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AAG final Carifta Trials Over 200 athletes expected at Leonora this weekend

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG final Carifta Trials Over 200 athletes expected at Leonora this weekend

The Amateur Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host their final Carifta trials this weekend at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC), Leonora with over 200 athletes expected to be part...

Tuschen, LBI triumph in latest round of MYO Inter Jamaat 15 overs Softball Cricket

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tuschen, LBI triumph in latest round of MYO Inter Jamaat 15 overs Softball Cricket

Tuschen Train Station Masjid and La Bonne Intention (LBI) recorded victories when the play in the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) Inter-Jamaat 15-over softball competition continued on Sunday last at...

ECCC/SPR Enterprise 40-over Tourney Two centuries, one six-wicket haul highlight latest action

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECCC/SPR Enterprise 40-over Tourney Two centuries, one six-wicket haul highlight latest action

This year’s edition of the East Coast Cricket Committee/SPR Enterprise 40 overs cricket tournament continued last Sunday with several matches. At Ogle; Ogle SC Blasters defeated Lusignan S C (B) by...

Work on synthetic tracks moving apace Athletes in Regions 6 and 10 to benefit

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Work on synthetic tracks moving apace Athletes in Regions 6 and 10 to benefit

Infrastructural works on the Synthetic Tracks’ in Region 6 (East Berbice Corentyne) and 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) are moving apace for completion this year, according to Director of Sport,...

Amrit Rai Memorial T20 Maxwell unbeaten ton hands MMZ comfortable win

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amrit Rai Memorial T20 Maxwell unbeaten ton hands MMZ comfortable win

Captain Jermain Maxwell scored his fourth century as Meten-Meer Zorg (MMZ) Future Youths defeated Leguan by 155 runs when play in the FAB Mining sponsored Amrit Rai Memorial T20 tournament continued...

South Turkeyen Sports Committee 5-a-side football set for Sunday

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Turkeyen Sports Committee 5-a-side football set for Sunday

South Turkeyen Sports Committee and Blackwater Football Club will be hosting a 5-a-side small goal football and penalty shootout competition starting at 09:00hrs at East Ruimveldt School Compound....

CWI Regional female 50-over tourney bowls off on March 17

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI Regional female 50-over tourney bowls off on March 17

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Female Regional 50-over and T20 tournaments will be hosted this year in Guyana, with six teams competing for the coveted titles. The to urnament will commence on...

Jagdeo considers legal action to force GECOM’s hand

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo considers legal action to force GECOM’s hand

The Opposition is considering taking legal action, to force the hand of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), to start preparations for General and Regional Elections. At a press conference,...

Mystery fire destroys D Field home-owner says cops failed to investigate woman’s threats to torch his property

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery fire destroys D Field home-owner says cops failed to investigate woman’s threats to torch his property

‘D’ Field Sophia resident, Quincy Benn, says that he would have still had his home today, had ranks at the Turkeyen Police Station investigated claims he had repeatedly made about a woman...

$50,000 fine, jail for heavy equipment driving on roadway

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $50,000 fine, jail for heavy equipment driving on roadway

Yesterday, around 12:50 pm, a Laverda rice harvester was traveling along the Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. According to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, its National Task Force...

Over 200 small businesses not registered with GRA, NIS, Deeds Registry –IDB Report reveals

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Over 200 small businesses not registered with GRA, NIS, Deeds Registry –IDB Report reveals

By Kiana Wilburg A study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found that there are more than 200 small and medium scale businesses that are not registered with the Guyana Revenue...

19-yr-old charged with killing Guyanese in St. Lucia

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 19-yr-old charged with killing Guyanese in St. Lucia

St Lucia (St. Lucia Times) – A 19-year-old has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of Guyanese national, Michael Pooran, last month. The incident occurred at...

MoE moves closer to introducing robotics in primary schools … senior officials witness the first demonstration

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on MoE moves closer to introducing robotics in primary schools … senior officials witness the first demonstration

The Ministry of Education (MoE) late last year announced that for the first time in Guyana’s history, robotics will be introduced to all primary schools across the country. This undertaking is one...

Another batch of Cadet Corps promoted

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Another batch of Cadet Corps promoted

Another batch of members of the Guyana National Cadet Corps (GNCC) who have displayed the commitment and dedication to lead has been promoted. Apart from their commitment to lead, the Cadets have...

Canada supports Guyana on Venez. border controversy

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Canada supports Guyana on Venez. border controversy

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday met with Michael Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas in the Ministry of Global Affairs of Canada at the Ministry of the Presidency....

Guyanese man killed, burned in Georgia

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man killed, burned in Georgia

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) – DeKalb Police are searching for the person who killed a 58-year-old father of six and burned his body. Loved ones identify the man as Darnley Colin...

Sorrel juice, cranberry juice, western domination and copyright laws

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sorrel juice, cranberry juice, western domination and copyright laws

In my thirty years of newspaper commentary, last year was the only year I did not do my customary year in review series. At the beginning of 2019, there just wasn’t space to accommodate the series....

Women in Business expo attracts many first time exhibitors

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Women in Business expo attracts many first time exhibitors

“Next level and elevation is what I was feeling throughout the preparation for this year’s event and we got that. I must thank God and all who made it possible,” Sonia Noel said, over...

Police stage walkabout in Linden

Mar 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police stage walkabout in Linden

‘We have to do this more often!’…Commander Linden Lord Commander of E Division, Linden Lord, and a team, including members of the Wisroc Police youth group did a walk about in Block 22,...

Democracy in reverse

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Democracy in reverse

The fate of the nation hangs in the balance. No agreement was reached in Wednesday’s meeting between the President and the Leader of the Opposition. The meeting should not have been held. Why does...

Teachers, strive to make a positive difference for women through education

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Teachers, strive to make a positive difference for women through education

DEAR EDITOR, International Women’s Day is a day set aside to globally celebrate women’s social, cultural, economical, political, professional and even personal achievements. Women are recognized...

Let’s all help create a #BalanceforBetter world

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s all help create a #BalanceforBetter world

DEAR EDITOR, We believe that balance drives a better world for all. Therefore collective action is key for promoting an environment where the rights of women are recognized as human rights and gender...

Guyana now firmly on path for an illegal government

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana now firmly on path for an illegal government

DEAR EDITOR, In just about two weeks, Guyana becomes a dictatorship. The passage of the No-Confidence Motion on December 21st, 2018 set Guyana on a path to new General and Regional Elections. The...

Can a no confidence vote really remove a President and his Cabinet?

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can a no confidence vote really remove a President and his Cabinet?

DEAR EDITOR, The Leader of the Opposition is mistaken in his assertions and belief that a constitutional crisis exists, that the government will be illegal if elections are not held by 21...

Let democracy speak for itself

Mar 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let democracy speak for itself

DEAR EDITOR, We stand at a momentous period of Guyanese history; the first of its kind. And as such, our ignorance and complacency (with regards to elections) must be understood and forgiven. I’d...

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The Opposition is engaged in self-sabotage

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- You know, I never thought I’d see the day when elections in Guyana would become something... more