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Bai Shan Lin circumvents Guyana’s logging laws…Ships Billions $$$$ of high priced logs monthly

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin circumvents Guyana’s logging laws…Ships Billions $$$$ of high priced logs monthly

By Latoya Giles Even though Bai Shan Lin International Forest Development Inc. is yet to actually receive a logging licence, the company has teamed up with four companies in joint ventures to export...

Harbour Bridge’s delinquent financial statements…GM says Auditor General’s Office at fault

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Harbour Bridge’s delinquent financial statements…GM says Auditor General’s Office at fault

The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) expressed disappointment that it was not contacted on an article carried in yesterday’s edition of this newspaper, which said that the entity is...

Court withholds ruling in battle for Town Clerk office

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Court withholds ruling in battle for Town Clerk office

The plaintiff in the legal battle for the Town Clerk office walked away disappointed yesterday, when a decision was taken by High Court judge Justice Brassington Reynolds to withhold his ruling on...

Killer Pit Bulls owner under guard in hospital

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Killer Pit Bulls owner under guard in hospital

Leslie Thomside, the owner of two pit bulls which mauled his 51-year old sister-in-law to death on Tuesday, was admitted to a private hospital under police guard yesterday. Thomside had complained of...

Guyana getting rob blind

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyana getting rob blind

Chinee come to Guyana and hear Guyanese saying “Hey bai, Shaan.” That is fuh people. Then when dem walk in de street dem hear people seh, “Hey bai Shaan, yuh buy-in?” That got to do wid...

LCPL players looking to thrill the crowds in St. Kitts…Amazon Warriors face Hawksbills; Red Steel play Tridents today

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on LCPL players looking to thrill the crowds in St. Kitts…Amazon Warriors face Hawksbills; Red Steel play Tridents today

The Limacol Caribbean Premier League arrives in St. Kitts this week and the players are going to continue to play the exciting and aggressive cricket that has been such a part of this year’s...

GRFU conducts Mini Tag Festival

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GRFU conducts Mini Tag Festival

Riding high on the success of the senior national team, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) recently conducted a Mini Tag Festival aimed at showcasing the skills of young players who are now...

Stag Beer / EDFA Senior League …KK Warriors edge Mocha; Soesdyke Falcons hammer Herstelling

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer / EDFA Senior League …KK Warriors edge Mocha; Soesdyke Falcons hammer Herstelling

The battle for supremacy in the Stag Beer / East Bank Football Association division one league continued on Sunday last at the Grove Playfield with two matches. In an exciting feature match Kuru...

Sunburst sponsors Narayan Ramdhani for Caribbean Badminton tourney

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sunburst sponsors Narayan Ramdhani for Caribbean Badminton tourney

National junior and senior Badminton champion, Narayan Ramdhani is the latest athlete to benefit from the largesse of the Continental Group of Companies through the popular local orange juice,...

Carter Birth Anniversary Dominoes…Specialist win semi final encounter

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carter Birth Anniversary Dominoes…Specialist win semi final encounter

Specialist overcame Mix Up and Strikers to win the semi final of the Deon Carter Birth Anniversary Dominoes tournament which was contested recently at Gaulding Place, South Rumiveldt. Ken Wald led...

Remembering Trevor ‘Lannie’ Maxwell, 1st W/Tigers player appointed Nat’l Captain

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Remembering Trevor ‘Lannie’ Maxwell, 1st W/Tigers player appointed Nat’l Captain

On November 4, 2012 Kaieteur Sport had published an article by Statistician Charwayne Walker, looking at the exploits of Trevor ‘Lannie’ Maxwell; former Guyana International, 1983 – 1987. He...

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE…Dover admits Alpha blundered tactically; vows to correct errors for next encounter

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE…Dover admits Alpha blundered tactically; vows to correct errors for next encounter

They compiled clever passes in the middle but poor finishes by Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC resulted in a scoreless ninety minutes, while their opponents, Olimpia FC of Honduras, were successful...

WDFA U-17 League to resume on Sunday

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WDFA U-17 League to resume on Sunday

Play in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Under-17 tournament is set to resume on Sunday with two matches at the West Demerara School ground from 13:00hrs. Top of the table Uitvlugt FC...

Assassin cops Joseph Dominoes title

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Assassin cops Joseph Dominoes title

After battling their way through the earlier rounds, Assassin, Spartons and TNT contested the final of the Faye Joseph Birth Anniversary Dominoes tournament recently at her residence Gaulding Place,...

Taking finals to National Stadium was part of the vision – Dean

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taking finals to National Stadium was part of the vision – Dean

By Rawle Welch Mindful of the risk involved in taking its flagship football competition to the 10,000-plus capacity National Stadium, cellular service giant Digicel nevertheless made the decision to...

Franco Crawford lends support to Berbice football

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Franco Crawford lends support to Berbice football

Overseas based Guyanese, Franco Crawford, who was a member of the Flying Ace Cycling Club before migrating to England, has once again extended his benevolence to the sporting fraternity. Crawford,...

Rafman Ali softball tourney…Lyght, Rafeek slam centuries

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rafman Ali softball tourney…Lyght, Rafeek slam centuries

Centuries by Lynden Lyght and Mohamed Rafeek highlighted the latest round of matches of the Rafman Ali softball tournament which were contested Sunday last at Everest Cricket Club. Playing in the...

Showdown set for Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic V

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Showdown set for Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic V

With just over a week to go before some of the region’s best athletes descend in Guyana to run at the Fifth Edition of the Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic, local athletes can expect what can...

Over 80 mining operators benefit from Orica Blasting Services training course

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Over 80 mining operators benefit from Orica Blasting Services training course

Over 80 operators from mining agencies across the country completed a two-day training course in Selective Explosive Blasting at the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) Multi Complex Building at...

Non-submission of financial statements from Ministries affecting AG’s work

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Non-submission of financial statements from Ministries affecting AG’s work

Auditor General (AG), Deodat Sharma in his performance report of the Audit Office for the first quarter (January –March) of 2010, had listed several factors which affect the execution of his work....

WHY OCTOBER?

Aug 07, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHY OCTOBER?

How long does it take to draft a no-confidence motion? This is the question that was uppermost on the minds of rabid supporters of the parliamentary parties when they learnt on Tuesday that A...

Education Ministry to address teacher shortage in Region Seven

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry to address teacher shortage in Region Seven

A daunting challenge faced by some hinterland schools is a marked shortage in teachers. This state of affairs often develops to troubling proportions when teachers leave their Regions to qualify...

Customer support helping Courts fulfil corporate responsibility – Managing Director

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Customer support helping Courts fulfil corporate responsibility – Managing Director

The prospect of University of Guyana students being able to access sponsorship from Courts (Guyana) Inc. to help meet their tuition fee is certainly not an impossible one. At least this is...

Lisa Punch slated for Guyana Festival 2014

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lisa Punch slated for Guyana Festival 2014

The Ministry of Tourism has confirmed that Brooklyn based-Guyanese singer, Lisa Punch will be among the headline performers slated for this year’s Guyana Festival. Punch, who was recently...

Orphans benefit as Guyana Watch continues medical outreach clinics

Aug 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Orphans benefit as Guyana Watch continues medical outreach clinics

The Guyana Watch medical team continued its humanitarian services yesterday, by taking its benevolent activities to orphanages around Georgetown, treating some 68 children. Residents of the St....

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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