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GRA gets ready to roll out anti-smuggling system –Tax Chief

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GRA gets ready to roll out anti-smuggling system –Tax Chief

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is expected to roll out an anti-smuggling system by the end of the month. This is according to its Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia. The tax chief said that...

US$46M West Dem road gets March deadline

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$46M West Dem road gets March deadline

The West Coast Road Improvement Project continues as the final layer of asphalt concrete has been laid at Dem Amstel. Speaking with the Department of Public Information (DPI), Projects Coordinator,...

Vreed-en-Hoop vendors descend on MPI after removal

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Vreed-en-Hoop vendors descend on MPI after removal

A minister is to visit the Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara, area today after several vendors descended on her office yesterday. Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), Annette...

Turbo knockout tournament kicks off tomorrow night at Education Ground

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Turbo knockout tournament kicks off tomorrow night at Education Ground

Less than a month after the final whistle blew in the Petra/Corona Beer Invitational football tournament for teams in Georgetown, Petra is back with another tournament to help keep fans buzzing and...

Teams decided for final stages of BVA Inter school volleyball Competition

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teams decided for final stages of BVA Inter school volleyball Competition

After the completion of the playoff stages in the four different zones, schools have been selected to advance to the final stages of the competition. The schools were divided into four zones with the...

Street Vybz Entertainment Futsal Competition…Sparta to be tested this evening against Africans

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Street Vybz Entertainment Futsal Competition…Sparta to be tested this evening against Africans

-Linden teams aim to remain undefeated A packed house is anticipated to converge at the National Gymnasium to witness the commencement of the round robin phase of the inaugural Street Vybz...

Ramdeen, Rasheed guide Everest CC to 368-run win

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramdeen, Rasheed guide Everest CC to 368-run win

Khemraj Ramdeen struck a century in each innings, while left arm spinner Javed Rasheed took 13 wickets as host Everest CC trounced Diplomats by 368 runs when the Georgetown Cricket Association Noble...

Guyana Olympic Association makes contribution to the Hockey board

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Olympic Association makes contribution to the Hockey board

The GOA made a presentation to the Guyana Hockey Board in the form of a sponsorship cheque towards the preparation of the upcoming International Pan American Hockey Cups that will be held at the...

Hamilton Green Cup K.O. football tournament continues Saturday

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green Cup K.O. football tournament continues Saturday

The $1million Hamilton Green straight knockout football tournament which is in its round-of-16 stage will continue on Saturday with a triple header at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Claude Raphael continues with his mission of misinformation and confusion

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Claude Raphael continues with his mission of misinformation and confusion

(Continued from yesterday) Dear Sports Editor, This is the remainder of Raj Singh’s response to Claude Raphael’s letter. Raphael’s tenure Raphael has been a major part of the cricket...

Synthetic Track for Burnham Park in New Amsterdam – Dr. George Norton

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Synthetic Track for Burnham Park in New Amsterdam – Dr. George Norton

Project to begin immediately Mayor Winifred Haywood Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility with Culture, Youth and Sports Dr. George Norton has been making rounds since appointment to his...

South American Youth Games 2017 – Santiago, Chile

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on South American Youth Games 2017 – Santiago, Chile

Badminton players face tough run The Guyanese Badminton Players, National & Caribbean Champions 15 Year Old Priyanna Ramdhani and 16 Year Old Tyrese Jeffrey faced tough opening action at the...

Minibus conductor charged for bullet found in his pants pocket

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus conductor charged for bullet found in his pants pocket

A minibus conductor was yesterday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for allegedly having a component of ammunition in his possession. Anthony...

CHILDREN MUST EAT HEALTHY

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists 1

In Guyana, the data on obesity is shocking and it should be of great concern to all. According to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) obesity rates among adults in the country climbed from 35...

The Vreed-en-Hoop assault on 30 women

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Vreed-en-Hoop assault on 30 women

On Wednesday evening around 9.50 pm, I was with my wife in the kitchen of my home when my cell phone rang. AFC Parliamentarian, Michael Carrington was at the other end. His voice was loud and angry....

Too late brought about Leonard Archibald’s fate

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Too late brought about Leonard Archibald’s fate

Dear Editor, Recently Guyana and her citizens, not to mention many other inhabitants of the disapora had their emotions being jolted on reading of the inhuman fate that befell Leonard Archibald- the...

A blueprint for successful control of Guyana oil resources

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A blueprint for successful control of Guyana oil resources

Dear Editor, I refer to our letter; “Framework for the effective management of Guyana’s oil resources.” We stopped at the sixth recommendation. We begin at number 7. The independent Board of...

Noise nuisance from hallow box on vehicles

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Noise nuisance from hallow box on vehicles

Dear Editor, Please permit me to highlight a growing and disturbing trend of public discomfort to your accredited media centre. There seems an upsurge in the number of vehicles equipped with what we...

Citizens of Anna Regina make desperate plea to GWI

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Citizens of Anna Regina make desperate plea to GWI

Dear Editor, Residents living in the heart of Anna Regina town i.e. the northern half which includes Belle Street are presently suffering from a disappearing trickle of water being supplied by G.W.I....

Another sad day in the life of the City Council

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another sad day in the life of the City Council

Dear Editor, Last Monday was another sad day in the wretched lives of the poor workers of the Mayor and Councilors of the City of Georgetown, and these poor workers to which I refer to as the lower...

There is a lesson to be learnt from the Huist t’Dieren experiment

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is a lesson to be learnt from the Huist t’Dieren experiment

Dear Editor, I respond to the observations of Mr Kingsley Williams in his follow up letter, “Ravi Dev may be underestimating the value of the return passage”, (KN 11-2-17) where he cited the...

Why is this city constabulary rank still on the job?

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is this city constabulary rank still on the job?

Dear Editor, It is utterly appalling, that in spite of all of the evils our society is confronted with, as a consequence of the aberrant acts being committed frequently, by sexual deviants in Guyana,...

FOSTER- LIKE QUALITIES NEEDED TO EFFECT TRANSFORMATION BY THE ECB

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on FOSTER- LIKE QUALITIES NEEDED TO EFFECT TRANSFORMATION BY THE ECB

Dear Editor, Significant interest has been focused on the imminent elections of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). In this regard, I wish to fully support the candidature of Mr. Hilbert Foster as...

The descendant of former slave fights for legacy

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The descendant of former slave fights for legacy

Dear Editor, I welcome the action taken by Anil Nandlall, PPP/C Member of Parliament and Attorney-at-law, to approach the ancestral lands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to resolve what has been an...

The descendant of former slave fights for legacy

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The descendant of former slave fights for legacy

Dear Editor, I welcome the action taken by Anil Nandlall, PPP/C Member of Parliament and Attorney-at-law, to approach the ancestral lands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to resolve what has been an...

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