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It may be time to re-examine requirement upgrade standards-veteran pilot

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on It may be time to re-examine requirement upgrade standards-veteran pilot

By Zena Henry The numerous incidents and accidents occurring in the local aviation sector is perhaps evidence that changes ought to be made to ensure safety. This is the indication of veteran pilot,...

Hibiscus Team wins Bocce Competition

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hibiscus Team wins Bocce Competition

The curtains came down on the Senior Citizens Team Bocce Competition held on Saturday 12 July, 2014 at the National Gymnasium sponsored by the National Sports Commission. In the first game...

WCC congratulates Mohamed, Paul

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WCC congratulates Mohamed, Paul

The Wakenaam Cricket Committee (WCC) has extended congratulations to Nazeer Mohamed on his appointment as manager of the national U-17 team and Keemo Paul for his selection on the side which is...

Junior CASA Squash C/Ships in Bermuda…Shomari Wiltshire beaten in U-13 Semi-final on day two

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior CASA Squash C/Ships in Bermuda…Shomari Wiltshire beaten in U-13 Semi-final on day two

The second day of this year’s Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships in Bermuda got going yesterday morning with the quarterfinals in each age group followed by the...

Digicel Secondary school’s F/Ball Tournament…Santa Rosa put Region One title on the line today

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Secondary school’s F/Ball Tournament…Santa Rosa put Region One title on the line today

Battle Port Kaituma in final The fourth edition of the Digicel Secondary school’s Football Tournament climaxes in Moruca with what is anticipated to be a riveting Region One final as all...

Semifinalists decided in 2014 North Rupununi Football Championships

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Semifinalists decided in 2014 North Rupununi Football Championships

Four male and four female teams have now qualified for the semifinals of the North Rupununi First Division Football Championships as the final round of the tournament concluded on Saturday July 5 at...

Four students awarded junior black belts at Mae’s Dojo

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Four students awarded junior black belts at Mae’s Dojo

Four students were awarded junior black belts when the Mae’s Dojo of the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association held its karate grading exercise for students recently at the school in Subryanville. The...

Guyana hosts U.S. military cadets

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana hosts U.S. military cadets

For the second year in a row, Guyana will host the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) Program, as part of the longstanding partnership between the Florida National Guard, the U.S....

Hing wins A&N Sarjoo Cambio Action Pistol Shoot

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hing wins A&N Sarjoo Cambio Action Pistol Shoot

National Smallbore captain Dale Hing won last Sunday’s A&N Sarjoo Cambio sponsored Action Pistol Competition organized by the Handgun section of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA)...

Lanes being sprayed on Synthetic Track

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lanes being sprayed on Synthetic Track

While the basic facilities have been given a year-end deadline at the Leonora Synthetic Track and Field Facility, which is now in its fourth year of construction, the eight lanes to complete the...

The drug trade is not slowing down

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The drug trade is not slowing down

The drug scene is anything but funny. Almost every day someone is arrested for either trafficking or possession. These days the police simply cannot find people who are using at the time of the...

Mother of nine charged for defrauding sister-in-law

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of nine charged for defrauding sister-in-law

Almost four years after reportedly obtaining items from her former sister-in-law, a mother of nine was yesterday taken before a senior Magistrates’ court to face a fraudulent conversion charge....

MCY&S/NSC ‘Teach them Young’ swim programme commences

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on MCY&S/NSC ‘Teach them Young’ swim programme commences

By Zaheer Mohamed With the aim of producing talented national swimmers, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) and the National Sports Commission have commenced their annual ‘Teach...

Preparations intensify for Bush Lot United Turf Club horserace meet

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations intensify for Bush Lot United Turf Club horserace meet

With less than a week to go before race day, the organizers of the Bush Lot United Turf Club (BLUTC) horserace meet have intensify preparations for their first race meet of the year. The grand one...

Overseas based Guyanese cyclists continue to show benevolence

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Overseas based Guyanese cyclists continue to show benevolence

Present boxing gear to local gym By Samuel Whyte While some don’t remember where they originated, some do. One such person who is always trying to do something for his homeland is overseas based...

Arjune propels City Stars to Ramgoolam softball title

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Arjune propels City Stars to Ramgoolam softball title

A Man of the Match performance from Chandrashaker Arjune guided defending champions City Stars to an eight-wicket victory over Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets (RHTGG) in the final of the Roy...

National unity will aid to strengthen the various institutions

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on National unity will aid to strengthen the various institutions

DEAR EDITOR, National unity is an absolutely critical prerequisite to any country’s development. History tells us that politics has been a key player in the erosion of Guyana’s national unity and...

The law of community that we must follow

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The law of community that we must follow

DEAR EDITOR, In all the debates on the various issues which are attracting our attention and interest from time to time, whether it be the opinion-makers in our newspaper columns and readers’...

How much reparation to claim for slavery?

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on How much reparation to claim for slavery?

DEAR EDITOR, While I agree that there is a need for reparation for slavery, I have no idea (nor do I think does anyone else) of how much is equitable. Assuming that it is agreed to pay reparation,...

We need a first-rate education system to compete in a globalised world

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a first-rate education system to compete in a globalised world

DEAR EDITOR, The explosion of science and its application in the form of technology over the past years have transformed some countries and the global society in monumental proportions. Amidst...

Guyanese are now much wiser politically, and unlikely to be misled

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese are now much wiser politically, and unlikely to be misled

DEAR EDITOR, The search for a governance model that reflects the will of all citizens has a long history dating back to the early days of Greek city states. However that search is still continuing...

The twisted logic of those who never cease to distort history

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The twisted logic of those who never cease to distort history

DEAR EDITOR, The contrast in the practice of diplomacy between one and that of the majority begs the question: If every country were to get itself involved in each other’s internal affairs what...

Red Jet, Affinity take top honours in Alness horserace meet

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Red Jet, Affinity take top honours in Alness horserace meet

Despite the inclement weather which left the track in a soggy state, the organizers of the Alness Race Club were able to run off their horserace event at the Club’s Alness Village Corentyne...

Mazaruni man on bail for harming relative

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mazaruni man on bail for harming relative

Bail was yesterday set at $125,000 for a Mazaruni man who appeared before a senior city Magistrate accused of inflicting harm to one of his relatives. Dean Joseph, 32, was taken before Chief...

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GUYSUCO’s problems are political not managerial

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The sugar industry has been for centuries Guyana’s agricultural backbone. Yet, its struggles... more