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Jagdeo bypassed experienced Indian firm for Chinese

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo bypassed experienced Indian firm for Chinese

– pays extra US$30M to build Skeldon factory Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, looking for a contractor to build a modern, state-of-the-art sugar factory at Skeldon in the 2000s, made a...

It’s Nomination Day

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on It’s Nomination Day

All political parties to contest the May 11 polls will today make their way to the traditional venue, City Hall, to formally submit their respective lists of candidates to Chief Elections Officer...

Vendor executed on Festival City Bridge

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Vendor executed on Festival City Bridge

In what appears to be the eighth execution-style killing in three months, 31-year-old Quincy Bowman was shot in the back of the head at around 04.00 hrs yesterday on a bridge in Nutmeg Street,...

Dismembered body… Buxton butcher is notorious wanted criminal from Berbice

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dismembered body… Buxton butcher is notorious wanted criminal from Berbice

– two other suspects captured The brutality of the act has registered itself in the minds of many people, most of them questioning who could be so sick, mentally, to kill a woman and then...

Ambassador’s assault spark Govt. protest

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ambassador’s assault spark Govt. protest

A top Foreign Ministry official is to meet with staffers in Suriname following a widely reported incident in which Guyanese Ambassador, Keith George, was assaulted by police on embassy grounds. Over...

Gunmen rob city hotel, act caught on camera

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen rob city hotel, act caught on camera

Two armed men yesterday stormed a city hotel on Church Street, Georgetown and escaped with $400,000 in cash and a quantity of phone cards. The robbery which occurred around 12:10 hrs at the Sleep-in...

Rampaging bandits captured after robbery spree

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rampaging bandits captured after robbery spree

The police are expected to conduct identification parades and charges are likely soon as investigations continue into the spate of robberies conducted on Thursday evening by three men in the East...

Jagdeo really smart Guyana

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo really smart Guyana

Imagine Granger had a fridge that was wukking. He decide to get a bigger one suh he hire Donald fuh fix up this big fridge. But Donald know bout TV. He never fix a fridge. Donald tek $100,000 fuh do...

Probation officer loses house in Easter night fire

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Probation officer loses house in Easter night fire

Members of the Craig family are counting their losses after a fire ripped through the two-storey house at Lot 55 Block 33, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, last evening. Those homeless have...

Guyana’s next marathon: It’s all about the Mission!

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s next marathon: It’s all about the Mission!

Leading distance athletes combine to host event at Santa Mission Nov 14 Within a mere 45-minute boat ride across the Demerara River, along the picturesque Kamuni Creek lays an Amerindian village...

Millington leads debutant Bakewell Slingerz past Alpha United to K&S title

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Millington leads debutant Bakewell Slingerz past Alpha United to K&S title

Pele down Riddim Squad for third place Devon Millington scored both goals for debutant Bakewell Slingerz as they defeated main favourites Alpha United 2 – 0 at the Guyana National Stadium on Easter...

GCA/Brainstreet U15…St. Stanislaus College, TSC victorious

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Brainstreet U15…St. Stanislaus College, TSC victorious

By Zaheer Mohamed St. Stanislaus College and Transport Sports Club (TSC) recorded victories when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Brainstreet U15 tournament continued last weekend. St....

USACA Global Operations Director Rahul Sharma satisfied with Guyana tour

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on USACA Global Operations Director Rahul Sharma satisfied with Guyana tour

By Sean Devers Founded in 1999 by Ashook Patel the United States of America Cricket Academy (USACA) is now a major part of the cricket landscape in the United States and in 2003 was adjudged winner...

GDA Int’l tourney…Spartons, Rage, Specialist through to final

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDA Int’l tourney…Spartons, Rage, Specialist through to final

Guyanese teams Spartons, Rage and Specialist collided last night in the final of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA) international tournament at Faye Joseph residence, Gaulding Place, South...

Drakes to lead E’bo in Inter County U19 tourney

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Drakes to lead E’bo in Inter County U19 tourney

East Bank Essequibo all-rounder Travis Drakes will lead Essequibo in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Inter County U19 tournament which is set to commence tomorrow. Parmesh Parsotam will serve as his...

Fans treated at Guyana Cup Fever as CP Got Even burns up the track in feature event

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fans treated at Guyana Cup Fever as CP Got Even burns up the track in feature event

CP Got Even of the Elcock Poonai Stable with Paul Delph showed that it is a worthy contender for title of top horse in Guyana with a stunning victory in the feature A1 and lower race when the Jumbo...

Strong 23-man squad selected for T&T 15’s clash this weekend

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Strong 23-man squad selected for T&T 15’s clash this weekend

The Guyana Rugby Football Union released the names of twenty-three (23) players that will represent Guyana in its North Americam 7 Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 15’s clash against Trinidad...

‘Double-wrist’ Deosarran emerges Champion in Sanjay’s Jewelry Golf tournament

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Double-wrist’ Deosarran emerges Champion in Sanjay’s Jewelry Golf tournament

Veteran Deosarran ‘Double-Wrist’ Sookram who placed 2nd in the 0-9 handicap category in last year October’s Sanjay’s Jewelry Classic emerged as clear winner in last Sunday’s exciting...

GTA 2015 season serves off Saturday with Assuria Singles

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTA 2015 season serves off Saturday with Assuria Singles

The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) will serve off its 2015 season on Saturday with the rebranded Assuria Open Singles Classic formerly called Assuria Invitational. The tournament was rebranded as...

Everest and Port Mourant tie

Apr 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest and Port Mourant tie

Everest and Port Mourant played to an exciting tie in a T20 fixture last Sunday at the Camp Road based club. Led by an attacking 61 from Amir Khan, Everest posted 131-7 off their allotted overs....

Is Easter taking on new look in Guyana

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Is Easter taking on new look in Guyana

By Abena Rockcliffe I can recall whilst growing up, I paid keen attention to my brothers as they made their Caddie Ole Punch (a kite made with paper and pointer) way before the month of April even...

Guyana records 2,100 murders under Jagdeo, Ramotar – Granger

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana records 2,100 murders under Jagdeo, Ramotar – Granger

After stating their demands, Essequibians were promised that under a new coalition government the citizenry will see serious constitutional reform, better social infrastructure, education, improved...

Man missing after boat collision in Pomeroon

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man missing after boat collision in Pomeroon

A diver is currently searching for the body of 21-year-old Kelton Benjamin who was hit and thrown into the Pomeroon River last evening. Benjamin is feared to have drowned. Kerlesia Benjamin, the...

Security guard collapses in trench, dies

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard collapses in trench, dies

A 50-year-old security guard was pronounced dead at the West Demerara Regional Hospital early yesterday after he collapsed in a trench at Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara (WCD). This incident...

Kite flying celebrations around the country sees good turnout

Apr 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kite flying celebrations around the country sees good turnout

…Thousands flock No. 63 Beach Thousands of Guyanese flocked the Number 63 Beach yesterday in what has become an Easter Monday tradition. Hundreds of vehicles lined the famous beach as a traffic...

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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more