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Blackmore conferred with Medal and Diploma of Honour by Municipality of Trujillo

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blackmore conferred with Medal and Diploma of Honour by Municipality of Trujillo

By Franklin Wilson Past President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) formerly the Amateur Athletics Association (AAA) Claude Balckmore has been conferred with a Medal and Diploma of Honour...

SA Masters 100m record holder Fortune aiming to attend NCCWMA in Canada

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on SA Masters 100m record holder Fortune aiming to attend NCCWMA in Canada

Multi talented Guyanese athlete Alisha Fortune (40-44 age group) is aiming to attend the North and Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics Championships (NCCWMA) set for the...

Triple headers set for Victoria as Hamilton Green Cup Football continues

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Triple headers set for Victoria as Hamilton Green Cup Football continues

Triple headers have been fixed for today and tomorrow as play in the Hamilton Green Cup Knockout Football tournament continues at the Victoria Ground on the East Coast of Demerara. The tournament...

Wins for Hopetown United Rangers and Cougars in GFF/Namilco U-17 football

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wins for Hopetown United Rangers and Cougars in GFF/Namilco U-17 football

In a game played at the Paradise Ground on the West Coast of Berbice, Hopetown United Rangers F.C beating Mahaicony Thunder Hawks F.C. 3-0 in latest play of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)...

Floodlights set sights on Toronto Cup 2

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights set sights on Toronto Cup 2

Having won the Legends title in the recently concluded New York Softball Cricket League, Floodlights the official team of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) have now set...

De Franca 94, Lovell 5-10 hand Wellman comprehensive win

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on De Franca 94, Lovell 5-10 hand Wellman comprehensive win

Greg De Franca slammed 94, while Eon Lovell bagged 5-10 as Wellman defeated Enterprise Legends by 123 runs when the Mike’s Pharmacy, Trophy Stall and Nauth’s Motor Spares softball tournament...

Regional Under-15 Championship – 2nd round… Guyana beat Trinidad and Tobago

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Under-15 Championship – 2nd round… Guyana beat Trinidad and Tobago

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Results of matches played in the second round of the Regional Under-15 Championship here yesterday saw Guyana recording a win over Trinidad and Tobago. Scores: At Lucas...

GFF/BFA NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League continues in Berbice

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/BFA NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League continues in Berbice

Matches in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) Thunderbolt Flour Power Intra Association Under-17 League will continue this weekend in the Berbice...

It is not too late…DEMTOCO wants Tobacco Control Bill sent to Special Select Committee

Jul 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on It is not too late…DEMTOCO wants Tobacco Control Bill sent to Special Select Committee

It appears that the debate on the controversial Tobacco Control Bill which was passed on Thursday night is not quite over. In fact, the Bill has caught the immediate attention of several companies in...

THOSE ESCAPEES

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THOSE ESCAPEES

Good journalism is about knowing the facts and reporting them to the public. It is not about speculation. The government is loaded with security experts from the army and police, in addition to...

Opposition submits motion for full disclosure on Georgetown Prison fire

Jul 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition submits motion for full disclosure on Georgetown Prison fire

The political opposition submitted to the National Assembly, on Thursday, a motion to have full disclosure from the government. At issue are the Georgetown Prison Fire and other related developments....

Pilot in Eteringbang crash died from multiple injuries – PM

Jul 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pilot in Eteringbang crash died from multiple injuries – PM

The pilot who was involved in Tuesday’s deadly plane crash at the Eteringbang airstrip died from multiple injuries as a result of the accident. This was revealed by Dr. Nehaul Singh yesterday...

Tighten your belts

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Tighten your belts

When PNCR politicians used words beginning with the prefix ‘re’ it used to be a signal of hard times to come. Guyanese were familiar with ‘redeployment’ and ‘retrenchment’. These words...

WPA introduces realism into coalition government in Guyana

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on WPA introduces realism into coalition government in Guyana

At its press conference this week, the WPA made a most absorbing declaration. It said that it wants the Coalition administration to succeed, accepts it is part of such reality, and will work to hold...

Jagdeo believes COI into plot to kill President Granger is a waste of money

Jul 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo believes COI into plot to kill President Granger is a waste of money

Leader of the Opposition and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Bharrat Jagdeo, believes that the on-going Commission of Inquiry into an assassination plot against President...

President Granger must publicly reaffirm his faith in the Constitution

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger must publicly reaffirm his faith in the Constitution

Dear Editor, President David Granger’s scathing remarks in reference to Chief Justice George’s Ruling in the case filed by Marcel Gaskin was steam-rolled to the back burner of the news cycle by...

This newspaper wronged me; I expect an apology

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This newspaper wronged me; I expect an apology

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News article headlined: “Ministerial advisor faces private criminal charges after property dispute” which was published on Monday, July 3, 2017 at page 13 refers. It is...

Does Guyana have a food safety law?

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does Guyana have a food safety law?

Dear Editor, Among the issues discussed at the recent Diaspora Engagement Conference were trade and investment and the role the Diaspora can play in helping to attract investment into Guyana as well...

The crime starts from the top and goes down

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The crime starts from the top and goes down

Dear Editor, It is late July and as I sit down to write, the media is reporting that eight of Guyana’s deadliest inmates are still on the loose. These men have been accused or convicted for robbing...

GuySuCo’s 2017 production reveals failing leadership

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo’s 2017 production reveals failing leadership

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) once again must express its concern over the direction and operation of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo). Such concern...

Examples of how other countries’ city councils save money

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Examples of how other countries’ city councils save money

Dear Editor, Cities all around the globe are introducing wide-ranging measures to optimize municipal expenditure in the face of the current economic challenges worldwide. Some of these measures...

In support of the Minister of Public Security

Jul 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of the Minister of Public Security

Dear Editor, Anyone at the Ministerial helm in Guyana, especially in the Public Security Ministry must be as the Rock of Gibraltar and be prepared to weather the storm of criticisms unleashed by the...

Blame law enforcement, judiciary for corruption – says expert

Jul 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Blame law enforcement, judiciary for corruption – says expert

To a large extent, law enforcement and the judiciary are to be blamed for the high levels of corruption in Guyana and the wider Caribbean. This is so because it will only take a few good examples to...

Bandits tie up three female guards after invading Busta Company

Jul 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits tie up three female guards after invading Busta Company

Three female guards, aged 64, 56 and 43, were left traumatised after a seven-man gang tied their hands and feet, during a pre-dawn robbery yesterday at a Busta Beverage Company site at...

Minister Broomes cops US award for empowering women and girls

Jul 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Broomes cops US award for empowering women and girls

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources was honoured for empowering women and girls through her activism. The Women of Mission International, a US based organisation, yesterday presented...

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