Dominos set for Sunday

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Champion of Champions Dominos set for Sunday

A Champion of Champions dominos competition is set for Sunday at the Transport Sports Club, Thomas Lands starting from 15:00hrs. Entrance fee is $10,000. Among the teams slated to take...

Govt spends $480 million to modify clico building

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt spends $480 million to modify clico building

– Opposition denies 170 million more The government yesterday revealed that it has spent a whopping $480 million (US$2.4M) to modify the former Clico building on...

Toy gun bandits arrested by citizen with real gun

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Toy gun bandits arrested by citizen with real gun

Two toy gun bandits thought they had gotten off scot-free after robbing a city resident of his cell phone and jewellery; but they did not cater for the presence of a public-spirited...

Prison officer remanded for smuggling ganja into jail

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Prison officer remanded for smuggling ganja into jail

A prison officer will be spending Christmas with some of the same inmates he guarded after he was allegedly caught attempting to smuggle 70 grams of marijuana into the Camp Street penitentiary. The...

Pomeroon tragedy…Captain says other boat swerved into his path

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon tragedy…Captain says other boat swerved into his path

By Michael Jordan and Yannason Duncan A passenger from the Region Two vessel that was involved in Tuesday’s deadly crash said yesterday that she heard an official shout: “Captain...

Approval sought in parliament after $204M paid to consultants, advisors

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Approval sought in parliament after $204M paid to consultants, advisors

– Ramjattan says “almost criminal” In what Parliamentarians dubbed a flagrant violation of the rules on public spending, the government yesterday sought approval for $204 million to...

Dem boys seh…Rohee , Brumell and Brazzy playing three blind men

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Rohee , Brumell and Brazzy playing three blind men

Dem boys deh good good when dem cell phone ping. Was a message from Gee Tea and more Tea plus coffee. De message tell dem that if dem see a crime dem must call Rohee wuk place or tsext de...

Farfan & Mendes employee killed in hit-and-run accident

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Farfan & Mendes employee killed in hit-and-run accident

An accident at Lamaha and Carmichael Streets claimed the life of a young man last evening when a speeding car slammed into him while he was walking with his girlfriend. Dead is 22-year-old Rodwell...

2012 was a year of challenges, successes, learning and ‘firsts’ – AFC

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 2012 was a year of challenges, successes, learning and ‘firsts’ – AFC

Alliance for Change member Dominic Gaskin has described 2012, as a year of challenges, successes, learning and ‘firsts’ for the party. Gaskin was at the time addressing members of the media at a...

Brazilian killed in truck, ATV collision

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian killed in truck, ATV collision

A Brazilian national working in Guyana’s gold field was killed when the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) he was travelling on crashed head on into a truck along Waini Road, Buckhall, Essequibo River on...

Another teen murdered in the interior

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Another teen murdered in the interior

The murder figure continues to climb with yet another killing in Guyana’s interior. The police are investigating the murder of Trevor Thomas, 19, of Lethem, which occurred at about 23:00 on...

Bus driver gets 25 years for fatal Homestretch Ave. accident

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bus driver gets 25 years for fatal Homestretch Ave. accident

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell yesterday sent a strong message to errant minibus drivers when she jailed one of them for a total of 25 years for causing the deaths of five passengers, in July last year....

President announces one month pay for disciplined forces

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President announces one month pay for disciplined forces

Cheers erupted in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Camp Ayanganna auditorium when President Donald Ramotar announced a “one month pay” to members of the disciplined forces and informed that...

THE THINGS I MISS ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE THINGS I MISS ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS

There are so many things that I miss about Christmas. I however have to content myself with the thought that not everything lasts forever and therefore things will change. But there are few...

Specialty hospital forging ahead – Health Minister

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Specialty hospital forging ahead – Health Minister

By Zena Henry Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran has rejected claims that work on the multi-million-dollar Specialty Hospital has stalled. He was adamant at a press briefing...

GRA taking revenue protection seriously – Sattaur

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GRA taking revenue protection seriously – Sattaur

Ensuring that the country’s revenue earnings are protected has been no walk in the park but the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) this past year was more than up to the challenge. At least this notion...

Govt. reneged on Linden’s TV agreement – Vieira

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. reneged on Linden’s TV agreement – Vieira

Four months after signing a deal with Lindeners for an independent television station, Government has reportedly reneged on its promise. According to former Parliamentarian of the People’s...

UG on course to shed archaic mechanisms – Pro Chancellor

Dec 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UG on course to shed archaic mechanisms – Pro Chancellor

Having been in existence for almost 50 years and with aging infrastructure, the University of Guyana can today be considered outdated. This pronouncement was made by Pro-Chancellor of the University,...

Clothes and Identity

Dec 21, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Clothes and Identity

An intriguing discussion is unfolding in our letter pages about a possible nexus of the clothes of females and acts of violence including rape, perpetuated on them. Over three years ago...

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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