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GCB/Limacol Cup Inter County U-15…Demerara crush Essequibo; Berbice draw President’s XI

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Limacol Cup Inter County U-15…Demerara crush Essequibo; Berbice draw President’s XI

By Zaheer Mohamed Demerara crushed Essequibo by an innings and 23 runs while Berbice managed to hold on for a draw against the GCB President’s XI when the second round of the Guyana Cricket...

Hikers inaugural Hockey Festival promises excitement

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hikers inaugural Hockey Festival promises excitement

The cream of the country’s male and female players are expected to participate in this weekend’s Hikers 7-a-side Hockey Festival which will be played, at the St. Stanislaus Ground,...

GCB Responds to RHTY&SC

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Responds to RHTY&SC

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) would like to clear the air on the allegations made by Mr. Hilbert Foster regarding permission for a Twenty20 cricket competition he dubs “Champion of...

Heated words, verbal exchanges as ‘Firestorm’ encircles G/Town

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Heated words, verbal exchanges as ‘Firestorm’ encircles G/Town

By Michael Benjamin It’s ‘Firestorm’ and the heat will be unbearable! The Princess Hotel, Providence EBD is the place; Guyanese, Clive Atwell and Howard Eastman, Venezuelan, Raphael Hernandez...

GCA weekend fixtures

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA weekend fixtures

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s World Inc. first-division 2-day competition continues this weekend with one match. Police will travel to Malteenoes with Hortence Isaacs and Cyril...

Linden Secondary Schools U-19 Basketball C/ships…‘Multi’ embarrass LFS; LTI secure first win

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Linden Secondary Schools U-19 Basketball C/ships…‘Multi’ embarrass LFS; LTI secure first win

The Christianburg/Wismar Multilateral School embarrassed Linden Foundation Secondary (LFS), recording another blowout win while defending champs, Linden Technical Institute (LTI)...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Silver Bullets, Coomacka United, T.L.C Russians play unbeaten

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Silver Bullets, Coomacka United, T.L.C Russians play unbeaten

Organisers of the Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition have released the final points standing at the end of the round-robin phase which...

Ansa McAl Senior Easter Squash Tourney…Khalil, deGroot & Downes ease to wins on night one

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ansa McAl Senior Easter Squash Tourney…Khalil, deGroot & Downes ease to wins on night one

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) served off the Ansa McAl sponsored Senior Easter tournament on Wednesday evening with Ashley Khalil, Allan Downes and Ashley deGroot securing...

Regional Super50 – 1st Semi-Final…Alleyne hammers 99 as CCC neutralizes Red Force by 140 runs

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 – 1st Semi-Final…Alleyne hammers 99 as CCC neutralizes Red Force by 140 runs

Combined Colleges and Colleges (CCC) hammered Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by 140 runs to win the first semi final of the Regional Super 50 competition last evening at Kensington Oval...

Universal DVD 1st Div. T20 starts tomorrow

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Universal DVD 1st Div. T20 starts tomorrow

This year’s Universal DVD First Division Twenty20 cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board is set to bowl off tomorrow with five matches and will herald the start of...

BRB 1st Div. 50 over KO begins on Sunday

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on BRB 1st Div. 50 over KO begins on Sunday

The inaugural Berbice River Bridge (BRB) first division 50-over knock-out cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will commence on Sunday with six first round...

Rising Sun Turf Club Fund Raising Meet on Sunday April 28

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Turf Club Fund Raising Meet on Sunday April 28

Plans are well underway for the Rising Sun Turf Club (RSTC) Fund Raising Horserace Meet which will be held in collaboration with the Hard Running’s Promotion and Trucking Service. The...

Opposition axe falls on GPL, NCN and GINA estimates

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition axe falls on GPL, NCN and GINA estimates

By Abena Rockcliffe Even after grilling the government on the nitty-gritty in relation to the affairs of numerous agencies, the opposition, not satisfied with the answers given,...

Jagdeo promotes Vishok Persaud, Brian Yong ahead of Cable pioneers

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo promotes Vishok Persaud, Brian Yong ahead of Cable pioneers

A CABLE LICENCE ALLOWS THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE WIRELESS INTERNET, CABLE TV, TELEPHONE SERVICES AS WELL AS RADIO AND TV CHANNELS. Several cable television operators are now crying foul after being...

Dem boys seh…De money pumping in dem pocket

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De money pumping in dem pocket

Sam Hinds jump up and tell de nation that dem can expect more blackout. Dem boys seh that he got to be joking or he got to be talking ‘bout black pot. Guyana nevah out of blackout. In...

Woman heading to funeral killed in truck crash – several injured

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman heading to funeral killed in truck crash – several injured

A 28-year-old woman was killed and 20 others injured after a speeding truck transporting several passengers to a funeral overturned at Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast at around 12:30 hrs...

Learning Channel designed to be equitable – Dr. Luncheon

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Learning Channel designed to be equitable – Dr. Luncheon

To make the Learning Channel accessible to the entire country, former Education Minister Shaik Baksh was mandated by Bharrat Jagdeo’s Cabinet to redesign the project to ensure...

E-governance tower impasse…Luncheon bemoans “venom” over usage of “small plot of land”

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on E-governance tower impasse…Luncheon bemoans “venom” over usage of “small plot of land”

According to Head of Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon, a decision on the erection of a contentious E-governance telecommunication tower on the Plaisance Community Centre...

Enmore contractor defies Minister’s instructions

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Enmore contractor defies Minister’s instructions

Residents of Enmore are almost convinced that the words of Minister within the Local Government Ministry, Norman Whittaker, have no weight. Six weeks ago, the Minister had instructed that a...

Vote against $1.2B for Specialty Hospital… A troubling and incomprehensible act – Cabinet Secretary

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Vote against $1.2B for Specialty Hospital… A troubling and incomprehensible act – Cabinet Secretary

Adjectives like troubling and incomprehensible were uttered by Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday when he spoke of Wednesday night’s vote by the Parliamentary opposition against...

Investigations should be launched before GPL and GuySuCo get budget allocations – NAACIE

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Investigations should be launched before GPL and GuySuCo get budget allocations – NAACIE

By Zena Henry Now that the Parliamentary Opposition has a meaningful say in budget allocations, the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) is hoping that...

Regional Education Officers need to improve performances – GTU President

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Education Officers need to improve performances – GTU President

“They are not supposed to be desk officers” While maintaining that the Education sector has seen some amount of improvement, President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Colin Bynoe,...

Spectrum Steal

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Spectrum Steal

We continue with the discussion of the implications of the cable spectrum arbitrarily issued by former President Jagdeo to two of his close associates, Vishok Persaud, son of the late...

GUYANA FACES A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS

Apr 19, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYANA FACES A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS

The opposition parties should continue to have their fun. Their recent “cuts” of funding for the proposed specialty hospital is, however, of mere academic importance, because these...

T&HD lifts ban…Driver submits apology, fined $20,000 for ferry service protest

Apr 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on T&HD lifts ban…Driver submits apology, fined $20,000 for ferry service protest

Blacklisted truck driver Mahendra Persaud can once again use the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) ferry service. But he was slapped with a fine and forced to hand in a written...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more