May 10, 2016 - Kaieteur News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

$$Billions lost, 500 jobless as…Gafoor’s Houston Complex goes up in flames

May 10, 2016 KNews News 2

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Firefighters were pushed to the limit, yesterday, by a raging blaze at Gafoor’s Houston Complex that sought to consume everything in its way. Kaieteur News understands...

Police shoot former cop dead

May 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police shoot former cop dead

A former cop turned taxi driver was shot dead by the police after he allegedly pointed a gun at ranks and tried to escape after he was arrested for an alleged robbery committed on a Cummings Lodge...

Fmr. CGX official, Brazilian investor named in Panama Papers

May 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fmr. CGX official, Brazilian investor named in Panama Papers

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) yesterday released a controversial database of the so-called Panama Papers. It names three businessmen. It also identifies three local...

Rose Hall man chops reputed wife to death

May 10, 2016 KNews News 1

A 50 –year-old woman of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne is now dead after she was chopped to death by her reputed husband of eight years. Dead is Bagwanttie Persaud called “Kamini” of 196 Mangroo...

NDIA not renewing CEO’s contract

May 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NDIA not renewing CEO’s contract

The Board of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has decided not to renew the contract of Chief Executive Officer, Lionel Wordsworth. The official was written to by Chairman of the...

Bad hooman attitude tekking over

May 10, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bad hooman attitude tekking over

It got to be magic that mek Digicel and GTT introduce 4G at almost de same time. People coulda enjoy de service a long time but Jagdeo had plans fuh de bandwidth. Is when Soulja Bai come in that all...

Jeffrey debuts in Suzuki Challenge Series at Barbados Festival of Speed

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jeffrey debuts in Suzuki Challenge Series at Barbados Festival of Speed

Bushy Park Circuit Inc., Barbados – This past weekend, at the best motorsports facility in the Caribbean, The Barbados Festival of Speed hosted a family event headlined by Multiple Formula 1...

STAG ELITE LEAGUE FINALE …Fraser’s helmet-trick secures GDF’s win; Pedro flawless in Conquerors’ win

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG ELITE LEAGUE FINALE …Fraser’s helmet-trick secures GDF’s win; Pedro flawless in Conquerors’ win

Three players shared the eight goals that were scored on Sunday night but only two went away smiling when play in the STAG Elite League Finale continued on Sunday night last at the Leonora Track and...

STAG / EBFA Senior League 2016 …Grove Hi Tech successfully defend title; Herstelling Raiders end dream as runner-up

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG / EBFA Senior League 2016 …Grove Hi Tech successfully defend title; Herstelling Raiders end dream as runner-up

Grove Hi Tech successfully defended their STAG / EBFA Senior League title ending the one round league emphatically with an 11-0 demolition of Mocha Champs when the league ended on Sunday last at the...

RHTYSC, MS Cricket teams and Police ‘B’ Division honours Mothers

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS Cricket teams and Police ‘B’ Division honours Mothers

Dozens of mothers were honoured on Mother’s Day by the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town youth and Sports Club, MS and the Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division. The presentation was done under...

SS Jaguars, G Square Cavaliers book final berths

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on SS Jaguars, G Square Cavaliers book final berths

Sans Souci Jaguars and G Square Cavaliers have secured their places in the final of the Kelly Andrews T20 tournament after recording victories in the respective semifinal matches played recently in...

Regal Sport onboard for GSCL Inc/NSC Independence T20

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Sport onboard for GSCL Inc/NSC Independence T20

Regal Sport has thrown their support behind the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc for the staging of its Independence T20 softball tournament slated to commence on May 20. Sherryann Persaud of...

GMR&SC Int’l Drag Race Meet…Guyanese dragsters bracing for Dutch assault

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC Int’l Drag Race Meet…Guyanese dragsters bracing for Dutch assault

The highly anticipated ‘Golden Jubilee’ International Drag Meet is just five days away and already the air is filled with excitement as Guyanese competitors brace themselves for the expected...

Wins for Rage, Impressers

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wins for Rage, Impressers

Rage and Impressers registered victories when the Faye Joseph Mother’s Day four-game dominoes tournament commenced on Sunday night at Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt. Rage chalked up 50 games to...

WICB coaches complete workshop on Bowling Actions

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB coaches complete workshop on Bowling Actions

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – As part of its continued efforts to enhance coaches’ education, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) hosted another key initiative with a two-day workshop to deal directly...

Martarkai Sports Committee shortlist players for T20 fixture

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Martarkai Sports Committee shortlist players for T20 fixture

The Martarkai Sports Committee of Region one has shortlisted the players for the upcoming T20 fixture set for May 12 at Mabaruma. The players are: Ramon Array, Amar Sahadeo, George Niles, Devon...

GUYANA READY FOR ROUND 1 OF TRI-SERIES

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUYANA READY FOR ROUND 1 OF TRI-SERIES

St John’s, ANTIGUA – In less than four weeks, the Providence Stadium in Guyana will be the venue for the first round of the upcoming 2016 One Day International Tri-Nation series with Australia,...

Rising Star Track Club holds Guyana Independence 5K Walk & 10 Run

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Star Track Club holds Guyana Independence 5K Walk & 10 Run

Rising Star Track Club in collaboration with the Ministry of the Presidency will host a Guyana 50th Independence 5K Health & Fitness Walk and a 5K and 10K run on May 22 as a part of Guyana’s...

Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour

Canada Soccer has announced an 18-player squad for their Men’s U-23 camp and Caribbean tour. All 18 professionals will meet in Toronto this week before heading to Guyana and Grenada for a pair of...

Trophy Stall Annual Badminton tournament 2016 starts tomorrow

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Annual Badminton tournament 2016 starts tomorrow

The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) has once again teamed up with the benevolent sport agency Trophy Stall, to stage an Under-11, 13 & 17 Age Group and Open Singles tournament, set to...

D’Andrade on podium in Nestlé 5km run

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade on podium in Nestlé 5km run

Trinidad-based Guyanese, Lionel D’Andrade continued his impressive season with a second place finish at the Nestlé Fourth Annual Health Fair and 5km Road Race at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port...

Shabazz names 25-man Provisional Squad for Canada clash on Sunday

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shabazz names 25-man Provisional Squad for Canada clash on Sunday

Clearly going for youth as Guyana looks towards exposing its future stars, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz has released a 25-man provisional squad ahead of Sunday’s 50th...

Mohan leads Marian to another win

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohan leads Marian to another win

Jada Mohan scored eight of her team’s 16 points to propel Marian Academy to victory over Saint Stanislaus College Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when the Georgetown and the East Coast...

WIFBSC Short Range C/ships 2016 – Antigua….Lions edge Jaguars as practice winds down; Final practice on Saturday

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WIFBSC Short Range C/ships 2016 – Antigua….Lions edge Jaguars as practice winds down; Final practice on Saturday

Team Lion turned the tables on Team Jaguar in the penultimate practice match for the Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) members ahead of next week’s West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council...

RHTYSC, MS cricket Teams and DTV-8 honours outstanding Mothers

May 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS cricket Teams and DTV-8 honours outstanding Mothers

Three outstanding mothers were honoured on Saturday last as Mothers of the Year 2016 when the Cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS and Dave Television station hosted their...

12 3 NEXT

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