August 2014

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Maruranau hosts Annual Deep South Rupununi August Games

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maruranau hosts Annual Deep South Rupununi August Games

Residents of the Region 9 village of Maruranau are gearing up for competitive action when sports administrators of that community stage the Annual Deep South Rupununi August Games at the Community...

Guyana Sport Shooting Federation launched

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Sport Shooting Federation launched

A historic chapter for sport shooting in Guyana saw the Guyana Sport Shooting Federation being duly sanctioned as a sporting federation by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National...

Warrior’s beat Hardliners in own backyard

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Warrior’s beat Hardliners in own backyard

The New Amsterdam Warriors basketball team made sure their trip across the Berbice River was not in vain as they softened the Ithaca Hardliners, thrashing them 82-48 when play continued in the Legend...

GCA/Hadi’s World Inc first division tourney…Richardson, Osborne, Butts guide GNIC to innings victory

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Hadi’s World Inc first division tourney…Richardson, Osborne, Butts guide GNIC to innings victory

MSC overcome GDF in Noble House tourney A fine half century by Quincy Ovid Richardson coupled by five wicket hauls from Christian Osborne and Deswyn Butts guided GNIC to an innings and 95 runs...

Only nine players reportedly turned up for national football training on Saturday

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Only nine players reportedly turned up for national football training on Saturday

Reports are surfacing that on Saturday August 16, the first day of preparation for the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualifiers, only nine players were present for National Team training out of a list of 30...

Boyce & Jefford, patrons make donation to Cassey George

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boyce & Jefford, patrons make donation to Cassey George

The Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Committee on Sunday made a financial donation to Cassey George following the conclusion of the Fifth Edition of their Track and Field Classic, which was held...

41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway…Championships lost but honours gained as local chess players return home

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway…Championships lost but honours gained as local chess players return home

By Michael Benjamin They have had a poor start in their quest to procure honours at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway after losing to Albania on the inaugural day of the championships....

Hamid makes donation to Meten-Meer-Zorg West CC

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamid makes donation to Meten-Meer-Zorg West CC

Gamal Hamid, a former member of the Meten-Meer-Zorg West Cricket Club of the West Coast Demerara, recently made a timely donation to the club. Hamid, who now resides overseas, handed over two bats,...

Minibus attack/robbery…Shot passenger remains hospitalised

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus attack/robbery…Shot passenger remains hospitalised

Almost a month after she was trailed from the city and shot in the stomach at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD), 40-year-old Bernadette Campbell remains a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Engineering firm in collapsed Omai tailings pond fingered in another failure

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Engineering firm in collapsed Omai tailings pond fingered in another failure

Canada – The engineering firm that designed the Mount Polley tailings pond containment system that collapsed on August 4, also designed a tailings dam that failed catastrophically in South...

The intimidation of media workers must be condemned

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The intimidation of media workers must be condemned

It is not a case of taking it how you want to take it. In any part of the world, if you tell someone that you are going to “deal with” them, that is a threat. If in Guyana, someone tells you that...

U.S. assists airport personnel with fraud detection

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. assists airport personnel with fraud detection

The United States Government, through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provided Carrier Liaison Program (CLP) training from August 11-15, 2014 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport....

Labour Market Survey conducted in keeping with TVET mandate

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Market Survey conducted in keeping with TVET mandate

– aims to address “universal dilemma” In keeping with the National Policy on Technical, Vocational and Education Training (TVET), there is a need for information to be collected on...

Train in accordance with labour force needs – TVET Director urges

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Train in accordance with labour force needs – TVET Director urges

– calls for more involvement of industries Work force training must be done in accordance with the evident needs of the labour market. This assertion was made yesterday by Director of Council...

GCAA highlights challenges posed by “dishonest” charter companies

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GCAA highlights challenges posed by “dishonest” charter companies

By Zena Henry Chairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Board, Hugh Denbow, has reiterated concerns about the challenges posed to the aviation regulatory body as a result of dishonesty...

A most unwarranted attack against the media

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A most unwarranted attack against the media

The government is the elected representative of the people. It is there to pursue the interests of the people and these include creating conditions that would make the people contented. Those...

UG’s ICT Network Infrastructure for upgrade

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG’s ICT Network Infrastructure for upgrade

Under the Ministry of Education, four bids were submitted yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the purchasing of equipment for ICT Network...

Ice Cream Parlour/Snackette to be erected in Bus Park

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ice Cream Parlour/Snackette to be erected in Bus Park

…almost in garbage dump Despite pleas by stallholders occupying the northern end of the McKenzie Market, for the removal of an unsightly garbage dump, a well-known businessman has been given...

No money, no sex baby; that’s how we play

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on No money, no sex baby; that’s how we play

It would be an enormous learning experience to get inside the head of people like Rickey Singh, Dr. Compton Bourne (recipient of Guyana’s Order of Excellence and former CEO of the Caribbean...

Contractor’s electrical saw lands labourer in court

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor’s electrical saw lands labourer in court

A 27-year-old labourer reportedly caught stealing a contractor’s electrical saw, was granted $100,000 bail after being charged for Simple Larceny when he appeared in court yesterday. Lionel De...

Footballer accused of drug trafficking on $150,000 bail

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Footballer accused of drug trafficking on $150,000 bail

Footballer, Sheikh Kamal, who was reportedly busted with marijuana during a football match in Kamarang last week, was granted $150,000 bail when he appeared in court yesterday to respond to a drug...

Farmer fined for shoplifting

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Farmer fined for shoplifting

A 58-year-old farmer, who strolled into a city supermarket on Monday and stole over $2000 in goods, has been fined $10,000 by the court for shoplifting. Arlington James, admitted to taking two...

Mother of two charged with stealing from employer

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of two charged with stealing from employer

A 25-year-old mother of two was granted $80,000 bail after she was charged for stealing from her employer. Melissa Premnauth, of Lot 27 Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara, is accused of stealing...

Labourer on burglary charge granted bail

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer on burglary charge granted bail

A man accused of breaking into a woman’s home in Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara and carting off with over $760,000 in cash, jewellery and other valuables was granted bail when he...

Conducting a messy clean-up

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Conducting a messy clean-up

Dear Editor, I have observed the efforts by the Government or the Mayor & City Council (I don’t know who is responsible) to clean the drains in the city using the method of excavation and,...

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