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Man charged with rice farmer’s murder

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man charged with rice farmer’s murder

Kurt Clarke of Howes Street, Charlestown was remanded to prison by City Magistrate Ann McLennan for the University of Guyana (UG) Road, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown robbery/murder of Mahaica rice...

Father of four-month-old charged…Trial to begin in September

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Father of four-month-old charged…Trial to begin in September

After four months of adjourned court hearings trial in the matter involving Kevin Critchlow and two nurses attached to the Plaisance Health Centre, will begin on September 22, 2015, at the Sparendaam...

NTN TV Berbice joins list of sponsors for BCB fundraiser at Albion SC

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NTN TV Berbice joins list of sponsors for BCB fundraiser at Albion SC

Popular Television Station, NTN Berbice joins the long list of sponsors of the highly anticipated Berbice Cricket Board Fundraiser …..”Caricom Championship 2015″. The tournament will...

Regional U-19 cricket in Jamaica… Guyana beat Canada to reach second consecutive final

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional U-19 cricket in Jamaica… Guyana beat Canada to reach second consecutive final

Play Jamaica in tomorrow’s grand finale It will be a Guyana, Jamaica final in this year’s regional 50-over under-19 tournament cricket tournament in Jamaica sparking memories of the 2007...

National Junior Men’s Hockey team departs for T&T

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Junior Men’s Hockey team departs for T&T

Guyana’s national junior men’s hockey team departed on Wednesday afternoon for Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to compete in the Players Tournament which is scheduled for August 1st to 8th. This...

Forbes Burnham Memorial Softball to commence on August 9

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Forbes Burnham Memorial Softball to commence on August 9

The inaugural Forbes Burnham memorial softball competition is set to bowl off on August 9. The tournament is being run under the auspices of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) and...

WICCBVI Blind cricket in St Lucia… Guyana, T&T share points in washed out game

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICCBVI Blind cricket in St Lucia… Guyana, T&T share points in washed out game

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago had to share the points in their washed out game on Thursday at the Marsh Grounds in their opening game in the West Indies Cricket Council for the Blind and Visually...

The African Guyanese community is in a worse state than it was in 1838

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The African Guyanese community is in a worse state than it was in 1838

DEAR EDITOR, Cuffy250 Committee joins with the rest of Guyana in saluting the African Guyanese community on the observance of the 177th anniversary of the formal abolition of slavery. We urge that...

Dentistry in Guyana is under serious threat from “quacks”

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dentistry in Guyana is under serious threat from “quacks”

DEAR EDITOR, As a dentist who has been in practice here in Guyana for a number of years and has also been in practice in Brooklyn, New York for about the same time, I would like the public to...

Top Trade Unionists should represent their membership on decision-making bodies

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Top Trade Unionists should represent their membership on decision-making bodies

DEAR EDITOR, The trade unions in these parts have been traditionally associated with the political movements or ideologies; and since the rise of most of our political leaders can be traced through...

The rice industry – a key factor is being overlooked

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The rice industry – a key factor is being overlooked

DEAR EDITOR, Like the myriad concerned Guyanese, I have been following the vicissitudes of the rice sector, and like most, if not all, look forward to the early resolution of the circumscribing...

Guyanese should make more use of bicycles

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese should make more use of bicycles

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to supplement the advice given to the Police by Mr Bhulai in the letters column this week that bicycle patrols are more appropriate than horse patrols, by suggesting that we...

What exactly are the charges against ex-Minister Westford?

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on What exactly are the charges against ex-Minister Westford?

DEAR EDITOR, What am I missing? What exactly are the charges against ex-Minister Jennifer Westford? As far as my understanding goes, there was an amnesty offer to all and sundry who appropriated,...

What happened to the Coalition’s power sharing promise?

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on What happened to the Coalition’s power sharing promise?

DEAR EDITOR, The coalition campaigned on a promise of power sharing. But that promise has turned out to be mere rhetoric. Ten weeks after the controversial election, there is no discussion on power...

The Way Forward in Education

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Way Forward in Education

DEAR EDITOR, In the next two weeks all of Guyana’s young people who wrote examinations will be anxiously visiting their respective schools or signing on to the CXC website to access their results...

The Invisibility of Women

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Invisibility of Women

DEAR EDITOR, Anyone who believes that women are in the ascendancy and taking over in Guyana needs only look at recent political and administrative appointments to clearly understand the true status...

Michael DeSantos teams up with Phoenix Sports Club for clinic/football match

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Michael DeSantos teams up with Phoenix Sports Club for clinic/football match

He has resided in the Bahamas for a number of years but his allegiance to his place of birth, the mining town of Bartica, has inspired Michael DeSantos to return to his homeland to contribute to the...

Cable Television provider ENetworks lends support BCB fundraiser

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cable Television provider ENetworks lends support BCB fundraiser

Cable Television provider ENetworks has joined the list of sponsors for the Berbice Cricket Board “Caricom Championship 2015” fundraiser. The tournament will now be played today at the Albion...

Ann’s Grove receives boxing equipment

Aug 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ann’s Grove receives boxing equipment

The village of Ann’s Grove was on Thursday presented with a set of boxing gear complements of the President of Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle. The gear, comprising boxing...

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Body of Chinese national who fell from new Demerara River bridge recovered

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Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News- Dem boys bin pass one of dem fancy speed meter signs wah de guvament put up fuh tell drivers... more