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Police Sgt. Slain, two others injured

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police Sgt. Slain, two others injured

…as rape suspect runs amok A rape suspect ran amok yesterday, shortly after 17.00 hrs at Matthews Ridge, North West District, stabbing a police sergeant to death and wounding two other ranks who...

Serious questions arise as Chinese logger granted fuel export licence

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Serious questions arise as Chinese logger granted fuel export licence

A Chinese company, China Zhonghao Inc., appears to have had the first jump in the country’s fuel export business. While Guyana has not even started to pump oil as yet, the Chinese company has been...

Indian police charge Iwokrama chairman with stalking, sex harassment

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Indian police charge Iwokrama chairman with stalking, sex harassment

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The former chair of a U.N. panel of climate scientists, Rajendra K. Pachauri, was charged yesterday with stalking, intimidating and sexually harassing a...

Telecoms Company sues GTT, PUC for US$281M

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Telecoms Company sues GTT, PUC for US$281M

A telecoms company is suing the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) and the regulatory body, Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for US$281M, claiming that it was deliberately...

Primary teachers aim at improving learning process

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Primary teachers aim at improving learning process

Teachers of primary schools across Georgetown yesterday gathered in a single location, all with the common aim of creating aids to enhance the teaching-learning process. The venue for the interactive...

Those who abused Remigrant Scheme must be prosecuted – Anand Goolsarran

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Those who abused Remigrant Scheme must be prosecuted – Anand Goolsarran

Chartered Accountant, Anand Goolsarran says that Government has made a good move by amending the Customs Laws in an effort to bring an end to the abuse and manipulation of the remigrant scheme....

Soulja Bai and ee team bladder full wid fuel

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai and ee team bladder full wid fuel

Dem boys offering all dem scampish people, including Jagdeo, a deal. If dem stop telling lies, dem boys gun stop telling de truth about dem. Dem boys start talk de truth about all de smuggle fuel...

AAG selects CARIFTA Games team

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG selects CARIFTA Games team

The Athletic Association of Guyana has selected its team of 15 athletes and 3 officials for CARIFTA 2016 Games which will be held on 26th – 28th March in Grenada. Kenisha Phillips, who made an...

King gearing up to claim spot on CMRC team for Jamaica

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on King gearing up to claim spot on CMRC team for Jamaica

Already proclaimed as one of the best drivers to come out of Guyana and this assertion has been expressed both locally and regionally, former Group 4 champion Andrew King speaking with Kaieteur Sport...

Double header to herald start of West Dem. Mash Cup today at Den Amstel

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Double header to herald start of West Dem. Mash Cup today at Den Amstel

Eight football clubs on the West Demerara will be locking horns from today as they seek the spoils in the West Demerara Mash Knockout Cup 2016 which kicks off at the Den Amstel Community Centre...

Ravens set sight on second national championship

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ravens set sight on second national championship

By Edison Jefford Dyna’s Ravens has set it sight on winning its second National Basketball Championship, after it carefully assessed the brackets in its half of the Guyana Amateur Basketball...

Entries for KMTC Phagwah race meet close Saturday

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries for KMTC Phagwah race meet close Saturday

Kennard Memorial Turf Club will be hosting their Phagwah Race Meet on March 13 at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice and entries close on Saturday, March 6. Several races are carded for the day with...

Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…Four exciting matchups usher in Round of Sixteen action

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…Four exciting matchups usher in Round of Sixteen action

Round of Sixteen action in this year’s Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition will commence this Saturday with four matches scheduled to be played, at the Ministry of Education ground,...

Former General Secretary fails to clinch executive position but cites rewarding experience

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former General Secretary fails to clinch executive position but cites rewarding experience

Former General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA), Deion Nurse, failed in his bid to secure a place on the executive committee of the Pan American Weightlifting...

Reds presents Chanderpaul with his book ‘Living my dreams’

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reds presents Chanderpaul with his book ‘Living my dreams’

Willing to assist GOG with Sports development By Sean Devers in St Lucia At age 76 Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira is still very active and just before going to do radio commentary on the second day of...

GCB/Banks DIH/Digicel NSSCL Combined Elite Phase…West Demerara Combined topple East Bank Demerara Combined

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Banks DIH/Digicel NSSCL Combined Elite Phase…West Demerara Combined topple East Bank Demerara Combined

West Demerara Combined defeated East Bank Demerara Combined despite a fine all round performance by Sagar Hithiramani as the Combined Elite phase of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary...

Launch of 2016 Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Programme set for today

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Launch of 2016 Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Programme set for today

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in conjunction with Scotiabank will be launching its 2016 Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Programme today 2 March, 2016 from 13:00...

Easter vacation swimming programme 2016 starts March 21

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Easter vacation swimming programme 2016 starts March 21

The Ministry of Education – Department of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission will conduct its annual Easter Vacation Swimming Programme at the Colgrain Swimming Pool and the...

THE PNC’s SLIP IS SHOWING

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PNC’s SLIP IS SHOWING

The PNC had a reputation, when it was previously in power, at being very adept at putting on a good show. If it did nothing else properly, the PNC used to be good at doing this. It was first-rate...

CARICOM strategises to reduce violence amongst youth

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM strategises to reduce violence amongst youth

By Abena Rockcliffe Under the theme “Breaking the cycle, exploring new platforms for transformation,” the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held an important two-day youth forum at the Arthur Chung...

Men become old, betray their dreams and turn to ghosts

Mar 02, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Men become old, betray their dreams and turn to ghosts

The Rodney Commission findings have once again thrown the spotlight on the founding fathers of the anti-colonial politics of British Guiana. The name Forbes Burnham comes up. Once his name is...

Diamond well repairs almost completed – GWI

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond well repairs almost completed – GWI

The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) says that it is on track to have the Diamond well up and running with a critical test to be conducted tomorrow. The well went down almost three weeks ago after the casing...

Raffle results

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Raffle results

The results of the raffle hosted by the Ex-Prison Officers Association Benevolent Fund were announced on Sunday. The first prize goes to ticket-050; the second prize, to ticket 441; and the third...

Drug supply contract for Nat’l TB programme attracts four bidders

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drug supply contract for Nat’l TB programme attracts four bidders

Yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, marked the first since budget 2016 was passed last month. Among the contracts that bids...

More Russian training for Guyana’s police

Mar 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on More Russian training for Guyana’s police

Guyana’s police ranks can look forward to continued training from Russia over the next year. This commitment was given by Russia’s Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Nikolay Smirnov, when he...

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Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

‘Govt. must come clean on gas-to-energy project’

– spending US$2B on a project without financial, environmental studies is criminality at its worst – WPA Kaieteur... more