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City Hall’s PRO granted bail on forgery charge

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall’s PRO granted bail on forgery charge

Public Relations Officer of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Royston King was yesterday indicted on a forgery charge. King, 49, of Lot 3279 Canal Place, South Ruimveldt Park,...

There is no Guyana passport

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on There is no Guyana passport

De whole country use to hear how de Pee an See bruck up de country in 28 years. Since people tun, dem use to hear bout de 28 years. But one thing was certain. De Pee an See keep de country. Well dem...

Ramdin, Bravo centuries flay Bangladesh

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramdin, Bravo centuries flay Bangladesh

ESPNcricinfo – Denesh Ramdin wouldn’t have had as much fun on a cricket field as on Monday afternoon at Warner Park. His malevolent 169 was part of the highest third wicket partnership in...

GRFU takes Beach rugby to Linden

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GRFU takes Beach rugby to Linden

With the growing popularity of Beach rugby hitting the world, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) does not intend to be left behind and last Friday President of the Union Peter Green travelled to...

Hemraj blasts ton as NY Blasters trounce Everest Masters by 32 runs

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hemraj blasts ton as NY Blasters trounce Everest Masters by 32 runs

By Zaheer Mohamed Opener Chanderpaul Hemraj hammered an unbeaten century as the visiting New York Blasters defeated host Everest Cricket Club by 32 runs in a T20 fixture Friday. Hemraj stroked nine...

CP Got Even connections celebrate 4M reasons in main event triumph

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on CP Got Even connections celebrate 4M reasons in main event triumph

Guyana Cup a resounding success Amidst an exciting atmosphere the 8th Annual Guyana Cup horserace meet held on Sunday last at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne Berbice lived up to most of its...

DCB trials set to continue today

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCB trials set to continue today

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) will continue with its trial matches to select their teams to represent the county at the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County one-day and 4-day...

GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy cricket camp…Georgetown, East Bank and West Demerara leg conclude

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy cricket camp…Georgetown, East Bank and West Demerara leg conclude

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Thursday last concluded the Georgetown, East Bank and West Demerara leg of the Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Camp with a simple ceremony held at Thirst Park where...

Hearts Of Oak Masters Annual Teach Them Young Football Camp ends

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hearts Of Oak Masters Annual Teach Them Young Football Camp ends

The Annual Hearts of Oak masters’ “Teach them Young” football August holiday camp ended last Friday with a presentation ceremony at the Prison Officers Sports club Penitentiary Walk, New...

Youth Team’s success was great for the GCB

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Youth Team’s success was great for the GCB

CPL contributing significantly to West Indies Cricket By Sean Devers The Guyana U-15 & U-19 recently won Regional titles less than a week apart and Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and...

Elton Jefford was a world class sprinter

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Elton Jefford was a world class sprinter

The now annual Boyce Jefford Classic athletics meet was recently held in the Mining Town of Linden at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground. The event was birthed as a tribute to father of one half of the...

Local table tennis coaches aiming for level two statuses

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local table tennis coaches aiming for level two statuses

Within the next three days several table tennis coaches will know if they have qualified to be level two coaches and go on to tutor players to world class level when the Guyana Table Tennis...

T&T Racing Authority collaborate with Guyanese counterparts for improved fraternity

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on T&T Racing Authority collaborate with Guyanese counterparts for improved fraternity

Despite the frequent staging of horserace meets, some members within the sector have admitted that all is not well and have been agitating for its regularization. Concerned affiliates also noted that...

Everest thump Enterprise by 10 wkts in U-13 fixture

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest thump Enterprise by 10 wkts in U-13 fixture

Host Everest Cricket Club defeated Enterprise by 10 wickets in a 20-over U-13 fixture Saturday. Enterprise were bowled out for 71 in 15 overs after they were inserted by the home team who replied...

Three Guyanese in Windies Women’s training camp

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Three Guyanese in Windies Women’s training camp

The West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday that 18 players have been invited to a West Indies Women’s training camp from tomorrow to September 8 in Barbados and St. Kitts. The squad, which...

DCB’s Elite Youth Summer Camp gets going at DCC

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCB’s Elite Youth Summer Camp gets going at DCC

After a delay of close to an hour due to the late arrival of participants, the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) one-week Elite Youth ‘Summer Camp’ commenced in soggy conditions at the Demerara...

West Indies Superstars set to partner in historical Canadian Premier League T20

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Superstars set to partner in historical Canadian Premier League T20

Guyana’s Shivnarine Chanderpaul is among four of the biggest names in the West Indies team to have signed a historical deal that will make them co-owners and stakeholders in the exciting new...

Corentyne boat mishap…Family of missing Captain calls on Govt. for assistance, closure

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne boat mishap…Family of missing Captain calls on Govt. for assistance, closure

It has been almost three weeks since the Guyana -registered Motor Tanker, Swift Dolphin capsized at the mouth of the Corentyne River, yet the vessel’s captain Gianan Rickiram and crew member,...

Education Month to focus on stakeholders’ support

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Month to focus on stakeholders’ support

With calls being made for greater involvement from all stakeholders, the Ministry of Education is preparing to commence its annual celebration of Education Month. Embracing the theme “Literate by...

Police Force launches media relations training for ranks

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force launches media relations training for ranks

The Guyana Police Force, in keeping with one of the objectives of its strategic plan for 2013-2017 under the strategic priority of developing partnership, yesterday launched a five day Police Media...

AFC’s NY rep, former PYO leader, Lionel Peters, dies

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AFC’s NY rep, former PYO leader, Lionel Peters, dies

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has announced the passing of Lionel Peters, one of its “foremost fighters”, who died Saturday morning after a prolonged illness in New York. At the time of his...

Aruba, Curacao, Panama soar as top summer destinations

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Aruba, Curacao, Panama soar as top summer destinations

… As Guyanese ‘trade-in’ the usual Barbados, Trinidad vacations By Zena Henry As the summer period draws to an end, newly introduced tourist destinations, Aruba, Curacao and Panama have...

Renowned Engineer’s siblings sue hospital, surgeon for his death

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Renowned Engineer’s siblings sue hospital, surgeon for his death

The brother and sister of the late renowned pioneering engineer Melvyn “Mel” Sankies is suing well known surgeon Shaik Amir and the Medical Arts Center Ltd on Thomas Street for his death. In a...

$1B cleanup campaign making progress – Luncheon

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1B cleanup campaign making progress – Luncheon

The Clean- Up Guyana project is currently underway and several key interventions have been made as part of the exercise which commenced earlier this month. At his weekly press briefing, Head of the...

Shortage of skilled obstetricians, a challenge to reducing maternal mortality – CMO

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Shortage of skilled obstetricians, a challenge to reducing maternal mortality – CMO

A shortage of skilled obstetricians has been listed as one of the biggest challenges Guyana has had in its efforts to reduce its maternal mortality rate. This disclosure was recently made by Chief...

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President’s College upstage Santa Rosa to advance into Quarters

Anticipation without preparation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Vice President of Guyana, ever the sagacious observer of the inevitable, has reassured... more