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Five shot as gunmen storm Casino at Ramada Princess Hotel

Apr 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Five shot as gunmen storm Casino at Ramada Princess Hotel

– One captured, cops hunt three others A policeman and four casino staffers were shot after masked gunmen stormed the Ramada Princess Hotel casino at Providence, East Bank Demerara at...

Businessman’s daughter, ‘hit man’ to face murder charge

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Businessman’s daughter, ‘hit man’ to face murder charge

The daughter of 76-year-old businessman Habiboodean, and the ‘hit-man’ that was allegedly hired at her behest, are to be charged next week for the murder of her father in February 2008. Crime...

GNBA seeks foolproof method to nullify Jagdeo-issued radio licences

Apr 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA seeks foolproof method to nullify Jagdeo-issued radio licences

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has explicitly and unanimously decided that former President Bharrat Jagdeo illegally distributed resources...

NIS drags Hits and Jams owners to court

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on NIS drags Hits and Jams owners to court

Hits and Jamz entertainment owners, Rawle Ferguson, Dwidth Ferguson and Kerwin Bollers were charged before the City’s court yesterday for failing to pay NIS on behalf of their employee’s for five...

Dem bandits want spoil de jubilee

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem bandits want spoil de jubilee

Some people really getting out of hand. Now it look like it is only a matter of time before bandits tun up in church and rob de pastor at the height of he sermon. Bandits already go in church to rob...

$6M GFF-NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League Officially Unveiled

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on $6M GFF-NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League Officially Unveiled

Nine Associations to contest internally By Franklin Wilson The historical Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17...

GCB/Hand-in-Hand inter county U19 tourney postponed due to rain

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Hand-in-Hand inter county U19 tourney postponed due to rain

By Zaheer Mohamed Due to the inclement weather, the Guyana Cricket Board has postponed the third round and the final of the Hand-in-Hand U-19 50-Over Inter-County tournament. Leaders Demerara were...

Sleepin Int. Hotels donate Water Cooler to Buxton Stars FC

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sleepin Int. Hotels donate Water Cooler to Buxton Stars FC

Much cooler days are ahead for the players of Buxton Stars Football Club of Buxton, East Coast Demerara with the donation of a Water Cooler compliments of Sleepin International Hotels, Brickdam,...

Endurance, dexterity and reliability on show tomorrow

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Endurance, dexterity and reliability on show tomorrow

It is expected to be a test of endurance, dexterity and reliability when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) stages its Endurance Race Meet today, at the South Dakota Circuit....

Local chess players experiencing mixed fortunes in Sub-Zonal Tournament in Barbados

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local chess players experiencing mixed fortunes in Sub-Zonal Tournament in Barbados

Several Guyanese chess players recently left these shores and are engaged in fierce competition in the Sub-Zonal 2.3.5 Chess Tournament currently underway in Bridgetown, Barbados. Those players are...

North Georgetown, St. Joseph High register NSBF U-16 wins

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on North Georgetown, St. Joseph High register NSBF U-16 wins

North Georgetown Secondary and St. Joseph High School registered wins in the Under-16 group of the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) in Georgetown on Thursday at the Cliff Anderson Sports...

Floodlight, Upper Corentyne fixture postponed

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlight, Upper Corentyne fixture postponed

The much anticipated T20 fixture between Floodlight XI and Upper Corentyne has been postponed due to the inclement weather. The game was set for tonight at the Demerara Cricket club, but persistent...

Regal Masters among Wolf’s Challenge Cup winners last weekend

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Masters among Wolf’s Challenge Cup winners last weekend

Regal Masters defeated Wolf Warriors Masters by 86 runs last weekend as play in the Wolf’s Challenge Cup softball cricket competition continued last weekend. Regal posted 176 for 6 off 20 overs....

Trophy Stall supports Jumbo Jet for Labour Day horserace meet

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall supports Jumbo Jet for Labour Day horserace meet

Trophy Stall with two locations in the city, including the popular Bourda Market, has thrown its support behind the horserace meet organised by the Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing stables in...

Schools Volleyball finals on today

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Schools Volleyball finals on today

After a hiatus of at least a decade, the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) will today crown a schools champion as they run off the County finals of their first school tournament for the new...

DCUSA names committees

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCUSA names committees

The Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (DCUSA) has named its respective committees at a statutory meeting held on Thursday night at Union Building, Woolford Avenue. Nigel Duguid was...

All set for Mayors Cup football kick off tomorrow as Linden invade East Coast

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on All set for Mayors Cup football kick off tomorrow as Linden invade East Coast

Linden teams will make the journey to the East Coast of Demerara tomorrow for the start of the Mayor’s Cup Football tournament at the Victoria Ground. The action kicks off with a doubleheader...

Letter to the Sports Editor…CPL Subsidy V Funding of Sport Development in Guyana

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…CPL Subsidy V Funding of Sport Development in Guyana

Dear Editor, On the 16th and 21st of April, I have had letters published (Kaieteur News) voicing my objection to the proposed subsidy of the Caribbean Premiere League Inc.’s Cricket Tournament to...

Stag EBFA/WDFA Senior Leagues continue this weekend

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag EBFA/WDFA Senior Leagues continue this weekend

Matches in the Stag sponsored senior leagues in the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) and the West Demerara Football Associations (WDFA) are set to continue today and tomorrow. Following are the...

Greaves slapped with 12 month ban for failed drugs test

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Greaves slapped with 12 month ban for failed drugs test

The once stellar carrier of one of the nation’s leading cyclists Alanzo Greaves was abruptly halted late last year following an Adverse Analytical Finding – In-Competition Test on November 1st,...

GTT gets approval for faster internet service to mobile customers

Apr 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTT gets approval for faster internet service to mobile customers

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has announced that it is getting ready to roll out its 4G (fourth generation) service. The service is expected to bring faster internet service to...

Man fined $10,000 for giving woman one week to live

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man fined $10,000 for giving woman one week to live

A Driver of Lyken’s Funeral Home who police say told a woman she had one week to live, was charged Thursday and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Ronald Goodwan (no address given)...

Guyana Goldfields updates President on Aurora mines

Apr 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields updates President on Aurora mines

Founder and Executive Chairman of Guyana Goldfields Incorporated, Patrick Sheridan, on Thursday called on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. He was accompanied by the...

Linden/Ituni/Kwakwani road repairs to fuel development

Apr 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden/Ituni/Kwakwani road repairs to fuel development

Upgrades to the Linden-Ituni-Kwakwani road are part of a plan to stimulate development in Region Ten. The development of the road networks is vital to the creation of jobs, and the possibility of...

Terror stalks Guyana

Apr 30, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

Is Guyana on the precipice? An unemotional answer should be that we are close to it. What happened at the Princess Ramada Hotel in the isolated hours of Friday morning tells the story of a county...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more