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Berbice lawyer slapped with DUI charge

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Berbice lawyer slapped with DUI charge

Former Magistrate and Attorney-at-law Chandra Sohan was yesterday charged with Driving under the influence (DUI) after he appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court. Standing before Magistrate...

Sports executive beaten, robbed during home invasion

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sports executive beaten, robbed during home invasion

The President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) was on Sunday morning beaten and robbed when three gunmen broke into his Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara home. One of the gunmen gained...

Strange subjects appearing in dem school curriculum

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Strange subjects appearing in dem school curriculum

Times really change. Once upon a time, people in high school use to write eight subjects at de big exams. Dem use to write things like English, Maths, Literature, French, Spanish, Physics, Chemistry,...

NA Warriors to meet Rose Hall Town Jammers on Sunday in Berbice B/ball final

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NA Warriors to meet Rose Hall Town Jammers on Sunday in Berbice B/ball final

The Berbice Amateur Basketball Association 2017 Tournament for teams in Berbice sponsored by Nigel Hinds Financial Net continued over the weekend with New Amsterdam Warriors and Ithaca Hardliners...

Inaugural Guinness Cage Launch on tomorrow at Windjammer Hotel

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inaugural Guinness Cage Launch on tomorrow at Windjammer Hotel

-All 32 teams reps urged to be present Organisers of the inaugural Guinness Cage / Three Peat Promotions Indoor Competition are asking all thirty-two teams representatives to attend the Launch of the...

Digicel hosts second phase of Big brother clinic at The Marriott

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel hosts second phase of Big brother clinic at The Marriott

By Zaheer Mohamed Students from Diamond Special Needs School of East Bank Demerara were given the opportunity to interact with players from the Guyana Amazon Warriors when Digicel hosted the second...

Warriors battle St. Kitts Stars tonight in final game at home

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Warriors battle St. Kitts Stars tonight in final game at home

By Zaheer Mohamed Following their first win on home soil against Barbados Tridents on Sunday night, The Guyana Amazon Warriors will be looking to give their fans more to cheer about when they take on...

Gayle, Samuels for England ODIs

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gayle, Samuels for England ODIs

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Talismanic opener Chris Gayle is poised to play his first One-Day International in 29 months after being named yesterday in a 15-man squad for the five-match tour of...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice …

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice …

Reid’s brace orchestrates Paradise Invaders’ 1st loss as Cougars triumph to take lead Cougars Football Club handed Paradise Invaders their first loss backed up by good home support on Sunday last...

Krystian Sahadeo qualifies for ITTF World Hopes training and selection camp

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Krystian Sahadeo qualifies for ITTF World Hopes training and selection camp

National 11years and under player Krystian Sahadeo performed outstandingly at the ITTF Caribbean Hopes Table Tennis Training and selection camp, winning selection to participate in the ITTF...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League –West Demerara

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League –West Demerara

Eagles, Pouderoyen & Golden Warriors take full points Eagles and Pouderoyen have maintained their unbeaten run whilst Golden Warriors secured their first points when the West Demerara Football...

GABA/Powerade/Malta Supreme/Rainforest Water basketball tournament…Reigning 1st, 2nd and U-23 champs Bounty Colts forge ahead in title defence

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA/Powerade/Malta Supreme/Rainforest Water basketball tournament…Reigning 1st, 2nd and U-23 champs Bounty Colts forge ahead in title defence

By Calvin Chapman Five matches were played over the weekend in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association in collaboration with Banks DIH 1st, 2nd & Under-23 tournaments at the Burnham Hard...

Guyana’s first major roundabout 50% complete

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s first major roundabout 50% complete

– Some road closures necessary to complete the project The Carifesta Avenue/Vlissengen Road Roundabout Project is halfway done and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advised that some...

Oil and gas sector can redistribute employment in Guyana – Economics expert

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Oil and gas sector can redistribute employment in Guyana – Economics expert

By Murtland Haley Guyana is scheduled to become an oil-producing nation in 2020. When this begins, the possibility exists that there can be a redistribution of employment within the economy. This was...

Toshaos call on Govt. for more consultations on relevant decisions

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Toshaos call on Govt. for more consultations on relevant decisions

…as 11th Annual Conference begins By Murtland Haley The National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference 2017 began yesterday with an opening ceremony at the Cyril Potter College of Education. During his...

Discrediting its own Commissions of Inquiry

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Discrediting its own Commissions of Inquiry

A number of commissions of inquiry have been launched by the government. But very few of the reports of these inquiries have been made public. This is one of the reasons why there are grave...

17-month-old toddler has “severe” rash, no sign of rape as yet – source

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 17-month-old toddler has “severe” rash, no sign of rape as yet – source

A 17-month -old toddler, who was reportedly sexually molested while in her father’s care, two Mondays ago, is being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a severe case of rash. It is...

GRA sees marked improvements over the last year

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GRA sees marked improvements over the last year

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has recorded vast improvements over the last year. While Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia has not yet gone into specifics about the strides made, he committed to...

Chronicle sued for $2B by Sleep-in owner for alleged libel

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Chronicle sued for $2B by Sleep-in owner for alleged libel

On August 16, 2017, the Guyana Chronicle published an article stating that the Gaming Authority is likely to reject an application for the operation of a casino at the Sleep-in Hotel. The newspaper...

CELEBRATING YOUTH

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CELEBRATING YOUTH

On August 12, youths in Guyana joined their counterparts around the world in celebrating International Youth Day (IYD) which was first observed 17 years ago. IYD was endorsed by the United Nations...

2017 CSEC results set to be announced today…Queen’s College boy secures 25 grade ones, one grade two

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 2017 CSEC results set to be announced today…Queen’s College boy secures 25 grade ones, one grade two

– believes Ministry should rethink limiting subjects Having secured 25 grade ones and one grade two passes at the 2017 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] examination, 16-year-old...

West Dem road expansion for completion early next year

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on West Dem road expansion for completion early next year

The US$46M West Coast Demerara Road Improvement Project is 75 percent complete, according to Senior Projects Engineer at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Kester Hinds. During a recent interview...

Money without commonsense evaporates into nothingness

Aug 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Money without commonsense evaporates into nothingness

There is no question, not even an ounce of doubt in my mind, that the current leaders in Guyana have already laid out plans for spending the income that will come from oil resources. And there is no...

Lack of data collection affecting work of National Task Force

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of data collection affecting work of National Task Force

As the National Task Force Commission (NTFC) continues to execute its mandate under ‘Project Restore Guyana’, one of the Commission’s greatest challenges is dealing with the lack of data...

Professional assessment of street dwellers to commence in last quarter

Aug 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Professional assessment of street dwellers to commence in last quarter

The issue of street dwellers will be dealt with through a refined process beginning in the last quarter of this year. This update was given recently by Major General (Ret’d) Joe Singh who is...

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Mashramani must break from the shackles of imitation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mashramani, heralded as Guyana’s grand national celebration, is often presented as a... more