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Third Kingmedas Pansy Adonis classic hailed as a hit

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third Kingmedas Pansy Adonis classic hailed as a hit

The third Kingmedas Pansy Adonis classic that concluded last week Wednesday was a huge success, thanks for the many participants along with invaluable support of all the sponsors, according to the...

Texila American University Graduates Promising Medical Students

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Texila American University Graduates Promising Medical Students

Texila American University (TAU) hosted its fourth Convocation Ceremony at the TAU university campus, Providence on Saturday. The ceremony started with the procession by the graduating class...

Rain ruins play at three venues

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain ruins play at three venues

Rain prevented any play in three of the four matches in Guyana Cricket Board/Cricket Guyana Inc Jaguars 50-Over league yesterday. Despite the efforts of the ground staff at Everest where East Coast...

Monitoring and evaluation tactic to address gaps in teacher training – Principal

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Monitoring and evaluation tactic to address gaps in teacher training – Principal

Moves are apace for the establishment of a Teachers’ Upgrading Programme [TUP] Centre in the North Pakaraimas in Region Eight. The TUP is intended to prepare in-service teachers from...

GFF hosts successful Extraordinary Congress

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF hosts successful Extraordinary Congress

No money of the GFF is missing – Forde The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) successfully hosted an Extraordinary Congress on Saturday last where all the agenda items were unanimously approved,...

New Committee elected by Lusignan Golf Club

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New Committee elected by Lusignan Golf Club

The Lusignan Golf Club held its Annual General Meeting last Saturday and elected a new committee with a mandate to implement innovative plans for the Club. The Members present were unanimous in their...

CDB project to build capacity for local government reform in Guyana

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CDB project to build capacity for local government reform in Guyana

The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank has approved a project to support the Government of Guyana in building capacity in key areas of local government. The project aims to...

GFSCA saddened by the passing of Rai

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFSCA saddened by the passing of Rai

The President Mr. Ramchand Ragbeer and members of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association are saddened by the shocking passing of popular softball cricketer Amrit Rai who died recently...

Brazil donates 10,000 units of MMR Vaccine to Guyana

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil donates 10,000 units of MMR Vaccine to Guyana

Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana, Lineu Pupo de Paula, handed over a quantity of Measles, Mumps and Ruebella (MMR) Viruses Vaccines to the Ministry of Public Health on behalf of his government,...

Canter, car collide at Number 19 Village

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Canter, car collide at Number 19 Village

An early morning accident involving a car and Canter truck along the Number 19 Public Road, Berbice, has left several persons nursing injuries about their bodies. One of the injured men who was in...

“Sorry, Mr. Kissoon, we don’t sell plantain fries!”

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on “Sorry, Mr. Kissoon, we don’t sell plantain fries!”

Last Saturday evening, my friend David Hinds and I met at Kamboat Restaurant on Sheriff Street, to have dinner, but I suggested Royal Castle food one block north of Kamboat ( I am not fond of Chinese...

Assuria Guyana sponsors bus shed in the city

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Assuria Guyana sponsors bus shed in the city

Assuria Guyana, ever conscious of its social responsibility, has once again stepped on board to provide a much needed Bus Shelter outside of the North Georgetown Secondary and St. Joseph’s High...

There’s hardly anything authentic about Freddie Kissoon!

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s hardly anything authentic about Freddie Kissoon!

DEAR EDITOR, I write in response to the Freddie Kissoon column of December 19, 2017, under the title “In the church of the poisoned mind”. In this column, Mr. Kissoon sought to label me as...

IMF’s scathing report reveals worrying concerns about GRA’s administration

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on IMF’s scathing report reveals worrying concerns about GRA’s administration

DEAR EDITOR, I read with some consternation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s D grade rating of GRA’s administration. In June 2016, I made a presentation to GRA’s Board of Directors,...

Make the Exxon deal right!

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Make the Exxon deal right!

Lionel Messi has just agreed to a signing bonus of US$100M to stay on at Barcelona Football Club. This is in addition to his US$670,000 weekly salary. Guyana which is sitting on three billion...

The Agriculture Capital Budget lacks the vision needed to transform the Sector

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Agriculture Capital Budget lacks the vision needed to transform the Sector

Dear Editor, The 2018 Agriculture budgetary allocation saw a decrease of $1.351 billion over the 2017 allocation. This allocation was approved by the Committee of Supply without any debate, hence the...

An unlikely prospect, but Jagdeo is dishing out promises nevertheless

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An unlikely prospect, but Jagdeo is dishing out promises nevertheless

DEAR EDITOR, Former President Bharrat Jagdeo is widely reported in the press, as telling sugar workers in Berbice in the past week that any government he leads will make generous payments to them if...

This is lawlessness at its worst

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is lawlessness at its worst

DEAR EDITOR, I have written a letter to the press expressing my utter disappointment on how the noise pollution in the Upper Corentyne areas is negatively affecting the residents, especially the more...

Sexual assaults are more prevalent

Dec 20, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Sexual assaults are more prevalent

The extent of sexual harassment being reported by women in the United States is mindboggling. Scarcely a day goes by without a woman or a group of women coming out to accuse some male of...

Man freed of Issano murder

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man freed of Issano murder

On December 5, 2017, David Thompson, 29 years originally of Culbert City, Lethem, was before the Suddie High Court indicted for the murder of Dixon Gomes, called Alex. He was accused of killing Gomes...

Dharm Shala hosts senior citizens

Dec 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Dharm Shala hosts senior citizens

The Dharm Shala is hosting a luncheon for the senior citizens of Albouystown and neighbouring communities on Monday December 25, 2017 in the Dharm Shala compound Albouystown. The event is set to...

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EBDCA/D&R Construction 40-Over Cricket Competition continues

Land, taxes and penalties

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more