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The Baccoo Speaks

Jun 28, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Just when the nation would believe that miners would take extra precaution with their land activities, there is going to be another disaster. Another pit is going to cave in because the workers would...

Book Review…Capturing the dynamics of migration and social development

Jun 28, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Capturing the dynamics of migration and social development

Book: Dimensions of African and other Diasporas Editors: Franklin W. Knight and Ruth Iyob Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby ‘Dimensions of African and other Diasporas’ is an existentialist view of...

The dead woman in the locked house

Jun 28, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The dead woman in the locked house

By Michael Jordan The teenage boy who did odd-jobs for Sirmattie Ramnaress didn’t see the body right away. He arrived at the spacious Diamond Housing Scheme residence at around eight o’clock on...

Sleep Apnea: A silent killer

Jun 28, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sleep Apnea: A silent killer

By Dr Zulfikar Bux, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine I have seen a few patients who wake up more tired than when they went into bed. Some develop unexplained medical conditions and struggle...

Nine churchgoers, a forbearing God, a hundred questions, and few answers!

Jun 28, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Nine churchgoers, a forbearing God, a hundred questions, and few answers!

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis Nichols It isn’t fun writing about race hate (again) and it’s neither cool nor...

House passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill

Jun 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on House passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill

By Nicholas Peters After a tumultuous past, the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill, was passed in Parliament last evening. The passage of...

Gunmen abduct and shoot carwash owner

Jun 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen abduct and shoot carwash owner

Gunmen abducted a carwash owner and then left him in Sophia with gunshot injuries to his chest and back shortly after 20.30 hrs yesterday. Bevon Chung, 37, of 142 Guyhoc Park, was reportedly abducted...

PPP leaves judiciary with $$B debt – AG

Jun 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP leaves judiciary with $$B debt – AG

By Abena Rockcliffe As if the discoveries about the transgressions of the People Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government are never ending, the National Assembly was last evening told about yet...

AG 2013 report …$54.9B remains outside of Consolidated Fund

Jun 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AG 2013 report …$54.9B remains outside of Consolidated Fund

– but Fund is overdrawn by some $48B By Kiana Wilburg Just a few months ago, there was much concern by local economists and even Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, regarding the...

Suspects confess to killing Rubis Executive after he drew firearm

Jun 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspects confess to killing Rubis Executive after he drew firearm

– slain man’s fiancée lauds police, victim laid to rest Jason Cort’s killers went to his home to commit a robbery. But when he reached for his gun to defend himself, one of the robbers...

Jagdeo fighting fuh keep out of de court

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo fighting fuh keep out of de court

Dem boys know that is only a matter of time before Jagdeo do everything to avoid going to court. De other day, after he had to go and stand up in de docks, he get a medical certificate fuh seh that...

Sachia Vickery qualifies for Wimbledon Singles main draw

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sachia Vickery qualifies for Wimbledon Singles main draw

Teenager Sachia Vickery, who is born to Guyanese parents, playing out of the United States, advanced to the main draw for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, England after winning her...

New Constitution adopted by GFF MAs

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Constitution adopted by GFF MAs

Affiliates increase from 12 to 22 In a vote of unanimity, members of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday adopted a new constitution that will govern the future development of the sport....

GFF Extra Ordinary Congress lifts suspension on UDFA Exco members

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Extra Ordinary Congress lifts suspension on UDFA Exco members

The Extraordinary Congress of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) held yesterday at the Marriott Hotel by majority decision approved the lifting of the suspension that was imposed on Executive...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition…Skeldon High edge Skeldon Line Path 4-3 in penalty shootout

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition…Skeldon High edge Skeldon Line Path 4-3 in penalty shootout

Skeldon High made it to the next round of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition after surviving 4-3 in a penalty shootout against Skeldon Line Path Secondary yesterday, at the Skeldon...

Something went horribly wrong in Tortola

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Something went horribly wrong in Tortola

By Edison Jefford Forensic analysis has become common parlance for most Guyanese in this post-election era that necessitated righting the many perceived wrongs. It will not be ad hoc if a forensic...

Johnson King dominoes on tomorrow in Linden

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson King dominoes on tomorrow in Linden

With the aim of improving their community through sports, a small group of Lindeners in collaboration with Lawrence Johnson will be hosting a King Dominoes competition on June 28 at Watooka Complex...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football competition …Farley scores 4 as St John’s overwhelm E’bo Islands Secondary 11-0

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football competition …Farley scores 4 as St John’s overwhelm E’bo Islands Secondary 11-0

By Sean Devers The game was not as one-sided as the final result suggested when the Digicel National Schools Football tournament continued yesterday at the National Track & Field Centre at...

Day 5 Highlights: SQUIRES CLAIMS FIRST WIN IN GBTI OPEN 2015

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day 5 Highlights: SQUIRES CLAIMS FIRST WIN IN GBTI OPEN 2015

Nicola Ramdyhan in her quest to retain her title wasted no time to knock junior, Allan Chung, out of the Ladies Singles Open. She won the match comfortably at 6/0, 6/0. While on the other court,...

13 year-old Amy Grant for Individual Sprint Triathlon

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 13 year-old Amy Grant for Individual Sprint Triathlon

Amy Grant, known for her singing and swimming ability will be competing today in the Individual Sprint Triathlon for the first time in her young life, as the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and its...

NO.9 seed, Benjettan Osborne, sets up another match with Rudy Grant

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NO.9 seed, Benjettan Osborne, sets up another match with Rudy Grant

No. 1 seed Anthony Downes hardly broke a sweat in his first match of the tournament against national player, Keenan Persaud in the GBTI Open Tennis tournament. The sign of nervousness was evident as...

Ramdhan Distribution appointed CPL Ticket Agent in Berbice

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramdhan Distribution appointed CPL Ticket Agent in Berbice

Cricket fans in Berbice can purchase tickets for the upcoming Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches in New Amsterdam following the appointment of Ramdhan Distribution as a new ticket agent in...

Entertaining action in DIGICEL/GSA Senior National Squash Championships

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entertaining action in DIGICEL/GSA Senior National Squash Championships

Squash enthusiasts were treated to an evening of high entertainment when The Digicel Senior National Squash Championships continued on Thursday, with World Number 26 Nicolette Fernandes turning in a...

FREE 3-WEEK SUMMER GOLF CLINIC at Lusignan Golf Club

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on FREE 3-WEEK SUMMER GOLF CLINIC at Lusignan Golf Club

Beginning Tuesday 14th July and continuing on successive Tuesdays and Thursdays for 3 weeks until Thursday 6th August, a free golf clinic for all ages above 10, will be conducted at the Lusignan Golf...

Flying Ace Cycle club selects strong team for national cycling champion ship

Jun 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flying Ace Cycle club selects strong team for national cycling champion ship

The Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) of Berbice has selected a strong seven man team to participate in the annual National Cycling championship slated for this weekend in Georgetown. According to...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more