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GOA holds Olympic Solidarity Sports Administration course in Berbice

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA holds Olympic Solidarity Sports Administration course in Berbice

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) in collaboration with Olympic Solidarity continues to increase the number of local Sports Administrators, the main aim being, towards the improvement of Sports in...

Buxton and Better Hope clash in Elizabeth Styles/East Coast Cricket Board tourney- $450,000 cash and trophies at stake…

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Buxton and Better Hope clash in Elizabeth Styles/East Coast Cricket Board tourney- $450,000 cash and trophies at stake…

Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Sports Club and Better Hope Cricket Club stormed into the final of the Elizabeth Styles/East Coast Cricket Board 40 overs tournament. Up for grabs are a 1st prize of $375,000...

WJ Enterprise onboard with Guyana Softball Cup 8

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on WJ Enterprise onboard with Guyana Softball Cup 8

Organisers of the Guyana Softball Cup 8 have received corporate backing from Regent Street store, WJ Enterprise, to ensure the three-day tournament is a success. The company made its contribution...

GFSCA/Guyana Cup 8… Ariel Speedboat, Regal All stars and Masters, Floodlights, Wellman, Tropical Spring, NYSCL among victors

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFSCA/Guyana Cup 8… Ariel Speedboat, Regal All stars and Masters, Floodlights, Wellman, Tropical Spring, NYSCL among victors

By Zaheer Mohamed Ariel Speedboat, Regal All stars and Masters, Floodlights, Wellman Masters, Tropical Spring and New York SCL were among the victorious teams when the Guyana Floodlight Softball...

T&T contractor, co-accused in GMC fraud gets January trial date

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on T&T contractor, co-accused in GMC fraud gets January trial date

Almost five months after Hanniel Madramootoo, the Director of Constantine Engineering and Construction Service Limited, Trinidad and Tobago, was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport...

Wiltshire & Shemar’s Trucking host ‘Champion of Champions’ Domino

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wiltshire & Shemar’s Trucking host ‘Champion of Champions’ Domino

Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Domino Association (GDA) Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire has teamed up with Shemar Trucking Service to host the Champion of Champions Part 2 Domino Competition...

Success makes a happy dressing room… ‘We want to go all the way this time and we ready for a fight’says Griffith

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Success makes a happy dressing room… ‘We want to go all the way this time and we ready for a fight’says Griffith

By Sean Devers Guyana Jaguars, on Thursday night, led by brilliant 101 from Skipper Leon Johnson got past Jamaica in a thrilling one-wicket win with just a ball to spare to book a spot in their 17th...

City Engineer’s Department could take two years to approve building plans – COI hears

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on City Engineer’s Department could take two years to approve building plans – COI hears

City Engineer, Colvern Venture has told the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the management of City Hall that it could take up to two years for a construction plan to be approved by his department....

Observing Pinktober

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Observing Pinktober

October is almost at an end but the nation continues to focus on Cancer Awareness. Pink is the colour for Cancer Awareness with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph designated Pinktober Month. But the...

Hamilton Green Cup continues tomorrow at Den Amstel

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green Cup continues tomorrow at Den Amstel

Play in the Hamilton Green Cup 9-a-side Inter Ward/Village KO football tournament continues tomorrow at the Den Amstel ground from 4:00pm with ten scheduled matches. Teams are hunting the $400,000...

Draft Bill proposes $10M fine for sea defense obstruction

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Draft Bill proposes $10M fine for sea defense obstruction

The current draft legislation on sea and river defence proposes $10M as the maximum “general penalty” for corporate bodies whose actions obstruct the efforts of the National Sea and River Defence...

GFF -Always National Women’s Development League kicks off tomorrow – Gaico Construction committed to the development of women’s football

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF -Always National Women’s Development League kicks off tomorrow – Gaico Construction committed to the development of women’s football

The GFF-Always National Women’s Development League (WDL) will kick off tomorrow in Georgetown as women across the country get ready for consistent and competitive football. The matches, scheduled...

MOE recognizes St. John’s College in Safety School initiative

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MOE recognizes St. John’s College in Safety School initiative

The Ministry of Education (MOE) in its Model Safety School Programme (MSSP) has recognized Saint John’s College as the best in safety in this initiative. The programme, geared to provide safe,...

Charles ‘Puggy’ Joseph to be buried today in B’ce – Pele FC extends condolences to his family

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Charles ‘Puggy’ Joseph to be buried today in B’ce – Pele FC extends condolences to his family

Former Pele FC and National mid-fielder Charles ‘Puggy’ Joseph, who died on October 18, aged 59, will buried today in Manchester Village Corentyne Berbice. The Ex Footballer lived in Princess...

BCB/Mogu Mogu Inter-Secondary School Under-19 Tournament… Lower Corentyne Secondary and New Amsterdam Technical Institute reach Region 6 Final

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Mogu Mogu Inter-Secondary School Under-19 Tournament… Lower Corentyne Secondary and New Amsterdam Technical Institute reach Region 6 Final

The Berbice Cricket Board organised Sueria Manufacturing Ltd sponsored Mogu Mogu Inter-Secondary School 30 Overs Tournament has been creating waves in Region Six. The Tournament started with nineteen...

More teams record victories as NBS Tournament continues in Berbice

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on More teams record victories as NBS Tournament continues in Berbice

The countywide New Building Society 40-Overs Second Division Tournament continued last weekend with matches across the Ancient County of Berbice. Organised by the Berbice Cricket Board, the...

Orealla/Siparuta and other Corentyne River areas for audiology, dental, eye care outreach

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Orealla/Siparuta and other Corentyne River areas for audiology, dental, eye care outreach

The Region Six Health Services (RHS) is preparing to deploy an outreach team to Orealla and Siparuta and other communities up the Corentyne River before year-end to offer eye care, dental and...

Op-Ed: Protecting Intellectual Property

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Op-Ed: Protecting Intellectual Property

By United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway Every year on April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that patents, trademarks, and copyright play in promoting...

COI raises questions over quality of work at Kitty Market

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on COI raises questions over quality of work at Kitty Market

Although over some $27M has been invested into the restoration of the Kitty Market, supervision of the project is still a major issue. Yesterday, at the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the affairs of...

Procuring agencies fail to report contracts awarded in excess of $1.5M to Tender Board –Sharma

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Procuring agencies fail to report contracts awarded in excess of $1.5M to Tender Board –Sharma

It is a requirement under the nation’s procurement laws that every procuring entity must provide a report to the Administration of all contracts awarded in excess of $1.5M. But Auditor General,...

Cancer patients benefit from OSHAG’s Look Good, Feel Good Programme

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cancer patients benefit from OSHAG’s Look Good, Feel Good Programme

Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the Organization for Social and Health Advancement for Guyana (OSHAG) hosted its third ‘Look Good, Feel Good’ programme on...

‘Brave’ charged with rape of passenger, 14

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Brave’ charged with rape of passenger, 14

One month after Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan issued an arrest warrant for a bus driver in relation to rape of a 14-year-old girl, he was yesterday charged and remanded to prison for the offence....

Ballots are under constant security–Top Cop

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ballots are under constant security–Top Cop

Commissioner of Police, Leslie James during a conference with the media on Thursday last disclosed that the ballot paper and ballot boxes are secured for Local Government Elections (LGE) scheduled...

The City’s governance structure is outdated

Oct 27, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The City’s governance structure is outdated

The Georgetown City Council was designed to manage a much smaller city, with fewer businesses, buses, hire cars and market vendors. The city has expanded beyond its traditional boundaries; markets...

Teenagers, among four remanded for murder of Mon Repos handyman

Oct 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Teenagers, among four remanded for murder of Mon Repos handyman

men, including two teenagers, were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murder of 30-year old handyman, Christopher Swamy. Swamy was shot dead when gunmen launched an attack...

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