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Wismar Christianburg reign supreme in pulsating finale

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wismar Christianburg reign supreme in pulsating finale

….beat Waramadong on sudden death penalty kicks By Franklin Wilson Wismar/Christianburg Secondary successfully retained the Digicel Schools Football Championship (DSFC) but not without a fight at...

Guyana make sweep of team titles at 31st Junior C’bean Squash C/ships

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana make sweep of team titles at 31st Junior C’bean Squash C/ships

Guyana made a clean sweep of the team titles when the 31st Junior Caribbean Squash Championships concluded at the Cascadia Courts in Trinidad yesterday. The Guyana Girls team won its eighth...

Akmal, bowlers give Pakistan T20 series

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Akmal, bowlers give Pakistan T20 series

ESPNcricinfo – Umar Akmal’s 46 off 36 gave Pakistan the final surge to take them to 135, which their bowlers made look like 185 on a slow, dry and used pitch to give them the Twenty20 series...

$GSCL\Digimax tourney…Seeraj slams half century as Better Hope beat Accomplishment by 66 runs$

GSCL\Digimax tourney…Seeraj slams half century as Better Hope beat Accomplishment by 66 runs

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL\Digimax tourney…Seeraj slams half century as Better Hope beat Accomplishment by 66 runs

Shilendra Seeraj slammed a fine half century as Better Hope defeated Accomplishments by 66 runs when action in the Georgetown Cricket Softball League\Digimax tournament continued yesterday at Everest...

Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank 6th Annual Cricket Academy ends

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank 6th Annual Cricket Academy ends

After one week of intense training, teaching and coaching, the sixth annual Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank Cricket Academy came to an end on Friday with a closing ceremony which was held at the...

Guyana Boxing Association/Demerara Distillers Ltd U-16 boxing tournament…Punches galore as nation’s Simon Pures show off wares

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Association/Demerara Distillers Ltd U-16 boxing tournament…Punches galore as nation’s Simon Pures show off wares

They are touted as boxers for the future and those pugilists that competed in the finals of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA)/Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) U-16 boxing tournament certainly fitted...

Amaila more than double similar Pakistan Hydro Plant

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila more than double similar Pakistan Hydro Plant

….project US$478M less than Amaila Pakistan has announced that it will be building a 147MW Hydro Electric Plant at a cost of US$362M. This would mean that the cost per mega watt would be...

Volleyball action in Berbice set for Sunday August 4

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Volleyball action in Berbice set for Sunday August 4

Volleyball action is set to return to the Ancient County when the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) stages the Annual Rick Sakawat one day Inter-club Competition on Sunday August 4th at the...

Regional U-19 3-Day tourney…Homraj hits century for Guyana

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional U-19 3-Day tourney…Homraj hits century for Guyana

Ashkay Homraj slammed a fine century as Guyana grabbed first innings points from the Windward Islands in the third round of the Regional U-19 three day tournament yesterday in at Conaree St. Kitts....

Ramkarran’s revelations have cast serious doubt on Ramotar’s integrity

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramkarran’s revelations have cast serious doubt on Ramotar’s integrity

Dear Editor, After a long hard year of discontent, frustration and hopelessness, the PPP hierarchy has finally decided to hold their Congress after an absence of more than three years. But the...

Mandela Avenue Shooting…‘Eyewitness’ claims men in car were trailing minibus

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mandela Avenue Shooting…‘Eyewitness’ claims men in car were trailing minibus

By Javone Vickerie A woman who claimed to have witnessed Friday’s shootout on Mandela Avenue said that the occupants of a car were trailing the minibus, and that she saw a policeman...

Juan Edghill, Dr. Henry Jeffrey and a journalist’s journey

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Juan Edghill, Dr. Henry Jeffrey and a journalist’s journey

Dear Editor, I refer to the reproduction of a November 15, 2004 letter by then Minister of Education, Henry Jeffrey in the July 28, 2013 edition of both Kaieteur News and Stabroek News on our...

Mixed Races are very responsible for Guyana’s racial mess too

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mixed Races are very responsible for Guyana’s racial mess too

Dear Editor, Gordon Forte misses a critical point on racialism and ethno-politics in this country in his letter “Appeals to race are now being dishonestly used for purposes of naked greed” KN,...

The Government and PPP/C cannot hold back the inevitable

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Government and PPP/C cannot hold back the inevitable

Dear Sir, It is clear that the government is very scared of Local Government Elections. Their antics in Parliament and elsewhere demonstrate a great governmental fear to go forward with those...

Seven maternal deaths, still no satisfactory answers

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Seven maternal deaths, still no satisfactory answers

The names may change but the stories remain the same. An expectant mother enters hospital, often with no apparent complications, then, hours later, relatives are told that the patient...

House awaits details on Government/TVG contract for learning channel

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on House awaits details on Government/TVG contract for learning channel

By Abena Rockcliffe It has been over a month since questions were posed to the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on the agreement/ contract between the government and Television...

Are the budget cuts hurting the economy?

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Are the budget cuts hurting the economy?

…private sector, Govt., Greenidge differ By Keeran Danny Even with one commercial bank attributing this year’s budget cut for the slowdown of Guyana’s economy, A Partnership for...

Solomon’s presence in the PNC Central Executive is welcome

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Solomon’s presence in the PNC Central Executive is welcome

Dear Editor, I read with interest a recent opinion in one of our dailies which stated that Region 10 Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon’s ‘wings are effectively clipped’. The writer opined that...

The massas are living large, while the workers are catching hell

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The massas are living large, while the workers are catching hell

Dear Editor, My friends drew my attention to the Sunday Kaieteur News’ letter “Disappointed in the party we supported” written by Mr. Reaz Holladar. We feel this is a letter from the PPP letter...

Montano delivers as patrons leave live concert drenched in sweat

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Montano delivers as patrons leave live concert drenched in sweat

By Rabindra Rooplall Thousands turned out to watch the energetic and dynamic Soca superstar Machel Montano at the Guyana National Stadium Saturday night. With almost four hours of live...

Dem boys seh…The big man copying the secret dealing

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…The big man copying the secret dealing

When people talk bout de exchange rate, dem does seh that it high. And it high. Years ago it used to be $125 to one. Now is 208. Then people start to talk bout de cost of living. Dem seh that it high...

Privatising Sugar

Jul 29, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Privatising Sugar

At last a spokesperson for the PPP has conceded that privatisation of the sugar industry is “not ruled out”. That this was done just before the party’s upcoming Congress makes the statement...

Non-establishment of Public Procurement Commission hinders work of National Assembly

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Non-establishment of Public Procurement Commission hinders work of National Assembly

– AFC The non-establishment of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is preventing the National Assembly from moving forward with other matters of national concern, says Cathy...

Diamond car park forced to relocate again

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond car park forced to relocate again

As extension works to the Diamond, East Bank Demerara Public Road progresses; hire cars traversing the Diamond Housing Scheme will, for the third time, be shifted from their temporary...

Cops await postmortem on Albouystown baby’s remains

Jul 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cops await postmortem on Albouystown baby’s remains

Police are awaiting a postmortem on the remains of the baby that was found in Albouystown last Tuesday, to determine whether to charge the child’s mother. The woman was in custody up...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more