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Govt. considering log export restrictions

May 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. considering log export restrictions

Government is seriously considering the reduction or even elimination of log exports as part of the measures to help improve local processing. Speaking on the weekly televised programme, ‘The...

BANDIT KILLED BY ACCOMPLICE

May 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on BANDIT KILLED BY ACCOMPLICE

A bandit identified as a former rank of the Tactical Services Unit, Eric Angel was on Monday night killed by his accomplice during an attempted robbery. Around 23:00 hours the armed bandits attempted...

Sleep-In hotel to open without casino for Jubilee

May 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sleep-In hotel to open without casino for Jubilee

-owner optimistic of being granted licence The Sleep-In Hotel chain in Guyana is set to introduce a third hotel, this one on Church Street, Queenstown at a cost of US$8M. It will feature 150 rooms...

New leads in GEA’s employee 3-year disappearance—Crime Chief

May 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New leads in GEA’s employee 3-year disappearance—Crime Chief

– Suspect questioned, placed on bail as investigation continues The family of 25-year-old Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) employee, LeVoy Taljit, may finally get to go to bed at nights, knowing what...

IMF praises Guyana for maintaining growth path

May 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on IMF praises Guyana for maintaining growth path

By Kiana A. Wilburg The APNU/AFC administration has drawn plaudits for steering Guyana’s economy unto the path of sustainable growth. The tool is a strategy that was deemed by the International...

Bank of Guyana launches $50 note, commemorative coins

May 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana launches $50 note, commemorative coins

The Bank of Guyana yesterday launched a $50 banknote and two commemorative coins in observance of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary. Governor of the Bank, Dr. Gobind Ganga, and Minister of...

Guyana moves to recover lucrative Venezuelan rice market

May 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana moves to recover lucrative Venezuelan rice market

-overseas missions told to sell more rice, rum Guyana’s missions abroad have been given the express mandate to push the country’s local products aggressively. According to President David Granger...

Soulja Bai come, flooding done

May 12, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai come, flooding done

Rain fall bucket a drop Tuesday night. When Wednesday morning come de rain still falling. Dem boys couldn’t understand how de rain refuse to stop and that was when a man decide to light he sister...

Tony Cozier gone at 75

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tony Cozier gone at 75

An irreplaceable loss to cricket broadcasting Says Sean Devers On June 10, 1940 Winston Anthony Lloyd “Tony” Cozier made his entry into this world and died yesterday morning at the age of 75...

Curry voted NBA’s first unanimous Most Valuable Player

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Curry voted NBA’s first unanimous Most Valuable Player

(Reuters) Stephen Curry on Tuesday scaled heights never reached by NBA greats such as Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James when he became the first unanimous winner of the league’s Most...

From violence to the Olympics, all in their hometown

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on From violence to the Olympics, all in their hometown

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) The future looked anything but bright for Brazilian sisters Lohaynny, 4, and Luana Vicente, 6, when their father, a drug dealer, was killed in a shootout with police. But...

Junior Pan American Championships Team Selected

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior Pan American Championships Team Selected

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has made its final selection of the 18 players, who will be representing the Golden Arrowhead at the Pan American Junior Championships, scheduled for Toronto, Canada...

Entries for GSCL Inc/NSC Independence Cup close tomorrow

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries for GSCL Inc/NSC Independence Cup close tomorrow

Teams desirous of participating in the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc/National Sports Commission Independence T20 tournament have up until tomorrow to register. The competition is set to...

Regional Dragsters to renew rivalry in four days

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Dragsters to renew rivalry in four days

In four days time, Guyanese dragsters will renew their rivalry with regional counterparts in what has now become an enduring battle for supremacy in the sport of motor racing. After spending much...

WICB and GCB pays Tribute to Tony Cozier

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB and GCB pays Tribute to Tony Cozier

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Wednesday paid tribute to Winston Anthony Lloyd Cozier. The legendary cricket journalist, died on Wednesday morning in Barbados. He...

Weather permitting Mayor’s Cup football programme set for Saturday

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Weather permitting Mayor’s Cup football programme set for Saturday

Hampered by the current weather, the organisers of the Mayor’s Cup Football tournament is hopeful that the weather permits them the chance to start this year’s competition on Saturday at the...

‘A’ Division rout TSU ‘B’ 5-0

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘A’ Division rout TSU ‘B’ 5-0

‘A’ Division registered a comfortable 5-0 victory over Tactical Service Unit B team when the Guyana Police Force Inter-Division and Branches 5-a-side football tournament commenced yesterday at...

Pre-Independence Heroes: International Basketball Series 1962

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pre-Independence Heroes: International Basketball Series 1962

British Guiana Historic Series Win Over Suriname Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his look back at sporting events around the period that Guyana gained Independence from Great Britain in May...

Say No to Crime and Yes to Sports Programme

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Say No to Crime and Yes to Sports Programme

RHTYSC, MS Cricket teams and Friends assists Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division The Rose Hall Town Police Outpost on Saturday last benefitted from a donation of bicycles, sports equipment and other...

New champs to be crowned tomorrow; Mackenzie High and Wisburg face off

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on New champs to be crowned tomorrow; Mackenzie High and Wisburg face off

8th Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Mem. Football C/ships … A new champion of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Football tournament would be crowned tomorrow in the Bauxite Mining Town of...

Sports Hall upgrades underway ahead of CBC U-16 Championships

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sports Hall upgrades underway ahead of CBC U-16 Championships

The much needed upgrade to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) is moving apace as Guyana prepares to host the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Under-16 Championship early in July with the...

Laptop presentation to Junior Sportsman of the year

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Laptop presentation to Junior Sportsman of the year

National Junior Sportsman of the Year and World Ranked Badminton Player Narayan Ramdhani was presented a Laptop computer from Vishnu Panday and Associates Inc. to further prepare him for his Studies...

Queensway Security Service arms GuyanaNRA with $100,000 cheque

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Queensway Security Service arms GuyanaNRA with $100,000 cheque

With just days remaining before the reigning Caribbean Short Range shooting champions head to Antigua and Barbuda to defend their title, businessman and fellow shooter Mohamed Qualander has headed to...

Every football stakeholder should applaud and appreciate Digicel’s effort

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Every football stakeholder should applaud and appreciate Digicel’s effort

By Rawle Welch Schools have begun to prepare for the upcoming Digicel’s Schools’ Football Tournament showpiece which is unquestionably the biggest junior attraction in football. The...

Inclement weather, administrative jinx force postponement

May 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inclement weather, administrative jinx force postponement

Jubilee U-15 Inter school male and female football in Berbice… With the inclement weather and constant usage leaving the Scott Church Ground at Princess Elizabeth Road in New Amsterdam in a bad...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more