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Caribbean Airlines plane crash at CJIA…US Court ruling paves way for injured Guyanese to sue

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Airlines plane crash at CJIA…US Court ruling paves way for injured Guyanese to sue

The Eastern District of New York recently issued a significant ruling in personal injury cases against Caribbean Airlines (CAL) arising from the 2011 crash landing of Flight BW 523 in Georgetown,...

Murder accused dies in jail one day after being remanded

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused dies in jail one day after being remanded

The 49-year-old man who murdered the 19-year-old mother of his child and then drank a dose of poison died in jail, yesterday, one day after he was remanded to the penal institution. Robert Sandy,...

MP denied access to NOC

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on MP denied access to NOC

By Latoya Giles Even though Culture Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has emphatically stated that the New Opportunity Corps is not a “closed institution” A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU)...

Power-lifting champ arrested at JFK with cocaine in stomach

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Power-lifting champ arrested at JFK with cocaine in stomach

National power lifting champion, Colin Aubrey Chesney, also known as “Mr. Clean” remains in police custody in the United States after he was busted at the John.F.Kennedy (JFK) airport with...

Guyana is China’s spy playground

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana is China’s spy playground

The Caricom-related nations of Guyana and Jamaica are probably the Caribbean’s leading benefactors of Chinese investments, and arguably the region’s principal users of mostly counterfeit...

GRA still charging ‘discriminatory’ Environmental Tax, despite CCJ ruling

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GRA still charging ‘discriminatory’ Environmental Tax, despite CCJ ruling

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is continuing to impose Environmental Tax despite a recent ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice that it was discriminatory and a breach of the revised Treaty of...

Dem boys seh…De young ones scampish, de old ones dotish

May 29, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De young ones scampish, de old ones dotish

Guyana in trouble; dem politician, some too young and some too old. De young ones scampish and de old ones dotish. De young politicians is Jagdeo, Irfaat, Rob de Earth, Basil de Willy, Vodka...

Serena follows Venus out of French Open after shock loss

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Serena follows Venus out of French Open after shock loss

PARIS (Reuters) – Holder and world No.1 Serena Williams was shocked 6-2 6-2 by Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in the French Open second round on Wednesday, an hour after her elder sister Venus was...

Knight Riders through to final after Kings XI unravel

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Knight Riders through to final after Kings XI unravel

ESPNcricinfo – Kolkata Knight Riders eased into the IPL final with their eighth-successive win, beating a listless Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens. Robin Uthappa prolonged a stellar season and...

Cycling action set for Berbice this Sunday

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cycling action set for Berbice this Sunday

Cyclists in the ancient county will this Sunday (1st June) have an opportunity to compete when the Flying Ace Cycling Club of Berbice along with coach Randolph Roberts once again organises a cycling...

Maximum Sports set for television launching

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maximum Sports set for television launching

The answer to sports enthusiasts’ queries and entertainment Local sports pundits are constantly engaged in heated debates on sports personalities and outcomes of sport events and if there is...

Republic Bank U-17 Inter Zone 50 overs…New Amsterdam/Canje advance to final having lost less wickets in tied semi

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Republic Bank U-17 Inter Zone 50 overs…New Amsterdam/Canje advance to final having lost less wickets in tied semi

New Amsterdam/Canje cantered into the final of the Republic Bank Under-17 Inter Zone 50 overs cricket competition in Berbice having been declared winners of their tied semi-final against Upper...

Enterprise Busta 50-over festival to start Sunday

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enterprise Busta 50-over festival to start Sunday

The seventh edition of the Enterprise Busta 50 overs Festival is set to commence on Sunday. Better Hope will travel to Ogle for a game starting at 12:00 hrs, Lusignan will host Buxton at 12:00hrs,...

MCY&S/NSC Windball tourney-Region 3…Philadelphia Primary books semi final spot

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on MCY&S/NSC Windball tourney-Region 3…Philadelphia Primary books semi final spot

Philadelphia Primary created the day’s biggest upset, beating three times defending champions Leonora Primary to book a place in the semi finals in the male category of the West Coast Demerara/...

Judo association holds successful Independence tourney

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Judo association holds successful Independence tourney

The Guyana Judo Association (GJA) held a successful Independence Judo tournament at the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School last Monday. Belle West Judo Club, Kitty Jammat Judo Club, Albouystown...

Current Judo executives should resign en bloc says Blackman

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Current Judo executives should resign en bloc says Blackman

Former Guyana Judo Association (GJA) executive William Blackman feels the solution to the present constitutional problems affecting Judo locally could be easily solved if the current Raoul...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Clive Lloyd welcomes Cricket Administration Bill

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Clive Lloyd welcomes Cricket Administration Bill

Dear Sports Editor, I welcome the Cricket Administration Bill (CAB) which was recently passed by the National Assembly of Guyana. I took note of the fact that it passed with the support of both the...

GAPF Claude Charles Memorial & Masters C/ships …Fitness Express is main sponsor

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF Claude Charles Memorial & Masters C/ships …Fitness Express is main sponsor

Following on from a successful Novice, Junior and Sub-Junior championships last month, powerlifters will once again assemble next month for the Claude Charles Memorial Intermediate and Masters...

Mahadeo guides Upsetters to victory

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mahadeo guides Upsetters to victory

Ryan Mahadeo chalked the maximum 18 games to guide Upsetters of Bartica to victory in the final of their dominoes competition played on Sunday last at Amit Ramnarine’s residence in Good Success,...

Promoters of no-confidence motion confused – Matthias

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Promoters of no-confidence motion confused – Matthias

By Rawle Welch “Confused men with not so hidden agendas,” were the words used by President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias to describe those who brought a motion of...

Universal Sports Store supports Perry

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Universal Sports Store supports Perry

Universal Sports Store of Second Street Alberttown has supported Everest Cricket Club’s wicketkeeper/batsman Joseph Perry who has landed himself a six-month contract with Vikings Cricket...

Training for umpires starts today

May 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Training for umpires starts today

The Georgetown Cricket Umpires & Scorers Association (GCU&SA) training classes for the year 2014 will commence today at 17:00 hrs at the Demerara Cricket Club, Queenstown. Thereafter,...

Mahdia power woes…$43M generator set to provide improved power supply

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mahdia power woes…$43M generator set to provide improved power supply

Residents of Mahdia and surrounding communities in Region Eight should have longer power supply as a recently procured $43.7M generator is set to fully begin its operation this week. According...

Marriott International appoints General Manager for Guyana

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott International appoints General Manager for Guyana

Marriott International Inc. yesterday announced that it has appointed a General Manager for the Georgetown Marriott Hotel. The announcement came through Atlantic Hotel Inc. (AHI). Marriott...

Developing human capital is important if Guyana is to move forward – President Ramotar tells CDB forum

May 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Developing human capital is important if Guyana is to move forward – President Ramotar tells CDB forum

At the opening ceremony of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors which was held at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) yesterday, President Donald Ramotar admitted that the...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more