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Windwards beat Guyana as Bajans also win

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windwards beat Guyana as Bajans also win

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Windward Islands and Barbados recorded victories on the third day of the third round of matches in the Regional Four-Day Championship yesterday. At Arnos Vale Complex:...

Prado, Hilux Surf seized as GRA clamps down

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Prado, Hilux Surf seized as GRA clamps down

Two sports utility vehicles (SUV) believed to have landed in Guyana without the necessary taxes being paid have been seized by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). According to the state’s tax...

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question...

Guyanese deported from Barbados for second time

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese deported from Barbados for second time

Samantha Melaine Williams will soon be on her way back to Guyana from Barbados following a second deportation from that island within seven months. Following an expulsion on July 18 last year,...

Guyana Celebrates World Tennis Day with juniors

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Celebrates World Tennis Day with juniors

Monday March 4, 2013 is designated as World Tennis Day by the International Tennis Federation and will be celebrated by countries across the globe with a number of events. The Guyana Tennis...

Jail regular remanded for beating, kicking mother

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Jail regular remanded for beating, kicking mother

A man who was previously jailed for beating his mother has been remanded to jail for constantly repeating the act over and over again. Balram Pooran, of Albion High Reef, Corentyne, Berbice was on...

Prince Charles-backed charity to plug dollars to help protect Guyana’s forests

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Prince Charles-backed charity to plug dollars to help protect Guyana’s forests

Britain (express.co.uk) – From forest fires in Australia to logging in the Amazon, the area lost is always described as the size of Wales. But a team of campaigners backed by royal greenie...

Porknocker remanded after chopping woman

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Porknocker remanded after chopping woman

A porknocker who pleaded guilty to a drug possession charge changed his plea after he was informed that the penalty for the offence is imprisonment. Curtis Lewis, 19, of Lot 122 Leopold and Breda...

Silvertown All Stars assume lead as beach footballers continue preparation

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Silvertown All Stars assume lead as beach footballers continue preparation

Silvertown All Stars turned in a spirited performance to triumph over Eagles 4-3 when action in the Guyana Beach Football Association/ Banks DIH Coca Cola Beach Football League continued at the...

Charlestown residents fed up with banditry

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Charlestown residents fed up with banditry

Fed up with bandits and robbery in the Charlestown area, residents are calling on the police to react promptly and seriously. Their reaction was spurred by another attack on a storage bond on Broad...

Junior Hockey tourney set for Gymnasium this weekend

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior Hockey tourney set for Gymnasium this weekend

Over 100 junior hockey players are expected to descend on the National Gymnasium this weekend, today and tomorrow, (March 2nd & 3rd), when the Hikers Hockey Clubs hosts its third annual Junior...

Brazilian before court for fraud

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian before court for fraud

A Brazilian man has been placed before the court on an allegation that he conspired with others to commit fraud. Marico Rodrigo Brasil Alves, 32, allegedly between June 27, 2012 and November 8, 2012...

GCB hails ‘Reds’ Perreira on his St Lucia National Award

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB hails ‘Reds’ Perreira on his St Lucia National Award

The President and Executive of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) have extended congratulations to Joseph Anthony ‘Reds’ Perreira on the National honour awarded to him by the Government of St. Lucia...

Ali Six wins Muntaz ‘Baji’ Ali Dominoes Trophy

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ali Six wins Muntaz ‘Baji’ Ali Dominoes Trophy

Ali Six, led by Intikab ‘Cryout’ Ali took top honours on Monday last at the Everest Cricket Club Pavilion when overseas based International Six player Muntaz ‘Baji’ Ali sponsored his annual...

Third Monthly Road Race in Berbice postponed

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third Monthly Road Race in Berbice postponed

Athletes in the ancient county of Berbice will have to wait a week longer to participate in the fourth edition of the monthly road race organised by the Rose Hall Town Athletics Club. The event which...

40 Teachers complete football Coaching Course

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 40 Teachers complete football Coaching Course

Forty (40) teachers from Georgetown, New Amsterdam and Linden schools recently completed their entry level football coaching course under the Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Programme, being run by...

There is a certain hypocrisy at play here

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is a certain hypocrisy at play here

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News and the Guyana Times have carried reports of an issue in Berbice in which alcohol was found on a student (or students) who was (or were) on a school tour to Georgetown....

Kidnapping accused for high court trial

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Kidnapping accused for high court trial

Frenz Prince, 27, of Lot 3 East La Penitence Housing Scheme has been committed to stand trial at the High Court for the August 2009 kidnapping of popular kitty businessman’s daughter, Roreema...

The preconceived Speaker’s edict

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The preconceived Speaker’s edict

DEAR EDITOR, The vexing issue of the Speaker’s ‘edict’ on the question of Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, being denied his constitutional right to address Parliament, has now descended...

An injustice done to the PPP

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on An injustice done to the PPP

Dear Editor, A Reuters report quoted newly-appointed US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel as saying that the United States cannot dictate to the world, but rather should engage the world. This is indeed...

Guyana is deliberately being led down a path of poverty just to enrich a few

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is deliberately being led down a path of poverty just to enrich a few

Dear Editor, I was pleased to see that a very large delegation of Brazilians were entertained by a similarly large delegation from Guyana to discuss the building of a deep water harbour, a...

Give them their pensions

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Give them their pensions

DEAR EDITOR, The piece by Mr. Lionel Peters (KN Feb 21) caught my attention. I agree that those who worked for government (government agencies included), as long as they meet the qualification...

Man tries to flee country after stealing $16M from employer

Mar 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man tries to flee country after stealing $16M from employer

Hemrajh Singh Pahalad, 53, a father of four of 72A Woodley Park West Coast Berbice who fleeced his employer of more than $16M in cash and goods was on Friday remanded to jail by Magistrate Adela...

Do as you would be done by

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do as you would be done by

DEAR EDITOR, Let us lighten up a bit, and please forgive my perverse sense of humour. When I read the woes of the chap and his car in Eping Avenue, Bel Air Park, on Mash Day, I was reminded of my...

The Linden Commission places a value on human life

Mar 02, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Linden Commission places a value on human life

It cost Guyana at least $80 million for a group of jurists to confirm what most Guyanese knew all along—that the police shot and killed the three men during the Linden protest on July 18, last...