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AFC has signed its political death warrant

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AFC has signed its political death warrant

– “who don’t end up dead politically will come out badly wounded” – Rohee By Abena Rockcliffe General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, yesterday...

Defeat in elections is not even a consideration – Granger

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Defeat in elections is not even a consideration – Granger

The newly-formed coalition of Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has stricken from its mind, any thought of a possible defeat in the upcoming May 11 polls. An...

Slain ex-cop was dismissed for stealing gold jewellery from robbery suspect

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Slain ex-cop was dismissed for stealing gold jewellery from robbery suspect

– was before court for gun possession By Michael Jordan Slain bus driver and ex-cop Beepat Taijram was kicked out of the Force in 2012 for his involvement in a robbery, and he was still...

“A crisis of national proportions”

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– UG Students’ Society seeks legal advice to appease state of affairs The uncompromising stance evident between the University of Guyana’s Administration and the entity’s workers’...

Neesa Gopaul murder trial…Grandfather recognised headless corpse by attire

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul murder trial…Grandfather recognised headless corpse by attire

Mohamed Kayum, the Grandfather of murdered Queen’s College student, Neesa Gopaul told the court yesterday, that he was present when a police officer identified the headless remains of a female to...

Rodney knew he had explosives – Witness tells COI

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rodney knew he had explosives – Witness tells COI

– says WPA smuggled suspect out of country Before an extremely silent gathering, longstanding friend of Dr. Walter Rodney yesterday made a number of stunning statements, including that the...

Jagdeo, Babbie tying up wid balls less Hannan

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo, Babbie tying up wid balls less Hannan

Rohee does always put he foot in he mouth. He like talk and most time he don’t know wha he talking about. He pick pun de coalition between APNU and AFC, but he forget that he party did form a...

K&S back with a bang!

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on K&S back with a bang!

New dates but same excitement and quality exhorted By Michael Benjamin They have combined football knowledge with business acumen to transform a four-team village scrubby into one of the largest...

National Basketball Championship continues tonight

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Basketball Championship continues tonight

– Number two, three seeds bounce into action The National Basketball Championship: The Road to Mecca II continues tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with the third-ranked Colts United...

GVF partners with PYARG, Upper Dem. Dept. of Education for volleyball programme

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GVF partners with PYARG, Upper Dem. Dept. of Education for volleyball programme

Secondary schools in Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) will within the next six months unfold a grassroots volleyball development programme. This will see participation of students from levels...

Unchanged Barbados squad Jaguars clash

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Unchanged Barbados squad Jaguars clash

Bridgetown, Barbados – Barbados Pride have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the key seventh round WICB Professional Cricket League first-class match against Guyana Jaguars at Kensington...

GTTA set AGM and Elections for March

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA set AGM and Elections for March

Guyana’s Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Office Bearers for the period 2015/2017 on Sunday March 8, 2015 from 10am at the Guyana Olympic...

Enetworks Cross-Fit Games 2015…Kaieteur Sport takes a look at the Lifetime Fitness Gym entrants

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enetworks Cross-Fit Games 2015…Kaieteur Sport takes a look at the Lifetime Fitness Gym entrants

Life Fitness Gym Team – Osmond Mack, 35, is a Certified Optician and owner of Eye Wear Optical. He is married with two Children. Four years ago Osmond got into fitness as part of his mandatory...

Mayor’s Cup Football Championship …Teams hunt final spots tonight in semi-finals action

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup Football Championship …Teams hunt final spots tonight in semi-finals action

The four surviving teams in the Mayor’s Cup Football Championship will battle tonight for a spot in the final when the semi-finals are staged at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda...

11th Busta Champion of Champions …RHT Gizmos & Gadgets, West Berbice, Albion and Tucber Park into semis

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 11th Busta Champion of Champions …RHT Gizmos & Gadgets, West Berbice, Albion and Tucber Park into semis

The eleventh edition of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Busta Champion of Champions 40-Over cricket tournament finally bowled off on Sunday after several delays due to bad weather....

GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton Tourney concludes

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton Tourney concludes

The GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles tournament concluded with the presentation of prizes which was held at the Queen’s College Badminton Courts on Monday last. The tournament was played between February...

Local officials for CONCACAF qualifying for FIFA WC Russia 2018

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local officials for CONCACAF qualifying for FIFA WC Russia 2018

A number of local referees have been appointed by FIFA to officiate in the CONCACAF Preliminary qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018. Mr. Sherwin Moore (Referee), Mr. Venton Mars...

East Canje Knights squander healthy lead against Rose Hall Town Jammers

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Canje Knights squander healthy lead against Rose Hall Town Jammers

The once feared East Canje Knights basketball team have somehow lost most of their endurance and fighting instinct as they once again choked after enjoying a healthy lead when play continued in the...

GCB inter county U-15 tourney…Demerara thump Berbice; Essequibo beat President’s XI

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB inter county U-15 tourney…Demerara thump Berbice; Essequibo beat President’s XI

By Zaheer Mohamed Demerara registered a five wicket win over Berbice while Essequibo thumped the President’s XI by 18 runs when the second round of matches in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter...

NSC/GTTA Mashramani Tournament

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC/GTTA Mashramani Tournament

– Jackman wins U-13 title Selenas Jackman won the Girls’ 13-years-and-under playoff on Saturday to claim that title when the National Sports Commission (NSC)/Guyana Table Tennis Association...

Princeville residents threaten unrest if demands unmet

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Princeville residents threaten unrest if demands unmet

Even as more protest action is being planned over the absence of teachers at the Princeville Primary School in region 8, the Regional Executive Officer (REO) has lashed out at the education committee...

Health Ministry denies transparency concern over AIDS funding

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry denies transparency concern over AIDS funding

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that there is no specific recommendation on transparency with which Guyana has to comply with in order to benefit from U$9 million in funding from the Global...

Health Ministry issues Measles alert

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry issues Measles alert

– admits there are “small pockets of vulnerable persons” Perhaps in order to ensure that Guyana does not become the subject of “professional negligence,” the Ministry of Health has...

Guyana’s school dropout rates far below region’s average

Feb 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s school dropout rates far below region’s average

Despite school dropout rates being over 20 percent and higher in the Caribbean region, when compared to the average rates in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Guyana has recorded a...

The die is cast; there will be a winner in 2015

Feb 18, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The die is cast; there will be a winner in 2015

Before last Saturday, the talk all over Guyana was there would be a minority government for the second time after May. Some people saw the PPP as getting more votes than the AFC and APNU separately,...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

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