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Milo / Petra Organisation Under-20 Schools Football Competition…St. George’s outlasts Charlestown for place in semis

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo / Petra Organisation Under-20 Schools Football Competition…St. George’s outlasts Charlestown for place in semis

– Carmel does the same against Chase Academy It was anticipated to be a slugfest and so it was and in the end slight underdogs St. George’s prevailed 3-2 on penalty kicks after regulation...

Shiv Nandalall retained at the helm of the Guyana Chess Federation

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shiv Nandalall retained at the helm of the Guyana Chess Federation

Affiliates of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) demonstrated continued faith in the administrative ability of Shiv Nandalall and elected him to another term of office when that...

Gibson looks ahead to Dominica after “good” 1st Test win

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gibson looks ahead to Dominica after “good” 1st Test win

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies players gave Ottis Gibson an early birthday gift when they outplayed Zimbabwe to win the first Test at Kensington Oval inside three days earlier this...

GOA President intensifies pleas for reinstatement of NSC

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA President intensifies pleas for reinstatement of NSC

By Michael Benjamin President of the Guyana Olympics Association, KA Juman Yassin has intensified calls for the re-establishment of a National Sports Commission (NSC) while pointing out...

Mayor’s Annual KO football tourney continues today at Den Amstel…

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Annual KO football tourney continues today at Den Amstel…

Uitvlugt and Den Amstel record opening victories The Annual Mayor’s knockout football tournament continues today with a double header at the Den Amstel ground on the West Coast of...

Guyana Football Federation Presidential race…Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major avails his expertise towards the sport’s advancement

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Football Federation Presidential race…Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major avails his expertise towards the sport’s advancement

By Michael Benjamin It started as an intense battle with several wannabes, all with lofty ambitions, campaigning ardently to ascend to the prestigious seat of President of the Guyana...

Linden segment of Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ starts March 24

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Linden segment of Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ starts March 24

The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ phenomenon is about to return to the Linden community and acording to the Organisers it will take the town by storm. In the streets, in the...

Jailing donates one motorcycle for lucky fan

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jailing donates one motorcycle for lucky fan

The leading motor cycle company in Guyana, Jailing has jumped on the bandwagon of the Digital Technology Chow Pow’s 10/10 Challenge Series 2013. Jailing is one of the top selling...

Milo / Petra Organisation U-20 Schools Football Competition…Skills and determination collide today

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo / Petra Organisation U-20 Schools Football Competition…Skills and determination collide today

There is no doubt that the opening clash today in today’s Milo / Petra Organisation Under-20 Schools Football Competition will be a riveting contest judging from earlier performances...

GMRSC March 24 Race Meet…Beharry Automotive Ltd on board

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMRSC March 24 Race Meet…Beharry Automotive Ltd on board

Beharry Automotive Limited joined the growing list of sponsors to pledge support for the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) March 24 Race Meet which is scheduled to be...

Letter to the Sports Editor…A commendable gesture by the city’s football fraternity, but!

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…A commendable gesture by the city’s football fraternity, but!

Dear Sir, I hasten to comment on the publication of an article by Iva Wharton, captioned “Matthias is the GFA candidate to contest GFF top post” S.N. 10.03.13. Editor, despite the...

Jets book semi-final berth; Royals get first victory

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jets book semi-final berth; Royals get first victory

With a 50 – 65 points win over New Era 12, Amelia’s Ward Jets have won two games in a row, while the Victory Valley Royals got the better of Wismar Piston, defeating them 62...

Preparations begin for Bush Lot United Turf Club one day Horserace meet April 14

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations begin for Bush Lot United Turf Club one day Horserace meet April 14

Preparations have begun for the Bush Lot United Turf Club one day horserace meet slated for Sunday 14th April at the Club’s entity, Sea View Park, Bush Lot West Coast Berbice. Seven...

Enmore Cricket Club host Eccles today

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enmore Cricket Club host Eccles today

The Enmore Cricket Club will play its first competitive match since its resuscitation against Eccles Cricket Club at the Enmore Community Centre ground from 12:00hrs today. The 35-over game...

EBDCA launches U-19 and Open Competitions

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBDCA launches U-19 and Open Competitions

G-Spot and Goodwood Racing Service On board The East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA) yesterday launched its U-19 and Open competitions at G-Spot Sports Bar, Sandy Babb Street...

“Do not blame West Indies for being better, but Zimbabwe does have reasons for being so poor!”

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Do not blame West Indies for being better, but Zimbabwe does have reasons for being so poor!”

Colin E. H. Croft Today is St. Patrick’s Day. If you are of Irish extraction, this day is important! In the distant past, I have even had green ale to mark this event. One thing...

Statement by media owners

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Statement by media owners

The Guyana Media Proprietors Association is appalled by the revelations in the National Assembly on the recent allocation of radio licences. It is calling for a reversal of this lawlessness....

Dem boys seh…De Rat give way land, sea and air

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Rat give way land, sea and air

Some people get pompous. De Rat give dem spunks and dem now decide that dem powerful like de Rat. Tek Shaatie. He is a man who people don’t even see. He quiet like de mouse he is. Now all of a...

EU financing food security in CARIFORUM countries

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on EU financing food security in CARIFORUM countries

The importance of food security in the Caribbean was again brought to fore on Friday with the European Union (EU) dedicating 8.6 million Euros to aid the development of agriculture at small...

E.B.D. deadly roadway…Inadequate safety features, lax enforcement of road laws responsible for most road fatalities – Transportation Consultant

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on E.B.D. deadly roadway…Inadequate safety features, lax enforcement of road laws responsible for most road fatalities – Transportation Consultant

The absence of adequate safety features, primarily for pedestrians on the East Bank Demerara thoroughfare, and lax enforcement of road laws contribute to numerous road fatalities giving the corridor...

Miners’ claim that they sold illegal gold officially being probed

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Miners’ claim that they sold illegal gold officially being probed

An investigation has been by ordered by Natural Resources and the Environment Minister, Robert Persaud, into claims by several miners from the disputed Marudi Mountains on the Romanex...

Speaker appeals for maturity, productivity to prevail in the tenth parliament

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker appeals for maturity, productivity to prevail in the tenth parliament

By Abena Rockcliffe House Speaker, Raphael Trotman, at the most recent sitting of the National Assembly, advocated for members to make greater efforts maturely and for more emphasis to...

GPA reacts to recent radio licences distribution

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPA reacts to recent radio licences distribution

The Guyana Press Association is disturbed over what appears to be the unfair distribution of Frequencies weighed in favour of the Governing party. It is equally disturbing that the...

Singing Ambassador Terry ‘Guyana Baboo’ Gajraj is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Singing Ambassador Terry ‘Guyana Baboo’ Gajraj is a ‘Special Person’

“In everything that I do, Guyana remains first place in my heart. I attempt to inject a flavour of my home country into my songs.” By Leonard Gildarie Perhaps one of the most famous...

The Baccoo Speaks

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

The roadways continue to be a place of horror but the police may unwittingly be making it a bit safer. There is going to be a campaign to identify those who bought their driver’s...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more