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US$123M needed to develop East Dem. Conservancy – Agri. Minister

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US$123M needed to develop East Dem. Conservancy – Agri. Minister

– Govt. eyes int’l donor partners By Keeran Danny Significant development of the East Demerara Water Conservancy would cost an estimated US$123M (G$26B), an amount Government does not...

Pork-knocker dies after punching glass window

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pork-knocker dies after punching glass window

… Wife in custody A 44-year-old man died yesterday morning at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), hours after he reportedly punched a glass window and cut his hand. Dead is Dennis...

Gov’t stands by position on appointing Jairam on Rodney’s COI

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t stands by position on appointing Jairam on Rodney’s COI

– says APNU clutching at straws Government stands by its position to appoint Trinidadian Jurist, Senior Counsel Seenauth Jairam as a Commissioner on the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Walter...

Body of Beehive farmer found in canal

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Body of Beehive farmer found in canal

Investigators are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a 47-year-old farmer whose body was discovered in a canal at Beehive Backdam on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). The body of...

24 murders in two months, gun robberies up by 62 percent

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 24 murders in two months, gun robberies up by 62 percent

The New Year has brought police no respite from the disturbing rise in serious crimes, with the Force’s Public Relations arm recording a 20 percent rise in murders and a 65 percent rise in firearm...

GM&SA Annual Awards Ceremony… Pritipaul Singh Investments cops coveted accolade

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GM&SA Annual Awards Ceremony… Pritipaul Singh Investments cops coveted accolade

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GM&SA) held its annual presentation of awards and dinner ceremony on Friday night at the Pegasus Hotel. The engaging event saw the presence of...

Dem boys seh…Bobby hiding and Glenny celebrating

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bobby hiding and Glenny celebrating

When people get an award dem does be happy. Tek de Oscar; all who get nominated tun up and when dem name call dem run pun de stage fuh collect de award. Some of dem was so happy that dem cry. Of...

Guyana reach 35-0 in reply to Bajan’s 184 in historic day/night match at Providence

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana reach 35-0 in reply to Bajan’s 184 in historic day/night match at Providence

By Sean Devers In 2010 pink balls were used for the first time in West Indies first Class cricket when Guyana opposed Trinidad and Tobago in the inaugural Day/Night Four-Day game in Antigua. Last...

Stag Beer /EBFA Division One League…Grove tackles Soesdyke in feature clash

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer /EBFA Division One League…Grove tackles Soesdyke in feature clash

Soesdyke Falcons will be going all out for their second win in as many matches when they clash with home team Grove Hi Tech in the feature showdown on day four of the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank...

Rising Sun / Shariff Horse Race Meet …Gene Equip Company gallops with organisers

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun / Shariff Horse Race Meet …Gene Equip Company gallops with organisers

Gene Equip Company, suppliers of John Dere machinery and equipment is the latest entity to lend support for tomorrow’s Rising Sun / Shariff Horse Race Meet set for the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima...

Stakeholders commission basketball court in Plaisance

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stakeholders commission basketball court in Plaisance

Stakeholders that included members of the corporate community, Plaisance Guardian Basketball Club and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony recently commissioned what will be home...

Busta Champion of Champions semifinals on today

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busta Champion of Champions semifinals on today

The semifinals of the 10th Busta Champion of Champions cricket tournament will be contested today at the Area ‘H’ Ground, Rose Hall Town and Port Mourant Cricket Ground. Port Mourant will...

Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…

Exciting matchups on today and tomorrow By Rawle Welch Eight more matches are on this weekend when the Milo / Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition resumes at the Ministry of Education...

GT Masters preparing for Barbados tourney

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Masters preparing for Barbados tourney

As preparation for the GT Masters Football Team tour to Barbados in June heightens, the team will engage in their first warm up game tomorrow at the Georgetown Football Club Ground against a Rest...

Stag Beer / West Side Mashramani Champions Cup…

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer / West Side Mashramani Champions Cup…

Slingerz, Den Amstel finals postponed to March 15 Tonight should have seen the climax of the Stag Beer / West Side Mashramani Champions Cup with the final between Slingerz FC and Den Amstel but that...

GASA Mash Meet 2014…Raekwon Noel and Tzedeq Sekhel set new national records; Amy Grant notches 7 wins

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA Mash Meet 2014…Raekwon Noel and Tzedeq Sekhel set new national records; Amy Grant notches 7 wins

There were some outstanding performances recorded when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) held its Masharamani four-day Meet from March 1-4, 2014. This year’s Meet brought a new...

Cavaliers Sport and Tour Club to stage Race Walk events

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cavaliers Sport and Tour Club to stage Race Walk events

The cream of the country’s Race Walkers and a host of newcomers will match steps when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club stages a number of events to commemorate the death anniversary of the late...

Price is Right Supermarket / Upper Corentyne cricket

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Price is Right Supermarket / Upper Corentyne cricket

The second semifinal of the ongoing Price is Right Supermarket sponsored Upper Corentyne Cricket Association second division cricket competition will be played tomorrow at the No. 48 Cricket ground....

Young Warriors face No. 71 in the NBS 40-over final tomorrow at Cumberland

Mar 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Warriors face No. 71 in the NBS 40-over final tomorrow at Cumberland

With much more stable weather being experienced currently, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has scheduled the final of the 2013 New Building Society 2nd division 40-overs cricket competition for...

International Women’s Day 2014 Messages

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on International Women’s Day 2014 Messages

FIRST LADY DEOLATCHMEE RAMOTAR wrote: Today I wish to extend greetings to all Guyanese women on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD). As we observe this occasion it is important to...

Essequibo farmers stage low paddy prices

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo farmers stage low paddy prices

Rice farmers who are still owed millions of dollars by millers and are concerned with the current low prices that are being advertised for paddy, yesterday staged a protest on the Anna Regina High...

Number 69 Village shooting…Shot teenager discharged from GPHC

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Number 69 Village shooting…Shot teenager discharged from GPHC

… bed-ridden as a result of spinal injuries Oumesh Ballram, the 16-year-old who was shot in the abdomen three Thursdays ago at his Number 69 Village, Corentyne home during an attempted robbery, was...

NICIL blocked Stockfeeds from paying its shareholders

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL blocked Stockfeeds from paying its shareholders

“The Securities Council has been very economical with the truth – Badal Chairperson of the Guyana Stockfeeds Inc, Robert Badal, has lashed out at the Guyana Securities Council (GSC), over what he...

Guyanese urged to report Magistrates’ misconduct

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese urged to report Magistrates’ misconduct

…as new Wales court opens Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh yesterday urged members of the public to report any legitimate cases of Magistrates’ misconduct, noting that he is...

Opposition engages NCN in talks over balanced coverage

Mar 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition engages NCN in talks over balanced coverage

– NCN was not established to be the propaganda arm of the PPPC Administration- APNU Communications Director, Mark Archer Head of the Communications Department of A Partnership for National...

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Hauls from Persaud and Farley highlight MVP Sports Girl’s U11 Football Tourney commencement

The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more