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VVR Royals 20th Anniversary B’ball tourney… Bulls bulldoze Raiders to book final four spot; Kings, Jets & Royals also advance

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on VVR Royals 20th Anniversary B’ball tourney… Bulls bulldoze Raiders to book final four spot; Kings, Jets & Royals also advance

There was one major upset as the other three top flight clubs coasted through when the Victory Valley Royals 20th Anniversary 8-team knock-out basketball competition was contested on Friday and...

Budhan Memorial Turf Club Horse Race on this Sunday

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Budhan Memorial Turf Club Horse Race on this Sunday

Race horses are expected to be back on the track this Sunday when the Budhan Memorial Turf Club stages their grand one-day meet at the Club’s Track, No. 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Six races...

BCB honours outstanding players at launching of 75th Anniversary

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB honours outstanding players at launching of 75th Anniversary

The Ancient County of Berbice has contributed significantly towards the development of cricket in Guyana and the West Indies. On Sunday night last the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) which was founded in...

2014 Intermediate Boxing Championship… Republican Boxing Gym takes top spot; Clifton Graham is Best Boxer

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2014 Intermediate Boxing Championship… Republican Boxing Gym takes top spot; Clifton Graham is Best Boxer

By Michael Benjamin The experts advocate that perseverance is the key to success and the boxers of the Republican Boxing Gym (REP) endorsed this belief when they blasted away their counterparts from...

>>> Letter to the Sport Editor <<< “The Amazon Warriors at CPL 2014” - A Critique

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on >>> Letter to the Sport Editor <<< “The Amazon Warriors at CPL 2014” - A Critique

DEAR EDITOR, Now that the curtains have come down on CPL 2014, arguably the biggest entertainment in the Caribbean Sports Calendar it would be appropriate to attempt a critique of the team’s...

Politics is about people and their development, not violating laws/rules and transgressing rights

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Politics is about people and their development, not violating laws/rules and transgressing rights

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Constitution must be given a chance to work. The ongoing discussion on its relevance and application must be encouraged. For such allows the ventilation of diverse views in...

Not a word from Bai Shan Lin – this silence speaks volumes

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not a word from Bai Shan Lin – this silence speaks volumes

DEAR EDITOR, Doesn’t it seem odd that Bai Shan Lin has remained silent during the national debates concerning misuse of their concessions and Guyana’s forestry resources? Isn’t it strange too...

A punchy sound bite, but where is the substance?

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A punchy sound bite, but where is the substance?

DEAR EDITOR, Our attention having been captured by the headline of the Stabroek News report of August 31 (“Parents of home alone children will be charged…”), we read the article carefully to...

New leaders must rise up with practical and innovative ways to heal our wounds

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on New leaders must rise up with practical and innovative ways to heal our wounds

DEAR EDITOR, The famous Chinese Philosopher and poet Lao Tzu famously said, “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it...

We need to protect our forest

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to protect our forest

Dear Editor, We, at ECHO, speak for the environment; no one else. Today, we raise our voices, loud and strong, for the protection of our forest because we need to protect what is left of it. Without...

There are lessons to be learnt from the Ferguson/Missouri incident

Sep 02, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on There are lessons to be learnt from the Ferguson/Missouri incident

The Missouri riots should be a lesson that our local police should be required to analyse and learn from, in terms of the Ferguson police’s handling of the post shooting events and to relate...

CANU detains businessman in connection with narco submarine

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CANU detains businessman in connection with narco submarine

Drug agents from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) have detained a popular Waini River businessman as they intensify their probe into the discovery of a semi-submersible vessel in the...

Govt. changed evaluating criteria for drug supplies after inviting bids

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. changed evaluating criteria for drug supplies after inviting bids

…was done without informing stakeholders – IPA Chief Executive Officer of International Pharmaceutical Agency Guyana Inc (IPA), Lloyd Singh, is alleging that the Ministry of Health...

Granger supports PPP’s “national alliance policy”

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Granger supports PPP’s “national alliance policy”

– prepared to sit and talk with ruling party Some critics got it wrong this time when they assumed that Opposition Leader, David Granger would be worried about government’s recent move...

EZjet Boss sacks another defence lawyer

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on EZjet Boss sacks another defence lawyer

…files motion to act as his own Attorney Embattled Guyanese businessman, Sonny Ramdeo, who is on trial in the United States of America (USA) for fraud and embezzling charges, has again...

Republican Boxing Gym dominate their GDF counterparts as Intermediate tournament commences

Sep 01, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Republican Boxing Gym dominate their GDF counterparts as Intermediate tournament commences

By Michael Benjamin Boxing buffs of the late seventies and early eighties, who would have lived through that era when boxers of the Republican Boxing Gym dominated the local scene, would have...

De Nobrega overpowers Persaud to claim second Dash for Cash title

Sep 01, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on De Nobrega overpowers Persaud to claim second Dash for Cash title

Paul De Nobrega rode brilliantly to capture the second Dash for Cash 40-Lap cycle race sponsored by United Bike Shop and held at the inner circuit of the National Park, yesterday. De Nobrega clocked...

Forde, Josiah retain NM 10K road race titles

Sep 01, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Forde, Josiah retain NM 10K road race titles

Cleveland Forde and Euleen Josiah-Tanner retained their male and female titles respectively at the fourth Annual Neal and Massy 10 kilometres athletic Road Race from Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast...

Shiv, Jeffers punish Bangladesh

Sep 01, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shiv, Jeffers punish Bangladesh

Basseterre, St Kitts – A blazing century from Shane Jeffers and a typically resolute unbeaten half-century by Shivnarine Chanderpaul for St Kitts & Nevis were the highlights on Day 2 of the...

Tenth Parliament has underperformed – Speaker

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Tenth Parliament has underperformed – Speaker

– “Fighting by MPs at national level is a frightening prospect” By: Kiana Wilburg Taking the entire proceedings of the Tenth Parliament thus far into consideration, would it be fair to...

No-Confidence vote a mistake – Dr. Harding

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No-Confidence vote a mistake – Dr. Harding

…Opposition parties not ready for elections By Leon Suseran The Opposition parties, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) say they are going ahead...

ECHO asks GFC to make Gov’t/ Bai Shan Lin logging agreements public

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ECHO asks GFC to make Gov’t/ Bai Shan Lin logging agreements public

The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) has requested of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) to make public, logging agreements made between the government and Chinese company...

Street dancer killed by out-of-control pickup

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Street dancer killed by out-of-control pickup

One person is now dead and three seriously injured following a gruesome accident involving a pickup and a pedestrian on the Alness Corentyne Public Road yesterday afternoon. Dead is pedestrian Roy De...

Stallholders raise key issues on vending in Municipal Markets

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Stallholders raise key issues on vending in Municipal Markets

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker, along with his Permanent Secretary, Collin Croal, met with vendors of the Bourda and Albouystown Municipal Markets on...

Kaneville shooting…Divisional Commander donates hampers to grieving relatives

Sep 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kaneville shooting…Divisional Commander donates hampers to grieving relatives

As promised, Commander of ‘A’ Division, Clifton Hicken donated a number of food items to the relatives of the late Mark Drexel London who was shot dead during an alleged attempted robbery in...

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A psychological profile of a control freak

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Imagine an official who believes he’s the last bastion of sanity in a world of incompetence.... more