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Jamaica beat Guyana by 5-wkts in CT20

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jamaica beat Guyana by 5-wkts in CT20

Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia – Jamaica beat Guyana by five wickets in the Caribbean T20 held in St Lucia yesterday afternoon. Jamaica won the toss and sent Guyana in to bat...

Financial enticement, executive spots being offered to clubs for votes – source

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Financial enticement, executive spots being offered to clubs for votes – source

With the recent FIFA / CONCACAF directive which stipulates that the Georgetown Football Association hold its Electoral Congress by January 19, 2013 (Saturday), sources close to the sport are...

Oprah: Armstrong ‘did not come clean in expected way’

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Oprah: Armstrong ‘did not come clean in expected way’

BBC Sport – Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has said Lance Armstrong “did not come clean in the way I expected” about claims he used performance-enhancing drugs. She said she was “mesmerised...

Wilson pleased with outcome of FIFA/CONCACAF visit

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wilson pleased with outcome of FIFA/CONCACAF visit

– development initiatives discussed with Webb President (ag) of the Guyana Football Federation Franklin Wilson has disclosed that he is pleased with the outcome of the recent...

Brilliant Jawahir leads Upper West Berbice to five wickets victory over Lower West Berbice

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brilliant Jawahir leads Upper West Berbice to five wickets victory over Lower West Berbice

Jumbo Jet Auto Sales West Berbice Under-23, 2-Day match… The Berbice Cricket Board as part of its efforts to improve the standard of cricket in the area, last weekend organised a...

New Amsterdam/Canje win inaugural Lennox Allicock Memorial Over-35 tribute match

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Amsterdam/Canje win inaugural Lennox Allicock Memorial Over-35 tribute match

New Amsterdam/Canje registered the first win in the Inaugural Lennox Allicock Over-35 20/20 Memorial cricket match when they defeated Lower Corentyne by 28-runs in the game which was played on...

Trophy Stall contributes as Banks Premium Beer Futsal Classic set to launch

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall contributes as Banks Premium Beer Futsal Classic set to launch

Thirty two teams out of the Linden community will vie for honours when Unique Entertainment, a promotional group out of the Mining Town, stages the inaugural Banks Premium Beer Futsal Classic...

Several teams register victories as Coca-Cola Cup League Beach football tournament starts

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Several teams register victories as Coca-Cola Cup League Beach football tournament starts

Defending champion, Vasco defeated Silvertown All Stars 5-2 when the Guyana Beach Football Association (GBFA) 2013 Coca-Cola Cup League commenced at the Bayroc Community Centre Ground,...

BUSC revokes membership of Dwayne Jacobs

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on BUSC revokes membership of Dwayne Jacobs

After being on a high and winning the historic MVP prize of a brand new car, Dwayne Jacobs has found himself without a club as of January 15, 2013. Jacobs, who joined the Buxton United Sports...

Georgetown’s Ravens take on Linden’s Jets Saturday night

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown’s Ravens take on Linden’s Jets Saturday night

– as local basketball titans clash in grudge contest Undoubtedly Georgetown’s number one basketball club, Dyna’s Ravens will leave its nest in the City on Saturday to face...

GABBFF AGM pushed back to Feb. 3

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF AGM pushed back to Feb. 3

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation which was originally scheduled for Saturday January 19, has now been re-scheduled for Sunday February 3,...

Budhan’s Memorial Sports Club to stage horserace meet January 20

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Budhan’s Memorial Sports Club to stage horserace meet January 20

The Budhan’s Memorial Sports Club will stage a 7-race horserace meet on Sunday January 20 at their racetrack to get their 2013 programme off and running. Ansa McAl has teamed up with the organisors...

Long serving BUSC official backs decision to revoke Jacobs’ membership

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Long serving BUSC official backs decision to revoke Jacobs’ membership

– damning revelations exposed Following the revoking of membership of Dwayne Jacobs by the Buxton United Football Club, a senior club official who has been with the entity from...

Chandreka hits unbeaten half century as rain stops play on day one

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chandreka hits unbeaten half century as rain stops play on day one

GCB Senior 4-day Inter County tourney – Rd 2… Play on the first day of round two of the Guyana Cricket Board Senior 4-day Inter County tournament was yesterday cut short by the...

Speaker to appeal CJ’s ruling on Rohee gag order

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker to appeal CJ’s ruling on Rohee gag order

“The Court is being used as if it is the supervisor of the National Assembly, it is not a case where the authority of the court is not respected, but it seems as if the House is the child and the...

High tide flooding…Ocean View Hotel suffers major damage; alert ends today

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on High tide flooding…Ocean View Hotel suffers major damage; alert ends today

The aftermath of Monday evening’s flood was especially bad for management of the Ocean View International Hotel. While the overtopping waters caused a great deal of unease to commuters, it...

Female cop in hot water over firearm licence money

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Female cop in hot water over firearm licence money

A female Lance Corporal of Police is presently in hot water following the disappearance of a quantity of cash from the force’s ‘A’ Division Registry. The money represents the proceeds...

Mentally-ill man clubbed to death after attacking cop

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mentally-ill man clubbed to death after attacking cop

A 27-year-old man was clubbed to death in an alleyway in Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara at around 19:00 hrs yesterday, allegedly after attacking a police rank with a cutlass and...

GPL worker dies in Harbour Bridge crash

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL worker dies in Harbour Bridge crash

By Romila Boodram A 22-year-old Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) worker was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday, minutes after he was involved...

Privatisation transactions…“Any question asked in Parliament will be answered”- Finance Minister

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Privatisation transactions…“Any question asked in Parliament will be answered”- Finance Minister

“There were hundreds of questions asked formally by members of parliament, but by the end of ninth parliament there was no question asked by a member of parliament, opposition or otherwise...

Dem boys seh…De Big Man give Bharrat a warning

Jan 16, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Big Man give Bharrat a warning

Bharrat get a warning de other night. De sea pay he a visit. Donald did see it coming and he decide that he going in de bush. He go far wheh he know that de water couldn’t reach he. He only...

Nat’l Assembly clerk peeved at Speaker’s rebuke

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Nat’l Assembly clerk peeved at Speaker’s rebuke

– Trotman clarifies actions By Abena Rockcliffe Sherlock Isaacs, Clerk of the National Assembly, has made public his letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman...

Legislative reform in the making for health sector – Ministry official

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Legislative reform in the making for health sector – Ministry official

In recognition of the fact that its new operations framework will have to revolve around updated legislation, the Ministry of Health with the support of the Attorney General is...

Curacao gold heist…Guyanese crewmen scared to return home

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Curacao gold heist…Guyanese crewmen scared to return home

Investigators in Curacao are liaising with the US authorities to find out whether 11 gold bars seized by Customs in Puerto Rico were from the much-publicized heist in the Dutch Caribbean...

Race on to meet June deadline…President inspects Amaila Falls hydro road project

Jan 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Race on to meet June deadline…President inspects Amaila Falls hydro road project

As contractors race against time to complete access roads leading to the Amaila Falls hydro project site in Region Eight, a team of government officials led by President Donald Ramotar visited...

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Hauls from Persaud and Farley highlight MVP Sports Girl’s U11 Football Tourney commencement

The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more