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Ansa McAl / RHTY&SC Awards of Excellence…Beaton, Dayaram and Lancaster honoured

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ansa McAl / RHTY&SC Awards of Excellence…Beaton, Dayaram and Lancaster honoured

“Heroes must be honoured in their lifetime, so that they can be aware of how cherished they are to the people whose lives they had an impact on.” Those were the words of long standing...

Guyanese Badminton siblings share experiences with Toronto youths

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Badminton siblings share experiences with Toronto youths

Guyanese Badminton playing siblings Priyanna & Narayan Ramdhani were the toast of the day when they were invited by The Team Energy Athletics to talk about their Badminton Career & Sports and...

GCC honours Carl Hooper for contribution to cricket in Guyana

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC honours Carl Hooper for contribution to cricket in Guyana

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) has honoured former member and Coach of Amazon Warriors, Carl Hooper for his contribution to the club as well as to the overall development of the sport in Guyana....

Glasgow Construction supports Boyce/Jefford Classic VI

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Glasgow Construction supports Boyce/Jefford Classic VI

Glasgow Construction Company yesterday offered support for the sixth Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic, which is set for Linden, August 15-16, stating that the growth and level of the...

NC head Urling calls on Govt to support Elite League

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NC head Urling calls on Govt to support Elite League

By Zaheer Mohamed President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalisation Committee Clinton Urling is calling on the Government of Guyana to support the Elite League which is set to start by...

Assassination of Crum Ewing…Mother calls for death penalty for heinous crimes

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Assassination of Crum Ewing…Mother calls for death penalty for heinous crimes

– Stepfather convinced heavily-tinted vehicle aided killer’s getaway Even as police are reportedly make promising headway in solving the assassination of political activist Courtney...

Business leaders urge gov’t to address high business costs, customs hurdles

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Business leaders urge gov’t to address high business costs, customs hurdles

Manufacturers are urging the new administration to take steps to address business hurdles, including the high costs of doing business in Guyana. Speaking at Monday’s mid-year business luncheon of...

West Dem. youths commence six-week vocational training

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on West Dem. youths commence six-week vocational training

Sixty-seven youths from several villages on the West Demerara area on Monday began a six-week vocational training programme at the Leonora Technical Institute. The programme was organized by Police...

Unidentified body discovered during afternoon rush hour

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Unidentified body discovered during afternoon rush hour

The body of an unidentified man was discovered yesterday afternoon on the seawall in proximity to the Sheriff Street junction with the Rupert Craig Highway. The discovery was made at approximately...

Anaemia in teenage mothers is focus of Nutrition Awareness Week

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Anaemia in teenage mothers is focus of Nutrition Awareness Week

Pregnant teenagers are slated to be the primary targets as the Food Policy Division of the Ministry of Public Health observes Nutrition Awareness Week – July 19-25, 2015. The intended group is a...

Health Ministry to tackle cancer by addressing modifiable risk factors

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry to tackle cancer by addressing modifiable risk factors

Cancer has been consistently ranked among the top causes of mortality in Guyana for the past decade, a situation that is likely to continue. This is according to Minister of Public Health, Dr George...

Two Guyanese admitted to Fiji bar

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two Guyanese admitted to Fiji bar

Fiji Islands (Fijitimes) – Two Guyanese nationals were yesterday admitted to the bar at the High Court in Suva, Fiji Islands. The admission ceremony was presided over by Chief Justice Anthony...

Vendor remanded on wounding charge

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Vendor remanded on wounding charge

A 63-year-old vendor of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme is now behind bars after making a court appearance on a wounding charge. Yvonne Collins called ‘Steel Donkey’ is accused of inflicting a...

Quartet granted bail on illegal gun, ammo charge

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Quartet granted bail on illegal gun, ammo charge

Four persons who allegedly were caught before they went to commit a robbery, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, and had criminal charges read to them. Jointly charged with the...

Cops who fatally shot mentally ill Mahaica man to know fate soon

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cops who fatally shot mentally ill Mahaica man to know fate soon

Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), Cecil Kennard, is expected to hand down his recommendation soon in the case against two police ranks who shot and killed a mentally ill man at...

CPL promotes rum culture

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on CPL promotes rum culture

Dear Editor, On Saturday July 18, 2015 I attended the CPL match between the Amazon Warriors and the Tridents at the Providence Stadium. I was quite shocked to see that the PPP’s rum culture was...

Bus driver denied bail on causing death charge

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bus driver denied bail on causing death charge

Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan on Monday remanded a minibus driver to prison, after he was charged with causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving. Fitzroy Alder, 38, of East Ruimveldt,...

There was no criticism

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on There was no criticism

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter published in the press written by Vidyaratha Kissoon in which he argues that certain members of the PPP should not be in Parliament because of statements they made...

Tackle crime or senselessly lose citizens

Jul 22, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tackle crime or senselessly lose citizens

Dear Editor, As a citizen I am deeply concerned about the crime situation which seems to be spiraling out of control in this dear land of ours. The rate at which crime is increasing is quite...

Pensioner frustrated over royal runaround given by NIS

Jul 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner frustrated over royal runaround given by NIS

Seventy-two year-old Richard Chandra is claiming that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has been giving him the royal run-around during his inquiry to rectify problems arising from the...

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