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Will Trinidad and Tobago lead the Caribbean?

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Will Trinidad and Tobago lead the Caribbean?

By Sir Ronald Sanders There is an unfortunate pride that is linked to owning national airlines in the Caribbean. It is a pride that goes before a fall. Successive Jamaican governments held on to...

HOW DOES DONALD RAMOTAR WISH TO BE REMEMBERED?

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HOW DOES DONALD RAMOTAR WISH TO BE REMEMBERED?

Leaders can either make history or be overcome by it. Every leader has to therefore decide where he or she stands, even if that leader is someone who incomprehensively decides that he/she has no...

Interesting creatures… The Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting creatures… The Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)

The Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical South America and the southern portion of Central...

WHAT YOU THOUGHT

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on WHAT YOU THOUGHT

You thought you were happily smiling at your child from a hard stadium seat or a hot packed auditorium, but your child looked at your face and saw approval of him and joy in what he was doing. You...

Mexico game proceeds to be investigated – Matthias

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mexico game proceeds to be investigated – Matthias

– support for Gulati could reap dividends By Rawle Welch In his first meeting with the media, President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias touched on a broad range of...

Jamaica beats USA in women’s 4X100 at Penn Relays, men’s team second

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jamaica beats USA in women’s 4X100 at Penn Relays, men’s team second

PENNSYLVANIA, USA: Two-time Olympic Champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, anchored Jamaica’s women to victory over the United States of America in the USA vs the World 4X100m on yesterday’s final...

Explosive & fast paced event anticipated – Hassan Mohamed

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Explosive & fast paced event anticipated – Hassan Mohamed

By Franklin Wilson National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed, who was in the Ancient County of Berbice this past week piecing together arrangements for the 31st edition of the National Sports Commission...

Cop killed after stopping suspicious car

Apr 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cop killed after stopping suspicious car

Police have launched a massive manhunt for a gunman in a silver-coloured car who gunned down one of their colleagues in the busy downtown Georgetown area. Corporal Romain Cleto, 25, was riddled with...

Powerlifters gear up for Intermediate & Claude Charles Memorial Masters

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Powerlifters gear up for Intermediate & Claude Charles Memorial Masters

Following the successful hosting of their Novice competition in the Ancient County of Berbice last month, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) will now turn its attention to the...

Barbados human trafficking allegation … Relatives are convinced victims are lying

Apr 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Barbados human trafficking allegation … Relatives are convinced victims are lying

Relatives of the five Guyanese women who have alleged to Barbados officials that they were “trafficked” are convinced that the young ladies are lying about what really happened. Kaieteur News...

Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell on the precipice of world acclaim

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell on the precipice of world acclaim

By Michael Benjamin Just over 3 years ago, on January 29, 2010, Clive Atwell stripped off his shirt after a prolific tenure in the amateur ranks. He was merely 22 years old and had only recently...

53 years of sterling service as an educator, Philip Deobhajan, MS, is a ‘Special Person’

Apr 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 53 years of sterling service as an educator, Philip Deobhajan, MS, is a ‘Special Person’

“Our purpose on earth is to give service to man…and a great thought by a teacher is the hands that do are holier than the lips that pray—be of service…that is our purpose in life.”...

Worry as rice, sugar face crises…Govt. contemplates selling off gold amidst price jitters

Apr 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Worry as rice, sugar face crises…Govt. contemplates selling off gold amidst price jitters

With the country’s biggest earners being threatened with low prices and in one case poor production, Government on Friday admitted that it is worried about the situation and has been examining a...

Winners win for second straight year, take home Howell ‘Yellowman’ Hinds trophy for keeps

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Winners win for second straight year, take home Howell ‘Yellowman’ Hinds trophy for keeps

It was winning for a second straight year when, Winners, carted away the top honours by copping this year’s Linden town week Dominoes championship and the Howell ‘Yellowman’ Hinds Trophy at the...

Miller grabs 6-33 as Jamaica beat CCC by 5 wickets

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Miller grabs 6-33 as Jamaica beat CCC by 5 wickets

Left arm spinner Nikita Miller grabbed 6 wickets for 33 runs as Jamaica defeated the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) by 5 wickets in the re-scheduled West Indies Cricket Board Regional 4 day...

Mark ‘Beak’ Alexander cruises to title 100-68 over Stephen Grant

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mark ‘Beak’ Alexander cruises to title 100-68 over Stephen Grant

Talented four ball billiards player Mark ‘Beak’ Alexander came away with the Linden Town Week four billiards’ title when he easily disposed of Stephen Grant in the final played Thursday at the...

Synthetic track to be laid in six weeks – says Deputy PS, Ninvalle

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Synthetic track to be laid in six weeks – says Deputy PS, Ninvalle

The rubberised turf for the Synthetic Track and Field Facility has arrived in Guyana and laying should commence within six weeks to make the actual track ready by August. This is according to Deputy...

Following thorough preparation, confident beach footballers leave for world cup qualifiers

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Following thorough preparation, confident beach footballers leave for world cup qualifiers

Guyanese premiere football team, the Golden Jaguar has inspired the hopes of local football authorities and the nation as a whole following several top performances at the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers....

West Ruimveldt brothers feared drowned in interior

Apr 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on West Ruimveldt brothers feared drowned in interior

The body of 31-year-old Dwayne Thomas has been recovered after he reportedly drowned in the Konawaruk River, Region Eight. Brothers Quason Rover, 37 and Dwayne Thomas, 31, of Lot 66 Front Road, West...

Is Mike Brusche the most celebrated Guyanese basketball player?

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Is Mike Brusche the most celebrated Guyanese basketball player?

Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his look at Guyanese who have represented this country in sports over the years with distinction. This week he looks at the impressive basketballer Mike...

“Touched,” US Air Hostess reaches out to street dogs

Apr 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “Touched,” US Air Hostess reaches out to street dogs

By Rehanna Ramsay A few months ago, this newspaper featured an article on an unusual Guyanese couple, who committed most of their leisure time catering for stray dogs. They are not alone in their...

Dem boys seh…Rohee must talk bout dem cameras

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Rohee must talk bout dem cameras

Is now people gun know if de government waste money when dem can tell people wha dem see bout de police shooting right by Big Market. That is one of de place wheh Clement claim he had to put cameras...

GSCL 12/12 Championships postponed

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL 12/12 Championships postponed

Semi-finals and final pushed back to next Sunday DUE to the persistent rainfall experienced over the past four days, which has left the Everest Cricket Club ground in a soggy condition, the...

Life is precious every day – Christina Issardeen explains why

Apr 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Life is precious every day – Christina Issardeen explains why

By Sharmain Grainger At the age of 15 Christina Issardeen is as ambitious as the next girl her age, or perhaps even more, as she lives every day to the fullest. Her reason for taking this...

Top horses, big money as Kennard Memorial Turf Club stages Independence meet

Apr 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top horses, big money as Kennard Memorial Turf Club stages Independence meet

Several exciting races are carded for the day when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) stages its Independence horserace meet at the club’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne headquarters on Sunday May 19...

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EBDCA/D&R Construction 40-Over Cricket Competition continues

Land, taxes and penalties

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more