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Opposition coalition will increase pension, salaries…to cut Berbice Bridge toll

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition coalition will increase pension, salaries…to cut Berbice Bridge toll

The opposition coalition, A Partnership for a National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has revealed plans to increase Old Age Pensions and the salaries of public servants should it be...

Current external debt significantly higher than past PNC, PPP Govts

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Current external debt significantly higher than past PNC, PPP Govts

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo lambasted the record of former PNC Finance Minister Carl Greenidge during that party’s reign and dubbed him the country’s worst finance minister ever, after the...

Three dead, seven injured in West Berbice accident

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Three dead, seven injured in West Berbice accident

…10 occupants crammed into car The town of New Amsterdam was plunged into deep shock yesterday, as news of the death of three and injuries of seven of its citizens spread like wildfire. Ten...

Driver abandons car after killing father of three

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Driver abandons car after killing father of three

“Our father died and leave us when we were little and now he died and leave his three small children”- sister Police are on the hunt for a driver, who abandoned his vehicle, PMM 6011, on Sunday...

GRDB allocates 48 quotas for Venezuela rice shipment

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GRDB allocates 48 quotas for Venezuela rice shipment

…GRPA not consulted The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has allocated 48 quotas to selected rice millers to satisfy the Venezuela market in the lucrative petrol-for-rice deal that Guyana...

Fake cops remanded

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fake cops remanded

Police have arrested and jointly charged two men who allegedly posed as cops and carried out a series of robberies at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, on March 18, 2015, during a bogus road block....

Moses sucking pacifier, Harper sucking???

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Moses sucking pacifier, Harper sucking???

In de Good Book Jacob thief Esau birthright. In Guyana Jagdeo thief Moses birthright and is Janet who cause that. Ever since then Moses didn’t like him and he hate de best bone in Moses because...

Busta injects over $4million to Soft Shoe Football tournament

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busta injects over $4million to Soft Shoe Football tournament

– GFC, Tucville and Min of Education grounds to be used Guyana Beverages Inc. relationship with football is incontestable and its involvement in the inaugural Busta Soft Shoe Competition which...

Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Captains show mutual respect, predict tough final

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Captains show mutual respect, predict tough final

– Teachers express gratitude to Nestle Milo By Rawle Welch Today’s final of the Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition between Dolphin and Chase Academy needed no additional hype,...

Major Pompey elected head of DVA

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Major Pompey elected head of DVA

The Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) recently held elections to fill vacant positions on the board namely; the positions of President, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Treasurer and Public...

USACA Guyana Tour…Guyanese Narine spurs USA to victory over Berbice U-18s

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on USACA Guyana Tour…Guyanese Narine spurs USA to victory over Berbice U-18s

By Sean Devers in Port Mourant A 62-run partnership between Derrick Narine (54) and Nandan Polisetty (33) led the United States of America Cricket Academy (USACA) U-18s to an exciting 24-run win over...

Guyana’s CARIFTA participation in jeopardy

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s CARIFTA participation in jeopardy

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has announced that Guyana’s participation in the CARIFTA Games set for April 4-6, St. Kitts & Nevis, is in “jeopardy”, largely as a result of the...

Opening of Synthetic Facility false starts

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Opening of Synthetic Facility false starts

By Edison Jefford It is now safe to conclude that an analysis that suggested that the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) should have refused the responsibility to be the arbitrary mouth-piece of...

NBS 40 overs Second Division…RHT Bakewell ‘A’ open campaign with crushing 10-wkt victory over Port Mourant

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS 40 overs Second Division…RHT Bakewell ‘A’ open campaign with crushing 10-wkt victory over Port Mourant

A hostile spell of fast bowling by veteran pacer Sherain Murray and an explosive fifty by former national Under 19 all-rounder Khemraj Mahadeo propelled Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ to a crushing...

Top scrabble player, Orlando Michael, spells his last word

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top scrabble player, Orlando Michael, spells his last word

Scrabble is a strange game and the player is oft time forced to employ shrewd tactics to lay down a bingo and achieve a bonus fifty points. Orlando Michael was among the front runners whenever the...

Lower East Bank Lions capture Cheddi Jagan Memorial T20 title

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lower East Bank Lions capture Cheddi Jagan Memorial T20 title

Lower East Bank Lions defeated Georgetown Bears by seven wickets to capture the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Over-40 T20 title on Sunday last at Lusignan Community Centre ground. Georgetown Bears batted...

Commendable attendance as MCY&S/NSC Easter Swimming Programme launched

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Commendable attendance as MCY&S/NSC Easter Swimming Programme launched

More than 80 students converged at the Colgrain Swimming Pool, Camp and Middle Streets, yesterday morning when the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCY&S) in collaboration with the National...

G.S.S.F. Practical Pistol Shooters enjoy safe and fun March match

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on G.S.S.F. Practical Pistol Shooters enjoy safe and fun March match

Amidst light scattered showers last Saturday, local practical shooters came out and safely balanced the three elements of the practical shooting triangle: Speed, Power and Accuracy at the GDF’s...

GCA/Brainstreet U15…MSC, TSC chalk wins

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Brainstreet U15…MSC, TSC chalk wins

Malteenoes SC (MSC) and Transport Sports Club (TSC) registered victories when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Brain Street U15 limited overs tournament continued Sunday last. At Gandhi Youth...

Cricket coaching clinic set for Thirst Park

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket coaching clinic set for Thirst Park

With the aim of improving the level of the game, former Guyana and West Indies fast bowler and WICB accredited level three coach Reon King, former national middle order batsman Orin Bailey and Guyana...

Three Head Teachers demoted, transferred for inefficiency and misconduct

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Three Head Teachers demoted, transferred for inefficiency and misconduct

Neglect of duty, inefficiency and misconduct were listed as the reasons that led to the demotion and transfer of three Head Teachers. This is according to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) which...

A failed country brings back the cause of its failure

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A failed country brings back the cause of its failure

At the 2015 death anniversary of Cheddi Jagan in Berbice and at the Kitty launching of the PPP’s election campaign, the front man as in the style of Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, was Bharrat...

Denial can lead to delusion

Mar 31, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Denial can lead to delusion

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) is doing all within its power to avoid winning a landslide come May 11, 2015. There is only one thing that the PPPC needs to do to sweep the polls; and...

Qualfon cops Mexico’s awards

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Qualfon cops Mexico’s awards

Mexico – Qualfon, a people-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, recently received three National Contact Center Excellence Awards...

GT&T starts rollout of 10-times faster internet

Mar 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T starts rollout of 10-times faster internet

Weeks after announcing plans to introduce faster internet for its customers, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) is on its way to making that promise a reality. Teams of GT&T...