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Buoyant Barbados crush wayward Leewards

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Buoyant Barbados crush wayward Leewards

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Barbados made light work of Leeward Islands, romping to an emphatic nine-wicket win to send an early warning in the 2013 edition of the Caribbean Twenty20 here...

Ravens win second title in two weeks

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ravens win second title in two weeks

By Edison Jefford Same script, slightly different cast, but same result; Ravens won its second title in two weeks at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Sunday night against the same opponent,...

Letter to the Editor…GCB OFFERS SOME CLARITY TO THE SPORTS MINISTER

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Editor…GCB OFFERS SOME CLARITY TO THE SPORTS MINISTER

Dear Editor, The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) notes the Sports Minister’s wishes in the Guyana Chronicle of December 28th 2012 in his article headlined ‘We don’t wish to run the cricket’. We...

Crawford retains DCU and SA presidency

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Crawford retains DCU and SA presidency

Shannon Crawford was re elected President of the Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association when the body held its Annual General Meeting and elections last Sunday at Police...

Kaieteur Sport apologises to Calvin Simon Snr.

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kaieteur Sport apologises to Calvin Simon Snr.

In our Sunday January 6 Edition, Kaieteur Sport carried a story on young Calvin Simon Jnr on Page 60 entitled, “RHTY&SC makes reality, 10 year-old Calvin Simon’s New Year’s wish”. The...

Scrabble Association deserves ‘high five’ after an intense year of activities

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scrabble Association deserves ‘high five’ after an intense year of activities

Despite her continued credible display of word forming skills and her vast knowledge of unconventional words, National scrabble champion, Abigail McDonald would be the first to admit that the...

‘Valentiono Rossi’ Vieira among top contenders for Sportsman of the Year award

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Valentiono Rossi’ Vieira among top contenders for Sportsman of the Year award

Now that the year 2012 is over, it is customary that the media lead the selection of choices for the Sportsman and Woman of the Year awards and Kaieteur Sport will endeavour to pick their...

Broadening the awareness of the sport

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Broadening the awareness of the sport

Chess Executives intensifies focus on rural communities this year While administrators of the more high profiled disciplines bemoan the absence of corporate and other funding towards the...

Hinds ride away with season opening Benjamin Cycle road race

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hinds ride away with season opening Benjamin Cycle road race

Lindener Orville Hinds made sure that his more than 100 miles trip to Berbice to participate in the Wilber Benjamin 30-mile cycle road race was not in vain as he defied the odds to defeat his...

LABA/ Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball final…Huge crowd see Royals Chris Williams’ seven 3-pointers in 26 hand royals 66-57 win

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA/ Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball final…Huge crowd see Royals Chris Williams’ seven 3-pointers in 26 hand royals 66-57 win

Kings take third place against Bulls It started with the stunning missiles from sharp shooting former junior forward Chris Williams, who poured in seven straight bombs from ‘down-town’ for his 26...

Guyana win nail biter against CCC

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana win nail biter against CCC

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Guyana have done it once again, snatching victory from the jaws of what seemed like a defeat in the end of what started as an easy chase in the third game of the...

D’Andrade completes three-peat at Bigi Broki Waka 10k

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade completes three-peat at Bigi Broki Waka 10k

The Trinidad & Tobago-based Guyanese distance running ace, Lionel D’Andrade was described in Suriname newspapers as a “master of distance running”. For the third consecutive year, he...

2010 $1.2B New GPC contract… Parliamentary committee to review system

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 2010 $1.2B New GPC contract… Parliamentary committee to review system

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), with its mandate to review the annual Auditor General (AG)’s Report and public accounts, is set to question the Ministry of Heath on the measures it used to...

Fire Service saves Ministry of Culture

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fire Service saves Ministry of Culture

Quick action by the Guyana Fire Service last night, helped save the Ministry of Culture Annex on Middle Street opposite the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told Kaieteur News...

Government spends $21B cut from budget

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Government spends $21B cut from budget

…Opposition questions authority The government is spending money that the National Assembly did not approve and the opposition is not about to let the matter go easily. The opposition...

Dem boys seh…Bar Bee didn’t enjoy Christmas

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bar Bee didn’t enjoy Christmas

Nuff people come home fuh de Christmas and all ah dem claim how is one of de best Christmas dem ever had. One man cook he pork and roast beef and pack dem in he suitcase and travel to Guyana....

Mother seeks justice for son who was beaten to death

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mother seeks justice for son who was beaten to death

On December 15, last Anthony Biswah bade farewell to his family and left for a brief sojourn in the interior with a couple of neighbours from a notorious Albouystown family. It was the first...

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT ALLOW A SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION IN THE CITY

Jan 08, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT ALLOW A SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION IN THE CITY

Georgetown is a small city. It may loom large in some person’s estimation but relatively speaking, Georgetown is a puny municipality. The argument that such a small geographic space needs a solid...

WHO IS THIS MAN?

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on WHO IS THIS MAN?

The police are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying this man whose body was found at Mowasi Backdam, Mahdia, on New Year’s Day. According to the police, the victim, who is only known...

Missing GEA employee…Cops release ‘prime suspect’

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Missing GEA employee…Cops release ‘prime suspect’

Unable to link him to the disappearance of LeVoy Taljit, investigators yesterday finally released a man described as the prime suspect, even though they still believe he has information about...

Former Mayor’s wife succumbs following vicious robbery at home

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Former Mayor’s wife succumbs following vicious robbery at home

Former Rose Hall Town Mayor, William Hendrax, called ‘Papee’, 81, and his family, and residents of Rose Hall Town are now in deep shock and mourning following the death of Hendrax’s 79-year-old...

CJIA rakes in $1B for 2012

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA rakes in $1B for 2012

– Caribbean Airlines commanded 61% of market share By Leonard Gildarie The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC), racked up revenue earnings of over $1B last year…a 46 per...

Slight drop in serious crimes last year – Police stats reveal

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Slight drop in serious crimes last year – Police stats reveal

One hundred and thirty-seven (137) people, including 24 women, were murdered last year, police statistics for last year revealed, even though there was an overall one percent decrease...

Corentyne resident killed at Hindu Mandir

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne resident killed at Hindu Mandir

The body of a security guard was discovered bound and gagged at the Iskcon Hari Krishna Mandir at Block 6 Williamsburg, Corentyne, Berbice. The dead man has been identified as Jagdat...

High attendance as schools reopens – Chief Educ. Officer

Jan 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on High attendance as schools reopens – Chief Educ. Officer

– New mandate for submission of SBAs The Education Ministry has now mandated a deadline for all School-Based Assessments (SBA) for fifth form students preparing for...

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Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more