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Former Jamaican anti-corruption boss urges region…Appoint special Minister, ban poorly performing contractors

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Former Jamaican anti-corruption boss urges region…Appoint special Minister, ban poorly performing contractors

Former Contractor General of Jamaica, Greg Christie, has urged the region to take tough measures against corruption. These measures should include banning of firms which consistently fail to perform....

Former GRA staffer hires top US Immigration lawyer to fight extradition

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Former GRA staffer hires top US Immigration lawyer to fight extradition

Accused Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) cashier, Gregory Barnes is actively fighting extradition and deportation to his homeland where he could face fraud charges that involves millions of dollars....

GTUC calls for Parliament to reign over state media operations

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GTUC calls for Parliament to reign over state media operations

…says fake poll exposes another level of Jagdeo’s corruption Recent reports regarding a fake poll in relation to former President Bharrat Jagdeo, that appeared in the Guyana Times then the Guyana...

Seven-year-old brings loaded handgun to school

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Seven-year-old brings loaded handgun to school

…Weapon goes off in classroom A second grade student reportedly brought a loaded handgun to a city private school and it accidentally went off in her classroom. Reports out from the school indicate...

Gifted cartoonist, Paul Harris, is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gifted cartoonist, Paul Harris, is a ‘Special Person’

“Follow your dreams. I don’t want to sound too clichéd. I like to march to my own beat. I set my own pace. I like at the end of the day, to know that what I produced, I did so on my own...

Dem boys seh…Donald stop all eye pass

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald stop all eye pass

Donald is surrounded by some cutthroats, scamps and snakes. Dem boys seh that is not no easy snake. Is snakes that ready fuh strike at you when you least expect. They strike even if you sleeping....

GFA General Secretary urges clubs to take their responsibility seriously

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFA General Secretary urges clubs to take their responsibility seriously

-Matthias advocates clubs place emphasis on youth development After a prolonged calm the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) eventually got things started with the launching of its Division One...

CARIFTA Games medallist impress at trials

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARIFTA Games medallist impress at trials

– Sampson, Abbensetts make selection claim By Edison Jefford Last year’s CARIFTA Games medallist, Tirana Mitchell, Jason Yaw and Cassie George were all impressive yesterday at the trials for...

Regional Four-Day cricket …Bramble scores maiden fifty, but Guyana on the back foot against CCC

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Four-Day cricket …Bramble scores maiden fifty, but Guyana on the back foot against CCC

By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Star Party Rentals & Payless Variety Store Host Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) were 154-2 replying the Guyana’s 265 all out by Tea on the...

HRC Athletes/Managers Meeting deemed a success

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on HRC Athletes/Managers Meeting deemed a success

Hugh Ross Classic Committee Chairman, Hugh Ross, has described yesterday’s Athletes/Managers meeting which took place in the Board Room at main sponsor Banks DIH, Thirst Park, a resounding success....

Triple centurions in Regional First Class cricket 1920 to 1996

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Triple centurions in Regional First Class cricket 1920 to 1996

From P.H. Tarilton to Shivnarine Chanderpaul Statistician Charwayne Walker this week looks at players who would have hit triple centuries for the West Indies over the years. Walker recounts a...

GCA/Hadi’s World City Mall 1st division 2-day …Naughton, David guide MSC to first innings honours

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Hadi’s World City Mall 1st division 2-day …Naughton, David guide MSC to first innings honours

By Zaheer Mohamed Kefa Naughton and Hakeem David featured in a fifth wicket stand of 156 as Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) grabbed first innings points from Transport Sports Club (TSC) when the...

Day 1 CFU Club Championship …Alpha beat TT Defence Force 2-0 in opening fixture

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day 1 CFU Club Championship …Alpha beat TT Defence Force 2-0 in opening fixture

Kingston, Jamaica – Bayamon FC, Waterhouse FC, Caledonia AIA and Alpha United secured maximum points, while Centro Dominguito and Unite Saint Rosienne drew 0-0 as the 2014 Caribbean Football...

Trophy Stall/EBFA U-15 League Rd 2…Soesdyke Falcons and Grove Hi Tech notch up wins

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall/EBFA U-15 League Rd 2…Soesdyke Falcons and Grove Hi Tech notch up wins

Soesdyke Falcons and Grove Hi Tech recorded comfortable wins when competition in the Trophy Stall sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-15 League continued yesterday at the Grove...

NAWF Girls U17 Inter-Secondary Schools Football…Final preliminary game on tomorrow

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAWF Girls U17 Inter-Secondary Schools Football…Final preliminary game on tomorrow

The final preliminary game in the National Association of Women Football Under-17 eight-team Inter Secondary School tournament on the West Demerara is fixed for tomorrow at the Den Amstel Community...

Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…Giant killers QC marches on

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…Giant killers QC marches on

-Wins also for Charlestown, Dolphin and Lodge Giant killers Queen’s College easily dismantled another hurdle in their path when they inflicted a crushing 5-0 win over North Georgetown as...

Ravens, Raiders renew Georgetown vs. Linden rivalry

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ravens, Raiders renew Georgetown vs. Linden rivalry

– National Basketball title on the line tonight By Edison Jefford Last weekend, I pinned the success of Linden’s Retrieve Raiders in their semi-final game against Amelia’s Ward Jets...

Ali welcomes challenge in higher categories

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ali welcomes challenge in higher categories

He dominated the Rookie category, but now has his sights set on doing the same in the Group 2A and B categories in his Toyota Levin and Honda Civic cars. His name is Roshan Ali of Team Fullworks, a...

“Playing to full potential can win ICC WT-20 2014!”

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Playing to full potential can win ICC WT-20 2014!”

Colin E. H. Croft Last week, at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad & Tobago, to see the end of T&T’s 4-day game v Leeward Islands, and to have a short meeting with Dr. Nigel Camacho, one of the...

First female President as Tennis elects new executive

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on First female President as Tennis elects new executive

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) elected a new board of executive members during its Annual General Meeting held on March 20th 2014 at the Georgetown Cricket Club Pavilion on Shiv...

Guest Poser arrives tomorrow ahead of Saturday’s show

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guest Poser arrives tomorrow ahead of Saturday’s show

Malta Supreme HRC Body Building and Fitness Show … International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro athlete, Jeff ‘Classic’ Beckham, the Guest Poser for the fourth...

Kraft Junior Skill Level Tournament …Islam clinches Category C title

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kraft Junior Skill Level Tournament …Islam clinches Category C title

Anthony Islam continued his win streak on Friday night to clinch victory of Category C of the Kraft Junior Skill Level Tournament organised by the Guyana Squash Association through the corporate...

All set for Kennard Memorial Turf Club annual Phagwah race meet today

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on All set for Kennard Memorial Turf Club annual Phagwah race meet today

All roads lead to the Kennard Memorial Turf Club today when it stages their grand annual one Day Phagwah horserace meet at their racetrack at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice. Eight races are listed...

Walter Rodney COI …Ruling party calls on PNC, WPA to cooperate with investigations

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Walter Rodney COI …Ruling party calls on PNC, WPA to cooperate with investigations

The People’s Progressive Party blazed the political opposition yesterday for their attempts at discrediting a Commissioner of the Dr. Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (COI) as well as the Terms...

Gold industry affected as world market prices decrease …

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gold industry affected as world market prices decrease …

Pawn shops, brokers affected by falling prices in gold By Kiana Wilburg With the falling prices in gold, some of our pawn shops and brokers have been struggling to stay afloat. And there has been...

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General Marine on board for Prime Minister’s Softball Cup

Reform must start at the top

Kaieteur News – We have been here many times: another scandal, another breach of procurement regulations, another contract... more