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CANU makes massive coke bust at Soesdyke sawmill

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CANU makes massive coke bust at Soesdyke sawmill

– shipment concealed in lumber destined for Europe Agents of the country’s main anti -drug unit yesterday unearthed a massive quantity of cocaine which was stashed in hollowed...

Installation of Govt. Fibre Optic Cable…Contractor’s shoddy work is now Ministry’s burden

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Installation of Govt. Fibre Optic Cable…Contractor’s shoddy work is now Ministry’s burden

The Public Works Ministry is now tasked with correcting shoddy laying of the fibre optic cable from Kurupkari to Mabura by one of the project’s contractors. And because of limited resources...

Marriott Hotel controversy…Unions slam Teixeira’s claim of racism

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel controversy…Unions slam Teixeira’s claim of racism

– say Govt. guilty of discrimination Trade Unions who have launched a protest with political parties against the all-Chinese labour force on the Marriott Hotel project in...

Suriname Airways may fly GT-New York route by July

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname Airways may fly GT-New York route by July

The Government of Guyana has begun discussions with Suriname Airways, in an effort to have that airline service the Georgetown-New York route, to fill the void that will be created by...

Dem boys seh…Ah Kneel birthday party flop

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Ah Kneel birthday party flop

Is nah everybody can hold a birthday party. Although de food and drinks free and although people like freeness dem got people who can’t get nobody fuh go to dem party. Ah Kneel was planning he...

Bartica Easter Regatta 2K13 touted to be the best

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bartica Easter Regatta 2K13 touted to be the best

– lavish programme unveiled by organisers By Franklin Wilson There’s no doubt that the annual Bartica Easter Regatta is an event that is looked forward to by all and sundry locally and in the...

Burrell promises to stop Rudolph Fraser; says he’ll be ‘Bad Newz’ when fight ends

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Burrell promises to stop Rudolph Fraser; says he’ll be ‘Bad Newz’ when fight ends

Rudolph Fraser has not been doing so well in his last few fights and has suffered embarrassing losses to Clive Atwell and Richard Williamson which the pundits have labeled the end of his career....

Overseas-based Guyanese sponsors open Mashramani Cycle race in Berbice

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese sponsors open Mashramani Cycle race in Berbice

Overseas-based Guyanese former national cycling champion Wilbert Benjamin has again stepped up to assist the cycling fraternity in Guyana and Berbice specifically. Benjamin who has been showing...

Tom Beverage Depot on board

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tom Beverage Depot on board

Unique Entertainment / Banks Premium Beer Futsal Classic It was originally slated to conclude on Sunday, but persistent showers forced the Organisers to cancel the night’s proceedings and set a new...

R&R 40-mile road race on this Sunday at West Dem.

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on R&R 40-mile road race on this Sunday at West Dem.

Cyclists will again take to the country’s road ways on Sunday when the 22nd R&R International 40-mile road race is staged, pedaling off at 09:00hrs. The season this year has pedaled off at a...

Sarwan search for form with Chancellor’s XI

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan search for form with Chancellor’s XI

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Out-of-touch West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been included in the UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI for their one-day tour match against Zimbabwe which bowls off today....

$Enterprise\Busta SC to hold 6-A-Side softball tourney$

Enterprise\Busta SC to hold 6-A-Side softball tourney

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enterprise\Busta SC to hold 6-A-Side softball tourney

The Enterprise\ Busta Sports Club will be hosting a Six-a-side softball tournament on Sunday at the Enterprise ground starting from 09:00hrs. Teams will battle for a first prize of one Ram Sheep...

Young Warriors Cricket Club host Canje/Number 19 10/10 Tournament for Mash Day

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Warriors Cricket Club host Canje/Number 19 10/10 Tournament for Mash Day

The Young Warriors Cricket Club of Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice has teamed up with several corporate sponsors to host a Special Day of Sports on Mash Day February 23, 2013 to celebrate Guyana’s...

Carlton ‘Corn man’ Stephenson defies conventional beliefs to blaze marathon track

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carlton ‘Corn man’ Stephenson defies conventional beliefs to blaze marathon track

Those commuters that rise very early might be a bit surprised to see a 59 year old athlete, bathed in perspiration and jogging along the streets. He is not Usain Bolt nor is he aspiring to attain any...

Samatta Point, Agricola, Rising Star & Soesdyke advance

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Samatta Point, Agricola, Rising Star & Soesdyke advance

Grove Hi Tec/Wayne Andries Mash KO 7-a-side football The battle for the top spot in the Grove Hi Tec/Wayne Andries Mashramani 7-a-side knockout football tournament is interestingly poised following...

Planet Fitness outfits tournament with balls/nets

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Planet Fitness outfits tournament with balls/nets

One of Guyana’s leading fitness apparel outlets, Planet Fitness is the latest entity to align their business with the staging of the New Era Entertainment oraganised Cell Smart LABA Super-eight...

Team Speedboat responds to Invaders

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Speedboat responds to Invaders

Yolo Entertainment 10/10 Softball Cricket Series As teams continue to confirm their participation for the inaugural Yolo Entertainment 10/10 Softball Cricket Series, the hype and boasts have been...

Locals continue to prepare for St. Lucia Martial Arts Festival

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Locals continue to prepare for St. Lucia Martial Arts Festival

The Great Diamond Martial Arts Association is currently preparing their students to represent Guyana at the St. Lucia Piton Open International Martial Arts Festival called Armageddon, which will...

Question being asked over Dr. Thakur statements to Select Committee on cricket

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Question being asked over Dr. Thakur statements to Select Committee on cricket

In a letter leaked to the media, University of Guyana (Berbice Campus) Lecturer Dr Rishi Thakur has been taken to task over comments he made during a presentation to the Special Select Committee on...

Fuel wharf, pipelines for GPL V/Hoop project

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fuel wharf, pipelines for GPL V/Hoop project

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) yesterday received bids from four (4) entities for the construction of a fuel wharf and fuel pipelines for the 26MW Wartsila Generator Plant project, Vreed en...

Conductor charged for stealing “bus money”

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Conductor charged for stealing “bus money”

Eon Ogle, a 50 year old minibus conductor from Agricola stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday accused of stealing $9000 from his employer Eric Quallis. He pleaded guilty to the charge, but...

Cell phone thief gets six months

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cell phone thief gets six months

A 49 year old father of five was yesterday sentenced to six months in jail when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court. Roy Singh, a gardener of West...

Measuring devices used in trade must be verified – GNBS

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Measuring devices used in trade must be verified – GNBS

All users of measuring instruments for trade must have their devices verified for the first half of this year, according to the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) “All measuring rules must...

Buxtonians lament denial of healthcare

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Buxtonians lament denial of healthcare

– cite Pharmacist’s absence, limited supply of drugs among worries Several elderly persons were yesterday forced to leave the Buxton Health Centre to purchase their prescriptions elsewhere,...

Norton St. accident victim succumbs

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Norton St. accident victim succumbs

The second victim of the Norton Street, Lodge accident which occurred three Tuesdays ago succumbed to her injuries on Monday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Intensive Care...

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