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Beaton booked for two Bakewell Junior finals

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Beaton booked for two Bakewell Junior finals

Jordan Beaton of Marian Academy is the player to watch as he strengthens his chances of earning the title of the Bakewell Junior Champion. Beaton, who is a promising young player, has always shown...

Lusignan Sports Club gets new executives

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lusignan Sports Club gets new executives

The Lusignan Sports Club recently appointed a new executive to run their affairs for the next year. The new executive of club is President Christopher Singh,Vice President Narvan Singh, Secretary...

Spectacular displays expected as police annual Gymkhana takes to Berbice tomorrow

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Spectacular displays expected as police annual Gymkhana takes to Berbice tomorrow

Thousands are expected to fill the Area H Sports ground in Rose Hall Town tomorrow for the much anticipated annual Police Force Gymkhana and sports day. The event which had been a feature on the...

East Coast Cricket Board rejects newly formed Cricket Committee

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Cricket Board rejects newly formed Cricket Committee

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) has noted an article in the national newspapers of one Anil Persaud receiving a donation from Raj Singh who is purporting to be the President of the Demerara...

Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition…Twelve matches scheduled for opening day

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition…Twelve matches scheduled for opening day

– defending champs St. Pius play J.E Burnham Defending Courts Pee Wee champions St. Pius will kick off their quest to repeat when they face J.E Burnham in match six on opening day which is set...

Courts gears for biggest 10k race tomorrow

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts gears for biggest 10k race tomorrow

– record number of entries received Courts Guyana Inc. is ready to host its biggest 10km Road Race and 3km Health Run/Walk with a record number of registrants entered into the fourth edition...

Players identified for Nedd’s T20 fixture tomorrow…Chanderpaul to feature for DCC

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Players identified for Nedd’s T20 fixture tomorrow…Chanderpaul to feature for DCC

Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is one of several local cricket stars who will be on show at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground tomorrow night, when Coach...

Address international property rights – President Ramotar tells UN

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Address international property rights – President Ramotar tells UN

There must be investment by countries in their education sectors if there is to be development, President Donald Ramotar said, when he addressed a meeting of Champions of the United Nations Secretary...

Kaneville fatal shooting…Teenage suspect continues to dodge police

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kaneville fatal shooting…Teenage suspect continues to dodge police

Forty-three days after he allegedly shot and killed a carpenter during an attempted robbery in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD), the 17-year-old suspect in the matter has managed to stay one step...

La Parfaite Harmonie tragedy…15-year-old victim remains hospitalized

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on La Parfaite Harmonie tragedy…15-year-old victim remains hospitalized

Shantel Callender, the 15-year-old who sustained burns about her body when her jilted lover set her mother’s house on fire, after killing her sister’s partner last Monday, remains in a critical...

GPL’s generation capacity intact but load shedding to continue – Dindyal

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s generation capacity intact but load shedding to continue – Dindyal

The industrial action at the Skeldon Sugar Plant which supplies some 15 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity to the national electricity grid, has subsided coupled with the fact that the malfunctioning...

Electricity woes and the nation

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Electricity woes and the nation

For some three decades Guyana has been plagued by power shortages. These shortages date back to the days when the country was cash-strapped and could not replace the generators and turbines that had...

Sexual abuse allegations against Trotman…Manickchand’s actions could have resulted in perversion of course of justice – Nagamootoo

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual abuse allegations against Trotman…Manickchand’s actions could have resulted in perversion of course of justice – Nagamootoo

– “Manickchand’s scheme was to entrap Trotman into paying “hush money” to suppress his alleged involvement in a most heinous crime…Nagamootoo” Vice Chairman of the Alliance For...

Govt. continues to access Contingencies Fund in breach of Law

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. continues to access Contingencies Fund in breach of Law

…AG to hand over 2013 audit next week Spending by government last year has been audited, and according to information received by this publication, there continues to be questionable access to...

Bartica IMC honours top performing students

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica IMC honours top performing students

Some of the top performing students of the Bartica, Region Seven area were recently awarded for their outstanding performances at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) and...

Stagnant water increases Chikungunya virus concerns in Region Three

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Stagnant water increases Chikungunya virus concerns in Region Three

– Region benefiting from training to tackle health challenge Stagnant water at the Vreed-en-Hoop junction is a cause for concern for persons living in the Region Three area. This is due to...

Outgoing Consul receives second highest national award

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Outgoing Consul receives second highest national award

The continuation of what was described as a strong bilateral relationship was emphasised on Wednesday, when Guyana’s new Honorary Swedish Consul, Banks DIH Executive Shabbir Hussain, was formally...

APNU holds LGE protests across Berbice

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU holds LGE protests across Berbice

‘We need a time for a good life for all Guyanese’; ‘Save our NDCs; Save our MCC’; ‘Yes to democracy; No to dictatorship’; ‘Yes for a good life, No to corruption’, were some of the...

Region Three cemeteries get facelift

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Region Three cemeteries get facelift

As Government’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) gathers momentum, the three burial grounds in Wakenaam, Region Three, have been cleared of dense vegetation, while work has...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WILL CHANGE NOTHING

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WILL CHANGE NOTHING

Are we fooling ourselves into believing that local government elections will change things in Guyana? What will it change? Local government in Guyana faces three main challenges. Having local...

MV Sandaka slams into passenger vessel

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on MV Sandaka slams into passenger vessel

At approximately 15:50 hours on Thursday September 25, 2014, the Transport and Harbours Department (T&H.D) vessel “Sandaka” and a small passenger boat, “Akeela”, collided in the Essequibo...

Suriname to host “Caribbean Week of Agriculture”

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname to host “Caribbean Week of Agriculture”

– Guyanese contingent to take part also Preparations for this year’s Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) which is to be held from October 6 to 12, in Paramaribo, Suriname, are well...

Street Barber murder trial nears conclusion

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Street Barber murder trial nears conclusion

Justice Diana Insanally is expected to sum up the murder trial of street barber, Alvin Barclay, on Monday. The accused, a barber from Lot 1778 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, allegedly...

Berbice Judiciary boosted by new Mediation Centre

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Judiciary boosted by new Mediation Centre

By Leon Suseran The pile-up of cases in the judiciary is expected to be significantly reduced with the commissioning of a multi- million dollar mediation centre yesterday in Berbice. The facility,...

Prominent West Dem rice miller passes away

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prominent West Dem rice miller passes away

The rice industry has been thrown into mourning with the sudden death of popular West Demerara miller, Bhagwandin Madho. Madho, a rice farmer of Crane Village, was instrumental in donating part of...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more