March 2017

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Guyana Judo Association host successful Republic C/Ships

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Judo Association host successful Republic C/Ships

The 2017 Republic Judo Tournament hosted by the Guyana Judo Association recently was one of the most important competitions on the Association’s competition circuit, where more than thirty (30)...

Kensington Oval to host two matches at same time

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kensington Oval to host two matches at same time

WI/Pak t20 to be played during the Guyana/B’dos clash By Sean Devers According to the fixtures send out by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) two more t20 Internationals have been added to the...

Haslim unbeaten half century hands Ogle SC six-wicket win

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Haslim unbeaten half century hands Ogle SC six-wicket win

Opener Wasim Haslim slammed a robust unbeaten 76 to hand host Ogle SC a six-wicket victory over Success when the teams collided in a 15-over softball contest sponsored by Regal Sports on Sunday....

Top IKD Chairman & Chief Instructor Grades 131 Karate Students at the YMCA

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top IKD Chairman & Chief Instructor Grades 131 Karate Students at the YMCA

Founder of the International Karate Daigaku, 9th Dan Shuseki Shihan Frank Woon-A-Tai, graded 131 Karatekas of the ASK-Guyana at the YMCA Thomas Lands on Sunday last; assisted by Sensei Amir Khouri...

‘Reaction’ Drag Meet could make strong impact on GMR&SC calendar

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Reaction’ Drag Meet could make strong impact on GMR&SC calendar

With Suriname confirming participation in the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) season opening ‘Reaction’ Drag Meet set for March 19, at the South Dakota Circuit, fans will now...

Entries for KMTC Phagwah Race Meet close on March 12

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries for KMTC Phagwah Race Meet close on March 12

Horse owners wishing to compete in the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Phagwah meet will have until March 12 to enter as entries are slated to close on the said day and no late entries will be...

NSC/Den Amstel FC Mash KO Cup…Uitvlugt face Golden Warriors; Young Achievers tangle with Eagles tomorrow

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC/Den Amstel FC Mash KO Cup…Uitvlugt face Golden Warriors; Young Achievers tangle with Eagles tomorrow

West Demerara’s number one side, Uitvlugt Warriors will be throwing their hat into the ring for the top prize of $200,000 when action in the National Sports Commission sponsored Den Amstel Football...

Carmichael guides Malvern SC to victory over Rising Star

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carmichael guides Malvern SC to victory over Rising Star

By Zaheer Mohamed Kellon Carmichael struck a robust half century to guide Malvern SC to a six-wicket victory over Rising Star SC when Canal Number Two Sports Club of West Bank Demerara hosted a...

BK Int./Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle Road Race …LBFCC Shaquel Agard cops first leg in Berbice; Curtis Dey is top junior

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on BK Int./Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle Road Race …LBFCC Shaquel Agard cops first leg in Berbice; Curtis Dey is top junior

Linden Bauxite Flyers Cycle Club rider Shaquel Agard has continued his consistent run of form so far this year by capturing the first leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle which was held in the...

Narayan Ramdhani cops two more third places in Vancouver Canada

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narayan Ramdhani cops two more third places in Vancouver Canada

Guyana’s Sunburst National Badminton Champion, Narayan Ramdhani, playing out of Shuttlesport Badminton Academy in Vancouver BC, has once again proved himself as a rising talent in the sport farther...

Disgusting video…Legal advice being sought on “Cussing” ASP– Acting Top Cop

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Disgusting video…Legal advice being sought on “Cussing” ASP– Acting Top Cop

Legal advice is now being sought after an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was caught on camera verbally abusing junior ranks who were responding to an accident in which he was involved....

Feasibility study for new Demerara River crossing enters first phase

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Feasibility study for new Demerara River crossing enters first phase

– to be completed by July The feasibility study for the construction of a new Demerara River Crossing has already entered its first phase. This is according to Rawlston Adams, General Manager...

If Guyana cannot confront people like Ryhaan Shah and Ravi Dev, it will explode

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on If Guyana cannot confront people like Ryhaan Shah and Ravi Dev, it will explode

Guyana is seeing dangerous waters coming right onto its doorsteps but if it doesn’t act, it will face horrible consequences. A group named the Guyana Indian Indentureship Abolition Association...

GMC forges partnership with Mocha/Arcadia farmers

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GMC forges partnership with Mocha/Arcadia farmers

Farmers of Mocha/Arcadia are set to benefit from a series of training sessions through the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) during the course of 2017. This will be made possible through an...

Severe erosion threatens Burnham Drive… again

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Severe erosion threatens Burnham Drive… again

– Calls made for urgent intervention By Enid Joaquin A Councillor attached to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Region Ten, at a recent statutory meeting, drew attention to what he called...

Organogram to help improve regional health services

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Organogram to help improve regional health services

Moves are apace for the introduction of an organogram (a diagram that shows how an organization is structured) that will help to improve the delivery of health care at the regional level. Plans for...

Missing Prospect woman…Desperate relatives offer reward for vital information

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Missing Prospect woman…Desperate relatives offer reward for vital information

– “We don’t want the police to find her body six years from now” Dissatisfied with the way the case involving the disappearance of 37-year-old Shawnette Savory is being handled, the...

ILO hosts workshop to discuss ‘informal economy’

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ILO hosts workshop to discuss ‘informal economy’

A two-day workshop kicked off yesterday at the Herdmanston Lodge in Queenstown, Georgetown to discuss the Labour Administration and its relationship with the informal economy. According to the...

Caribbean-American former Queens borough president dies

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean-American former Queens borough president dies

NEW YORK, CMC – A Caribbean American former president of Queens borough in New York has died. Helen M. Marshall, the daughter of Guyanese immigrants, who was the first Black borough president of...

Way paved for national mining syndicate body to be elected

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Way paved for national mining syndicate body to be elected

The establishment of a national mining syndicate body is steaming ahead, with several groups participating in a sensitisation meeting on the benefits of the project. The meeting which was held at the...

Guyana, IDB ink US$1.7M in Technical Agreements

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, IDB ink US$1.7M in Technical Agreements

… focus on fiscal management, housing strategy and aviation safety Guyana’s Finance Minister Winston Jordan yesterday signed three Technical Cooperation Agreements – valued at a total of...

GUYANA CANNOT SPEND THE EXPECTED OIL PROCEEDS

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYANA CANNOT SPEND THE EXPECTED OIL PROCEEDS

Guyanese have been paying attention to the possibilities of local content for the country’s soon-to-become oil industry. They are more concerned about the benefits of providing supplies to...

Rice mills warned of increased checks to ensure scales, moisture meters working

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rice mills warned of increased checks to ensure scales, moisture meters working

Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), which falls under the purview of the Ministry of Business, has announced plans to increase monitoring of rice mills to ensure that the necessary standards...

EDUCATION IS THE FUTURE

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on EDUCATION IS THE FUTURE

School has been reopened for two months now and, unlike the previous years, most of the plans were in ready mode. Even though there were some hiccups, most of the children were able to adjust to...

Police to address lack of trust, corruption

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police to address lack of trust, corruption

…as new courses launched In an effort to stamp out corruption and reinforce the public’s trust in the Guyana Police Force, several new courses were launched yesterday. The courses include...

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The transportation cash grant

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(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when public policy was expected to solve real problems rather than create expensive spectacles. The government’s transportation cash grant for every primary school child is a prime example of a policy that confuses universality with fairness. When I...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

Unlimited benefits for former presidents – third go

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – This is the third go at the unlimited benefits bill for former presidents introduced by the PPP govt. in parliament. Three expresses anger, may even lead to a part four. I let the facts and numbers speak. Guyanese get to think, decide. Differing is fine....

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