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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...

Guyanese Community in St Lucia Celebrate Guyana’s 48th Anniversary of Independence

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Community in St Lucia Celebrate Guyana’s 48th Anniversary of Independence

‘Reds’ to be honoured on 75th birthday The Guyanese Community in St Lucia will be celebrating Guyana’s 48th Independence Anniversary with the hosting of a Gala Dinner & Awards Evening on...

Judo instructor Bruce Fraser ‘fighting on’ despite the odds

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Judo instructor Bruce Fraser ‘fighting on’ despite the odds

By Sean Devers At age 30, Bruce Fraser is already a 2nd Dan Black Belt Judo Instructor attached to the Rising Sun Judo and Jiu-Jitsu club at the Marian Academy School on Carifesta Avenue in the City....

Stag Beer/EBFA Division One League…Double header on tomorrow at Grove as 1st round nears end

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer/EBFA Division One League…Double header on tomorrow at Grove as 1st round nears end

As first round action in the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) division-one league draws to an end, two more matches will be contested at the Grove Playfield tomorrow. Feature...

Dominica & T&T on Stand-by for 3rd Test…Regional U-19 tourney could be shifted to Jamaica

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dominica & T&T on Stand-by for 3rd Test…Regional U-19 tourney could be shifted to Jamaica

By Sean Devers The third test between West Indies and New Zealand scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium at Providence fixed from June 26-30 could be shifted to either Dominica or Trinidad,...

Cervical Cancer – Join the discourse

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cervical Cancer – Join the discourse

In an effort to sensitise especially womenfolk on one of the major health challenges – Cervical Cancer, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown is partnering with the Georgetown Public Hospital...

GEORGETOWN’S NOTORIOUS REPUTATION

May 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GEORGETOWN’S NOTORIOUS REPUTATION

We hear a lot about Georgetown being stink and dirty. But which parts of Georgetown are stink and dirty? Which parts of Georgetown have stagnant drains, impassable alleyways and garbage heaps? Which...

GRA guards against placement of drugs on scanned containers – Sattaur

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GRA guards against placement of drugs on scanned containers – Sattaur

Concerns raised by Canadian agro-buyers that narcotics could be slipped into containers waiting on wharves to leave Guyana’s shores after being scanned by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) have...

Cost-cutting affecting quality of education at Tain campus – Union Rep.

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cost-cutting affecting quality of education at Tain campus – Union Rep.

A societal crisis may very well be on the horizon if the quality of some courses delivered at the University of Guyana’s Tain Campus is not urgently addressed. This observation was made by...

New business-oriented magazine unveiled

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New business-oriented magazine unveiled

A new magazine, Guyana Inc. has become a leading forum in providing in an easily understandable format, the unique nuances of Guyana’s business and tourism landscape in high quality graphics...

Hogstye shooting death…Father and son on trial for murder

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hogstye shooting death…Father and son on trial for murder

Two witnesses took the stand when the murder trial of a man and his son who are charged with the shooting to death of a Corentyne farmer following a dispute, continued in the Berbice High Court. The...

Canadian mining company boosts local activities

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian mining company boosts local activities

RT Minerals Corp, the Canadian owners of Mahdia Gold has announced that it has mobilized the Phase One surface alluvial exploration program in Guyana. According to the Company, the program will...

Bishops’ celebrate first culture day

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bishops’ celebrate first culture day

The Bishops’ High School yesterday celebrated in grand flair, its first ever culture day under the theme “Celebrating our Culture and Heritage through Creativity.” The culture day which is the...

Airport security finds drugs secreted in CAL’s plane

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Airport security finds drugs secreted in CAL’s plane

Law enforcement officials are investigating how over two kilograms of cocaine ended up hidden in a Caribbean Airlines flight yesterday. According to a statement from the Cheddi Jagan International...

New Tera Pak recycling plant launched…

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New Tera Pak recycling plant launched…

Guyana’s garbage not enough for large scale recycling operations— Persaud said Multi-layered carton boxes, used to pack juices and milk, are now being recycled by Caribbean Container Incorporated...

Canine Division rank detained for aiding drug mule

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Canine Division rank detained for aiding drug mule

A rank from the police Canine Division is under close arrest for allegedly aiding a female drug mule to slip past security at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport yesterday. Kaieteur News...

GRA collected $70M in smuggling fines last year

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GRA collected $70M in smuggling fines last year

Guyana is taking an aggressive posture to clamp down on smuggling, with two vessels seized during the first quarter. According to a newsletter of the Task Force on Fuel Smuggling and Contraband,...

APNU chides government for poor youth policy

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU chides government for poor youth policy

The training programmes for which some ministries have responsibility have been deemed to be ineffective when its impact on the lives of the youths is considered. As such, the political opposition...

Some developers cutting corners while erecting high-rise buildings

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Some developers cutting corners while erecting high-rise buildings

– but City Council has too few inspectors to investigate A senior official in the City Engineering Department believes that some property developers are flouting the Council’s new regulations...

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