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President’s non-assent to Bills…Rohee advises APNU to go to Court

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on President’s non-assent to Bills…Rohee advises APNU to go to Court

– says Opposition wants to bully the Head of State By Abena Rockcliffe Newly elected general secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee has advised the main...

President’s College gets $2.5 million upgrade

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News 2

– as officials defend state of institution Following on the heels of daunting concerns highlighted at one of Guyana’s premiere education facilities–President’s College –...

Suriname Airways eyes GT/NY route

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname Airways eyes GT/NY route

Suriname Airways Guyana Station Manager, Rudi Westerborg yesterday confirmed that the airline is currently eyeing the Georgetown/ New York route. Suriname Airways currently operates the...

West Bank Demerara youth killed by stray bullet

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on West Bank Demerara youth killed by stray bullet

…residents blame police for failing to act after several reports The West Bank Demerara community of Vive-la Force was yesterday afternoon plunged into sorrow following the death of a...

Radio licences revocations…Opposition moves to dismantle Broadcast Authority, revisit law

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Radio licences revocations…Opposition moves to dismantle Broadcast Authority, revisit law

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday announced that it is planning to raise several critical matters during the coming session of the Parliament, including revisiting the 2011 controversial...

Dem boys seh…Donald mek piwari done

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald mek piwari done

When Moses lef de Pee Pee Pee, he seh that he was walking away from friends who he did trust but who mek he haan fall. When dem boys ask he wha he mean by mek he haan fall, he tell dem that he...

Our investments in powerlifting has paid off – Minister Anthony

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Our investments in powerlifting has paid off – Minister Anthony

– hosts luncheon for U-18 World Champ Shewdas & GAPF members By Franklin Wilson Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and his Permanent Secretary, Alfred King...

All Greys crush Airbenders to maintain pole position

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Greys crush Airbenders to maintain pole position

John Fernandes Insurance Services Ltd Second Division Hockey League… All Greys edged one step farther from their competition rivals when they crushed the Airbenders by 6-1 on...

Slingerz Goal for Gold football championships…Alpha Utd, Georgetown are inaugural champions in vaunted encounters

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz Goal for Gold football championships…Alpha Utd, Georgetown are inaugural champions in vaunted encounters

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC resisted a fierce late attack from Slingerz FC to register a 4-2 victory and take the championship honours when the inaugural Slingerz Football Club/National...

Leon Moore, Elton Dharry, Jermaine King prepare for month end engagements in New York

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leon Moore, Elton Dharry, Jermaine King prepare for month end engagements in New York

Less than two months after stopping Errol Trotman in the 2nd round at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore is set to resume his career when he fights Rafael Vazquez for...

Shiv Chanderpaul, Sarwan invited to Demerara Trials…Jacobs, Johnson, Barnwell to lead teams

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shiv Chanderpaul, Sarwan invited to Demerara Trials…Jacobs, Johnson, Barnwell to lead teams

Former West Indies under-19 Captains Steven Jacobs and Leon Johnson along with West Indies T20 all-rounder Christopher Barnwell will lead the teams as the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) host two...

GAPF President calls on Minister to reward Shewdas

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF President calls on Minister to reward Shewdas

There has been much talk about the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and the Government of Guyana rewarding our sportsmen and women whenever they excel of the world stage. Once again we are...

Duguid says LCPL was good exposure for West Indian Umpires

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Duguid says LCPL was good exposure for West Indian Umpires

First class umpire Guyanese Nigel Duguid feels that the recently concluded Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 tournament was a wonderful experience for the West Indian umpires....

Belony rules the roost; Cave retains consistency at GASP Open

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Belony rules the roost; Cave retains consistency at GASP Open

President of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), Leon Belony, led from the front when in a brilliant display of word forming skills, he amassed an impeccable 6 points and a...

Persaud stars as North win ECB 50-over tourney…Adams slams century in first round

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud stars as North win ECB 50-over tourney…Adams slams century in first round

By Zaheer Mohamed Suresh Persaud stroked a fine half century as North Essequibo defeated East Bank Essequibo by 1 wicket to win the final of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) 50-over...

Tour of TnT Independence Classic …Geron Williams wins 4th & final stage; place 2nd overall

Sep 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tour of TnT Independence Classic …Geron Williams wins 4th & final stage; place 2nd overall

Guyanese cyclist Geron Williams, who is training in the United States and competing with Team Foundation, recorded one of the biggest performances of his career when he won the fourth and...

GPL Fuel savings from Amaila would have been spent servicing its debt – Chris Ram

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL Fuel savings from Amaila would have been spent servicing its debt – Chris Ram

“…a higher, or lower, level of dishonesty by Brassington is hard to imagine” The savings that would have been made by the Guyana Power and Light by not having to buy fuel to generate...

Guyana’s external debt in first half of 2013 is US$1.2B

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s external debt in first half of 2013 is US$1.2B

….Ministries spend less than half of budgetary allocations Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, has reported that as at the end of June 2013, Guyana’s total external public debt stood at US$1.2B....

Strange that APNU talks about unemployment when it helped destroy AFHP- Pres. Ramotar

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Strange that APNU talks about unemployment when it helped destroy AFHP- Pres. Ramotar

President Donald Ramotar has criticised the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for its statements about youth unemployment, particularly given the party’s role in assisting to destroy the...

Beterverwagting PIC ceases classes due to insanitary conditions…

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Beterverwagting PIC ceases classes due to insanitary conditions…

As thousands of students began their new school year yesterday, pupils of the Beterverwagting Practical Institute Centre (PIC) on the East Coast of Demerara spent their entire day outside of...

Port Kaituma man found with throat slit

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma man found with throat slit

Residents of Port Kaituma awoke yesterday morning to shocking news of the death of 36 year old Steve George of 4 Mile, who was found lying on the Quarry roadside with his throat slit, forehead bashed...

Late delivery of furniture causes hiccups as schools re-open in Berbice

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Late delivery of furniture causes hiccups as schools re-open in Berbice

Apart from contractors not being able to deliver furniture to schools in Berbice on the first day of the new academic school year, all else seems to be well at schools in Berbice. This was...

GRA’s DEU did not examine rice shipment found with cocaine

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GRA’s DEU did not examine rice shipment found with cocaine

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has stated that its Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) did not examine the rice shipment intercepted in the Dominican Republic last month, because it was not deemed...

Parents should be ashamed to use their children’s illness to solicit money – Three Rivers Foundation

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Parents should be ashamed to use their children’s illness to solicit money – Three Rivers Foundation

Executives of the Three Rivers Kids Foundation (TRKF) have expressed their irritation with parents who use their children’s illnesses to solicit money from the public, while misusing the...

ACTO Executive Director hails Guyana’s policy of respecting indigenous peoples’ rights

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ACTO Executive Director hails Guyana’s policy of respecting indigenous peoples’ rights

The Guyana Government’s efforts at promoting the rights of the indigenous population have gained the recognition of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO), an international body...

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Clarendon College too good for Dolphin as Annai Sec’ holds Speyside College to 4-all draw

The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more