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“ICC CWC 2015 – Way too long but heating up nicely!”

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on “ICC CWC 2015 – Way too long but heating up nicely!”

Colin E. H. Croft ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is way too long. It is all well and good to want to squeeze every last penny to be made from the event, but seven weeks is like trying to kill the...

Unfair distribution of radio licences nurtures a bitter society – Sir Fenton Ramsahoye S.C

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Unfair distribution of radio licences nurtures a bitter society – Sir Fenton Ramsahoye S.C

By Kiana Wilburg Fenton Ramsahoye, QC, strongly advocates for the monopoly over Guyana’s telecommunications sector, particularly the radio frequencies by a select few, to come to an abrupt end. Dr....

GGMC ordered to justify $3b loan agreement

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC ordered to justify $3b loan agreement

GGMC ordered to justify $3b loan agreement Should the $3B Loan Agreement between the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) materialize, it...

Execution of GGMC officer…Cops find killers’ car

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Execution of GGMC officer…Cops find killers’ car

Police have found a car that they believe two gunmen used last Friday after riddling Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer Trevor Abrams with bullets. Kaieteur News understands that the...

Rice industry at boiling point

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rice industry at boiling point

– farmers ready to endorse Opposition – Alesie The rice industry is facing a deep crisis with no markets for a significant quantity that will be generated in the coming crop. The situation...

A review of the Neesa Gopaul Murder Trial to date

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on A review of the Neesa Gopaul Murder Trial to date

The Prosecution last Friday closed its case in the trial where Bibi Shareema Gopaul and her lover, Jarvis Barry Small are indicted for murdering Gopaul’s 16-year-old daughter, Queen’s College...

Dem boys seh…Jagdeo de best thing Donald Duck gat

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Jagdeo de best thing Donald Duck gat

Jagdeo do this country de gods and when he done he even mek Donald Duck couldn’t win a parliamentary majority. But instead of being once bitten, twice shy, Donald Duck hug de man again like how a...

No. 69 Village watchman vanishes

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No. 69 Village watchman vanishes

…co-worker in custody Relatives of a Number 69 Village security watchman are becoming worried over a watchman who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Anil ‘Singer Man’ Etwaroo, 45, of...

A lifelong love for farming… Durjodhan Seokaran is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on A lifelong love for farming… Durjodhan Seokaran is a ‘Special Person’

“I love farming. I love to be every day in my farm. The farm is so healthy and it draws me closer to nature’s beauty—every day you go there, you see changes.” By Leon Suseran At age...

IDB improper to approve loan to Govt. at this time …Opposition

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on IDB improper to approve loan to Govt. at this time …Opposition

In the wake of the Inter-American Developmental Bank (IDB) signing two loan agreements totaling US$32.16M with the Government of Guyana, the timing of the move has come in for strong criticism from...

“We will not seek to match the PPP in its dirty politics” – APNU/AFC coalition

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “We will not seek to match the PPP in its dirty politics” – APNU/AFC coalition

The newly formed A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change coalition yesterday held a workshop at the Ocean View Convention Centre to fine tune its campaign strategies and plans....

Guyanese couple in Queens implicated in torture of housekeeper

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese couple in Queens implicated in torture of housekeeper

Queens, NY (New York Daily News) – A sadistic Guyanese couple and a family friend used a hand-held blowtorch to threaten a housekeeper they accused of stealing money and jewelry, cops and the...

End in sight for UG strike

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on End in sight for UG strike

– Agreement likely tomorrow Following on the heels of a call by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, for the Unions and Administration of the University of Guyana (UG) to put their egos...

GPHC’s first in house Neurosurgeon undertakes groundbreaking surgeries

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s first in house Neurosurgeon undertakes groundbreaking surgeries

The newly specialised Neurosurgical Department, at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and its first resident Neurosurgeon have already recorded many successes. Neurosurgeon, Dr....

Ravens, Raiders on collision course again

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ravens, Raiders on collision course again

-National Basketball Final on tonight By Edison Jefford Last year’s finalists, Dyna’s Ravens and Linden’s Retrieve Raiders were set on another collision course after quarterfinal wins Friday...

GASA Mash Long Course Meet Gold medals for Gaskin, Fowler, Scott and George

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA Mash Long Course Meet Gold medals for Gaskin, Fowler, Scott and George

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) 2015 season swam off yesterday with the staging of the Mashramani Long Course Swim Meet at the National Aquatic Centre, Lilendaal. This meet which is...

GFF to host St. Lucia for friendly match on March 22

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF to host St. Lucia for friendly match on March 22

In keeping with its mandate of playing more football at every level, the Guyana Football Federation Normalisation Committee is pleased to formally announce that we have successfully negotiated with...

Teams appraised of expectations and rules as D Day looms for K&S Football

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teams appraised of expectations and rules as D Day looms for K&S Football

By Michael Benjamin As the countdown continues for the grand opening of the 25th edition of the Kashif and Shanghai Football extravaganza, representatives of the participating clubs convened...

MCYS/EBFA Pee Wee League Agricola needle Herstelling; Mocha draw Grove for first point

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on MCYS/EBFA Pee Wee League Agricola needle Herstelling; Mocha draw Grove for first point

Compliments of an own goal off the boot of Herstelling Raiders’ Shoran James in the 10th minute Agricola Red Triangle ended their quest for top honours in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports...

Remembering Mervyn ‘Pug’ Wilson

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Remembering Mervyn ‘Pug’ Wilson

It is with profound sadness the sports fraternity learnt of the sudden passing of Mervyn ‘Pug’ Wilson (5th Nov. 1952 – 21st Fe. 2015), former National Under-19 player and former National Coach....

Yvonne Daly supports Agricola Red Triangle FC

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Yvonne Daly supports Agricola Red Triangle FC

Agricola Red Triangle Football Club of East Bank Demerara yesterday benefitted from a donation of equipment from overseas based Guyanese Yvonne Daly. Daly presented a quantity of football gears...

Sacked Magistrate to challenge JSC’s decision

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sacked Magistrate to challenge JSC’s decision

Days after being issued marching orders by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Attorney-at-Law Geeta Chandan-Edmond, has said that she plans to fight back against the decision. She views the...

Shakes: ‘’ I would love to play for the Golden Jaguars again!’’

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shakes: ‘’ I would love to play for the Golden Jaguars again!’’

The man who scored the goal which changed the history of Guyanese football, Ricky Shakes, has announced his desire to once again feature for the National Team and help the Golden Jaguars roar in...

Interesting Creatures… The Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)

The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the turquoise-fronted amazon and blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot and one of the most common...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Obama Immigration Plan Delayed by Court Injunction By Attorney Gail Seeram, [email protected] “This is not the first time where a lower court judge has blocked something or attempted to block...

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Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more