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DCC capture GCA/NBS second division 40-oiver title following 49-run win over GCC

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC capture GCA/NBS second division 40-oiver title following 49-run win over GCC

By Zaheer Mohamed Despite a courageous unbeaten 53 from Deonarine Seegobin, host Demerara Cricket Club defeated arch-rivals Georgetown Cricket Club by 49 runs to win the final of the Georgetown...

Penalties under Integrity Commission Act needs strengthening – Commission Chair

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Penalties under Integrity Commission Act needs strengthening – Commission Chair

With hundreds of public officers still to declare their assets to the Integrity Commission, there is the view that the penalties need to be strengthened. The Commission’s Chairman, Kumar Doraisami,...

Limited overs squads for India selected – Four Guyanese in ODI …Hetymer, Rutherford in T20 squad

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limited overs squads for India selected – Four Guyanese in ODI …Hetymer, Rutherford in T20 squad

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Regal, Vnet, Noble House Sea foods & Cascadia Hotel Left-handed batsman and part-time left-arm spinner, 25 year-old Chanderpaul Hemraj is set to...

KMTC Pre Diwali race meet set for October 21 at Bush Lot

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on KMTC Pre Diwali race meet set for October 21 at Bush Lot

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) will be hosting its annual Pre-Diwali race meet on October 21 at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice. Six races are carded for the day with the feature attraction...

42 Years since Cubana Air Disaster commemorated

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 42 Years since Cubana Air Disaster commemorated

Forty-two years have passed since two bombs detonated on Cuban Airline Flight 455, causing it to crash into the sea off the coast of Barbados, killing all 73 passengers and crew. Eleven of the...

Mother of prisoner hurls death threats at Magistrate, cops and reporters

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of prisoner hurls death threats at Magistrate, cops and reporters

An irate mother of a former soldier who is currently before the court after police allegedly busted him with an illegal gun and ammunition, last Friday caused havoc at the Georgetown...

Flying Stars CC/Kadir Mohamed Ounce of Gold Race set for Sunday

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flying Stars CC/Kadir Mohamed Ounce of Gold Race set for Sunday

Cyclists are gearing up to face off again on Sunday next when the 7th edition of the Flying Stars Cycle Club (FSCC) organised Kadir Mohamed Memorial Ounce of Gold Cycle Road Race comes off; sponsored...

Trial begins for two accused of murdering watchman behind mandir

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Trial begins for two accused of murdering watchman behind mandir

Two men who were teenagers back in 2013 when the crime was committed, are on trial in the Berbice High Court for murder before Justice Priya Sewnarine Beharry and a mixed Jury. The two -Shivnarine...

Den Amstel shaping up to host Hamilton Green Inter-Ward Cup -32 teams invited

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Den Amstel shaping up to host Hamilton Green Inter-Ward Cup -32 teams invited

The community of Den Amstel situated on the West Coast of Demerara is shaping up to host one of the biggest sporting events on the West Side later this month. The event set to kick off on October 21...

Ballerz Entertainment 5-a-side Soft Shoe Football resumes today

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ballerz Entertainment 5-a-side Soft Shoe Football resumes today

Ballerz Entertainment GT Beer-sponsored 5-a-side Soft Shoe Football Competition which is being run on a Round Robin/ Knockout basis is set to resume today with playoff action, at the Mocha Community...

Mass Drug Administration to eradicate filaria by 2027

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mass Drug Administration to eradicate filaria by 2027

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has amplified its efforts to eradicate filaria by the year 2027. In collaboration with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), and the World Health...

Hand in Hand MF&LI Annual NPCM… Anthony tops field in feature race; Hodge takes juvenile contest

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand in Hand MF&LI Annual NPCM… Anthony tops field in feature race; Hodge takes juvenile contest

By Franklin Wilson Linden’s Michael Anthony stopped the clock at One hour 19 Minutes 14.36 Seconds to win the feature School Boys and invitational 35-lap race when the 14th edition of the Hand in...

The Plumbeous Ibis

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Plumbeous Ibis

The plumbeous ibis Theristicus caerulescens, also formerly called the blue ibis, is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America. This notably large ibis measures...

CONSUMER CONCERNS: PHASING OUT THE PRIVATE LESSON SYSTEM

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS: PHASING OUT THE PRIVATE LESSON SYSTEM

by PAT DIAL The subject of Education is of perennial concern to parents and consumers as a whole. It is acutely so at the beginning of the school year and continues throughout the first term of...

60 horror stories of rape

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 60 horror stories of rape

By Leonard Gildarie Today, my daughter, Ciara, is 10. I am taking her out later and she will have a good time. I look at her and I see the love and trust in her eyes. Her innocent hugs are something...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS: GNBS OFFERS TRACEABLE AND AFFORDABLE MEASUREMENT CALIBRATION SERVICES TO INDUSTRY

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS: GNBS OFFERS TRACEABLE AND AFFORDABLE MEASUREMENT CALIBRATION SERVICES TO INDUSTRY

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) as the National Metrology (Measurement) Institute (NMI), offers a wide range of calibration services to meet the needs of industry, regulators, and...

NIS pays out $82.6M to CARICOM pensioners

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NIS pays out $82.6M to CARICOM pensioners

The state-controlled, National Insurance Scheme, says it has paid out over $82M in old age pensions to CARICOM nationals. Speaking during the recent 49th anniversary celebrations, General Manager...

Finance Minister tours KSM Investments Inc.

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister tours KSM Investments Inc.

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, continued his series of visits to local enterprises, on October 4, to KSM Investments Inc., at Good Hope on the East Coast Demerara. The visits are part of...

Canadian power company further retained to strengthen GPL’s management

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian power company further retained to strengthen GPL’s management

A Canadian company, Manitoba Hydro International Limited, that has been working to strengthen the management of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. is set to be here longer. Cabinet at its Sub-Committee...

NIS looks to clampdown in outlying areas -$24M collected from oil & gas employees for year

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NIS looks to clampdown in outlying areas -$24M collected from oil & gas employees for year

As Guyana moves nearer to a 2020 start in oil, the 49-year-old National Insurance Scheme (NIS) said it has started to collect contributions from the sector, General Manager, Holly Greaves, during the...

Lethem gets EPA approval for sanitary landfill site

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem gets EPA approval for sanitary landfill site

─ Once out of hand dumpsite in Lethem now under control The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a conditional approval to the Mayor and Town Council of Lethem, Region Nine, as the...

A girl named Naomi, or three countries and a ‘Hafu’

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A girl named Naomi, or three countries and a ‘Hafu’

By Dennis Nichols It’s a break from things Guyanese today, except to say that a month ago few of us may have known the name Naomi Osaka. Tennis buffs maybe. But on September 8 last, this...

CHPA orders Shamnarine Narine to cease construction at Ruimveldt

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CHPA orders Shamnarine Narine to cease construction at Ruimveldt

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) has served notice on Shamnarine Narine, of Guyana Tractor and Equipment Company (Guytrac) for unauthorized construction at Plot ‘HN’ Industrial...

How a mother’s battle with breast cancer inspired her daughter’s advocacy

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on How a mother’s battle with breast cancer inspired her daughter’s advocacy

By Feona Morrison and Tiana Cole Her mother was diagnosed with Stage Two breast cancer about a decade ago, and what they both experienced during her time of sickness has created a lasting...

Serious questions about Sam Hinds ‘moral authority’ in call for equal treatment for sugar and bauxite workers

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Serious questions about Sam Hinds ‘moral authority’ in call for equal treatment for sugar and bauxite workers

Politicians make a fundamental mistake thinking they are invincible, and the table would never turn. This fact is exemplified in Sam Hinds’ letters which he always signs off as “Former...

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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