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Guyana, TTRFU President Select open with wins

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana, TTRFU President Select open with wins

Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago Rugby Football Union Presidents Select both opened their Regional Under-19 campaigns with comfortable victories over Turks & Caicos and St Lucia respectively. The...

GTM donate schoolbags towards RHTY&SC Sports Programme

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTM donate schoolbags towards RHTY&SC Sports Programme

Feroze Barakat and Christopher Barnwell also contribute The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) ONE MILLION School bags for Sports Programme for the less fortunate students received a...

2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Football: Defending champs St. Ignatius retain regional title

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Football: Defending champs St. Ignatius retain regional title

By Rawle Welch Defending champions of Region Nine (Upper Mazaruni / Upper Takatu) St. Ignatius had to withstand a ferocious final 15 minutes of regulation time and then hold their nerves to defeat...

Marian snatch NSBF victory from jaws of defeat

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Marian snatch NSBF victory from jaws of defeat

– win first U-20 title, Kwakwani are U-17 champs By Edison Jefford A last-minute meltdown from Kwakwani Secondary in the National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) under-20 final Sunday...

Sangakkara, bowlers beat profligate WI

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sangakkara, bowlers beat profligate WI

Sri Lanka’s batsmen, led by Kumar Sangakkara, battled rain interruptions that stretched their innings of 41 overs over two days. Their bowlers seemed to have the match under control when they ran...

Wismar Secondary captures honours in Region 10

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wismar Secondary captures honours in Region 10

Shane Luckie netted a brace in the 8th and 18th minute and was ably supported by Nigel Caesar in the 75th and 84th, Marmarlaque Davidson (17 secs) and Duquon Hercules (44th) to lead Christianburg...

Host team defeats Pele; leads points standings

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Host team defeats Pele; leads points standings

Residents of the Tucville community were treated to several exciting matches over the past weekend when activities in the Fruta Conquerors U-12 Football League continued at the Tucville...

NATI moves into 3rd round with 2-1 victory over PMTC

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on NATI moves into 3rd round with 2-1 victory over PMTC

New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) which has scored the most goals in a single match this year to date (22-0 vs Port Mourant Sec.) in a first round fixture continues to show that they will be a...

Demerara beat Berbice to be crowned ‘double’ champions

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara beat Berbice to be crowned ‘double’ champions

By Sean Devers GTM have been the sponsors of the Inter-County Under-19 three-day cricket competition since 1976 and the One-day version for the past 14 years and yesterday at the Everest ground...

Water Street ambush…Gunmen kill one, injure gas station owner, escape with $8M

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Water Street ambush…Gunmen kill one, injure gas station owner, escape with $8M

…four in custody A handyman was shot dead while his employer was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after sustaining gunshot wounds during a daring robbery in...

CID investigates Region Seven TIP incident

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CID investigates Region Seven TIP incident

…accused police ranks under close arrest By Abena Rockcliffe Two police ranks attached to Sherima Police Station who were accused of raping victims of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are...

Mahaica man killed during robbery

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica man killed during robbery

A 26-year-old man is dead following yet another brazen robbery, this time at Supply Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Dead is Omadatt Vickey Persaud of Fourth Street Supply Mahaica, ECD. According...

Dem boys seh…Dem thief following example

Jul 09, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem thief following example

When a man get vex wid a woman he got to think twice. Nuff of dem does mek dem hand fly. Well things change. Since dem miss is jail. One of dem get vex wid he wife and de next thing dem boys know is...

50th anniversary memorial site for Son Chapman explosion

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 50th anniversary memorial site for Son Chapman explosion

Some 49 years ago, on July 6th, 1964, on a sunny day, Son Chapman, a river launch that plied the Demerara River, exploded and sank, killing 43 passengers. There were reportedly 33 survivors. Now, on...

NIS goes to court against market vendors

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on NIS goes to court against market vendors

Several of the New Amsterdam Market vendors have been summoned to court by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and have been since ordered to pay insurance dues. As a result, the vendors are...

Countdown to 2013 congress…PPP denies party split

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Countdown to 2013 congress…PPP denies party split

The ruling People Progressive Party (PPP), ahead of an August forum to choose new leaders for the next three years, has insisted that it remained united despite attacks, especially from former...

Death of Guyanese Nurse… Husband sends detailed email to family member

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Death of Guyanese Nurse… Husband sends detailed email to family member

Even after receiving a detailed email from the Nigerian husband of the Guyanese nurse, Lucinda Solomon-Lee, who reportedly died under mysterious circumstances in India, family members are...

Better Hope man gunned down while fleeing from bandits

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Better Hope man gunned down while fleeing from bandits

A 31-year-old Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man was gunned down on Sunday night as he tried to flee from bandits who had attacked him and his girlfriend near the Vryheid’s Lust...

Police on hunt for rape accused, nabs wife with marijuana

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police on hunt for rape accused, nabs wife with marijuana

Nalini Baldeo, called ‘Julia’, 27, of Lot 369 Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice and a mother of two, was on Monday remanded to jail by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the New...

Road fatalities up by 40 percent at June month end

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Road fatalities up by 40 percent at June month end

If the current trend continues Guyana’s road fatality figure could climb to alarming heights this year. Up to the end of June the figure is an alarming 16 more than for the...

Ten homeless after mysterious fire ravages Cromarty house

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ten homeless after mysterious fire ravages Cromarty house

By Leon Suseran A mysterious fire at Lot 15 Cromarty Farm, Corentyne, has left 10 persons homeless, including a nine- day old baby. Those homeless are Sheliza Singh, Ryan Persaud, Naomi Devi Persaud,...

Fly Guyana sets record straight on fraud and embezzlement allegations

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fly Guyana sets record straight on fraud and embezzlement allegations

Fly Guyana says it is on board for the long term and it is committed to providing exceptional service to its Guyanese passengers come October, when it is scheduled to start services...

Police records slight spike in serious crimes

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police records slight spike in serious crimes

– murders during armed robberies rise dramatically In keeping with widespread public perception, the Guyana Police Force has recorded an increase of three percent in the number of...

Over 60,000 visited Building Expo

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Over 60,000 visited Building Expo

– Tremendous response for Housing Ministry Booth, – turn key homes By Rabindra Rooplall More than 60,000 persons visited the fourth International Building Expo...

Education Ministry stands by corporal punishment policy – Manickchand

Jul 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry stands by corporal punishment policy – Manickchand

Even as the issue of corporal punishment remains in suspension mode in the National Assembly, the Ministry of Education remains steadfast in embracing the practice in the school system. Minister of...