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Guyana secure 2 gold medals a Caribbean Badminton Championships 2013 tourney

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana secure 2 gold medals a Caribbean Badminton Championships 2013 tourney

Guyana secured two gold medals when play in the Age Group Events continued Friday at The Caribbean Junior Badminton Championships (CAREBACO) which is being held in San Juan, Puerto Rico....

15th Degree/DeSinco Trading 11 Race Cycle Meet…Stephen Fernandes topples star studded field for first major win

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 15th Degree/DeSinco Trading 11 Race Cycle Meet…Stephen Fernandes topples star studded field for first major win

By Franklin Wilson Former National Hockey player Stephen Fernandes, who considers himself a cross over athlete, upstaged a star studded field for his debut win in the feature School Boys and...

Upgrading works at National Park Sports Facilities ongoing

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upgrading works at National Park Sports Facilities ongoing

With sports facilities hardly ever taking on the level of importance it ought to have in the country and world that continues to present many challenges for our youths, the custodians of the...

NBS second division cricket…GNIC beat Sophia, GYO shoot down Army on penalty runs

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS second division cricket…GNIC beat Sophia, GYO shoot down Army on penalty runs

By Sean Devers GNIC and GYO registered contrasting victories as action in the NBS second division 40-over cricket competition, organised by the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), continued...

$GSCL 12\12 tourney…Gittens slams half century as Regal XI made light work of Trophy Stall$

GSCL 12\12 tourney…Gittens slams half century as Regal XI made light work of Trophy Stall

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL 12\12 tourney…Gittens slams half century as Regal XI made light work of Trophy Stall

By Zaheer Mohamed Chien Gittens stroked a fine half century as Regal XI defeated Trophy Stall by 8 wickets when the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) 12\12 tournament commenced...

$GCA\Banks Malta, Brain Street semis push back$

GCA\Banks Malta, Brain Street semis push back

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA\Banks Malta, Brain Street semis push back

Persistent rain fall forced the Georgetown Cricket Association to postpone the semifinal games in the Banks Malta Supreme U-13 and the Brain Street U-15 competitions. The U-13 games were set for...

Top athletes storm East Bank route for Ainlim 10k today

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top athletes storm East Bank route for Ainlim 10k today

-3k Fitness Walk/Jog starts at Demerara Harbour Bridge Some of Guyana’s top distance athletes will storm an East Bank Demerara 10km route from 6am this morning for the fourth Neal and Massy Group...

Guyana makes first step to retaining IGG Athletics title

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana makes first step to retaining IGG Athletics title

– top athletes put on show amid poor conditions at trials Guyana’s CARIFTA Games star athletes Jevina Straker and Cassey George faced off in two epic battles yesterday at the Police Sports...

Preparations advance for BLUTC $7M Horserace meet

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations advance for BLUTC $7M Horserace meet

Massive changes and improvements are ongoing at the Bush Lot United Turf Club (BLUTC), Sea View Park, Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice for that entity’s $7M horserace meet in collaboration with...

A tribute to the trailblazers part two – The second outing by a West Indies (B) team

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on A tribute to the trailblazers part two – The second outing by a West Indies (B) team

Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his look back at West Indies second string teams involved in overseas tours. In this second part of the series, he continues from last week,...

Berbice Table Tennis Tournament culminates today

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Table Tennis Tournament culminates today

All is set for the final segment of the Berbice Table Tennis Sub Association (BTTSA) team tournament set for today at The Port Mourant Training Centre with play in one semifinal, the third...

Basic Beauty supports Fortune

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Basic Beauty supports Fortune

Basic Beauty Hair and Beauty Salon chipped in with assistance towards CAC participation by bodybuilding champion Alisha Fortune. In Picture 2013 Pan American Masters Powerlifting Champion, Big...

From a struggling group to a successful organisation RHTY&SC celebrates 23 years of steady progress

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on From a struggling group to a successful organisation RHTY&SC celebrates 23 years of steady progress

Twenty three years ago, a group of residents from the Rose Hall Town community convened at the old Port Mourant Community High School building at the behest of founder member and then Public...

“Ode to the Mighty Sparrow – A King of the Caribbean and the World!”

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Ode to the Mighty Sparrow – A King of the Caribbean and the World!”

Colin E. H. Croft It can be argued, demanded in some circles, that Slinger Francisco – “Mighty Sparrow” – is greater, and has made a much bigger and better contribution to...

Handful of companies control $$$B state contracts

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Handful of companies control $$$B state contracts

– Govt. admits unhappiness, procurement changes needed – Robeson Benn Amidst growing concerns over the quality of work offered by contractors on Government projects, the administration...

Yachts grace Guyana’s shores

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Yachts grace Guyana’s shores

Nearly two dozen yachts graced Guyana’s shores as they made their way from Trinidad and Tobago to French Guiana, as part of the Nereid Rally. The first set of vessels arrived recently while the...

Controversial Marriott…Deal being finalized with unknown person

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial Marriott…Deal being finalized with unknown person

– govt. denies BVI investor-Brassington The Guyana Government has denied that it received an offer from a British Virgin Islands (BVI) incorporated investor to buy the Marriott Hotel building...

Government Ministers above the law – Greenidge

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Government Ministers above the law – Greenidge

Lots of things that Ministers of Government do in Guyana will render them liable to prosecution in other jurisdictions. It isn’t a case where other countries have stiffer laws than Guyana....

Government skirts question on US$157M commitment to Hydro

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Government skirts question on US$157M commitment to Hydro

– Sithe Global is still majority owner of AFHI – Dr Luncheon Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, says that Amaila Falls Hydro Inc (AFHI) is very much...

Gunmen stick up ‘bush truck’ escape with raw gold

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen stick up ‘bush truck’ escape with raw gold

Bandits in a car escaped with some $1M in raw gold after holding up the occupants of a truck near the Soesdyke junction at around 17:00 hrs yesterday. Police sources said that the occupants of...

Succeeding against the odds, Levi Nedd is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Succeeding against the odds, Levi Nedd is a ‘Special Person’

“At a very early age, I had to forage for myself. The challenges were many, and there was nobody to spoon-feed me, so I went out and learned very quickly. I always believe that a child who...

Dem boys seh…De Bees gun bend over

Sep 15, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Bees gun bend over

When dem boys read bout de hole in de Supenaam stelling right away dem remember Dave Martins and de Tradewinds when dem sing bout de young lady. Dave sing every time she bend over he could see...

Brian Tiwarie says Minister Benn getting personal

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brian Tiwarie says Minister Benn getting personal

– Shipping of stone will increase when orders are made “Robeson Benn is a director on Rahman’s quarry, Rahaman has two quarries and he is only working one. But he gave him two licence; we...

TravelSpan applies for Non Stop Service to Guyana, Trinidad

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News 1

Director General of Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Zulficar Mohamed has confirmed that TravelSpan Incorporated has expressed an interest in plying the Guyana route. The travel service had operated...

Police Commanders could face sanctions for division’s failure

Sep 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police Commanders could face sanctions for division’s failure

By Dale Andrews It is not surprising when blame is cast upon the Home Affairs Minister and the Commissioner of Police for the steep rise in crime. In fact the Home Affairs Minister has within...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more