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Taffin Khan/ Anthony Drayton cart off spoils in DDL Republic rapid chess tournament

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taffin Khan/ Anthony Drayton cart off spoils in DDL Republic rapid chess tournament

National Senior Chess Champion Taffin Khan upheld the confidence of his fans and notched up 6 points from a possible 7 to take top honours in the senior category when the Guyana Chess Federation...

Mix Up take Wiltshire Dominoes title

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mix Up take Wiltshire Dominoes title

Mix Up marked 46 games to win the final of the Mark Wiltshire Twenty\20 after Mash Dominoes competition which was contested last Sunday evening at F and H Strikers Sports Club, Meadow Brook Drive....

Trophy Stall on board with GNNL Table Tennis tournament

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall on board with GNNL Table Tennis tournament

In true humanitarian style that defines his character, Managing Director of Trophy Stall (Bourda Market and Hadi’s City Mall) Ramesh Sunich, yesterday joined forces with Guyana National Newspapers...

BCB secures Raffik Construction Services sponsorship for Lower Corentyne 20 Overs Tourney

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB secures Raffik Construction Services sponsorship for Lower Corentyne 20 Overs Tourney

The Berbice Cricket Board has secured another sponsorship deal for its proposed tournaments this year. Raffik Construction Services on Thursday last came on board as the official sponsor of the Lower...

School’s Football adds life to WDFA; Momentum must be maintained

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on School’s Football adds life to WDFA; Momentum must be maintained

The just concluded Fazia’s Collection Inter Secondary School Under-17 Girls tournament and the Slingerz Mashramani Senior knock-out competition which concluded a day apart brought the game back to...

Latiff guides Everest Masters to 5-wicket victory

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Latiff guides Everest Masters to 5-wicket victory

Middle order batsman Richard Latiff slammed six fours and ten sixes in a robust unbeaten 111 as Everest Masters defeated Dynamic Security Force by 5 wickets in a feature 20 over softball match...

Busy weekend for cyclists

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busy weekend for cyclists

Local riders are in for a busy weekend with the staging of two cycling events in different parts of the country. On Saturday, Assuria Insurance Company will venture into the sport of cycling for the...

National Sports Commission age group badminton tournament 2013 continues

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Sports Commission age group badminton tournament 2013 continues

The NSC AGE GROUP BADMINTON TOURNAMENT continued on Monday at the Queens College Badminton Courts with the Under-15 Boys Semi-Finals, the Under-17 Girls & Boys Semis & Finals and the Under-21...

Metro renews Cricket sponsorship of Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Female Team

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Metro renews Cricket sponsorship of Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Female Team

Stationery giants Metro Office & Computer Supplies has for the 6th successive year renewed its cricket sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Metro Female Team. The Company...

Collaboration needed to address violence against women and children – Min. Webster

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Collaboration needed to address violence against women and children – Min. Webster

Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights, and is prevalent in every continent and in every culture. This assertion was made by Human Services Minister...

Barbados to stage Horace Phillips Memorial Boxing tourney

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barbados to stage Horace Phillips Memorial Boxing tourney

The Barbados Boxing Association will this coming weekend will stage the Horace Phillips Memorial Tournament which will feature several overseas boxers. The annual event held this time of the year, is...

The animals in police uniform

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The animals in police uniform

Dear Editor, I want to begin this letter by sympathizing with the victims of the brutal attack on their person by outlaws, masquerading as members of the Guyana Police Force, at the Marudi Mountains...

Fuel storage tank bases for Lusignan, EDWC

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fuel storage tank bases for Lusignan, EDWC

Thirteen (13) bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of fuel storage tank bases at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, and the...

Health Sciences Dean emphasises need for nurses to upgrade

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health Sciences Dean emphasises need for nurses to upgrade

The need for nurses to specialise in various fields was emphasised by Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Emanuel Cummings, when he spoke at an awards ceremony on Saturday, for nurses...

Kwayana is disturbed

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kwayana is disturbed

Dear Editor, When Mr. Eusi Kwayana fires, his aim is not to disarm but to ensure specific objectives are achieved. Speaker Raphael Trotman of the opposition AFC has justifiably ruled that the Home...

Beating of civilians at Marudi…Probe to focus on failure of GGMC officer to intervene

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Beating of civilians at Marudi…Probe to focus on failure of GGMC officer to intervene

An investigation into the beating of civilians at Marudi is to focus on the actions of a Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officer who was present when the assault occurred. The...

A nebulous editorial

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A nebulous editorial

Dear Editor, I found your editorial of 3/4/13 to be nebulous with regard to the definition and use of the word legacy, and rather cavalier in the attribution of credit for the genesis of Guyana’s...

THE OPPOSITION IS NOT GOING TO HOLD THE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN LINDEN

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE OPPOSITION IS NOT GOING TO HOLD THE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN LINDEN

Imagine that you lose something from your yard. You do not know who took it, but you were told that a certain character was seen leaving the yard and he was the only one that left the yard....

Legislation adequate for causing death and drunk driving offences

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Legislation adequate for causing death and drunk driving offences

– Traffic Chief Traffic Chief Hugh Denhert believes that the existing legislation is adequate to deal with persons who cause death by dangerous driving and the incidence of drunken...

Guyana’s airport upgrade and no International carriers

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s airport upgrade and no International carriers

Dear Editor, Guyana, a developing country with a vast interior doesn’t have a national carrier and is spending about US$200 million to modernize and extend the runway of its international airport....

Govt. looking for contractor for Kato Hydropower Plant

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. looking for contractor for Kato Hydropower Plant

– Start of construction delayed The Guyana government has advertised for contractors to build a Micro Hydropower Plant and Irrigation Infrastructure in Kato, Region Nine. The...

Experience with China

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Experience with China

There have been criticisms of China’s involvement in Guyana’s recent development drive and also some responses, both official and unofficial, to those comments. China’s involvement in Africa...

On a Point of Order

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on On a Point of Order

Dear Editor, An article in the Guyana Times newspaper of Tuesday March 5 headlined ‘Aircraft body roasts KN over article on Gouveia’ is so petty, it is disgusting. However, a clearing of the...

Taking over the Legion

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Taking over the Legion

Dear Editor, What should been an election for a new executive of the Guyana Legion on the February 24, 2013 became nothing short of a national disgrace. Members of the Ex -GDF Association who applied...

Baby born with H.I.V. deemed cured

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Baby born with H.I.V. deemed cured

– Guyana-born doctor led research team Washington, US (indiawest.com) – A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, a research team headed by...