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Appalling concessions given to private investors in Berbice Bridge

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Appalling concessions given to private investors in Berbice Bridge

…Opposition intends to up the ante to have tolls reduced – Harmon A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is gearing to up the ante to bring Government into compliance with a resolution it...

God’s guidance will show the way to long life- Centenarian

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on God’s guidance will show the way to long life- Centenarian

By Abena Rockcliffe The words of Jim Reeves—her favorite singer—”Oh Lord You know I have no friend like you,” reflects what she says is the secret to long life. Yesterday, Olive Blackmore,...

Guyana “Partly Free” on press rankings

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana “Partly Free” on press rankings

According to this year’s annual report on global press freedoms by the Washington-based advocacy organization Freedom House, 2013 registered as the worst time for press freedoms in over a decade....

Kitty execution-style attempt…Female victim likely to be paralyzed for life

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty execution-style attempt…Female victim likely to be paralyzed for life

While investigations into the shooting of Susan Da Silva, the 26-year-old woman who was shot twice last Saturday at Garnett Street, Campbellville, are ongoing, a relative confirmed that the young...

Moblissa man bludgeoned by friend, dies later

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Moblissa man bludgeoned by friend, dies later

When Lynette Daniels’s husband, Davnanand, left their humble abode early Thursday morning to go hang out with friends at the village shop, little did she know that he would never return home. The...

Four chopped, burnt with acid in NA Prison brawl

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Four chopped, burnt with acid in NA Prison brawl

Police and Prison officers were last night forced to quell a brawl at the New Amsterdam Prisons that ended with four inmates being badly chopped and doused with acid. Sources identified the victims...

Bandits nabbed after escaping with Humphrey’s Bakery dough

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits nabbed after escaping with Humphrey’s Bakery dough

Two bandits were dragged out of their homes by police ranks yesterday, hours after they gun-butted an employee attached to the Humphrey’s Bakery located in Sussex Street, Charlestown and escaped...

Dem boys seh…Guyana getting Chinee O-lo

May 24, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana getting Chinee O-lo

Race is something that people frighten to talk about because people quick to misinterpret. And of course no one like to be called a racist. But from ever since man start walk this earth dem boys know...

Synthetic track taking shape at Leonora

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Synthetic track taking shape at Leonora

Athletes will soon be able to hone their skills at Synthetic Athletics track at Leonora on the West Coast of Demerara. Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steve...

Gonzalez-Atwell confident of victory at press conference

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gonzalez-Atwell confident of victory at press conference

Mexican WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez and Guyanese Clive Atwell held a press conference yesterday for their title bout today at the Convention Center in Acapulco, Mexico. Atwell exuded...

Let the nation judge who is right or wrong – Matthias

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Let the nation judge who is right or wrong – Matthias

– challenges disgruntled members to public discourse Speaking at a Press Briefing before a wide cross section of the media at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Head Office yesterday,...

Perry eyes senior team selection

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Perry eyes senior team selection

Twenty-five year old Everest Cricket Club wicketkeeper/batsman Joseph Perry said he wants to represent Guyana in the next regional 4-day championship. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport on Wednesday last...

DCB U-17 cricket bowls off on Tuesday

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCB U-17 cricket bowls off on Tuesday

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-17 Inter-Association 50-Over Competition will bowl off on Tuesday May 27. The first round will see West Demerara and East Bank battling at the Wales Community...

BK loses over $50m on East Bank road

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BK loses over $50m on East Bank road

…GT&T to remove fixtures next week BK Group has lost over $50 million on Phase Two of the East Bank Demerara four-lane expansion as a result of delays caused by utilities that have not been...

Scores Even set to return, over 60 entries received so far

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scores Even set to return, over 60 entries received so far

Entries pour in for Rising Sun Turf Club Independence Cup Horserace meet… Preparations have almost been completed for the Rising Sun Turf Club one day horserace meet in collaboration...

Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ commences tonight at California Square

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ commences tonight at California Square

– Sparta Boss in line to defend title Ansa McAl’s Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ Futsal Tournament which is in its fourth year will commence this evening, at California Square, East...

RHTY&SC Tribute to Heroes Programme…Cricketers honour broadcasting legend Franklin Langhorne and Major James Fraser

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Tribute to Heroes Programme…Cricketers honour broadcasting legend Franklin Langhorne and Major James Fraser

The eight cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on Sunday last hosted their 10th annual Tribute to Heroes Programme. Under this programme the young players...

Letter to the Sports Editor …‘Lollipop bowling’ Bashur A Khan

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor …‘Lollipop bowling’ Bashur A Khan

Dear Sports Editor, The memo to the Sports Editor in the Guyana Times dated May 22, 2014 and captioned “No Instruction was given to me to stop basketball training on May 14” by Bashur A Khan and...

EDFA/Stag Beer League to kick off tomorrow

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on EDFA/Stag Beer League to kick off tomorrow

The quest for top honours and bragging rights in the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) begins as the best league teams will get cracking from tomorrow when rivalry in the Stag Beer sponsored...

Letter to the Sports Editor…North Essequibo applauds APNU’s support of the Cricket Administration Bill

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…North Essequibo applauds APNU’s support of the Cricket Administration Bill

Dear Editor, The Executives and members of the North Essequibo Cricket Committee (NECC), which is one of eight constituent members of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB), wishes to publicly applaud the...

Letter to the Sports Editor…GFF affiliates with ill intentions

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…GFF affiliates with ill intentions

Dear Editor, The recently held press conference at Water Chris Hotel by some members of the football fraternity was indeed an interesting one and the revelations by some of the spokespersons even...

Outstanding retired Berbice educators recognized by RHTY&SC

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Outstanding retired Berbice educators recognized by RHTY&SC

Four outstanding educators were on Sunday last honoured for a combined 150 years of committed service to the Education sector. They were recognized by the eight cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Concerned fans write Joseph Blatter, President of FIFA on Guyana’s football

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Concerned fans write Joseph Blatter, President of FIFA on Guyana’s football

A group of football enthusiasts led by Jim Parks has written to FIFA President Joseph Blatter on the football situation in Guyana. Here is the letter: Dear Mr Blatter, Guyana’s Football is going...

Second 1972 test between Windies and NZ was drawn

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Second 1972 test between Windies and NZ was drawn

Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his look at the scores in the drawn Test match between West Indies and New Zealand in 1972. The first Test of the series also ended in a stalemate. West Indies...

WICB says there is no dialogue with BCB on Independence T20 Cup

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB says there is no dialogue with BCB on Independence T20 Cup

Tournament remains unapproved The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) responded to an article appearing in yesterday’s edition of a local newspaper in Guyana headlined: ‘Talks over Independence T20...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more