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Bartica Easter Regatta 2018…Dave Scott unstoppable on Day One

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bartica Easter Regatta 2018…Dave Scott unstoppable on Day One

By Franklin Wilson in Bartica Six-Time defending Overall Powerboat Top Drive Dave Scott has again lined himself up to secure a 7th year as the best when he obliterated his opposition on the first of...

Guyana has access to int’l group that helps renegotiate contracts pro bono

Apr 02, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Guyana has access to int’l group that helps renegotiate contracts pro bono

If Government so desires, it could tap into the expertise of an international group which helps countries in the successful renegotiation of contracts on a pro bono basis. The group is called,...

Two years later…Trotman now hands Local Content Policy to Business Ministry for completion

Apr 02, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Two years later…Trotman now hands Local Content Policy to Business Ministry for completion

The “overwhelmed” Ministry of Natural Resources has been struggling to robustly put together a Local Content Policy for the last two years. In the interest of getting more work done on...

Guyana security officers to confront ‘Sindicato’ threat

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana security officers to confront ‘Sindicato’ threat

– but authorities need help to ID gang members, says Ramjattan Guyana is sending more law enforcement officers to interior locations of Region One (Barima Wini) close to the Guyana/...

ExxonMobil refuses to come clean on payments made to Nigerian Govt.

Apr 02, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on ExxonMobil refuses to come clean on payments made to Nigerian Govt.

…hinders citizenry’s ability to hold administration accountable The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI); an international body that requires disclosures on moneys...

Bareback bull riding, sheep-roping at Rupununi Ranchers’ Rodeo

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bareback bull riding, sheep-roping at Rupununi Ranchers’ Rodeo

Bareback bronco and bull riding, cow milking and calf and sheep roping were just a few of the activities that thousands of local and overseas patrons were treated to, at the 2018 Rupununi...

Employees among seven held as…Security guard’s battered, mutilated body found in ransacked store

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Employees among seven held as…Security guard’s battered, mutilated body found in ransacked store

Police have detained seven suspects, including employees of a general store, after the lifeless, bloody corpse of a security guard was found at the back entrance of the Rose Hall Town business place...

Absence of regulations delays ‘smoking ban’

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Absence of regulations delays ‘smoking ban’

Public health officials are still crafting regulations which will pave the way for the activation of the much anticipated ban on smoking in public places across Guyana. Public Health Minister,...

Make fiscal concessions for oil part of law

Apr 02, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Make fiscal concessions for oil part of law

…Int’l group says one-on-one negotiations open gateway for corruption, manipulation A sustainable oil and gas sector must be underpinned by a system which ensures that there is hardly...

Regional Under-15 Championship – 3rd round…Guyana out front after trouncing T&T

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Under-15 Championship – 3rd round…Guyana out front after trouncing T&T

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Guyana remained the only unbeaten side after they trounced Trinidad and Tobago by 32 runs, to install themselves as front-runners to win the Regional Under-15 Championship....

Everest Masters overcome Enterprise Busta SC Masters to claim Rockaway GC title

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest Masters overcome Enterprise Busta SC Masters to claim Rockaway GC title

By Zaheer Mohamed Everest Masters defeated Enterprise Busta Sports Club Masters by six wickets to claim the Rockaway Group of Companies trophy when the teams collided on Saturday last at the Everest...

Youth Basketball Guyana; National Schools’ Basketball Festival 2018…Chase Academic Foundation, Plaisance and St. Rose’s High win on Saturday at CASH

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Youth Basketball Guyana; National Schools’ Basketball Festival 2018…Chase Academic Foundation, Plaisance and St. Rose’s High win on Saturday at CASH

The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) hosted three under-19, round-robin games on Saturday as play in the Edward B. Beharry and Co, National Sports Commission and Ministry of Education (MOE)...

GCA’s NY Tri Stats 50-over U-19 Cricket…Fifties from Antonio, Bollers & Suknanand’s 5-24 highlight 3rd Rd

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s NY Tri Stats 50-over U-19 Cricket…Fifties from Antonio, Bollers & Suknanand’s 5-24 highlight 3rd Rd

Wins for NYTS, DCC & GCC Half centuries from Anthony Antonio (71) and Dwayne Bollers (51) and 5-24 from off-spinner Rohan Suknanand were the top performances in the third round on the GCA’s New...

Feeble Windies crash to historic low in heavy defeat

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Feeble Windies crash to historic low in heavy defeat

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies were dismissed for their lowest-ever total in Twenty20 Internationals in a crushing 143-run defeat to Pakistan – the second heaviest loss in T20 history –...

Corporate companies urged to support education

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Corporate companies urged to support education

– as STEAM fair finals approaches As the national finals for the Biennial Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics and Arts, STEAM fair approaches, RUBIS Guyana Inc. and the Guyana...

Bakewell renews sponsorship for RHTY&SC Cricket Teams for 19th successive year

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell renews sponsorship for RHTY&SC Cricket Teams for 19th successive year

The long standing relationship between Guyana’s leading Bakery and Sports has been renewed for the 19th successive year. Bakery giants BAKEWELL last week renewed their sponsorship of the Rose Hall...

Father, sons to face judge and jury for Angoy’s Avenue chopping spree

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Father, sons to face judge and jury for Angoy’s Avenue chopping spree

A father and his two sons who were involved in a brutal chopping spree have been committed to stand trial in the next sitting of the Berbice High Court on charges of attempted murder. They are...

2018 Junior CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas…Chantoba Bright adds to her medal haul with Bronze in the triple jump

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2018 Junior CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas…Chantoba Bright adds to her medal haul with Bronze in the triple jump

Daniel Williams runs personal best to qualify for Boys Under-20 200m finals South America under-20 long jump champion, Chantoba Bright, added to her and Guyana’s medal haul at the Caribbean Free...

Young Bartican cops Miss Regatta Crown

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Young Bartican cops Miss Regatta Crown

It was a clean sweep for Arian Dhalia Richmond at this year’s Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant. The 19-year-old Bartican dominated throughout the talent, swimsuit and evening gown segments on...

Several organisations, businesses on board with Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Several organisations, businesses on board with Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS 28th Annual Award Ceremony scheduled for the 29th April, 2018 promises to be the biggest ever in the history of Guyana’s most dynamic sport...

Large turnout defies Popcaan’s presence on penultimate night

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Large turnout defies Popcaan’s presence on penultimate night

– Semi-finals, final on this evening The presence of popular dance hall artiste Popcaan failed to affect the turnout of fans who filled the interior and perimeter of the Haslington Tarmac to...

Odyssey Transportation Services donates Scorebooks to RHTY&SC

Apr 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Odyssey Transportation Services donates Scorebooks to RHTY&SC

“Every week of the year, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club receives about four letters seeking assistance for cricket related items from Clubs, Schools, NGOs and Players. People seemed to...

‘Plastic kites’, parties and picnics…Kite flying at Easter a dwindling Guyanese tradition

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Plastic kites’, parties and picnics…Kite flying at Easter a dwindling Guyanese tradition

By Enid Joaquin It’s Easter Monday again, and children and some adults all across Guyana will make their way to various open spaces, parks, hilltops and community centre grounds to fly their...

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

Easter is the season that commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, according to the Christian religion, died to save the world from its transgression. Today, we at...

Teenage mothers can now access care for depression

Apr 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Teenage mothers can now access care for depression

Teenage mothers face significant levels of stress that can lead to increased mental health concerns. Despite this, teenage mothers rarely seek assistance for mental health issues due to...