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Strom Bird takes feature event at Nand Persaud Sky Plus Sprint Classic meet

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Strom Bird takes feature event at Nand Persaud Sky Plus Sprint Classic meet

Strom Bird was in a devastating mood as it stormed away early as the animals left the starting gates in the feature D and lower event of the Nand Persaud and Company One Day Sprint Classic Horserace...

Berbice Cricket Board 40 overs Second Division Competition…Wins for Betsy Ground, DeEdward Sports Club & Guyana Eagles

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board 40 overs Second Division Competition…Wins for Betsy Ground, DeEdward Sports Club & Guyana Eagles

Second Division action continued in Berbice over the last weekend with teams battling to qualify to the next round as the preliminary round approaches completion. In the East Canje Area at the Goed...

Fourth Generation Nathan Rahaman racing for glory today

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fourth Generation Nathan Rahaman racing for glory today

Just imagine the burden on your young shoulders being a 4th Generation racer and you could immediately figure out the enormous pressure that 10 years old Nathan Rahaman experiences whenever he goes...

Will Sparta’s unbeaten run in Guinness finals continue?

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Will Sparta’s unbeaten run in Guinness finals continue?

-or will ‘Gold is Money’ be second time lucky Will it be second time lucky for West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’ or will it be three straight titles for Sparta Boss. The answer to this question...

Gibrain Hussein Carrying Guyana flag in US table tennis Championships

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gibrain Hussein Carrying Guyana flag in US table tennis Championships

National Paralympic Table Tennis champions and world 46 ranked Paralympic table tennis player level 10 Gibrain Safarz Hussein is currently in the United States of America Participating in the US Open...

Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal Tourney Semifinalists decided

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal Tourney Semifinalists decided

Following the completion of the quarterfinals of the Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment’s fourth annual futsal tournament which were all played on Thursday evening at the Mackenzie Sports...

Smalta/MOPH under-12 pee wee tournament concludes today

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smalta/MOPH under-12 pee wee tournament concludes today

The fourth annual 11-years and under Pee wee football tournament for Primary school girls, being sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health(MOPH) and Ansa Mcal through their Smalta brand is set to...

ASATT Invitational Swimming Championship 2017…Amy Grant, Daniel Scott, Vladimir Woodroffe medals on night one

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on ASATT Invitational Swimming Championship 2017…Amy Grant, Daniel Scott, Vladimir Woodroffe medals on night one

Dorado Speed Swim Club (DSSC) hauled in three medals, one gold, silver and bronze on night one of the annual Republic Bank Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad & Tobago (ASATT) Invitational...

Expanded Scotiabank CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Expanded Scotiabank CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship for 2018

GDF to contest Tier 2 Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) yesterday announced the expanded Caribbean Club Championship, a two-tier...

Farfan and Mendes Junior skill level Squash tournament 2017…Mekdeci triumphs after thrilling five game match with Persaud

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan and Mendes Junior skill level Squash tournament 2017…Mekdeci triumphs after thrilling five game match with Persaud

The action heated up Thursday night at the Georgetown club as the Farfan and Mendes Junior Skill Level Tournament saw its third day of round robin competition. Highlight of the night came courtesy of...

Entries close tomorrow for KMTC Xmas meet on December 26 at Bush Lot

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries close tomorrow for KMTC Xmas meet on December 26 at Bush Lot

Entries close tomorrow for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club annual Xmas Meet set for December 26 its at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice racetrack. These races will be run under the rules of the...

CARICOM voices strong objection to new EU blacklist

Dec 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM voices strong objection to new EU blacklist

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is strongly objecting to the recent labelling of some of its member states by the European Union as non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, CARICOM Secretary-General...

Mediating in the media landscape

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mediating in the media landscape

It is not irregular for some national leaders to intervene on behalf of one company or another. In this highly competitive world, many companies would hire lobbyists to seek after their interests. In...

Labourer remanded for robbing male sex workers

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourer remanded for robbing male sex workers

A labourer will now be spending Christmas behind bars after he was remanded to prison, yesterday, by a City Magistrate for allegedly robbing two male sex workers of a phone and a motorcycle. Michael...

The Exxon bonus explanation is infantile and silly

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

The nation experienced some very silly and childish politics with both Presidents – Jagdeo and Ramotar –and their Ministers. With each passing day, we are seeing the same genre of foolish...

Guyana has gotten the shaft

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana has gotten the shaft

The APNU and the AFC, when in opposition, were highly critical of the US$150M Cheddi Jagan International Airport Extension Project. You could have easily been led to believe that no sooner had they...

Guyana has become a nation of cultural beggary

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has become a nation of cultural beggary

DEAR EDITOR, Allow me to highlight how Guyana has become a nation of cultural beggary which needs to stop. It is a learned practice from the previous government and spill-over to the current...

Monkey terrorizes residents

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Monkey terrorizes residents

DEAR EDITOR, The residents of Gordon Street, Kitty, were held hostage for over 1½ years. The culprit; an innocent monkey brought out of its natural habitat, at a young age, and into an urban...

Let common sense prevail

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let common sense prevail

DEAR EDITOR, Did President David Granger break the law with regards to the US$18M ExxonMobil signing bonus being placed into a bank account at the Bank of Guyana as opposed to the money being placed...

When will the slackness at City Hall stop?

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will the slackness at City Hall stop?

DEAR EDITOR, It is just simply beyond my comprehension why things in our capital city have to be so dissimilar and retrograde from other capitals and cities from around the world. Many Police...

The Killing of Guyanese Women

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Killing of Guyanese Women

DEAR EDITOR, Whether one is male or female is not only a biological fact, it assigns one to membership to one of two social groups, known as “gender”. Social, economic and political consequences...

Another face of blatant capitalism!

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another face of blatant capitalism!

DEAR EDITOR, Just in case someone may need more edification. Net neutrality is the principle that all internet services should be delivered on an equal footing by telecoms networks. It is the idea...

Thoughts of a true Guyanese

Dec 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Thoughts of a true Guyanese

DEAR EDITOR, All governments lie to some extent, and all governments withhold certain information from the citizens when it’s necessary for national security and the wellbeing of those citizens....