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Dem boys seh…Donald behaving like de Rat

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News 6

Donald change so much that he start to smell like de Rat, talk like de Rat and even act like de Rat. He travel to Berbice and he mek some statements that at one time only de Rat woulda mek. He...

Morgan, Forde ready to defend AinLim 10k titles

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Morgan, Forde ready to defend AinLim 10k titles

– Neal and Massy launch fourth edition of race Road race aces, Alika Morgan and Cleveland Forde stands ready to defend their Neal and Massy 10km Road Race (also known as AinLim 10k)...

Guyanese women come up short in CRTTF Final

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese women come up short in CRTTF Final

Guyana’s National Women’s Table Tennis Team came up short last night against Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Senior Championships at the...

American teen Duval stuns Stosur

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on American teen Duval stuns Stosur

NEW YORK — The voice is tiny, but there was nothing small about American Victoria Duval’s first Grand Slam win. The 17-year-old qualifier, ranked No. 296, pulled off the biggest upset of...

ECB 50-over tourney bowls off tomorrow

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB 50-over tourney bowls off tomorrow

The Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) 50-over competition kicks off tomorrow with four matches across the county. The competition, which is being used to select the Essequibo team to take part in...

Prem’s Electrical supports September 8 Race Meet

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prem’s Electrical supports September 8 Race Meet

As the countdown to September 8 when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club stages its second ‘Race of Champions’ Meet for the year, at the South Dakota Circuit, a number of entites have been...

$GASA\FINA swim coaches’ Clinic concludes$

GASA\FINA swim coaches’ Clinic concludes

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA\FINA swim coaches’ Clinic concludes

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA)\ FINA coaching clinic concluded last evening at Olympic House, High Street, Kingston. The programme, which started on August 19, saw the...

National Female U-19 Volleyball squad for Inter Guiana Games shortlisted

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Female U-19 Volleyball squad for Inter Guiana Games shortlisted

The names of the female volleyball players that are vying for selection to represent Guyana at this year’s Inter Guiana Games in Suriname from October 16th to 20th have been released by...

$Rain ruins play in GCA\Banks Malta tourney$

Rain ruins play in GCA\Banks Malta tourney

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain ruins play in GCA\Banks Malta tourney

Heavy overnight and early morning showers prevented any play in the Georgetown Cricket Association\Banks Malta Supreme U-13 25 overs competition yesterday. Play was scheduled to take place at...

Residents disappointed at state of Goed Fortuin CC Ground

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Residents disappointed at state of Goed Fortuin CC Ground

Residents of Goed Fortuin, West Bank, Demerara expressed their disappointment at the current state of their Community Centre ground, which is being controlled by the Malgre Tout\Meer Zorgen...

37th Teach Them Young Cycling Programme to end with 11 Race Meet Saturday

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 37th Teach Them Young Cycling Programme to end with 11 Race Meet Saturday

Hailed as the most successful year in the 37-year history of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Teach Them Young 8-weeks Cycling Programme, National Coach Hassan Mohamed will bring the...

Work on ECD four lane highway causes flooding in Mon Repos

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News 1

Several Mon Repos South residences were flooded yesterday as a result of water overtopping one of the community’s main drainage canals, which was blocked to facilitate the ongoing East Coast...

Local Governance expected to be improved significantly with new amendments

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Local Governance expected to be improved significantly with new amendments

By Kiana Wilburg The recent passage of the Local Government Reform Bills in the National Assembly has heightened interest in Local Government Elections which have not been held since 1994. The...

Landfill Site stench continues to torment residents

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Landfill Site stench continues to torment residents

While the procurement process to purchase a compactor to effectively seal waste is ongoing, residents living in close proximity to the Haags Bosch Landfill Site at Eccles on the East Bank of...

UG Vice-Chancellor urges more use of foreign languages

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UG Vice-Chancellor urges more use of foreign languages

A donation of some 42 Spanish-titled books by the Mexican Embassy to the University of Guyana, has led to UG officials exploring the option of making foreign language a compulsory course for...

A few dollars can make a difference

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A few dollars can make a difference

The health of a nation is crucial to its continued existence. Botswana experienced an HIV epidemic to the point that it lost most of its skilled personnel. In the end, with international...

Good to see this happening in Guyana!

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Good to see this happening in Guyana!

There are hundreds of thousands of persons who want to be involved in things that help their communities, their Regions and their country. They do not necessarily want to join any political...

GY$1M given to Rotary Club of Georgetown

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GY$1M given to Rotary Club of Georgetown

…to modify home of man injured on work site The Rotary Club of Georgetown yesterday received a donation of GY$1M from Searice Guyana Inc. to assist in making adjustments to a home, to include a...

Politics that just does not make sense at all

Aug 29, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Politics that just does not make sense at all

These are the facts. Under the presidency of Bharrat Jagdeo, his reign lasted twelve years. During those years, Mr. Jagdeo’s party canopied his authority by a majority in parliament. It...

Garbage collection system in Berbice privatized

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage collection system in Berbice privatized

By Leon Suseran The Ministry of Local Government in collaboration with the Region Six Administration, in a bid to solve the growing solid waste disposal problem, has moved to officially...

Private hospital hoping to offer paediatric heart surgery at no cost to patients

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News 1

Having successfully completed two paediatric cardiac operations last weekend, the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital is looking to collaborate with the Ministry of Health to sustain the service at...

Police attitude and involvement in crime among major concerns of Plaisance/Sparendaam residents

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police attitude and involvement in crime among major concerns of Plaisance/Sparendaam residents

By Zena Henry Residents of the East Coast Demerara villages of Plaisance and Sparendaam on Tuesday got a change after a very long time to speak candidly about issues which they say are hampering...

Lawyers call for improved methods of recording evidence

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers call for improved methods of recording evidence

Legal practitioners strongly believe that Magistrates should no longer be tasked with the writing of evidence, but rather have this function replaced by a more reliable system. Former...

Harold Davis laid to rest

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Harold Davis laid to rest

Scores of persons turned out to pay their last respects to Former Chairman of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) Harold B. Davis who was yesterday laid to rest. At a thanksgiving service...

Region Four NDCs and Public Institutions to benefit from increased garbage bins and compactor trucks

Aug 29, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four NDCs and Public Institutions to benefit from increased garbage bins and compactor trucks

The 15 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils and Municipality of Region Four as well as some public facilities are poised to benefit from 825 Solid waste bins that will be added within the system as well...

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Body of Chinese national who fell from new Demerara River bridge recovered

Dem signs need calibrating

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News- Dem boys bin pass one of dem fancy speed meter signs wah de guvament put up fuh tell drivers... more