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National Futsal Cup kicks off tonight at National Gymnasium

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Futsal Cup kicks off tonight at National Gymnasium

The inaugural Street Vibes Entertainment’s ‘National Futsal Cup’ was officially launched yesterday at the Windjammer Hotel in Kitty with action set to begin tonight at the National Gymnasium in...

Motorbikes set to raid GMRSC’s Caribbean Invasion International Drag meet

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Motorbikes set to raid GMRSC’s Caribbean Invasion International Drag meet

Motorcyclists will be part of the action this Sunday when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) speeds off their Caribbean Invasion, international drag race meet at the South Dakota...

Opening of 22nd Biennial Conference … Union disappointed with Govt’s response to needs of public servants – GPSU head

Sep 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Opening of 22nd Biennial Conference … Union disappointed with Govt’s response to needs of public servants – GPSU head

President of the Guyana Public Service Union, (GPSU), Patrick Yarde, has called on the Government to honour its commitment to help the Union achieve better conditions of work for public servants....

Trophy Stall backs U19 cricket in Essequibo

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall backs U19 cricket in Essequibo

An initiative between senior coaches Forbes Daniels and Nandkishore Andrews to stage a three-match U19 50 over tournament between New Opportunity Sports Club select XI and Wakenaam has gained the...

NBS 40-over 2nd Division tourney launched… GCA’s President says tournament is a feeder for bigger things

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS 40-over 2nd Division tourney launched… GCA’s President says tournament is a feeder for bigger things

By Sean Devers Former West Indies Test player, former West Indies Coach and Guyana Amazon Warriors’ Coach are Caps worn by Roger Harper, but yesterday on the fourth floor of the New Building...

GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships… National Teams continue dominance on night 2

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships… National Teams continue dominance on night 2

The GTT National Indoor hockey tournament is being served as a warm up for the monumental Pan-American Cups Hockey Championships that will be hosted in Guyana for the first time next month and the...

GCB/CGI 3-day Franchise League… E’bo looking to widen gap at the top as 5th round starts tomorrow

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/CGI 3-day Franchise League… E’bo looking to widen gap at the top as 5th round starts tomorrow

By Sean Devers After four rounds of the GCB/CGI three-day Franchise League, the fifth round starts tomorrow from 09:00 hrs with Essequibo leading from the inception with three victories and a washed...

Rubis Bel-Air sponsors clocks for Guyana Draughts Association

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rubis Bel-Air sponsors clocks for Guyana Draughts Association

The Management of Rubis Bel-Air Service Station handed over three clocks as part of sponsorship for the Association’s Annual National Draughts Championship commencing this coming Sunday at the...

NSC sponsor medals for GAPF RAW Nationals

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC sponsor medals for GAPF RAW Nationals

Fitness Express and Trophy Stall also on board The National Sports Commission (NSC) has agreed to supply all the medals that will be awarded at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) RAW...

Duo freed after man they chopped refuses to testify

Sep 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Duo freed after man they chopped refuses to testify

Two persons who were accused of attacking a vendor and chopping him in the head with a cutlass and cuffing him to the abdomen, were freed on a wounding charge on Tuesday, after the victim who was...

Guyana is moving rapidly to phase out mercury use

Sep 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana is moving rapidly to phase out mercury use

President David Granger, has travelled to Geneva, Switzerland for the first Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Minamata Convention, where he intends to reassure the international community that...

Guyana closer to signing improved policy deal with EU for forestry exports

Sep 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana closer to signing improved policy deal with EU for forestry exports

Guyana is inching closer to signing an agreement that will help local and foreign companies exporting forest products, secure better markets within the European Union. Guyana has, for a number of...

I am a doctor in neuroscience; I know about suicides

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am a doctor in neuroscience; I know about suicides

Dear Editor, My recent letters on suicide generated two responses entitled: “The suicide rate reduction is real,” and “It is the walk; not the talk that makes the critical difference”, from...

Where are the ideas of the luminaries on Constitutional Reform?

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are the ideas of the luminaries on Constitutional Reform?

Dear Editor, The APNU and the AFC had bemoaned their helplessness to stop the PPP/C Government from doing what it had so desired to the detriment of the masses while in opposition. Hence, they saw...

With hurricane hit islands, Guyana can be a saviour

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on With hurricane hit islands, Guyana can be a saviour

Dear Editor, As a young journalist, working for the Barbados Nation Newspaper in the 80’s, I was sent to cover the aftermath of the very devastating hurricane Hugo, that wreaked havoc in Montserrat...

We need to become more conversant with our history

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to become more conversant with our history

Dear Editor, I refer to Kingsley Williams’ letter, “A question for Ravi Dev” (KN (9-21-17) referencing my letter where I asked, “Can the Indian Guyanese speak for justice?” Mr Williams...

Some policy proposals of my government going into 2020

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some policy proposals of my government going into 2020

Dear Editor, As someone who regularly engages in discussions on economics, I usually have to re-emphasise that scarcity or induced poverty is often a consequence of poor government regulation and...

There is a colossal, psychic breakdown in Guyana

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on There is a colossal, psychic breakdown in Guyana

The tragedy of the rape/murder of Leonard Archibald has struck this nation like a gargantuan hurricane, something we have never witnessed in this country. Guyanese everywhere is talking about this...

This Public Relations Officer is a poor performer

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This Public Relations Officer is a poor performer

Dear Editor, I have observed a few letters appearing in the dailies under the signature of the Public Relation’s Officer of the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown as she ostensibly...

Greed is groovy

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Greed is groovy

The Americans parade their rich and successful; we tear ours apart. The Americans worship material achievement; we idolise service without reward. To grasp this reality just study this newspaper’s...

Suggestions for finding work for City Hall’s huge workforce

Sep 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suggestions for finding work for City Hall’s huge workforce

Dear Editor, Watching the aftermath and devastating consequences of recent hurricanes in our region, including Hurricane Maria (the fourth named storm since Irma) and well aware of the significant...