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Bulkan wins Players Cup Golf tourney as Underdogs secure team title

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bulkan wins Players Cup Golf tourney as Underdogs secure team title

George Bulkan shot an impressive net 63 to win the Citizens Bank Players Cup and piloted his team, the Underdogs to victory in the GT Beer Team Challenge in the Banks DIH Limited/Citizens Bank Inc....

Travel Span and Mohamed’s Enterprise add touch of class to RHTY&SC Awards Pres.

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Travel Span and Mohamed’s Enterprise add touch of class to RHTY&SC Awards Pres.

Regional Cricketer and Cricketer of the year to receive substantial awards By Franklin Wilson The encouragement to be very competitive in every facet of the game continues to be adequately...

Diallo Jamal Shabazz assumes helm at Roadrunners Track and Field Club AGM

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diallo Jamal Shabazz assumes helm at Roadrunners Track and Field Club AGM

Diallo Jamal Shabazz was elected unopposed to the helm when the Roadrunners Track and Field Club held its Annual General Meeting at the Y.M.C.A, Thomas Lands, Friday, February 7 last. Former Vice...

$Hercules to captain EB E’bo in ECB\Busta festival$

Hercules to captain EB E’bo in ECB\Busta festival

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hercules to captain EB E’bo in ECB\Busta festival

All-rounder Ryan Hercules will captain East Bank Essequibo in the upcoming Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) 50 overs Busta festival. Kevon Boodie will serve as his deputy. The full squad reads; Ryan...

Philadelphia Primary wins E.B.E’bo Scotia Bank Kiddy cricket competition

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Philadelphia Primary wins E.B.E’bo Scotia Bank Kiddy cricket competition

By Zaheer Mohamed Philadelphia Primary defeated Greenwich Park Primary school by 11 runs to win the final of the East Bank Essequibo district of the Scotia Bank nationwide Kiddy cricket tournament...

Letter to the Sports Editor…The illustrious BCB is correct to challenge the legality of the GCB elections

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…The illustrious BCB is correct to challenge the legality of the GCB elections

Dear Sports Editor, It is quite extraordinary that Robin Singh has arrogated to himself the right to respond to a letter by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) to the Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony. That letter...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Roger Harper continues to serve Guyana with excellence

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Roger Harper continues to serve Guyana with excellence

Dear Sports Editor, After a perusal of cricket clubs and organizations, I have not come across the name “Intikhab Sankar” either as a player or an administrator at any level. I can only assume...

GUMDAC Open badminton tournament

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUMDAC Open badminton tournament

The GUMDAC Annual Open Badminton Doubles Tournament is scheduled to be contested this weekend at the Queen’s College Badminton Courts. All the top players are expected to compete in this tournament...

Wartsila launches Guyana’s most lucrative Road Race

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wartsila launches Guyana’s most lucrative Road Race

– $3.3M in individual cash and prizes up for grabs Wartsila Operations Guyana Inc., yesterday launched its 20th Anniversary 20Km Road Race that is set to become the most lucrative road...

Rose Hall Town Jammers, NA Warriors score wins in Anamayah Memorial Basketball

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Jammers, NA Warriors score wins in Anamayah Memorial Basketball

Rose Hall Town Jammers maintained their unbeaten run and New Amsterdam Warriors also scored a win when play continued during the week in the Anamayah Memorial Inter Club First Division Basketball...

Gender-based Violence message to be central theme during Milo football

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gender-based Violence message to be central theme during Milo football

By Rawle Welch In what was described as a potent presentation, Deputy Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Health Trevor Thomas speaking recently at the launching of the 2nd Milo Schools...

$FAPC, HQ take Brumell 10\10 softball male and female titles$

FAPC, HQ take Brumell 10\10 softball male and female titles

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on FAPC, HQ take Brumell 10\10 softball male and female titles

By Zaheer Mohamed Felix Austin Police College (FAPC) and Head Quarters (HQ) captured the male and female titles respectively when the curtains came down on the Leroy Brumell 10\10 softball...

Electricity woes for Lethem residents

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Electricity woes for Lethem residents

Residents of Lethem, especially those in the business community, are complaining over the spate of blackouts and non supply of electricity plaguing the Region. Kaieteur News was informed by some of...

Dr Karen Cummings sworn in as APNU Parliamentarian

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dr Karen Cummings sworn in as APNU Parliamentarian

…Basil Williams elected Deputy Speaker There was a major reshuffling in the House yesterday as Dr. Karen Cummings, of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), took the oath of Office as a...

“Declare every ounce of gold” – Minister urges gold dealers

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “Declare every ounce of gold” – Minister urges gold dealers

By Latoya Giles Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Robert Persaud, on Saturday afternoon issued a stern warning to gold miners to ensure that all gold is declared in the coming...

Fire destroys Grove house

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Grove house

– Three persons homeless A family of three was left homeless after a fire believed to be of electrical origin destroyed their two-storey house situated on the Public Road at Lot 55 Grove,...

Inspire Guyana…New magazine to steer youths towards success

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Inspire Guyana…New magazine to steer youths towards success

With its driving forces focused on mapping the way to success for the country’s youths, the recently launched educational magazine Inspire Guyana seeks to take student empowerment and professional...

Twelve years later…Inquest into Buxton gunman’s slaying underway

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Twelve years later…Inquest into Buxton gunman’s slaying underway

Almost 12 years after he was killed in a shootout with the police at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, the authorities have now seen it fit to conduct an inquest into the death of notorious Buxton...

Lyng Street residents seek help to counter “Neighbor from hell”

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lyng Street residents seek help to counter “Neighbor from hell”

Residents of the Lyng Street Neighbourhood, Charlestown, are imploring the higher authorities to intervene in the matter of a woman whom they allege has been tormenting them daily. Reports stated...

EU joins fight against domestic violence

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on EU joins fight against domestic violence

Grants $39.1M to Merundoi Inc Head of the European Union (EU) delegation in Guyana Ambassador Robert Kopecký and Executive Director of Merundoi Inc Margaret Lawrence yesterday signed a grant...

Leprosy care being integrated into regional health services

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Leprosy care being integrated into regional health services

Several healthcare providers in the public health sector are being trained to recognize, diagnose and refer persons infected with leprosy to undergo treatment at the Ministry of Health’s Leprosy...

GTA offers Valentine package for Rupununi

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GTA offers Valentine package for Rupununi

As Valentine Day approaches the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) will be hosting the first ever Rupununi Music and Arts festival intended to fulfill all the promises of a magical experience and...

Police making inroads into Corentyne criminal gang

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police making inroads into Corentyne criminal gang

19 year old charged with multiple robberies The police in Berbice after appear to have put a slap in the face of the Home Affairs Minister after they arrested and charged a suspected bandit and...

Men’s Affairs unit amplifies anti-violence campaign

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Men’s Affairs unit amplifies anti-violence campaign

In light of several reports, which suggest an upsurge in criminal activities perpetrated by young people, the Men’s Affairs Bureau (MAB) has intensified its anti -violence campaign aimed at...

Nurse indicted for assaulting social worker

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Nurse indicted for assaulting social worker

A nurse attached to the Linden Hospital Annex has been charged with assaulting the social worker, who was probing a case of her unlawfully injecting her children with insulin. She remains in custody...