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Hinterland communities to benefit from improved facilities

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Hinterland communities to benefit from improved facilities

The Ministry of Education is collaborating with the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs to improve sports facilities in the hinterland. Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette...

Motorbike bandits strike at Kitty grocery store

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Motorbike bandits strike at Kitty grocery store

Police are investigating a robbery which occurred at around 13:30 hrs on Wednesday where a young businesswoman was robbed of a large sum of cash by two armed bandits. The robbery occurred at a...

Stag Elite League… Pele face Slingerz; GDF battle GFC at Camp Ayanganna today

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League… Pele face Slingerz; GDF battle GFC at Camp Ayanganna today

After completing three games each, the eight elite teams battling in the inaugural Guyana Football Federation organised Stag Elite League will no doubt be re-assessing their strategies as another...

Man granted bail after home breakage

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man granted bail after home breakage

A South Ruimveldt resident was on Wednesday released on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of break and enter and simple larceny. Colin Klass, 49, is accused of breaking into the...

Linden water woes being addressed- GWI

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Linden water woes being addressed- GWI

Aimed at finding solutions to the water supply difficulties affecting Linden customers, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and the Ministry of Communities recently held a joint session to discuss...

Life has its unpleasant side; that’s life

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Life has its unpleasant side; that’s life

There is a huge advantage growing up in poverty and having a street life. Once elevation and education are achieved, there is a hard part to your character that insulates you from danger and...

Overseas-based cancer-focused NGO recommits support to Guyana

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based cancer-focused NGO recommits support to Guyana

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Guyana, like the rest of the world, is known to solemnly embrace its significance each year. As the month is being observed this year, moves are apace to...

Beharry and Habitat for Humanity renew “Beharry Build” partnership

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Beharry and Habitat for Humanity renew “Beharry Build” partnership

Under the theme, “A dollar makes a difference,” the “Beharry Build” partnership between Habitat for Humanity Inc. and Edward B. Beharry Company Limited, was yesterday renewed for a period of...

MADURO PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on MADURO PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME

For more than a century, Venezuela has sought to annex Essequibo which accounts for about 40 percent of Guyana’s territory. President Maduro was so brazen that he not only amassed troops at the...

NSC contributes to RHTY&SC Tribute to Heroes programme and Female cricket

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC contributes to RHTY&SC Tribute to Heroes programme and Female cricket

The National Sports Commission (NSC) under the inspiring leadership of Director of Sport Christopher Jones continues to invest heavily in the development of sports across Guyana. Last Wednesday, the...

National Men’s Hockey team departs for Pan Am challenge in Peru

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Men’s Hockey team departs for Pan Am challenge in Peru

Guyana’s national men’s hockey team departed on Wednesday morning for the Pan American Challenge in Chicklayo, Peru. According to a release from the GHB, the team is expected to take two days to...

MYO/RAF’S Inter-Jamaat softball concludes tomorrow

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on MYO/RAF’S Inter-Jamaat softball concludes tomorrow

The Muslim Youth Organization of Guyana (MYO) in association with RAF’s Variety Store, 5th Annual Hajjin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial countrywide Inter-Jamaat 10/10 knockout softball tournament is set...

GFSCA, Media XI game in memory of fallen journalist Roberts

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFSCA, Media XI game in memory of fallen journalist Roberts

The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) and the Guyana Media XI have agreed to play Friday night’s T20 fixture which is slated for the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown,...

GFRC adopts amended Constitution

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFRC adopts amended Constitution

Elections set for October 18 The general membership of the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) met on Thursday September 24, 2015 at the National Cultural Centre and voted overwhelmingly to adopt...

GFCA adopts new constitution

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFCA adopts new constitution

Elections set for October 25th Members of the Guyana Football Coaches Association (GFCA) convened a special meeting on Wednesday last at the Guyana Football Federation where they collectively adopted...

Fifth annual ‘Guyana Softball Cup’ launched at Bourda… Final set for DCC under lights

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fifth annual ‘Guyana Softball Cup’ launched at Bourda… Final set for DCC under lights

By Sean Devers The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association’s (GFSCA) fifth annual three-day International Softball Tournament “Guyana Softball Cup 5” was officially launched yesterday at...

ECCB/ELIZABETH STYLES competition continues Sunday

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECCB/ELIZABETH STYLES competition continues Sunday

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) otherwise known as the East Coast Demerara Cricket Association (ECDCA) / ELIZABETH STYLES Competition continues on Sunday 4th October. This forty (40) overs...

Demerara Bank/RHT Pepsi U-19 Spelling Bee Competition… Anisa Hafiz cops title

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara Bank/RHT Pepsi U-19 Spelling Bee Competition… Anisa Hafiz cops title

Anisa Hafiz of the Rose Hall Town Primary School was crowned champion of the recently held Demerara Bank sponsored Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) cricket teams’ Spelling Bee...

A people without history are like zombies walking aimlessly

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A people without history are like zombies walking aimlessly

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your column to express my views on the subject “The R. H. Carr, the Steam Boat at Skull Point.” During my school days, I did history on...

Freddie Kissoon replies to Brendon Mounter

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon replies to Brendon Mounter

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter (“Who is your next opponent, Freddie,” KN, September 30, 2015) by a person who signed his name as Brendon Mounter. The letter takes the form of a criticism...

If Minister Patterson intends to improve the lives of Guyanese, Article 13 must be upheld

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on If Minister Patterson intends to improve the lives of Guyanese, Article 13 must be upheld

Dear Editor, I read with great sense of enthusiasm the letter published in Stabroek News dated October 1, 2015 bearing the caption, “PPP besmirched Ministry of Public Infrastructure, “ which was...

Some possible solutions to major crimes

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some possible solutions to major crimes

Dear Editor, I have been following your column for sometime now, and for a long time everyone, which includes the government and the police commissioner, are at a loss in taking appropriate action to...

President Granger made a strong case at UN General Assembly

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger made a strong case at UN General Assembly

Dear Editor, President David Granger’s maiden speech delivered at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday September 29th, 2015, will be remembered in the annals of history, not because it was his first...

Carib Beer semis on this weekend

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carib Beer semis on this weekend

The semi finals of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) / Carib Beer T20 competition will be contested this weekend. Tomorrow at 13:00hrs, Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will host GNIC SC (Edward...

Bakewell/Naeem Nasir/RHTY&SC 5-over cricket tourney cheque changes hands

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell/Naeem Nasir/RHTY&SC 5-over cricket tourney cheque changes hands

Bakewell, Guyana largest bakery on Wednesday last handed over the sponsorship cheque of $235,000 to the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) for first ever Naeem Nasir 5-over cricket...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more