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Casino licences woes deepen…Buddy’s US$25M hotel stalled after previous Govt. cancelled deal

Mar 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Casino licences woes deepen…Buddy’s US$25M hotel stalled after previous Govt. cancelled deal

A week after Guyana learnt that a casino licence was promised to Church Street hotel, Sleep In, there are disclosures now that another one was also committed to a Sheriff Street development. However,...

Grove miner charged with murder of girlfriend, 18

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Grove miner charged with murder of girlfriend, 18

The 22-year-old porkknocker accused of fatally stabbing his young girlfriend 41 times about her body, was yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge, when he appeared in the Sparendaam...

New prison out of the question at this time — Ramjattan

Mar 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New prison out of the question at this time — Ramjattan

In the wake of the recent Camp Street Prison tragedy that left 17 dead and several others injured, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, is saying that calls for a new Prison will not be...

Mother, son critical after struck by drag-racing taxi

Mar 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mother, son critical after struck by drag-racing taxi

-driver hides car after A mother and her teenage son are now battling for their lives in different hospitals after they were struck down by a speeding drunken driver on the Sea Well Public Road, East...

Camp Street Prison unrest…Post mortem done on the remains of eight prisoners

Mar 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Camp Street Prison unrest…Post mortem done on the remains of eight prisoners

– Relatives of nine prisoners still to come forward Post mortem examinations were conducted on the bodies of eight of the 17 prisoners, who perished on Thursday, after they were trapped...

Commissioners on Georgetown Prison riot COI sworn in

Mar 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioners on Georgetown Prison riot COI sworn in

– Harmon says Commission will not be hoodwinked The three Commissioners, who will serve on the Commission of Inquiry (COI) that was ordered by President David Granger, were yesterday sworn in...

Jagdeo and Donald con Buddy wid jumbie Mathematics

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo and Donald con Buddy wid jumbie Mathematics

When you start to go to school teachers does give you match sticks to learn to count. That is because some people does tangle up dem fingers. Some of dem does count dem fingers and end up wid 14...

EBFA / STAG Senior League …Defending champs Grove Hi Tech trounce Herstelling Raiders

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / STAG Senior League …Defending champs Grove Hi Tech trounce Herstelling Raiders

A first half double from Denzil Crawford set the platform for defending champions Grove Hi Tech to defeat Herstelling Raiders 4-1 in the opening match of the STAG sponsored East Bank Football...

Mackeson Mecca III Super Eight set

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson Mecca III Super Eight set

-Royals, Pacesetters, Ravens advance By Edison Jefford Linden’s Victory Valley Royals scraped past Berbice’s Rockers, while Pacesetters and Ravens had big wins Sunday night at Cliff Anderson’s...

Tennis star Sharapova says she failed drug test at Australian Open

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tennis star Sharapova says she failed drug test at Australian Open

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Former tennis world No.1 Maria Sharapova said on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking the last 10 years for health...

Laid to rest

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Laid to rest

The sporting fraternity was plunged into mourning on Tuesday last following the death of former national netballer, teacher and Petra Organisation member Angeline Dyer-McCarty, who passed away, at...

One-foot Boxing to be launched Easter Saturday

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on One-foot Boxing to be launched Easter Saturday

Exhibition in bouts set for Linden Linden resident Berbice-born Edmond Nelson is an amputee with a vision of doing something he claims has never been done before. The 58-year-old describes himself as...

Topp XX are UDFA First Division champs after Shattas beat Winners Connection 3-1

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Topp XX are UDFA First Division champs after Shattas beat Winners Connection 3-1

Silver Shattas stopped Federal Winners Connection 3-1 and in the process handed the Upper Demerara Football Association’s (UDFA) 2015/16 First Division title to points’ leaders Topp XX who on 17...

RHTYSC dedicates National Award to sponsors, supporters and members of the media

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC dedicates National Award to sponsors, supporters and members of the media

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, M.S created history on the 23rd of February last when it became the first youth and sports organisation to receive a National Award. The Club received The...

Bridgelall (76), Heeralall (52) and France (4 for 34) see D’Edward through to Quarters

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bridgelall (76), Heeralall (52) and France (4 for 34) see D’Edward through to Quarters

New Building Society Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice – Young Warriors also advance D’Edward Cricket Club of West Bank Berbice and Young Warriors of Cumberland,...

Yadram siblings guide Enterprise to massive victory

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Yadram siblings guide Enterprise to massive victory

By Zaheer Mohamed Opener Bhaskar Yadram and his elder brother Kamesh Yadram turned in commendable performances with the bat as Enterprise A defeated Perseverance by 203 runs when the East Coast...

GOA presents funds to Boxing Association, more still needed

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA presents funds to Boxing Association, more still needed

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has made good on its promise to support the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GBA) in its effort to get a three member team to the Olympic qualifying tournament...

GDA Monthly Tournament ends

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDA Monthly Tournament ends

The Guyana Darts Association (GDA) held its monthly tournament at the Malteenoes Sports Club on Friday last and the results were as follows In the “Luck of the Draw” Melissa Smartt and Sudesh...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Devers was incorrect on Haniff’s double-century feat

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Devers was incorrect on Haniff’s double-century feat

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Sean Devers article in the Kaieteurnews paper dated 2016-03-05 under the caption ‘Chanderpaul, Haniff hit unbeaten fifties’. In the said article, he referred to...

Den Amstel Mash Cup…Den Amstel and Eagles into semis; to face Uitvlugt and Pouderoyen tomorrow

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Den Amstel Mash Cup…Den Amstel and Eagles into semis; to face Uitvlugt and Pouderoyen tomorrow

Host team Den Amstel and Eagles United booked the final two semi final spots with similar 1-0 wins when the final two quarter final matches of the Den Amstel Football Club Mash Cup 2016 were...

Johnson guides North Soesdyke to victory

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson guides North Soesdyke to victory

A fine all-round performance by Clitus Johnson guided North Soesdyke to a comprehensive 191-run victory over Nandy Park when the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association 50-over tournament continued on...

Chato’s Hot Spot/Banks DIH pool competition set for April 10

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chato’s Hot Spot/Banks DIH pool competition set for April 10

Chato’s Hot Spot of Shell and Vlissengen Road Kitty will be hosting a pool competition on April 10 starting at 15:00 hrs. The competition, which is being sponsored by Banks DIH, will see the...

Chanderpauls entertain Joe Viera Park with 190 runs partnership

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpauls entertain Joe Viera Park with 190 runs partnership

It was a classic case of “dad, you taught me well” when Tagenarine “Brandon” Chanderpaul out scored his father in an entertaining 190 runs partnership which gave Tiger XI a hard fought...

GTTA National Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships concludes

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA National Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships concludes

The curtains came down on the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) National Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championship on Sunday at the National Gymnasium with the nation’s top junior and cadet...

STAG Elite League – FINALE …GDF needle Pele; Buxton edge GFC

Mar 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG Elite League – FINALE …GDF needle Pele; Buxton edge GFC

The Guyana Defence Force needled Pele FC to jump ahead of them on the points table when round four of the STAG Elite League FINALE commenced on Sunday evening last at the Guyana Defence Force ground,...

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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