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Republic Bank joins list of sponsors for Rising Sun/Shariff Horserace Meet

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Republic Bank joins list of sponsors for Rising Sun/Shariff Horserace Meet

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has joined the list of sponsors for the Rising Sun Turf Club Horserace Meet, which will be held in collaboration with the Shariff Business Entity and Racing Stable...

ECCB competitions continue this weekend

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECCB competitions continue this weekend

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Under-15 and second division competitions are set to continue this weekend. Tomorrow, Lusignan Under-15 will host Ogle while Enterprise B will travel to Ogle on...

Street vendor stabbing…High court trial for ex-paramour

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Street vendor stabbing…High court trial for ex-paramour

A retired member of the Georgetown City Constabulary accused of slashing his ex-girlfriend’s throat and stabbing her outside a church last October is set to face a Judge and Jury in the High Court...

NAWF Girls U17 Inter-Secondary Schools Football…Uitvlugt blank St. John’s 2-0

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAWF Girls U17 Inter-Secondary Schools Football…Uitvlugt blank St. John’s 2-0

When play in the National Association of Women Football (NAWF) Under-17 eight-team Inter Secondary School competition continued on Tuesday last at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt...

Trophy Stall / EBFA U15 League

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall / EBFA U15 League

Play in the Trophy Stall sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-15 League is set to continue tomorrow at the Grove Playfield with two more matches. The clash of the day will be the...

World Champions announce T20 squad

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on World Champions announce T20 squad

St. John’s, Antigua – The WICB advised yesterday that its Selection Panel has named the 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20 Series against England in Barbados. The defending...

Letter to the Sports Editor…A Forgotten Hero

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…A Forgotten Hero

Dear Sports Editor, It is often said that a sports star will die twice, the first time at retirement. For elite athletes who have dedicated their lives to sport, what happens when your time comes to...

GBV Workshop deemed an overwhelming success

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBV Workshop deemed an overwhelming success

The twenty-four schools represented at the Gender-based Violence Workshop which ended yesterday in the Boardroom of the Ministry of Health on Brickdam all agreed that the seminar was an overwhelming...

Maurice Solomon and Company Chartered Accountants Golf Tournament on tomorrow

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maurice Solomon and Company Chartered Accountants Golf Tournament on tomorrow

A keen fight is expected tomorrow when leading local golfers compete for the Maurice Solomon and Company Chartered Accountants Golf Tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club. With good conditions for the...

Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic Body Building Show…Ray’s One Stop Auto Parts & Auto Sales contributes

Mar 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic Body Building Show…Ray’s One Stop Auto Parts & Auto Sales contributes

As preparations for the fourth Hugh Ross Classic Body Building and Fitness Show continues, the support of corporate Guyana continues to flow towards the hosting of a successful event. The latest...

Jagdeo/Kissoon libel case…Defence presents draft of proposed amendments

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo/Kissoon libel case…Defence presents draft of proposed amendments

By Zena Henry Lawyer for defendants in the Jagdeo/Kissoon libel case, Attorney Nigel Hughes yesterday presented a summons for the amendment of the defence’s case, along with a draft of the...

Property tax system needs to be reviewed – PSC

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Property tax system needs to be reviewed – PSC

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) believes that the entire property tax system, as it relates to individuals, needs to be reviewed, as it is a form of triple taxation. Chairman of the PSC, Ronald...

Foulis teenager’s death…“I never know he was sleeping under my truck” – Driver

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Foulis teenager’s death…“I never know he was sleeping under my truck” – Driver

A Foulis, East Coast Demerara truck driver who was being sought in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy, turned himself in to police at Cove and John yesterday. The man, who was accompanied...

Rodney CoI on rocky grounds……GHRA, WPA skeptical about “puzzling” terms of reference

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rodney CoI on rocky grounds……GHRA, WPA skeptical about “puzzling” terms of reference

The long-awaited Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the death of Walter Rodney may not have started its hearings yet, but it is already on shaky ground, with the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA)...

CARICOM Heads meet to create single ICT space

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM Heads meet to create single ICT space

CARICOM Heads of Government, inclusive of President Donald Ramotar, will meet next week in St Vincent and the Grenadines for two days, when that island nation will host the 25th Inter-sessional...

Slower vessel irritates Parika-Bartica passengers

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Slower vessel irritates Parika-Bartica passengers

The four-hour journey from Parika to Bartica has now increased significantly, in terms of time, to the dismay of passengers, especially those dependent on the service to transport cargo. The regular...

Education Ministry awards contracts to aid UG’s improvement

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry awards contracts to aid UG’s improvement

By Sharmain Grainger Curriculum reform and civil works to the tune of US$867,000 are expected to start shortly at the University of Guyana (UG). Contracts in this regard were yesterday handed over by...

APNU calls on Govt. to further fortify Judiciary

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU calls on Govt. to further fortify Judiciary

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday called on the government to further fortify the Judiciary. This declaration was made during a press conference held at the office of the Leader of...

Miscommunication about UG programme must be addressed – Minister Manickchand

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Miscommunication about UG programme must be addressed – Minister Manickchand

The concerns of third-year students undertaking the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) programme at the University of Guyana (UG), regarding changes to the programme, were yesterday linked to “a lot of...

GRA moves to introduce online tax payments

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GRA moves to introduce online tax payments

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is moving closer to launching its online tax payment service. The tax collection agency disclosed yesterday that corporate and financial commercial...

PPP statements on FIU grounded in utter ignorance – Greenidge

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PPP statements on FIU grounded in utter ignorance – Greenidge

By Kiana Wilburg On Tuesday last, at a press conference, the government disclosed that despite extensive research, it is unaware of the proposed amendment by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)...

Brickdam thief nabbed third time around

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Brickdam thief nabbed third time around

The Guyana Police Force saved itself further embarrassment when its ranks captured a thief who was trying to break into one of the buildings in the Brickdam Police Station compound. The thief was...

48 Sophia children found absent from school

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 48 Sophia children found absent from school

Forty-eight school-aged children belonging to the ‘E’ Field Sophia area were found out of school when officials visited the area yesterday as part of a campaign to reduce absenteeism. According...

Man, 21, shot by bicycle bandit

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 21, shot by bicycle bandit

… battling for life at GPHC A 21-year-old construction worker is battling for his life in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after being shot by a lone...

Govt. afraid to implement corruption laws

Mar 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. afraid to implement corruption laws

“A lot of big officials will go to jail” – Harmon “Government is afraid to implement pertinent legislation which could see the end of alleged corruption among public officials,...