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GECOM ready for elections – Business community

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM ready for elections – Business community

Representatives of the business community have expressed satisfaction on the readiness of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to host Local and General Elections at a short notice. According to...

Ombudsman’s report on NBS fraud charges delivered to National Assembly

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News 1

The National Assembly has been supplied with copies of a critical report compiled by the Office of the Ombudsman on criminal charges filed by police in 2007 against three senior managers of the New...

Duo gets 116 years for Better Hope murder

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Duo gets 116 years for Better Hope murder

The two men who were accused of killing Best/Plaintain Walk, West Coast Demerara resident, Javed Mohamed, 23, have been sentenced to a combined 116 years in prison. Their sentences were handed by...

Berbice Bridge breaks down

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge breaks down

…PM Hinds among those stranded Hundreds of persons were stranded on both sides of the Berbice River last evening as the retractor span of the Berbice River Bridge stopped working. The bridge...

Woman with scissors in stomach fighting for $10M compensation

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman with scissors in stomach fighting for $10M compensation

She underwent a surgical operation 24 years ago to save her life. Today, Romona Barak-Oada is still suffering from a dreadful mistake believed to have been made back then. The woman, now 56 years...

Country braces for more heavy rains

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News 1

…as city grapples with flood aftermath Businesses and civilians in Georgetown and surrounding areas are still grappling with the effects of the major flood which occurred on Thursday. Even as many...

Unlicensed driver gets 5 years for death of former Chief Librarian

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Unlicensed driver gets 5 years for death of former Chief Librarian

The unlicensed driver Odida Underwood was found guilty as charged for an accident which resulted in the death of former Chief Librarian, Gillian Thompson, last Christmas Eve. The matter finally...

Sam lef De Duck fuh swim alone

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sam lef De Duck fuh swim alone

Go. People stand up and dem does shout fuh tell people to ‘go.’ Is either fuh go home or got to a hotel or go to court. Sometimes it mean get out de way. Sam Hinds go to Berbice and he lef deh....

WICB four-day Franchise cricket…Deonarine (79*) set for 2nd consecutive ton on truncated day at Providence

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB four-day Franchise cricket…Deonarine (79*) set for 2nd consecutive ton on truncated day at Providence

By Sean Devers At a venue where artificial lights were used in the first round, bad light stopped play yesterday at the Providence Stadium with six overs remaining on a truncated opening day of the...

Singh makes donation to District Nine’s Lawrence, Leandrew and Harding

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Singh makes donation to District Nine’s Lawrence, Leandrew and Harding

Former chairman of the Region nine Athletics Club Sugreem Singh yesterday made a donation to three of the District’s athletes for their performances at the 54th Ministry of Education/Guyana...

Stag/Cell Smart Futsal Final set for tonight in Linden

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag/Cell Smart Futsal Final set for tonight in Linden

– Roti Hut, Bella Lumber Yard joins last hoorah The New Era Entertainment (NEE) Stag/Cell Smart Futsal tournament, which began three weeks ago, will host its final tonight from 7pm at the...

Preparations abuzz for Rising Sun/Shariff horserace meet

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations abuzz for Rising Sun/Shariff horserace meet

The horserace meet organised by the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with Mohammed ‘Nankoo’ Shariff of the Shariff Business Enterprise and racing stable is turning out to be a keenly...

Sparks will fly as Alpha United and Rhythm Squad go after championship honours

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sparks will fly as Alpha United and Rhythm Squad go after championship honours

GFA/Stag Beer 2014 Futsal Football tournament… All roads lead to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) tonight for a potentially explosive night of football action as the curtains come down on...

Massy Gas Products presents uniforms to Invaders Cricket Club

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Massy Gas Products presents uniforms to Invaders Cricket Club

Massy Gas Products has renewed its sponsorship of Invaders Cricket Club following the presentation of a set of uniforms, during a simple ceremony at the Company’s head office at Eccles, East Bank...

Girls Schools Football matches for today postponed until next week

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Girls Schools Football matches for today postponed until next week

The Petra Organisation organised Ministry of Health/Health 2000Inc/Ministry of Education/Ansa McAl Girls Schools Football Competition, which was scheduled to resume today at the Ministry of Education...

Annual Balram Shane cricket, Volleyball competition venue changed to Port Mourant CC

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Annual Balram Shane cricket, Volleyball competition venue changed to Port Mourant CC

Date remains the same Whilst the date remains Sunday, the venue for the 15th Annual Balram Shane challenge fund raising 50 overs cricket match between archrivals Albion Community and Port Mourant...

Boodram’s unbeaten ton steers Cotton Tree Die Hard to quarter-finals

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boodram’s unbeaten ton steers Cotton Tree Die Hard to quarter-finals

2014 NBS Second Division 40-Over cricket competition – Police advance Chesney felt themselves in a comfortable position when they posted a challenging 241 for 9 in 40 overs against Cotton Tree Die...

Guyana women draw CAC Hockey match with favourites Trinidad

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana women draw CAC Hockey match with favourites Trinidad

After severe winds shut down the hockey centre in Vera Cruz, Mexico on 17th November, the Guyana versus Trinidad scheduled match had to be postponed until 7:30am on 21st November. In the cool of...

Gittens dominoes commences today

Nov 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gittens dominoes commences today

Lyall Gittens 39th Birth Anniversary dominoes competition will commence today at the Girl Guides pavilion, Brickdam. Entrance fee is $9,500 and action gets under way at 15:00hrs. The winning team...

Health Ministry issues flooding advisory

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry issues flooding advisory

In light of the increased rainfall and the flooding along the coastal belt, the Ministry of Health is advising the general public to pay special attention to health, personal hygiene, water safety...

233 to graduate at UGBC 13th Convocation today

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 233 to graduate at UGBC 13th Convocation today

The University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) will be holding its 13TH Convocation Ceremony today at 16:30 hrs at the University Square, Tain, Port Mourant, Corentyne. Approximately two hundred and...

Police probing grounded ferry incident

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police probing grounded ferry incident

Authorities investigating Sunday’s incident in which a Government ferry ran aground Wakenaam Island, Esssequibo River, have handed the matter over to the police. According to Transport...

Guyana’s wildlife crucial to tourism development

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s wildlife crucial to tourism development

Guyana’s healthy wildlife population is a major tourist attraction and many a happy tourist has returned from the Iwokrama Reserve boasting of sighting a jaguar, our national animal. The relative...

Courts kicks off Christmas in Essequibo

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Courts kicks off Christmas in Essequibo

Children, accompanied by their parents, got another opportunity to interact with their favourite local cartoon characters, the likes of Sponge Bob, Spiderman, Dora and Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. The...

EMPRETEC salutes local entrepreneurs

Nov 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on EMPRETEC salutes local entrepreneurs

As over 150 countries gear to host events to celebrate outstanding women in business, in observance of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), EMPRETEC Guyana is also seizing the opportunity to salute...

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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