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Daughter and alleged hit man remanded for 2008 Ruby businessman’s murder

May 04, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Daughter and alleged hit man remanded for 2008 Ruby businessman’s murder

A daughter and the hitman she allegedly hired to kill her elderly father eight years ago appeared at the Leonora’s Magistrates’ Court yesterday, charged with murder. Bibi Nazeela Habiboodeen, 50,...

GFC officials off the hook…Directors were in a helpless situation under PPP–Forensic auditor

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GFC officials off the hook…Directors were in a helpless situation under PPP–Forensic auditor

…But Ram maintains that they must be hauled before the courts By Kiana Wilburg In spite of blatant violations of the laws by some companies in the forestry sector, there was no recommendation for...

PPP’s tiny cabal…Govt. must probe their taxes – WPA Executive Member

May 04, 2016 KNews News 1

Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. David Hinds recently noted that the forensic audits which were launched by the coalition administration are revealing quite a lot about...

Govt.’s handling of Harmon-related issues unsatisfactory

May 04, 2016 KNews News 1

– Too many questions remain outstanding; these matters cannot be put to rest – Chris Ram “A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency.” This...

NCN Director resigns over “reckless, imprudent” appointment of CEO

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NCN Director resigns over “reckless, imprudent” appointment of CEO

Director of Public Information, Imran Khan, has resigned from his position as a Director on the National Communications Network (NCN) board, in a bid to distance himself from the recent appointment...

Senior City Police rank in custody for assaulting girlfriend

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Senior City Police rank in custody for assaulting girlfriend

A Superintendant attached to the Mayor and City Council’s City Police Division was detained last night after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. According to reports, the two had shared a...

Thief man seh he money come from Pradoville2

May 04, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Thief man seh he money come from Pradoville2

Dem boys seh it had a stupid mastermind pon the Casino robbery the other day. He more stupid than he look. De Police find he wid wet money. Dem boys hear that de man claim how is he father give...

Flame lands in troubled Brazil for 94-day relay to Games

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flame lands in troubled Brazil for 94-day relay to Games

BRASILIA (Reuters) President Dilma Rousseff lit the Olympic torch in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday and pledged that political turmoil engulfing her nation would not harm the first Games to be held...

POSTPONEMENT OF STAG ELITE LEAGUE FINALE GAMES

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on POSTPONEMENT OF STAG ELITE LEAGUE FINALE GAMES

Georgetown: The Guyana Football Federation is advising that, due to the inclement weather, the Stag Elite League Finale matches 49 – 50 scheduled for today, Wednesday, 4th May, 2016, have been...

Mix Up capture Impressors, GM dominoes title

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mix Up capture Impressors, GM dominoes title

Mix Up chalked up 87 games to win the final of the Impressors and Golden Masters dominoes tournament which was contested on Monday night at Dynasty Sports bar. Impressors placed second with 80 games,...

Jubilee Futsal Competition at CASH May 5

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jubilee Futsal Competition at CASH May 5

50 teams, one day, one winner By Sean Devers The place to be on Indian Arrival Day (May 5) is the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) which should be a hive of activities when C&A Unique...

Team Rose capture Senior Citizens Bocce title

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Rose capture Senior Citizens Bocce title

On Saturday 30th April, 2016 the Senior Citizens Bocce tournament attracted four teams namely Rose, Sunflower, Dahlia and Buttercup. In the preliminary rounds teams were allotted 30 minutes duration...

Clarke engages GBOC in workshop

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clarke engages GBOC in workshop

By Edison Jefford President of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC), Glyne Clarke engaged the Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC) in a workshop on Saturday at Cara Lodge following what...

William France Differently Abled Athletics Club

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on William France Differently Abled Athletics Club

26-Mile walk from Mahaica at mid-night on May 24 organised By Sean Devers In 1997 Guyanese William France became the first Amputee to ever compete in the Boston Marathon in the USA before forming the...

GLTA forms young Executive as Jamal Goodluck takes the helm

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GLTA forms young Executive as Jamal Goodluck takes the helm

Jamal Goodluck has been elected the youngest president in the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association’s (GLTA) history, at the age of 25 during this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the...

Petra Soft Shoe Football returns

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petra Soft Shoe Football returns

It’s here again, the annual Petra Organisation-organised Soft Shoe Football Competition which has its genesis in 2015. Yesterday, at the Spice Garden Restaurant & Bar on Pike Street,...

Leicester stand to gain up to 250 million pound windfall

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leicester stand to gain up to 250 million pound windfall

(Reuters) Leicester City have the chance of making anything between 150 million pounds and 250 million pounds from their sensational Premier League triumph, according to sports marketing experts. The...

RHTYSC, MS, Edward B. Beharry host 2nd Division “Say No to Suicide” 5 overs Cricket

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS, Edward B. Beharry host 2nd Division “Say No to Suicide” 5 overs Cricket

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS and Edward B. Beharry Co. Ltd would shortly be unveiling the second edition of their joint Say No to Drugs, Crime and Suicide and Yes to Education, Sports...

Wellwoman & Wellman take both male and female titles in MSC softball fund raiser

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wellwoman & Wellman take both male and female titles in MSC softball fund raiser

Despite heavy overnight rain in the City and an overcast day, the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) May Day softball cricket tournament, which formed a part of Guyana’s 50th Anniversary year of events,...

GTTA to host ITTF Umpires, Referees and Tournament Coordinator Course

May 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA to host ITTF Umpires, Referees and Tournament Coordinator Course

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will be hosting an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Umpires, Referees and Tournament Coordinators Course, which begins at 9:00am tomorrow at the...

Motorists urged to utilise secured parking facilities

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Motorists urged to utilise secured parking facilities

Police in Region Three are appealing to motorists to make use of parking facilities protected by security personnel. This disclosure was yesterday made by a rank who is currently investigating a...

Prison deaths COI…No headless remains among corpses – State Pathologist

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prison deaths COI…No headless remains among corpses – State Pathologist

Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh said that post mortem examinations conducted on the bodies of prisoners, who perished in the March 3, Camp Street disturbance, in some cases revealed evidence...

City Hall resolves to transform Georgetown

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall resolves to transform Georgetown

…not put vendors out of business City Hall’s ongoing efforts to transform the streets and market squares of Georgetown have met with mixed reactions, with the public seemingly divided. Some think...

FFTP to roll out ‘adopt a department’ initiative in public hospitals

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on FFTP to roll out ‘adopt a department’ initiative in public hospitals

A new initiative that will see measures being taken to improve sections of a number of public health facilities is currently in the making. The initiative is being spearheaded by Food for the Poor...

University of Guyana names 10th Vice Chancellor

May 04, 2016 KNews News 1

A new Vice Chancellor, has finally been named by the Council of the University of Guyana (UG). The newly-appointed Vice Chancellor is Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith. He has succeeded Professor Jacob...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

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