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Digicel School Football Championships IPE swamps DSS 6-1 in highly entertaining duel

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel School Football Championships IPE swamps DSS 6-1 in highly entertaining duel

Romario Welcome distinguished himself from among his teammates of Institute of Professional Education (IPE) and netted a helmet trick against Diamond Secondary School (DSS) to lead his team to a 6-1...

DDL reaffirms support for amateur boxing with support of U-16 boxing championship

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on DDL reaffirms support for amateur boxing with support of U-16 boxing championship

Three years ago the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) partnered with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and initiated an Under-16 boxing championship. The tournament was meant to nurture young...

Koreans crash to ten-man Belgium

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Koreans crash to ten-man Belgium

Korea Republic have exited the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ after a 1-0 defeat to ten-man Begium in Sao Paulo. Jan Vertonghen scored the only goal of this Group H fixture as Marc Wilmots side...

Rafman Ali softball continues on Sunday

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rafman Ali softball continues on Sunday

The Rafman Ali softball cricket tournament will continue on Sunday with matches at Everest, Guyana National Industrial Sports Club and Better Hope grounds. Regal Masters will face Sundies Masters at...

Final day for entry to Trophy Stall Minor League is today

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Final day for entry to Trophy Stall Minor League is today

Entries for the Trophy Stall Minor League softball tournament will be closed today at 18:00hrs. The tournament will bowl off on July 2 under lights at Thirst Park and will be contested in two...

Benn, Roach skittle Black Caps on Day 1

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Benn, Roach skittle Black Caps on Day 1

Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – Sulieman Benn’s fourth career five-wicket haul rattled New Zealand and gave West Indies the edge, on the opening day of the decisive third Test here yesterday. The...

Rafman Ali softball continues on Sunday

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rafman Ali softball continues on Sunday

GFF names 30-man squad for CFU U-17 tourney -weekend camp starts tomorrow

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF names 30-man squad for CFU U-17 tourney -weekend camp starts tomorrow

The Technical Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has named a 30-member squad of Junior Jaguars that will commence training for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-17 tournament....

TCL supports RHTYSC Cricket Academy third year on

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on TCL supports RHTYSC Cricket Academy third year on

Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) for the third consecutive year has thrown their support behind the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) Annual Cricket Academy which is set to run from July...

ISGI aids Snagg and Mars’ attendance at Int. Powerlifting C/ships

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on ISGI aids Snagg and Mars’ attendance at Int. Powerlifting C/ships

Industrial Supplier of Guyana Inc. (ISGI) has come out in support of local powerlifetrs Germain Snagg and Karel Mars who have been selected as part of Guyana’s 7-member team to the 8th NAPF...

Industrial Supplies and Services supports Cricket For Unity T20 match

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Industrial Supplies and Services supports Cricket For Unity T20 match

Yet another corporate entity has come out in support of the eagerly anticipated Cricket For Unity T20 match that is slated for Saturday July 5th at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown,...

GAWA to conduct exhibition tomorrow – forms part of Olympic Day observance

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAWA to conduct exhibition tomorrow – forms part of Olympic Day observance

In its continued efforts to revive the sport of weightlifting in Guyana, the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) will be conducting an exhibition on the basics of the sport tomorrow...

BK Supermix contributes to Nat Rugby team

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BK Supermix contributes to Nat Rugby team

Compton Stewart-Plant Manager of BK Supermix Inc. on Wednesday presented a cheque to the National Men’s 15’s Rugby team Ryan Gonsalves to offset accommodation and meals cost for the team while in...

East Bank Berbice road consultation…Residents demand transparency, accountability under new project

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank Berbice road consultation…Residents demand transparency, accountability under new project

Residents of East Bank Berbice (EBB) on Wednesday were unanimous in their call for transparency in relation to the millions that will be spent to build a new EBB roadway and close supervision of the...

Regional Health Officers mull strategies to improve service

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Health Officers mull strategies to improve service

The Ministry of Health keeps on implementing strategies and measures to ensure that a higher level of health care is obtained. Yesterday, its 2014 semi-annual Regional Health Officers (RHOs) and...

Moleson Creek bridge for August completion – Public Works

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Moleson Creek bridge for August completion – Public Works

A 105-feet bridge under construction at Moleson Creek, Region Six, is estimated to be completed by August, according to Sherod Parkinson, a Ministry of Public Works’ Engineer overseeing the...

WITHOUT A CONTINGENCIES FUND, HITLER WOULD HAVE RULED THE WORLD

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WITHOUT A CONTINGENCIES FUND, HITLER WOULD HAVE RULED THE WORLD

The opposition parties in Guyana do not make idle threats. When they say they will do something against the government, they usually do so. The opposition parties also refuse to budge from certain...

Missing cousins… Relatives “not satisfied” with police probe

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Missing cousins… Relatives “not satisfied” with police probe

As the saga continues surrounding the mysterious disappearance of two cousins from West Coast Berbice (WCB), relatives are saying that they are not satisfied with the pace of the investigation. ...

Chairman has shown his bias – Harmon

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chairman has shown his bias – Harmon

Lawyer for the Ex-GDF Association attorney at law Joseph Harmon has once again called for the Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry Sir Richard Cheltenham QC, to remove himself from the...

Health Education set to be expanded at GPHC

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Education set to be expanded at GPHC

…as Video Teaching Centre launched Taking full advantage of the technological age, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Libin...

Guyana: A Belizean student shames a nation of sheep

Jun 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana: A Belizean student shames a nation of sheep

My cousin said to me; “I was looking out for part two of the analysis of Hoyte being one of the best leaders in the world after reading part one.” I promised him it will be done, but I told him...

Rodney Commission of Inquiry…Gouveia reflects he may have flown suspect one day after incident

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rodney Commission of Inquiry…Gouveia reflects he may have flown suspect one day after incident

– “I can’t say with 100% certainty” By Latoya Giles “At that moment in time, I felt that the man in the picture (Gregory Smith) looked like the man on my aircraft… but I never knew...

City clean-up campaign gains momentum

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City clean-up campaign gains momentum

– Special priority given to community contractors/groups for employment By Zena Henry Community groups and contractors of the respective areas outlined to benefit from the government’s...

No-confidence motion, Local Gov’t. Elections…Ramotar lashes out at Opposition, Diplomatic community

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No-confidence motion, Local Gov’t. Elections…Ramotar lashes out at Opposition, Diplomatic community

“We do not take threats. If the Opposition wants to pass a no-confidence Bill then let them pass it, and we will be ready to deal with the consequences of that.” This was the firm reaction of...

Legal profession is diverse

Jun 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Legal profession is diverse

– law students told at symposium “Take out of your mind that the only way you can be a lawyer is to go to court everyday; it will stress you out and kill you!” exclaimed Sheldon McDonald in...