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Protests over radio licences taken to Channel 9

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Protests over radio licences taken to Channel 9

– media houses vow to continue action Private media houses continued their protests over what they say is the unfair distribution of radio licences by former President Bharrat...

Manager, forklift operator charged for cocaine in lumber

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Manager, forklift operator charged for cocaine in lumber

After what was seen as a lengthy and yet ongoing investigation, two persons have been finally charged and placed before the court in connection with the multi-million US dollar cocaine bust....

Education officials probe school fires

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Education officials probe school fires

– Exam students evacuated at La Parfaite, midnight blaze at M’cony By Leonard Gildarie Over 80 students writing the National Grade Six Assessment at the La Parfaite Harmonie Primary...

Slain U.S. Army doctor laid to rest

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Slain U.S. Army doctor laid to rest

By Leon Suseran Yesterday slain U.S. Army Doctor, Max Kungel, was laid to rest at Number 72 Village, Corentyne. But his murderer has not been caught, more than a week after his bullet-riddled body...

Ogle Int’l Airport now a Regional Class facility

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle Int’l Airport now a Regional Class facility

– LIAT makes inaugural landing, to commence operations mid-year LIAT, the Caribbean Airline, made its inaugural flight to Ogle International Airport yesterday signaling...

Dem boys seh…Dem protester know Donald right name

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem protester know Donald right name

In nursery school dem teacher does teach children animal sound. Bow wow is fuh dog; beeaah is fuh sheep and goat; hee haw is fuh jackass and then dem got a sound fuh Donald. Dem private media...

Shariff Racing stable takes top honours at KMTC Horserace meet

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shariff Racing stable takes top honours at KMTC Horserace meet

Got to go claims feature event, Velloza, Ashrafally stables score big wins By Samuel Whyte Got to Go of the Jumbo Jet stable went all the way and created a big upset as it whipped the field to...

‘Battersea Bomber’ spouts confidence as pugilists ink their signatures for ‘Firestorm’

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Battersea Bomber’ spouts confidence as pugilists ink their signatures for ‘Firestorm’

Boxing pundits will remember that night of September 2001 when Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman faced off with William Joppy for the vacant WBA middleweight title and after 12 hectic...

Race walk administrators committed to fielding squad to 2016 Brazilian Olympics

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Race walk administrators committed to fielding squad to 2016 Brazilian Olympics

Following the successes of race walkers and more particularly, National Champion, Rudolph Mitchell, the executive body of the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) intends to intensify efforts...

‘Guyana Cup Fever’ boils over as massive $20M in prizes is at stake

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Guyana Cup Fever’ boils over as massive $20M in prizes is at stake

Record entries are anticipated as the excitement builds toward race day when the Guyana Cup Fever horserace meet slated for Sunday 1st April (Easter Sunday) at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Port...

Port Mourant Jaguars roars away with Dorsett Memorial Volleyball competition

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant Jaguars roars away with Dorsett Memorial Volleyball competition

Port Mourant Jaguars continued their winning way, devouring all and sundry to take their second consecutive Volleyball title in two weeks when they won the Desmond Dorsett Memorial...

Gym in prison will be more than a fitness facility

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gym in prison will be more than a fitness facility

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed Friday last to establish a Gym in the Georgetown Prison paves the way for the introduction of a facility that would do much more...

D&C Promotion/Bartica Regatta KO Street Style Football…28 teams battling for $300,000 top prize

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on D&C Promotion/Bartica Regatta KO Street Style Football…28 teams battling for $300,000 top prize

Action in the inaugural D&C Promotions organised Bartica Regatta knock-out Street Style football competition kicked off on Sunday night last and was set to continue last evening at...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Raj Singh pathetically tried to conceal the blatant hijacking of the DCB

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Raj Singh pathetically tried to conceal the blatant hijacking of the DCB

Dear Editor, Raj Singh’s lengthy diatribe in the Kaieteur News (KN) of 24 March 2013 and in the Guyana Times newspapers is yet another pathetic attempt to conceal the blatant...

Former Guyanese football administrator appointed to lucrative football post

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former Guyanese football administrator appointed to lucrative football post

– Says he wishes to involve local players in English leagues His love for football has seen him going beyond the call of duty to inspire other youngsters to reach for great heights. Now,...

GFRU 10-Aside Round Robin Tourney…Pepsi Hornets school UG 36-7

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFRU 10-Aside Round Robin Tourney…Pepsi Hornets school UG 36-7

The 2013 season of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GFRU) has commenced with two teams already taking full points from their respective matches played at the only official venue for the...

Acrimony, disputes, accusations of corruption still permeate football landscape

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Acrimony, disputes, accusations of corruption still permeate football landscape

By Rawle Welch The general feeling within the local football fraternity is that following the declarations of the FIFA / CONCACAF team that visited Guyana earlier this year the local...

National cadets, juniors in exhibition table tennis games today

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on National cadets, juniors in exhibition table tennis games today

– aimed at fine tuning preparations for Caribbean C/ships The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday urged enthusiasts to come out and visit the National Gymnasium from...

National Novices Boxing Championships set for April 12-14

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Novices Boxing Championships set for April 12-14

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) National Novices Championships will be staged April 12-14 outside of the National Gymnasium. Over 60 young fighters will be battling for...

Benn guides Police to Balram Raghubir joint service cricket title

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Benn guides Police to Balram Raghubir joint service cricket title

By Zaheer Mohamed A fine allround performance by Troy Benn guided Guyana Police Force to a 4 wicket victory over Guyana Fire Service when the final of the Balram Raghubir (former...

Bakewell supports Aubrey Major for GFF president

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell supports Aubrey Major for GFF president

Popular bakery and major supporter of sports in Guyana, Bakewell, has endorsed Aubrey “Shanghai” Major and his team to govern local football. General Manager Rajindranauth Ganga in...

Holi for Guyana

Mar 27, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Holi for Guyana

Today is Holi in Guyana and the entire country, not just the Hindu adherents, are caught up in the jollity and camaraderie of the spring festival. On Monday, the budget for the country was...

Do not make yourselves easy targets

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Do not make yourselves easy targets

– Home Affairs Ministry warns The Ministry of Home Affairs is advising business persons to be mindful with whom they share information about their business and their movements. The advice comes...

Govt. ups education sector budgetary allocation

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. ups education sector budgetary allocation

— in quest to aid poverty reduction Premised on the need to help reduce poverty and support personal development while fostering national development, the Government has this year allocated...

Three persons affected as Kitty house collapses

Mar 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three persons affected as Kitty house collapses

Three persons are now homeless after the building they occupied at Public Road, Kitty, collapsed yesterday afternoon. One of the occupants of the house, who identified himself as Michael...

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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