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Govt spends US$42M to save 2% line loss

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt spends US$42M to save 2% line loss

….Power Company told to still prepare for Amaila Hydro–Dindyal “…the strategies being employed to date to fight losses are too labour intensive with a high probability for fraud...

Guyana pledges enhance economic trade relations

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana pledges enhance economic trade relations

… as Brazil celebrates 191st anniversary Enhanced economical commitments were made last evening as Guyana paid tribute to Brazil on the occasion of its 191st anniversary as an...

Detained girl ingests methylated spirits at police station

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Detained girl ingests methylated spirits at police station

Ranks at the Brickdam Police Station had a scare around 13:00 hrs yesterday after a teenage girl being held for wandering, ingested methylated spirits. The 15-year-old was reportedly found lying on...

Mahdia headmaster awaits long overdue payments

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News 1

…regional authorities say there are discrepancies Having served as the Head Master for the Mahdia Primary School for the past year, Wayne Robinson is contemplating turning in his...

Elderly woman collapses and dies after fit

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly woman collapses and dies after fit

The body of a 63-year old woman was pulled from the drain in front of her house about an hour after she reportedly suffered a fit while cleaning her yard early yesterday morning. The sudden...

Dem boys seh…Some man really love de jail

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Some man really love de jail

Just go in de court any day and you gun hear some story that would bring tears to you eye. De only thing is that dem story ain’t true but de people who telling dem can mek people believe...

Barnwell’s XI get past Jacob’s XI by 49 runs in final Demerara senior trial

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barnwell’s XI get past Jacob’s XI by 49 runs in final Demerara senior trial

Christopher Barnwell’s X1 defeated Steven Jacobs’ X1 by 49 runs in the final Demerara Senior Cricket trial at Bourda yesterday despite a 175-run opening partnership between Shemroy...

Bolt breezes past Brussels field to win 100m Diamond League meeting in 9.80 seconds

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bolt breezes past Brussels field to win 100m Diamond League meeting in 9.80 seconds

Daily Mail – Usain Bolt again provided a demonstration of complete dominance as he won the 100 metres at the Diamond League in Brussels. The six-time Olympic champion eased through in...

Serena, Azarenka return to the U.S. Open final

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Serena, Azarenka return to the U.S. Open final

USA Today – NEW YORK — There is dominance, and then there is Serena Williams. Plenty of talented players have zipped through major tennis tournaments, seldom dropping sets and winning...

GMR&SC 2nd ‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Lower categories vow to upstage Group 4

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC 2nd ‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Lower categories vow to upstage Group 4

There is no doubt that the Group 4 category is the most talked about division in local motor racing, but word emanating from within the fraternity is that competitors in the other categories...

Table Tennis set to return to Berbice with a Bang

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Table Tennis set to return to Berbice with a Bang

Racquet wielders in Berbice are set to return to the table on Sunday when the Berbice Table Tennis Sub Association stages a one day six teams knockout tournament at the Skeldon Community...

Chris Nurse named North American Soccer League Player of the Month for August

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chris Nurse named North American Soccer League Player of the Month for August

MIAMI, Fla.– FC Edmonton midfielder Chris Nurse has won the North American Soccer League Player of the Month award for August, which is voted for by media who regularly cover the NASL. In a...

GCB’s Pepsi Inter-County launched…Bonus points a new feature

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB’s Pepsi Inter-County launched…Bonus points a new feature

By Sean Devers The Pepsi senior Inter-County 50-over cricket competition was officially launched yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Pavilion and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL)...

Lusignan Golf Club season resumes today

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lusignan Golf Club season resumes today

The local golf season will resume today after a prolong break due to recent inclement weather, officials of the Lusignan Golf Club disclosed. Vice President Dave Mohamed disclosed that a Club...

Executives elected as Christianburg Wismar Secondary School Athletic Club formalized

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Executives elected as Christianburg Wismar Secondary School Athletic Club formalized

In an effort to groom the talent of young athletes in the Linden community, a group of administrators have been installed at the Christianburg Wismar Secondary School athletic club to oversee...

Fight finally on!!!…Professional boxers scheduled to leave for Jamaica engagements this month end

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fight finally on!!!…Professional boxers scheduled to leave for Jamaica engagements this month end

By Michael Benjamin Months of intense negotiations between President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool and his Jamaican counterpart are expected to bear fruit when a...

West Demerara Senior Football League resumes with double header

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Demerara Senior Football League resumes with double header

Football activities continue on the West Coast Demerara over the weekend when the West Demerara Senior Football League resumes at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground, tomorrow evening. When...

Riverton Suites Under-19…50 overs cricket competition bowls off in Upper Corentyne

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Riverton Suites Under-19…50 overs cricket competition bowls off in Upper Corentyne

The Riverton Suites Under 19- 50 overs cricket competition bowls off today in the Upper Corentyne with three first round matches. The tournament is organized by the Upper Corentyne Cricket...

RHT Gizmos & Gadgets thumps Moruga Life Sports Centre of T&T in 30 overs match

Sep 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHT Gizmos & Gadgets thumps Moruga Life Sports Centre of T&T in 30 overs match

Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team on Tuesday last defeated the Moruga Life Sports Centre of Trinidad by three wickets at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground in an exciting...

Agri Ministry to set up livestock farm, dairy plant

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Agri Ministry to set up livestock farm, dairy plant

The Government of Guyana, via the Ministry of Agriculture, is looking to allocate 500 acres of land to at least five co-op groups, for the purpose of setting up a livestock farm here. This was...

Expanding education crucial to local development

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Expanding education crucial to local development

The fact that education is vital to the development of any country has seen the Private Sector Commission (PSC) opting to embrace the work of one of its most recent members, the Texila American...

Media involvement integral in fight against domestic abuse

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Media involvement integral in fight against domestic abuse

As Public Service Announcements (PSA) play a critical role in sensitizing society on issues of gender based violence, it is even more vital for various fragments of the media, to highlight the...

Gov’t must lead in suicide prevention

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t must lead in suicide prevention

As Guyana prepares to join the world next week to celebrate “World Suicide Prevention Day” on September 10, APNU yesterday called for Government to make a genuine effort to address this...

AFC wants Govt. to heed the call of Kwakwani protesters

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AFC wants Govt. to heed the call of Kwakwani protesters

On the heels of the protest action that saw the blocking of the Kwakwani/Ituni access road, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on the Government to heed the call of residents. The...

US Embassy donates microscopes to GLDA

Sep 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US Embassy donates microscopes to GLDA

The US-Embassy, under its Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP), on Wednesday donated five microscopes to the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA). At a cost of US $1000 each, the...

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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