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Priya Manickchand booed at America’s 4th July reception

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Priya Manickchand booed at America’s 4th July reception

…attempts to humiliate US Ambassador In what can only be the most shocking abuse of hospitality and a disregard for the diplomatic norms, Guyana’s Acting Foreign Minister, Priya Manickchand, last...

Dynamic Airways still to operate out of JFK

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dynamic Airways still to operate out of JFK

… hopes to rectify issues by Monday Dynamic Airways will continue to operate outside of John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport since it is still to meet certain requirements that...

No political interference at Tender Board –says De Clou

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No political interference at Tender Board –says De Clou

Head of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) NPTAB, Donald De Clou, has debunked the concept that Cabinet sidelined the Board and awarded a US$57.6 M contract for the East...

Teen shot in mouth sued state for $30M

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen shot in mouth sued state for $30M

– also seeking damages against Top Cop and Cadet Officer Fifteen-year-old Alex Griffith, through his attorney Dexter Todd, is suing the State for $30M, resulting from the shooting in his mouth...

Ex-French PM Sarkozy charged with corruption

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-French PM Sarkozy charged with corruption

(Reuters) – Former President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday France’s justice system was being used for political ends, after he was put under investigation on suspicion of using his influence...

Works on Amaila Falls Access Road at a standstill

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Works on Amaila Falls Access Road at a standstill

By Gary Eleazar Plagued by problems from its inception, the Amaila Falls access road has yet again run into another snag with works now virtually suspended as a result of incessant rains. Of recent,...

Dem boys seh…When people like talk, it bad

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…When people like talk, it bad

If is one thing, some people don’t know, is when fuh keep dem mouth shut. When dem boys use to go to de cinema dem had people who would talk all de way through de movie. Was a steady commentary and...

Patience and Tactics delivered the prize – Geron Williams

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Patience and Tactics delivered the prize – Geron Williams

By Franklin Wilson New National Raod Race King, Geron Williams, now riding professionally in the USA as a member of Champion System Stan’s Notubes is elated that he has been finally able to...

Cricket For Unity Diamond Auto Show & Trophy Stall lend support

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket For Unity Diamond Auto Show & Trophy Stall lend support

As the days wind down before this Saturday’s Cricket for Unity T20 cricket match that will feature prominent members of society in a competitive setting, two more business entities have come on...

All parties must come to the table and talk – Baptiste says on cricket debacle

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on All parties must come to the table and talk – Baptiste says on cricket debacle

Commenting on the ongoing cricket debacle between the Guyana Government, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), veteran sports enthusiast and former Executive Member of the...

Letter to the Sports Editor ECB responds to Prince Holder

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor ECB responds to Prince Holder

Dear Editor, The Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) would like to clear the air as it relates to a letter captioned, “ECB coach should have been suspended for improper conduct” published in the...

Britton siblings in top form at Junior Karate Championships

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Britton siblings in top form at Junior Karate Championships

The Britton siblings copped three first places at last Sunday’s Banks Malta Supreme sponsored Junior Karate Championships organized by the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association at Banks DIH Sports...

Challengers are Parbhu General Store softball champs

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Challengers are Parbhu General Store softball champs

Challengers were crowned champions of the K. Parbhu General Store 10/10 softball tournament which was contested on Friday night last at Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park. Challengers overcame Omesh XI by...

Guyana’s overseas record at the CBC level (1982 – 2000)

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s overseas record at the CBC level (1982 – 2000)

Statistician Charwayne Walker this week looks back at Guyana’s performance at the Caribbean Basketball Championship (CBC) even as this year’s event is underway with Guyana naming a team led by...

GAWA hosts successful Olympic Day exhibition

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAWA hosts successful Olympic Day exhibition

The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) on Saturday last hosted a successful weightlifting exhibition in observance of International Olympic Day activities and to also showcase the new...

Host BVI downs Guyana in CBC opener -USVI also top Guyanese

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Host BVI downs Guyana in CBC opener -USVI also top Guyanese

Host of the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships, British Virgin Islands (BVI) thrashed Guyana 99-63 Tuesday night in the feature game of the commencement of the Men’s...

The Limacol CPL & its Financier, Founder Ajmal Khan

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Limacol CPL & its Financier, Founder Ajmal Khan

By Sean Devers The West Indies Cricket Board first announced the plans for the Caribbean Premier League in September 2012. On December 13, 2012, the WICB announced that they had finalized an...

Millington to lead Guyana in TTCB U-19 T/20 tourney

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Millington to lead Guyana in TTCB U-19 T/20 tourney

By Zaheer Mohamed Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) off spinner Plaffiana Millington has been chosen to lead Guyana in the upcoming Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) T/20 U-19...

Defending champion Murray crushed by Dimitrov at Wimbledon

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champion Murray crushed by Dimitrov at Wimbledon

LONDON (Reuters) – Grigor Dimitrov broke British hearts by ending Andy Murray’s reign as Wimbledon champion with a sublime and serene 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2 victory in the quarter-finals on...

President joins other Caricom leaders for 35th Heads Meeting

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President joins other Caricom leaders for 35th Heads Meeting

The opening ceremony of the high level 35th Caricom Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda Tuesday evening saw current Chairman Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, outlining several issues affecting the...

CARICOM Heads to meet Regional private sector

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM Heads to meet Regional private sector

As the Region continues to take steps to respond to the economic challenges confronting it, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government are placing increased emphasis on the private sector as...

Corentyne man who torched home remanded to prison

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man who torched home remanded to prison

The man who allegedly flew into a drunken rage and torched the concrete home of his common- law wife and their two children, turned himself in at the Number 51 Village Police Station on Monday....

Rape accused jailed, fined for smuggling cigarettes, ganja into prison

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused jailed, fined for smuggling cigarettes, ganja into prison

Exactly two weeks after being charged for smuggling cigarettes and marijuana into the Georgetown Prisons, a 22-year-old rape accused was yesterday jailed on a drug trafficking and another charge. It...

Ranks hold four with unlicensed weapon

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ranks hold four with unlicensed weapon

…woman confess to being owner Ranks of the Guyana Police Force, on Monday evening held four persons in James Street, Albouystown, with an unlicensed firearm. The four were travelling in a Silver...

Persons allege being fleeced by N/A M&TC official

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Persons allege being fleeced by N/A M&TC official

Several persons have come forward with stories of allegedly being fleeced by a prominent New Amsterdam municipal officer. The individuals all claimed that they paid the official large sums of...