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$100M purchase of 50 radio sets…Manufacturer distances self from GECOM transaction

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News 1

-10-yr-old equipment obsolete, warranties not in effect A state audit probe into a suspicious $100M purchase last year of communication radios by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has...

Govt. making “silly excuses” for failing to pursue Ashni Singh

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News 1

Evidence overwhelming enough to win several cases without witnesses – Goolsarran “The Government has displayed a high degree of reluctance, for reasons best known to it, in terms of taking...

SARU stalling Pradoville Two case – Police Legal Advisor

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News 1

The State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) is now being accused of holding up the highly controversial Pradoville Two Case. In a brief interview with this newspaper yesterday, Police Legal Advisor, Justice...

Damaged Demerara River submarine cable…GPL mulls $160M repair works to same Chinese company that laid it

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News 1

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) could end up spending up to $160M to repair the damaged submarine cable which links West Demerara to the city. Government officials indicated this week that a...

Schoolgirl dies two weeks after accident

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolgirl dies two weeks after accident

Eleven-year-old Hema Singh died at the Georgetown Public Hospital at 12:15 hrs yesterday, two weeks after she was struck down by a car on the Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara (WBD) Public Road....

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League…A brace each from Bobb, Macey and Smith lead Slingerz past Beavers

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League…A brace each from Bobb, Macey and Smith lead Slingerz past Beavers

Slingerz FC made light work of Beavers FC when they hammered them 6-1 yesterday as play in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) of the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17...

Degree/DeSinco Ltd. Annual National Park Cycle Meet…Michael Anthony outsprints Leung and De Nobrega in feature race

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Degree/DeSinco Ltd. Annual National Park Cycle Meet…Michael Anthony outsprints Leung and De Nobrega in feature race

Michael Anthony of Team Evolution outsprinted Raphael Leung and Clive DeNobrega to win the feature School Boys and Invitation 35-lap race when the 16th annual Degree National Park 11-Race Cycle Meet...

Mini football extravaganza on today as Mayor’s Cup final fixed for Tucville ground

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mini football extravaganza on today as Mayor’s Cup final fixed for Tucville ground

A mini football extravaganza starting from 3:00pm has been fixed for the Tucville ground today as the Mayor’s Cup football championship concludes with the grand finale. The Aruwai first prize of...

Kerber begins reign as number one with U.S. Open win

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kerber begins reign as number one with U.S. Open win

NEW YORK (Reuters) Germany’s Angelique Kerber began her reign as world number one in imperious style battling past a determined Karolina Pliskova 6-3 4-6 6-4 to win the U.S. Open final on...

Asst Commissioner Amsterdam, FACC event peddles off in Berbice today

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Asst Commissioner Amsterdam, FACC event peddles off in Berbice today

Divisional Commander of the Berbice ‘B’ Division Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam has teamed up with the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) to stage a grand cycling event today in Berbice from...

Fitness Express contribute to GAPF Raw Nationals

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Express contribute to GAPF Raw Nationals

Fitness Express has once again stepped and maintained its support of national sports with a contribution towards next week’s Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Raw Nationals...

Gym 53 gives life membership to Kaysan Ninvalle

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gym 53 gives life membership to Kaysan Ninvalle

In recognition for his efforts at the recently concluded Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championships in Jamaica where he won the lone gold medal in the Under-11 department, Kaysan Ninvalle was...

National Intermediate Boxing Championships…Fistic fury resumes as GDF and Republican boxers share the spoils

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Intermediate Boxing Championships…Fistic fury resumes as GDF and Republican boxers share the spoils

By Michael Benjamin Wild swings, crunching punches and screaming fans characterized by beating drums brightened the atmosphere and set the tone for an entertaining night when the action got underway...

Clear Waters on board for Kennard’s Post Emancipation day horserace meet

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clear Waters on board for Kennard’s Post Emancipation day horserace meet

Clear Waters joined Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) as a sponsor for their annual Post-Emancipation Day Horse Race meeting fixed for next Sunday September 18 at their Bush Lot, Corentyne,...

Rains prevents play in Clive Gobin Memorial tourney

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rains prevents play in Clive Gobin Memorial tourney

Heavy rainfall on the Essequibo Coast prevented any play of the opening game of the Clive Gobin Memorial U16 cricket tournament yesterday at Zorg Sports Club ground. A new date for the commencement...

Freddie Kissoon assault case…Lawyer raises concerns over Kissoon’s competence as a witness

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News 1

Defence Counsel Glenn Hanoman, on Friday, raised concerns over the competence of Kaieteur News Columnist, Frederick Kissoon as a witness in the matter for which three men are on trial for an...

No criminality in Sussex St. bond deal

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News 1

Systems in place to prevent recurrence – Granger After 15 months, there have been several incidents that would have caused, to some extent, damage to the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance...

Rain ruins play on third and final day at Everest

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain ruins play on third and final day at Everest

Heavy overnight rain prevented any play on the third and final day of the third round Guyana Cricket Board Jaguars three-day league between Essequibo and East Bank Demerara yesterday at the Everest...

GCB Jaguars 3-day League…Final day of E/Coast, GT match washed out at Bourda

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Jaguars 3-day League…Final day of E/Coast, GT match washed out at Bourda

The final day of the third round of GCB Jaguars three-day cricket League between East Coast and Georgetown at Bourda was abandoned due to overnight rain yesterday. Although there was no rain for the...

Lower Corentyne storm back to defeat Upper Corentyne after dropping first innings points

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lower Corentyne storm back to defeat Upper Corentyne after dropping first innings points

The fighting spirit of the team from the Lower Corentyne/ New Amsterdam Canje area once again came to the fore on Saturday. Led by a destructive spell of left arm spin bowling from Kasim Khan with...

UCCA NPG t20 cricket competition continues today with 18 matches

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on UCCA NPG t20 cricket competition continues today with 18 matches

Play in the Upper Corentyne NPG T20 cricket competition for teams in the Upper Corentyne/ Black Bush, Berbice area is expected to continue on the Upper Corentyne with 18 matches. Some of the games...

Guyana’s Ambassador to Kuwait denies guilt in US fraud case

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News 2

Guyana’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Dr. Shamir Ally has vehemently denied culpability in the charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against the company he was employed with. In a...

‘Breaking Bad’ creator to work on Jim Jones series for HBO

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Breaking Bad’ creator to work on Jim Jones series for HBO

Vince Gilligan, creator and executive producer of the Breaking Bad TV series has signed on to write for Raven, a limited series about Jim Jones for HBO. Gilligan will work once again with Michelle...

Communities Ministry to collaborate with UNDP

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Communities Ministry to collaborate with UNDP

The Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan on Thursday met with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Mikiko Tanaka to highlight the work of the ministries and discuss...

Suspect reportedly held for murder of Bahamas-based Guyanese teacher

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect reportedly held for murder of Bahamas-based Guyanese teacher

– mom suggests daughter was victim of domestic violence A relative of slain Guyana-born teacher Marisha Bowen said yesterday that police have detained a male associate of the 34-year-old mother...