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Teen’s relatives deny seeking $4M settlement for abortion death

Jan 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teen’s relatives deny seeking $4M settlement for abortion death

– physician gives cops statement, police to seek legal advice Police have received a statement from the physician implicated in the death of 18-year-old Karen Bahdal following an...

The Irfaan Ali controversy

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Irfaan Ali controversy

There is an injunction restraining this newspaper and this columnist from repeating the contents of an article in 2010 captioned, “King Kong sent his goons to break up the conference” The...

Silencing the private media

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Silencing the private media

All over the world people talk about a free press. Even the former Soviet Union where news was censored insisted that it had a free press. Now there are reports that in Latin America, in our...

CONTENGENCY FEES SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CONTENGENCY FEES SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED

If there is anything that signifies why the Regional Administration has been a historic failure in Guyana, it was the recent incident in which a school was found to be in a deplorable...

Dem boys seh…De Chancellor smiling all de time

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Chancellor smiling all de time

De Chancellor get an ease now. He can sleep late. He use to suck he teeth nuff time because almost every week de Big Rat was flying to some place outside Guyana. De man tell he friends that he...

The unsightly and unhealthy condition of our natural environment is appalling

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The unsightly and unhealthy condition of our natural environment is appalling

DEAR EDITOR, The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) has expressed concern about the unsightly and unhealthy condition of the natural environment in different parts of...

IAST welcomes dialogue on any of its current or future projects

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on IAST welcomes dialogue on any of its current or future projects

DEAR EDITOR, I note, with some confusion, a letter from Mr. Elton McRae, in the January 6, 2012 edition of KN, referring to an extrusion process developed by the IAST in 2007 –...

The possible starting point for a more civilised approach to policing

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The possible starting point for a more civilised approach to policing

Dear Editor, I am of the firm view that anyone who knows me can argue successfully that I am unsympathetic to the problems of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). What I may justifiably be...

Disband the West Indies Cricket Board!

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disband the West Indies Cricket Board!

DEAR EDITOR, Once again, we have a confederation of West Indian States –a State within a State, a law unto itself, and accountable to no one – that can do anything outside of the...

Guyana will qualify for the Champions League

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana will qualify for the Champions League

DEAR EDITOR, The continuing rift between the Guyana Cricket Board and the Government-installed Interim Management Committee will have an impact on the national cricket team that...

Guyana beat Leewards by 5 wickets in T20 opener

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana beat Leewards by 5 wickets in T20 opener

Guyana recorded a last over 5 wicket victory over the Leeward Islands in their opening match of the West Indies Cricket Board Twenty20 tournament being played in Antigua yesterday. Led by...

Best in the world! Messi wins Ballon d’Or as Guardiola and Ferguson are also honoured

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Best in the world! Messi wins Ballon d’Or as Guardiola and Ferguson are also honoured

Lionel Messi was awarded the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the third successive year. Barcelona’s 24-year-old Argentina striker beat team-mate Xavi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo to the...

WICB President to meet Government officials today

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB President to meet Government officials today

– Held discussions with GCB yesterday WICB President Dr, Julian Hunte arrived in Guyana yesterday to conduct discussions with Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and officials of the Government...

D’Andrade defends Bigi Broki Waka 10k title in Suriname

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade defends Bigi Broki Waka 10k title in Suriname

– Johnson finishes second Lionel D’Andrade successfully defended his Bigi Broki Waka 10km Road Race title in Suriname on Sunday with a scorching time as Guyanese swept the first two...

GABA names Khan Boxer of the year

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA names Khan Boxer of the year

National Flyweight 2011 Champion, Imran Khan, is one of the nominees for the Junior Sportsman of the year award from the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) after being named Boxer of the...

Panday to become new Bounty Colts Coach

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Panday to become new Bounty Colts Coach

-Following George’s death last month By Edison Jefford Vijay Panday is likely to become the new Head Coach of the Bounty Colts Basketball Club after the death of Phillip George last month had...

National Cycling Coach expects a great 2012

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Cycling Coach expects a great 2012

Aiming to surpass 2011’s target of 30 programmes National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed can be easily described as the backbone of cycling in Guyana and he has continued to prove that...

Apex Insurance rapid chess tournament…Tony Hanoman captures senior category, Anthony Drayton wins juniors

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Apex Insurance rapid chess tournament…Tony Hanoman captures senior category, Anthony Drayton wins juniors

Tony Hanoman regurgitated nostalgic memories of his prolific years of the 70s and 80s when he captured the honours in the senior category of the one-day Apex Insurance Brokers rapid...

Guyanese football coach clinches prestigious appointment in United Kingdom

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese football coach clinches prestigious appointment in United Kingdom

Peter Barry, who had attained the status of football coach before he migrated to the United Kingdom a few years ago, has scored another first after being appointed as the head coach of...

Powerlifting enjoyed a powerful 2011

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Powerlifting enjoyed a powerful 2011

GAPF aiming to further consolidate in 2012 Powerlifting is not one of the more recognised and popular sports in Guyana but the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF)...

Simeon ‘Chin Checker’ Hardy to square off with Iwan Azore as Friday Night fights resume

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Simeon ‘Chin Checker’ Hardy to square off with Iwan Azore as Friday Night fights resume

Simeon Hardy has of his boxing prowess saying that he is the best local welterweight boxer around. Indeed, one may grudgingly agree when one peruses his string of victories and...

GTC/PM win Reggie Goberdhan Memorial Volleyball League Competition

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTC/PM win Reggie Goberdhan Memorial Volleyball League Competition

On Sunday the GTC/PM Volleyball team led by National U-19 Setter, Jason Seelochan, overcame the spirited challenge of Rollers of New Amsterdam and the blistering hot sun to register...

2011 NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket….Ramnarine 98, Grimmond 5-4, Mankarran 5-11 propel Kennard’s Memorial into playoffs

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2011 NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket….Ramnarine 98, Grimmond 5-4, Mankarran 5-11 propel Kennard’s Memorial into playoffs

Kennard’s Memorial of Bush Lot Farm on the Corentyne became the first team to reach the last 16 playoffs of the 2011 New Building Society (NBS) second division 40 over cricket...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Football Czars – time to go

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Football Czars – time to go

Dear Editor, Good day to you Mr Editor, I am still around, I have not vacated the area as yet. Yes! Theresa is still here. I really had a good Christmas, I also enjoyed the football....

Super salary for cricket IMC members

Jan 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Super salary for cricket IMC members

Dear Editor, I was astonished to learn via the Kaieteur Newspaper that Mr. Clive Lloyd was receiving about 33,000 United States Dollars per month for chairing the IMC set up by the Guyana...