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CJ’s ruling on National Assembly is erroneous – Sir Fenton Ramsahoye, S.C

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CJ’s ruling on National Assembly is erroneous – Sir Fenton Ramsahoye, S.C

By Kiana Wilburg Distinguished Guyanese scholar, Sir Fenton Ramsahoye, is of the firm conviction that Chief Justice (CJ) (Ag), Ian Chang’s ruling which held that the National Assembly is not a...

Court orders release of 12 Nepalese held in lock-ups for months

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Court orders release of 12 Nepalese held in lock-ups for months

After two months in the cold cells of the police lock-ups, 12 nationals from the Kingdom of Nepal were released into the custody of a Guyanese after Chief Justice Ian Chang ruled that their detention...

Inefficiency and waste…GPL forks out millions to truck fuel across Harbour Bridge

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Inefficiency and waste…GPL forks out millions to truck fuel across Harbour Bridge

– to new US$34M Vreed-en-Hoop power plant Hours before one of Guyana’s most modern power plants is to be commissioned on West Bank Demerara, startling details are emerging of the waste,...

Ottawa bans import of 16 drugs from India

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ottawa bans import of 16 drugs from India

– Unreliable lab records, data at issue Canada (vancouversun.com) – The federal government has halted the importation of several drugs and drug ingredients from two Indian factories, as...

Gunmen snatch millions in gold, diamonds from gated community

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen snatch millions in gold, diamonds from gated community

It’s gated, has round the clock security and surveillance cameras, but a gang of robbers somehow managed to escape unseen with a safe containing millions of dollars in gold, diamonds and rare...

Dem boys seh…Guyana bruck up too bad

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana bruck up too bad

Things get real crucial in this country and every day it getting wuss. Dem boys hear how gunmen stick up a masquerade band pun Church Street. Now everybody know that masquerade does mek couple dollar...

Dochfour residents halt works on delayed Hope Canal over blocked road

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dochfour residents halt works on delayed Hope Canal over blocked road

The $3.6B project to build a canal on East Coast Demerara to reduce flooding has run into another hurdle. This time, residents of Dochfour, a village that is east of the canal, have stopped...

Dedicated to kids and literacy… Simone Dainty is a ‘Special Person

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dedicated to kids and literacy… Simone Dainty is a ‘Special Person

“I know there are children who can make a difference…there are children who have the ability to perform. We just have to make them realize their potential, and that’s what I am trying to do—...

WICB First-Class cricket Franchise Permaul’s all-rounder brilliance keeps Jaguars on top against Jamaica

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB First-Class cricket Franchise Permaul’s all-rounder brilliance keeps Jaguars on top against Jamaica

By Sean Devers in Jamaica In Association with Western Union, John Fernandes Ltd & Payless Varity store Led by a fine all-round performance by 25-year-old left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul,...

3rd Annual Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition East Ruimveldt produces steely performance to earn full points

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Annual Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition East Ruimveldt produces steely performance to earn full points

-Four more matches on today By Rawle Welch East Ruimveldt produced a steely performance to earn full points against a combative Bishop’s High as the 3rd Annual Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football...

Four competent teams; two juicy matches as Mayor’s Cup continues

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Four competent teams; two juicy matches as Mayor’s Cup continues

Matches were held on the East Coast Demerara before moving on to the Monnedderlust Football Ground on the West Coast Berbice and then back to the Georgetown Football Club Ground in Georgetown. ...

Clive Atwell/Edmond DeClou accelerates for ‘Caribbean Collision’ crash

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clive Atwell/Edmond DeClou accelerates for ‘Caribbean Collision’ crash

By Michael Benjamin His fans are heatedly debating his ability to rebound after back to back losses to World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Johnny Gonzalez and Australian, Kye Mackenzie,...

Rice had its best year in Berbice, says Armogan

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rice had its best year in Berbice, says Armogan

…over 4M bags of paddy in 2014 “The best performance ever in the history of the rice industry in Berbice!” – Armogan Rice has had its best year ever both in Berbice and on the...

GFF NC Chairman satisfied with GJs showing in Barbados

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF NC Chairman satisfied with GJs showing in Barbados

-new TD charting the way forward By Franklin Wilson Chairman of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee (NC), Mr. Clinton Urling has expressed his satisfaction with the...

GABF launches National Basketball Championships

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF launches National Basketball Championships

-Road to Mecca II begins next Sunday With an impassioned plea for national support, Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) launched its National Basketball Championships called ‘Road to Mecca...

Fixtures and fitness crucial for Jaguars

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fixtures and fitness crucial for Jaguars

By Santokie Nagulendran Much has already been written about Guyana’s 2-2 draw against Barbados last week, so it’s now time to look forward and analyse what needs to be done for the Golden Jaguars...

“Let’s get it on for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015!”

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Let’s get it on for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015!”

Colin E. H. Croft I am as pumped that International Cricket Council’s premier, blue-ribbon event, World Cup 2015 – 50-overs version – is about to begin as if I were myself playing too!...

MCYS/EBFA Pee Wee League Craig Primary needle Herstelling; Diamond and Agricola draw

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on MCYS/EBFA Pee Wee League Craig Primary needle Herstelling; Diamond and Agricola draw

Craig Primary School moved into second place behind Grove Hi Tech in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport sponsored East Bank Football Association Pee Wee Under-11 League yesterday following a 1-0...

Kennard Turf Club Phagwah meet fixed for March 8

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kennard Turf Club Phagwah meet fixed for March 8

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club will stage its Phagwah meet on Sunday March 8 at its Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne Berbice racetrack. Six events are scheduled for the day’s programme with the A1 and...

Former GFF Treasurer Aubrey Henry Laid to Rest

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former GFF Treasurer Aubrey Henry Laid to Rest

Former Treasurer of the Guyana Football Federation, Aubrey William Henry was laid to rest yesterday following a Thanksgiving Service for his life which was held at the Tucville Assemblies of God...

NSC 11-Race Mashramani Meet Stephano Husbands registers first win of the season in feature 35-lap showdown

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC 11-Race Mashramani Meet Stephano Husbands registers first win of the season in feature 35-lap showdown

One of Guyana’s bright young prospects, Team Coco’s Stephano Husbands, just graduating from the junior ranks, recorded his first win yesterday in the feature 35-lap school boys and invitational...

Community voices disappointment over school run by solitary teacher

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Community voices disappointment over school run by solitary teacher

The Princeville School, located in an Amerindian community seven miles outside Mahdia, Region Eight, has for the past week been the center of peaceful protest action. Among the demonstrators and...

Re-migrant returns to follow father’s seafood passion…

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Re-migrant returns to follow father’s seafood passion…

“Straight from the sea to your plate” – Global Seafood Distributors By Rabindra Rooplall With a passion for motivating people to operate to their fullest potential, Allison Butters-Grant...

The importance of Malaria Treatment and misconceptions to guard against

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The importance of Malaria Treatment and misconceptions to guard against

(From the Desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Malaria in Guyana is a serious disease which is often only taken seriously when an individual becomes sick. One cannot imagine the...

Murder and Mystery The man who loved CSI

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Murder and Mystery The man who loved CSI

By Michael Jordan I have a strange request for you this week. I want those of you, who love crime dramas, particularly the CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) television series, to tell me if you recall...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more