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Tucville win clash of heavyweights

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tucville win clash of heavyweights

It was deemed the battle of the heavyweights in this year’s Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition and even though there was one eventual winner it lived up to expectations as Tucville behind...

US-based Guyanese track star signs with Clemson

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on US-based Guyanese track star signs with Clemson

(NJ.com/Star Ledger): The multi-talented United States-based Guyanese track and field star, Iana Amsterdam of Newark Tech, one of the top long and triple jumpers in the nation, signed to attend the...

Six JKA/WF Guyana Karatekas presented with their Dan Diplomas

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Six JKA/WF Guyana Karatekas presented with their Dan Diplomas

Shotokan Karate students of the National Park’s – Japan Karate Association/World Federation (JKA/WF) Guyana HQ Dojo have been motivated to train harder in the first quarter of this year as a...

GFRC to host AGM on March 9

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFRC to host AGM on March 9

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) will be held on Saturday March 9, 2013 at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue commencing at 14:00hrs. All...

Distinguished son of the soil, Aubrey Fitz Ronald Bishop, laid to rest

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Distinguished son of the soil, Aubrey Fitz Ronald Bishop, laid to rest

In life, former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Aubrey Fitz Ronald Bishop was a towering figure and even death could not diminish his stature, evident by the glowing tributes extended by his colleagues...

Hand-in-Hand supports bodybuilder William Ward

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand supports bodybuilder William Ward

The sport of bodybuilding has proven to be an expensive venture with the types of supplements, vitamins and other necessities that are needed for athletes to get their bodies in top shape for...

Tracy wins Stag Golf tournament

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tracy wins Stag Golf tournament

John Tracy with an outstanding score of a gross 76 and net 61 playing off of a 15 handicap won the season opening, Stag Golf tournament yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Course. Munaf Arjune was second...

Monthly road race set for March 3 in Berbice

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Monthly road race set for March 3 in Berbice

The fourth edition of the monthly road race organised by the Rose Hall Town Development Organization (RHTDO) returns to the Corentyne when athletes will take to the road for the race which is set for...

Slingerz FC/Stag Beer Mashramani Championship to kick off tonight in Den Amstel

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz FC/Stag Beer Mashramani Championship to kick off tonight in Den Amstel

Slingerz FC, Their name just can’t seem to be kept out the mouths of local football pundits ever since the West Demerara based team was assembled. Many questions are being asked about their...

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United to battle Pele FC tonight

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United to battle Pele FC tonight

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United will face off with Pele FC in the feature attraction when the action continues in the Fruta Conquerors/Namilco One Love Football Classic tournament at the Tucville...

Painting the Caribbean and the world Red, Maroon and Blue!

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Painting the Caribbean and the world Red, Maroon and Blue!

Colin E. H. Croft This last week was big for hot, flashy colours, rainbow combinations all, for it was Carnival 2013. Associating well with this vast array of colours of merriment were especially the...

Is Insubordination rife within the GFA?

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Is Insubordination rife within the GFA?

Dear Sir, While it’s definitely not my intention for this letter to be construed as an attack on the character of anyone, nevertheless it remains my firm and humble opinion, that ahead of the...

Govt. disappointed over Delta’s planned pullout

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. disappointed over Delta’s planned pullout

– mulls increasing cash bond for new airlines Delta Airlines’ surprise announcement that it was pulling out of the Guyana route has Government puzzled. Not only was the US airline doing well,...

Child killed by drunk drag racing Army Officer

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Child killed by drunk drag racing Army Officer

A Guyana Defence Force Second Lieutenant was detained last night by police after the car he was driving struck down a 13 year old boy, killing him on the spot at Airy Hall, Mahaicony, East Coast...

Govt. eyes new harbour bridge, to spend US$300M

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. eyes new harbour bridge, to spend US$300M

Government is eyeing two locations for the construction of a new reinforced concrete Demerara Harbour Bridge, either from Versailles, West Bank Demerara (WBD) to Houston, East Bank...

Man accused of murdering Kaieteur News’ pressmen freed

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man accused of murdering Kaieteur News’ pressmen freed

– lack of evidence cited One of the men accused of killing five Kaieteur News pressmen on August 8, 2006, is now free of the charge. This newspaper was told that Dwight Da Silva...

Man reportedly torches house to evict occupants

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man reportedly torches house to evict occupants

In what can be dubbed an interesting manner to evict an unwanted tenant, a man yesterday allegedly doused his Patentia, West Bank Demerara home with gasoline before proceeding to set it...

Illegal US immigrants could become permanent residents

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal US immigrants could become permanent residents

The White House has prepared a draft immigration proposal that if accepted would allow illegal immigrants to become legal permanent residents within eight years. The plan, a copy of which was...

City businesses slam Govt. over CCTV appearance

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on City businesses slam Govt. over CCTV appearance

…demand answers from Broadcast Authority, NFMU One of the city’s most powerful private sector bodies has slammed the government over news that China Central TV (CCTV), Chinese state television,...

Always ready to lend a helping hand, Dr. Jerry Jailall is a ‘Special Person’

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Always ready to lend a helping hand, Dr. Jerry Jailall is a ‘Special Person’

“Coming to Guyana is a labour of love—a love for country and love for people and it’s not about money… Coming to Guyana in these conditions where the pay is not great, it’s...

Dem boys seh…Jagdeo gone, contractor get decent again

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Jagdeo gone, contractor get decent again

De Waterfalls paper mek dem contractor and dem engineer who does price dem contract come to dem senses. Last week, dem build two health centres. When dem boys hear de price dem smile, then some water...

The Troubles

Feb 17, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Troubles

The ‘Troubles’ is the name given to the decade, roughly between 2000 and 2010, that witnessed the most intense and sustained wave of criminal violence since independence. More persons were killed...

Book Review… Chutney Power

Feb 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review… Chutney Power

– A determination to succeed at all costs By Dr. Glenville Ashby Willi Chen’s Chutney Power goes on a tear, assembling the good and not-so-good of East Indian life in bygone years. Written...

A Visit from Beyond

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A Visit from Beyond

Popular Justice of the Peace and regular contributor to the letter pages, W.P.George, passed away last Thursday at the age of 70. About three weeks ago, Mr. George sent me an interesting story after...

The Baccoo Speaks

Feb 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Fires are raging and there is precious little that anyone can do to stop them. There will be more across the country and people are going to wonder at this sudden outburst. The fact is that people...

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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