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Windies bowlers shine as England struggle

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies bowlers shine as England struggle

Leeds, England, CMC – West Indies eased some of the pain of last weekend’s debacle at Edgbaston, stunning England with an incisive bowling display despite an even hundred from Ben Stokes, on the...

Parents should encourage their Children to get involved in Sports – Roger Harper

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Parents should encourage their Children to get involved in Sports – Roger Harper

Guyana Amazon Warriors Head Coach, DCC Vice-President, GCA President and former West Indies Test cricketer, Roger Harper told a packed DCC pavilion inclusive of over 130 Academy participants, their...

Rising Stars end 1st round undefeated; round two kicks off on Sept. 2

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Stars end 1st round undefeated; round two kicks off on Sept. 2

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Bartica … Rising Stars ended the first round of the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra Association League undefeated...

Ramnauth’s all-round heroics hands Upper Corentyne innings victory over NAC

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramnauth’s all-round heroics hands Upper Corentyne innings victory over NAC

A fine all-round performance by Rampertab Ramnauth guided Upper Corentyne to an innings and two runs victory over New Amsterdam Canje when the Berbice Cricket Board Under-13 competition commenced...

Tri-Nation Blind Cricket …Jamaica beat Guyana by eight wickets to take 40-over title

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tri-Nation Blind Cricket …Jamaica beat Guyana by eight wickets to take 40-over title

By Sean Devers Yesterday in sultry conditions, Guyana and West Indies B3 batsman Kevin Douglas scored the competition’s first century before West Indies batsman Denver Shim blasted an explosive...

Belle Vue SC wants to work collectively for an early solution

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Belle Vue SC wants to work collectively for an early solution

Dear Editor, With reference to a letter published in your newspaper on Monday, 21st August, 2017, titled, “Belle Vue Sports Club Issues Warning”. This is to add some much needed clarity on the...

ECB Busta 40-over Festival…East Bank, South and North Essequibo triumph

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB Busta 40-over Festival…East Bank, South and North Essequibo triumph

East Bank Essequibo, South Essequibo and North Essequibo recorded victories when the Essequibo Cricket Board, Busta 40-over tournament commenced yesterday. East Bank Essequibo beat defending...

Man in the street predictions for the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight tonight

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Man in the street predictions for the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight tonight

The world, including Guyana, will tune in tonight for the greatest boxing match of the century when the undefeated Floyd Mayweather fights UFC champion, the unbeaten Conor McGregor. Kaieteur Sport...

Guyanese Trio return from Lawyers Cricket World Cup

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Trio return from Lawyers Cricket World Cup

Charles Ramson, Sanjeev Datadin and Timothy Jonas and other members of the West Indies Lawyers Cricket Team recently returned from the Biennial Lawyers Cricket World Cup hosted this year in Sri Lanka...

Berbice police to the rescue, Commander leads the way

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice police to the rescue, Commander leads the way

Commander of Police ‘B’ Division, Assistant Commissioner Paul Williams has been making the rounds since his appointment to the Division about a month ago. The Commander has been travelling within...

Regal Masters, Wellman, Trophy Stall Angels among victors

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Masters, Wellman, Trophy Stall Angels among victors

Regal Masters, Wellman and Trophy Stall Angles were among the victorious teams when the Mike’s Pharmacy, Trophy Stall and Nauth Motor Spares softball competition continued on Sunday last. At GCC,...

Second Igloo Hockey Festival commences at GCC

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Second Igloo Hockey Festival commences at GCC

GCC Hockey Team, in its effort to promote youth development in Field Hockey in Guyana, is hosting the ‘Igloo Hockey Festival’ this weekend, today and tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club,...

Fire averted at GPL’s Onverwagt Sub-station

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Fire averted at GPL’s Onverwagt Sub-station

At approximately 21:42hrs Thursday evening, a failed connecting rod on the No. 5 Unit punctured a block resulting in a fire at the Onverwagt sub-station, West Coast of Berbice. According to the...

Cops still seek woman who allegedly killed spouse

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops still seek woman who allegedly killed spouse

Divisional Commander Stephen Mansell yesterday confirmed that his ranks are still hunting for a woman who is suspected to have murdered her husband at Dredge Creek, Upper Pomeroon River on Monday...

Roraima plane crash…Engines to be shipped to manufacturer in two days – GCAA Director

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Roraima plane crash…Engines to be shipped to manufacturer in two days – GCAA Director

The engines from a Roraima Airways plane—a Britten Norman Islander which crashed at Eteringbang a month ago, killing Captain Collin Winston Martin—have been removed from the damaged aircraft and...

Garbage piles continue to build-up around G/town

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage piles continue to build-up around G/town

Despite the numerous warnings and promises made by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), piles of garbage remain around the capital city. With the reopening of school just around the...

Exposure to second-hand smoke is as dangerous as smoking – PAHO/WHO Rep.

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Exposure to second-hand smoke is as dangerous as smoking – PAHO/WHO Rep.

There is no risk-free level of exposure to second-hand smoke. This is according to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention [CDC], which has been able to deduce that second-hand smoke contains...

Bush medicine man loses home in Blue Berry Hill fire

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bush medicine man loses home in Blue Berry Hill fire

A 59-year-old Blue Berry Hill Squatting Area man is presently homeless, following a fire that razed his house early yesterday afternoon. According to reports, Monty Joseph, well known as ‘Dada’,...

TONIGHT’S FIGHT

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TONIGHT’S FIGHT

Boxing is facing its greatest crisis. And ironically this crisis is as a result of the fight for the biggest purse in history which takes place tonight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor....

IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

In politics as in life, image is everything for individuals, organizations, political parties, religious groups and governments. Making a statement without saying a word that makes sense equates to...

Doctor robbed during violence awareness programme

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Doctor robbed during violence awareness programme

Yesterday morning, a doctor attached to the Campbellville Health Centre was robbed at the facility by a lone gunman. The incident occurred during a Violence Awareness programme. Dr. Uon Thomas...

Unfortunate that this Trinidadian politician distorts Guyanese history

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Unfortunate that this Trinidadian politician distorts Guyanese history

In Kaieteur News yesterday, in the letter pages, famous Trinidadian politician, Trevor Sudama took issue with my description of the role of Guyanese Indians in the tribalist sociology that Indians...

Mariners warned to steer clear of capsized ferry

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mariners warned to steer clear of capsized ferry

River authorities are warning mariners to steer clear of the capsized ferry in the Mazaruni River, Region Seven. According to the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in a notice published in...

GECOM chairperson nominees…Jagdeo submits third list to President Granger

Aug 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM chairperson nominees…Jagdeo submits third list to President Granger

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has submitted a third list of nominees for the position of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to President David Granger for his consideration....

Convicted fraudster jailed for 10 years for swindling young girls

Aug 26, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Convicted fraudster jailed for 10 years for swindling young girls

“You did not learn anything while you were in prison. You did not learn your lesson; you came out from prison and did the same thing again. Do not do this again; people work hard for their...

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