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Prison head to face sexual assault charge

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prison head to face sexual assault charge

The administration of the Guyana Prison Service is set to undergo some major changes, once the current Director of Prison Welton Trotz is charged for a sexual offence. Kaieteur News was reliably...

Prisoner claims detective raped him in station

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner claims detective raped him in station

A 36-year-old man has come forward with harrowing claims of being forced to have unprotected sex with a police officer in exchange for a case against him being dropped, at the very Police station...

Fishermen catch Corentyne pirates after robbery

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen catch Corentyne pirates after robbery

Three pirates who attempted a daring attack on a group of fishermen at sea on Friday last, were on Tuesday remanded to jail by Magistrate Carlyn Artiga when they appeared before her at the Mibicuri...

High Court rules that Broadcasting Authority has to issue businesswoman a Broadcast Licence

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High Court rules that Broadcasting Authority has to issue businesswoman a Broadcast Licence

Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang has granted an order clearing the way for local businesswoman, Vidya Lewis, to be issued a Broadcast Licence. Lewis, the proprietor of Vidya’s Enterprise of Lot 220...

Official date for Deepavali is Nov. 10 – Minister Ramjattan

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Official date for Deepavali is Nov. 10 – Minister Ramjattan

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, is maintaining that he will not relent on his position that November 10 will be a public holiday to celebrate the Hindu festival of Deepavali....

DDL offers to sell Berbice Bridge shares to Govt.

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DDL offers to sell Berbice Bridge shares to Govt.

One of the shareholders in the Berbice River Bridge has offered to sell its shares in the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) to the Government of Guyana. Prime Minister and First Vice President,...

Jagdeo stink up de country

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo stink up de country

Soulja Bai and he team got a lot of cleaning to do—from top to bottom, side to side—right across this country. Everywhere you tun in this place it smells and a lot of people stink. That is de...

Caught on camera …Female acts as lookout while accomplices terrorize, rob family

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Caught on camera …Female acts as lookout while accomplices terrorize, rob family

Two armed men on Tuesday terrorized and robbed a mother and three of her young children while a female accomplice was on the “lookout” outside of the grocery shop located at La Parfaite Harmonie,...

Stag Elite League …Buxton trounce GDF; Fruta Conquerors needle Monedderlust

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League …Buxton trounce GDF; Fruta Conquerors needle Monedderlust

By Franklin Wilson Buxton United recorded their third win of the inaugural Stag Elite League (SEL) season by defeating the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 2-1 in the feature game of Tuesday night’s...

New Era, Cell Smart, Stag Beer Futsal kicks off Nov 6….Bumper to Bumper, Sankar Auto Works on Board

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Era, Cell Smart, Stag Beer Futsal kicks off Nov 6….Bumper to Bumper, Sankar Auto Works on Board

Bumper-to-Bumper and Sankar Auto works yesterday joined the sponsorship team for the second annual New Era Entertainment/Cell Smart/Stag Beer Futsal Tournament which kicks off on the hard Court of...

UPPER CORENTYNE 4R 20/20…SEMI FINALS SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on UPPER CORENTYNE 4R 20/20…SEMI FINALS SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

The Upper Corentyne 4R 20/20 cricket competition semi finals is set for this Sunday October 25, 2015 at the No. 69 Vikings ground. It is set to be an action packed day of cricket which will start...

All Saints and Rose Hall Estate Primary knockout St. Aloysius and New Amsterdam

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Saints and Rose Hall Estate Primary knockout St. Aloysius and New Amsterdam

WICB/GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression 1 Cricket… All Saints and Rose Hall Estate Primary Schools emerged victorious over St. Aloysius and New Amsterdam respectively in the New Amsterdam/Canje...

NOC secondary schools 10/10 cricket set for October 31

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NOC secondary schools 10/10 cricket set for October 31

The New Opportunity Corps (NOC) Sports Club will be hosting a 10/10 knockout inter-secondary school cricket competition on October 31 on the Essequibo Coast. Eight of May Secondary will face NOC...

Pacy P Sara brightens visitors’ hopes

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pacy P Sara brightens visitors’ hopes

ESPNcricinfo – The only predictable thing about Sri Lanka’s weather is that the meteorological department’s forecasts will be wrong. They expect daily afternoon thunderstorms in Colombo all...

Tradewind Tankers International V/ball Tournament launched

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tradewind Tankers International V/ball Tournament launched

– teams expected from T&T, Suriname, F. Guiana, Brazil Following close on the heels of a recent tour to Brazil, the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) is continuing its drive to popularise...

Benn stars in Police victory

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Benn stars in Police victory

Opener Troy Benn stroked a fine 95 as Police defeated Guyana Defence Force (GDF) by 162 runs when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/New Building Society (NBS) second division 40-over...

GT Beer Inter ministries Futsal tourney …10-day competition kicks off today

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer Inter ministries Futsal tourney …10-day competition kicks off today

By Sean Devers On a day which marks the birth date of Guyanese Boxer Cliff Anderson, who died in 1998 at age 77 and in whose honour the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue is named, the...

THE NATIONAL COACH SPEAKS …CROWDS ARE BACK, NC leaves legacy on the field

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on THE NATIONAL COACH SPEAKS …CROWDS ARE BACK, NC leaves legacy on the field

By Jamaal Shabazz The crowds are back! Fans are packing local venues to see matches in the Stag Elite Football League. Commissioning this Elite League is the most important step that the...

WJ Enterprise supports Guyana Softball Cup 5

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WJ Enterprise supports Guyana Softball Cup 5

The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) yesterday received the backing of WJ Enterprise for the staging of the fifth edition of the Guyana Softball Cup. The entity which is the...

NCN CEO fires back at critics

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on NCN CEO fires back at critics

…complains about attack on her privacy Molly Hassan, Chief Executive Officer of National Communication Network, has come out swinging as an imperative in response to content in the state run Guyana...

Courts Annual Golf Tournament tees off Saturday

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Annual Golf Tournament tees off Saturday

During a simple ceremony that was conducted at its Head Office on Main Street, Furniture Giants, Courts reaffirmed its commitment to its Annual Tournament by handing over sponsorship worth $250,000...

Fitzgerald and Smart dominate GDA Monthly Tournament

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitzgerald and Smart dominate GDA Monthly Tournament

Sudesh “Kerry “Fitzgerald and Melissa Smart ruled supreme in the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) monthly tournament which was held last Friday, at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands. Their...

GABA releases transfer policy

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA releases transfer policy

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) has released its transfer policy that is to serve as a guide to players wishing to move “freely” between clubs within the association as it...

Enterprise beat Enmore Hope Primary

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enterprise beat Enmore Hope Primary

Enterprise defeated Enmore Hope by nine wickets when the National Sports Commission inter-primary schools cricket competition continued yesterday on the East Coast of Demerara. Enmore Hope batted...

Opposition MPs will be paid salary increase

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition MPs will be paid salary increase

…Parliament bound to make payments by Ministerial Order Despite the cries, protestations and claims that the opposition will not be taking a salary increase, all members of the political...

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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