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Luncheon distances OP from Ramroop’s iNet

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Luncheon distances OP from Ramroop’s iNet

George Melville, the Chief Executive Officer of iNet Communications this past week boasted that the entire government runs on the infrastructure of that Internet Service Provider but this claim is...

Major diversion on East Bank road as four-lane takes shape

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Major diversion on East Bank road as four-lane takes shape

Commuters using the East Bank Demerara roadway will experience some major changes. A key section constructed through the former cane fields was yesterday opened to divert traffic from the former...

$1B Revised Laws of Guyana project…Lawyer says incomplete, incorrect volumes can cause litigation

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1B Revised Laws of Guyana project…Lawyer says incomplete, incorrect volumes can cause litigation

There is mounting evidence of serious and numerous errors in contained in the Revised Laws of Guyana released by Government in March, said commentator, Christopher Ram. Describing the omissions as...

GFC report on Bai Shan Lin operations …Report is a gross insult to citizens – Harmon

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GFC report on Bai Shan Lin operations …Report is a gross insult to citizens – Harmon

During his perusal of the documents sent to him by the Commissioner of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), James Singh, A Partnership for National Unity’ s (APNU) Shadow Minister of Public Works,...

Controversial former Lands and Surveys manager re-hired by Govt.

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial former Lands and Surveys manager re-hired by Govt.

The senior Lands and Survey official who was earlier this year forced into early retirement because of controversial land surveying transactions, has reportedly been retained by other Government...

Forty-six years dedicated to education…Denny Carpen is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Forty-six years dedicated to education…Denny Carpen is a ‘Special Person’

“I feel I have an obligation to pass on the knowledge that was passed on to me, to others…I have to do my part, regardless of what happens.” By Leon Suseran Today’s featured son of the...

2nd Dhaka Test …Windies celebrate 500th Test with solid 1st day showing

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2nd Dhaka Test …Windies celebrate 500th Test with solid 1st day showing

Late decision to ask for ‘3rd eye’ denies Johnson possible debut ton By Sean Devers in St Lucia In Association with Mike’s Pharmacy, Raj Singh Insurance, Universal Sports Store Carib Beer and...

Did you know?

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Did you know?

Charwayne Walker continues his ‘Did you know’ series on past footballers in regional tournaments. Today we go way back to 1978. Did you know that five Guyanese represented the Caribbean Union...

MoH/Caribbean Wellness Day 60-mile Road Race …Eastman cops 1st place ahead of Jeffrey as the duo dominates

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on MoH/Caribbean Wellness Day 60-mile Road Race …Eastman cops 1st place ahead of Jeffrey as the duo dominates

Team Coco’s Hamza Eastman pedaled to victory ahead of teammate Raynauth Jeffrey in the Ministry of Health (MoH) Caribbean Wellness Day 60-mile cycle road race yesterday from Conversation Tree to...

Diamond Jubilee 1939 – 2014…BCB unveils portrait of Berbice’s Greatest Cricketer, Rohan Kanhai at PMCC

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Jubilee 1939 – 2014…BCB unveils portrait of Berbice’s Greatest Cricketer, Rohan Kanhai at PMCC

The Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) continued with the unveiling of a Portrait of Berbice’ greatest cricketer, Rohan ‘Bobolal’ Kanhai. The unveiling took place in...

“500 Tests for West Indies!”

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on “500 Tests for West Indies!”

Colin E. H. Croft For such an auspicious occasion, 500th Test, West Indies would probably have preferred to have been playing against South Africa, England, Australia, even India or Pakistan. Had WI...

Simon Pures bare fists as GBA and DDL stage Gatorade/Pepsi U-16 championships

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Simon Pures bare fists as GBA and DDL stage Gatorade/Pepsi U-16 championships

Boxing fans that would have stayed up to view the Floyd Mayweather championship bout or those that may have opted for the Contender Boxing Card lasy night, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH)...

Santos ‘A’ carts off Petra/Caribbean Wellness Day football tournament

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Santos ‘A’ carts off Petra/Caribbean Wellness Day football tournament

With the focus being that of raising awareness about healthy living and how persons can help in the fight to reduce non-communicable disease, Petra Organisation in collaboration with the Ministry of...

Three-member team off to PanAm Badminton Festival in Mexico

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Three-member team off to PanAm Badminton Festival in Mexico

The three-member badminton team of manager/coach Gokarn Ramdhani and Guyana’s two top male players, Narayan Ramdhani and Nicholas Ali, departed Guyana to attend the Pan American Sports Festival...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Hutson ducking Development Committee’s Master Plan

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Hutson ducking Development Committee’s Master Plan

Dear Editor, It is time for the Executive body of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) re-evaluate the management approach of Mr. Aubrey Hutson relative to the affairs of the AAG. The...

BCB donate schoolbags to less fortunate students of NA Primary

Sep 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB donate schoolbags to less fortunate students of NA Primary

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently presented schoolbags to 30 less fortunate students of the New Amsterdam Primary School as part of the BCB Diamond Jubilee celebrations and organized by the...

Health fair/family fun day activity marks Caribbean Wellness Day

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health fair/family fun day activity marks Caribbean Wellness Day

Persons from all walks of life turned out in their numbers at the Square of the Revolution yesterday to participate in a grand ‘Health Fair and Family Fun Day’ hosted by the Ministry of Health....

Granger still to lobby Western Diplomats on Local Govt. polls

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Granger still to lobby Western Diplomats on Local Govt. polls

…..envoys commit support to GECOM for any elections Opposition leader Brigadier (rtd) David Granger recently called on Head of State, Donald Ramotar, to set a date for Local Government Elections by...

Pomeroon farmer kills predator jaguar

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon farmer kills predator jaguar

Residents living in and around Grant Burn Bush, in the Lower Pomeroon River, are breathing a sigh of relief, after a hunter shot and killed a young Jaguar (tiger cat). The animal was creating havoc...

Roving gang terrorises Corentyne cattle, rice farmers

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Roving gang terrorises Corentyne cattle, rice farmers

Horses shot dead, poisoned, cattle stolen and killed The police on the Upper Corentyne are being kept busy as they move to curb the actions of cattle rustlers, bandits and thieves who are on a...

Suriname strikes rice deal with Venezuela

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname strikes rice deal with Venezuela

Suriname has struck a deal with Venezuela to supply 32,000 metric tonnes of paddy and 80,000 tonnes white rice in the coming year. While Suriname’s proposed rates are accepted in principle, the two...

Show us the evidence, Granger tells Australian company

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Show us the evidence, Granger tells Australian company

– ‘If it exists we would prosecute the officials” Opposition Leader Brigadier David Granger has said that Australian Mining company “Troy Resources” should come forward with hard...

10,000 marijuana plants destroyed in highway raid

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 10,000 marijuana plants destroyed in highway raid

Police yesterday destroyed two acres of marijuana during a raid in the Soesdyke/Linden Highway area. According to the police, the raid took place at Kairuni, an area along the highway. A field of...

APNU stands alone on Local Government Elections bid

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU stands alone on Local Government Elections bid

– AFC’s focus remains on General Elections; Ramjattan hopes support is still there By Abena Rockcliffe While Opposition leader, David Granger, has made it clear that his and the...

Teen seeks assistance for $3M surgery

Sep 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen seeks assistance for $3M surgery

Paul Ramsammy, who was diagnosed with scoliosis last year, is now seeking financial assistance from members of the public to facilitate a much needed surgical intervention. If this surgery is not...