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GTA host first back to school Taekwondo competition

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTA host first back to school Taekwondo competition

The Guyana Taekwondo Association (GTA) on Friday last hosted its first ‘Back to School’ Taekwondo Gyrugi (fighting) Competition’ in what it hopes to be an annual event. This competition was...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League –West Demerara… Eagles take over lead; Den Amstel trounce Crane Rovers

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League –West Demerara… Eagles take over lead; Den Amstel trounce Crane Rovers

Uitvlugt Warriors gifted full points to Eagles FC of Stewartville via the walk over route which has propelled them to the top of the points table when play in the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power...

Andrea ‘Padlock’ Green top honours in Rose Hall Town 47 Anniversary Cycle race

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Andrea ‘Padlock’ Green top honours in Rose Hall Town 47 Anniversary Cycle race

Andrea ‘Padlock’ Green showed his mettle as he outsprinted rival Andrew Hicks in a ding dong battle to the finish line as they put a lock on the rest of the field in the Rose Hall Town...

13th Laparkan Holdings NP Cycle Meet on this Saturday

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 13th Laparkan Holdings NP Cycle Meet on this Saturday

Following a tough 98-mile ride on Sunday last, cyclists are now aligning their pedals for this Saturday’s Laparkan Holdings National Park 11-Race cycle programme which is organised by Hassan...

UG thump GDF by an innings and 159 runs

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on UG thump GDF by an innings and 159 runs

University of Guyana defeated Guyana Defence Force by an innings and 159 runs when the Georgetown Cricket Association/GISE/Star Party Rentals/Trophy Stall first division two-day tournament continued...

Regal complete another double

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal complete another double

Regal Masters and All stars were crowned champions when the Regal Sports softball competition concluded at Everest Cricket Club. Regal Masters defeated Ariel Masters by 15 runs. Batting first, Regal...

Deo clinches Maersk Sealand Golf Tournament

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Deo clinches Maersk Sealand Golf Tournament

Joanne Deo took top honours in the inaugural Maersk Sealand Golf Tournament held last Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club. Playing off a 21 handicap, Deo shot a gross 86 for a net 65. Second place...

Berbice Cricket Board Elections set for Oct 8 following court ruling

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board Elections set for Oct 8 following court ruling

Rabindranauth Saywack, an Ex-Executive of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control informed that the GCBC Elections is set for October 8 after a ruling by the Honorable Justice Navendra Singh who on...

Berbice Volleyball Association Inter school competition off to enterprising start

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Volleyball Association Inter school competition off to enterprising start

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) one week Inter school Competition got off to an enterprising start with play in the Upper Corentyne Zone. Three schools namely- Skeldon Line Path Secondary,...

Victor Macedo Memorial Cycle race set for Sunday

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Victor Macedo Memorial Cycle race set for Sunday

The 15th annual Victor Marcedo Memorial Cycle Road is scheduled to peddle off on Sunday at 07:30hrs from Homestretch Avenue after a rolling start from 224 Peter Rose Street Queenstown. Seniors and...

Police “randomly” pick up men to clean Main Street fire site

Sep 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police “randomly” pick up men to clean Main Street fire site

Men going about their daily routines on the streets of Georgetown were yesterday picked up by Police vans, ignorant of where they were going and why. Police officers yesterday morning picked up a...

Running from what?

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Running from what?

When one is in primary school, one is introduced to a concept called Simple Interest. This allows students to make a calculation on the interest that would accrue based on a given rate of interest...

Environmental protection top of Guyana’s agenda at UN meeting

Sep 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Environmental protection top of Guyana’s agenda at UN meeting

New York- As the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) gets under way; President David Granger has said that his main message to his fellow Heads of Government is the need for a...

Efforts underway to boost search and rescue capability – GCAA Director

Sep 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Efforts underway to boost search and rescue capability – GCAA Director

Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, (GCAA) (Rtd) Colonel Egbert Field, has revealed that steps have been taken by the authority towards developing Guyana’s search and rescue,...

Pathological liars who have lost power

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

There has been an outpouring of sentiments the past week denouncing the hypocrisy of people like Gail Teixeira and Bharrat Jagdeo. The list includes well known Guyanese names – Khemraj Ramjattan,...

AVOID COMPARING CHILDREN

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AVOID COMPARING CHILDREN

We all know that children are precious and whether we know it or not, no two children are alike. Each child has his/her own identity and each thinks differently. Therefore, it is only natural for...

Updated legislation needed to address complaints of drug shortages – Health Minister

Sep 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Updated legislation needed to address complaints of drug shortages – Health Minister

In order to address complaints about there being drug shortages in the local health facilities, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, said that there needs to be an overhauling of the out-dated...

E’bo men granted $1M bail each in US$60M coke case

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News 1

The duo who were charged for the trafficking of cocaine in the Pomeroon River on July 17, 2017, were yesterday granted bail in the sum of $1M each. John Da Silva, of Grant Strong Hope, Pomeroon; and...

Chief Magistrate refuses bail for duo charged with illegal landing of aircraft at Lethem

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Chief Magistrate refuses bail for duo charged with illegal landing of aircraft at Lethem

The two Lethem residents, who were charged last week Friday with conspiracy to facilitate the illegal landing of an aircraft suspected to be involved in trafficking in narcotics and firearms, were...

We need to understand why drives the socialization process in us

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to understand why drives the socialization process in us

Dear Editor, I commenced writing recently in an attempt to introduce a debate as to whether what we know is the only truth or is it that there is a need to seriously question what we have been...

The recommendation by the PSC not to charge is atrocious

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The recommendation by the PSC not to charge is atrocious

Dear Editor, Reading the one of the editorials in another newspaper (“PSC’s disturbing recommendation to Top Cop”), I was reminded of the time, when a former chairman of the Judicial Service...

Are tattoos the Black man’s new swag appeal?

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are tattoos the Black man’s new swag appeal?

Dear Editor, In the black community there appears to be a recent upsurge in people getting tattoos. Some folks find them unattractive, while others view them as art work or self-expression. When...

Is the new Demerara Harbour Bridge another scandal in the making?

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the new Demerara Harbour Bridge another scandal in the making?

Dear Editor, The Guyanese people, I am sure are ripe with some excitement and welcomes the news of a new Demerara Harbour Bridge. This excitement, however, I am sure is now tempered with the facts...

This man in Berbice is GuySuCo’s mouth-organ

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This man in Berbice is GuySuCo’s mouth-organ

Dear Editor, I refer to Gobin Harbhajan’s letter- “Skeldon the cause of problems in sugar industry” of Sept. 10th, 2017 which is a response to my letter. Editor, Berbicians who know Mr....

Our thanks to GPL for responding so quickly

Sep 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our thanks to GPL for responding so quickly

Dear Editor, The Executive and Members of the Enmore Shiv Mandir wish to openly record our gratitude to Guyana Power and Light Inc. for responding positively to Mandir’s plea for the installation...