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Dual citizenship…Greenidge should not act as President; must resign ministerial post – PPP General Secretary

Mar 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Dual citizenship…Greenidge should not act as President; must resign ministerial post – PPP General Secretary

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, is not eligible to act as President of Guyana. Further, Jagdeo...

Sans Souci Jaguars capture WCC/Farmers Cup T20 title

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sans Souci Jaguars capture WCC/Farmers Cup T20 title

Sans Souci Jaguars produced an outstanding display to thrash Zeelandia by 10 wickets in the final of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee/Farmers Cup T20 tournament on Sunday last. Sans Souci Jaguars’...

Region Six makes light work of Region Ten in Sports exchange

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region Six makes light work of Region Ten in Sports exchange

The Regional Democratic Councils of Region Ten and Six recently met in what is being described as the inaugural Inter RDC Sports Games. The meet which was held in Linden saw RDC employees from...

Queensway Security Service Inc. maintains support of GSSF Steel Challenge

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Queensway Security Service Inc. maintains support of GSSF Steel Challenge

Queensway Security Service Inc. for the 4th successive year has maintained support the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) Steel Challenge Tier 1 Shooting competition. The leading security...

Opportunity abounds for 16 teams in Concacaf Nations League B

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Opportunity abounds for 16 teams in Concacaf Nations League B

Las Vegas, Nevada – With 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying in the books, teams from around the region can turn their attention to their respective Group in League play. League B is the...

NSBF 2019 Regional Conference bounces off in Berbice this weekend

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSBF 2019 Regional Conference bounces off in Berbice this weekend

The first of six Conferences of the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) will bounce off tomorrow in New Amsterdam, Berbice at the Vryman’s Ervin Basketball Court while action on...

Lennox Braithwaite wins GuyanaNRA Spoon Shoot

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lennox Braithwaite wins GuyanaNRA Spoon Shoot

Top Guyana and West Indies marksman Lennox Braithwaite won the Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) first Spoon Shoot on Sunday last at the Timehri Rifle Ranges, Yarrowkabra, Linden...

Guyana grouped with Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda and ArubaInaugural Concacaf Nations League draw held in Las Vegas

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana grouped with Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda and ArubaInaugural Concacaf Nations League draw held in Las Vegas

Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) on Wednesday night conducted the official draw for the 2019 Concacaf Nations League, at the Chelsea...

GFF Elite League Season 4Defending champs Fruta Conquerors knocks debutants Santos for four

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Elite League Season 4Defending champs Fruta Conquerors knocks debutants Santos for four

By Franklin Wilson Fruta Conquerors opened their quest to successfully defend their Guyana Football Federation Elite League championship with a solid 4-0 whipping of debutants Santos on Wednesday...

Congratulations to new CWI President

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Congratulations to new CWI President

Dear Editor, On the morning of Sunday 24th day of March,2019,the skies were blue with brilliant sunshine and a well prepared (AGM) of cricket West Indies held at the Kingston Jamaica Pegasus, where a...

The system needs to be fixed

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The system needs to be fixed

The government’s hosting of a massive outreach at the Square of the Revolution was a bad idea on every count. The outreach has backfired on the government, with members of the public having to...

STAG Beer Easter Fustal tournament launched

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG Beer Easter Fustal tournament launched

Thirty-two teams will be action from this weekend following the launch of the STAG Easter Futsal Festival yesterday at the sponsor’s; Ansa McAl, head office at Beterverwagting, East Coast...

Blaze Regional Women’s T20King, Cooper 50s overshadows Campbell’s *77; T&T beat Guyana by 5 wickets at Providence

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blaze Regional Women’s T20King, Cooper 50s overshadows Campbell’s *77; T&T beat Guyana by 5 wickets at Providence

Story and photos by Sean Devers A masterful unbeaten 77 from 26-year-old Guyana Captain Shemaine Campbell was overshadowed by fifties from Player-of-the-Match Stacy-Ann King and Britney Cooper as...

61st Caribbean Table Tennis ChampionshipGuyana settles for silver in women’s doubles and bronze in mixed and men’s doubles

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 61st Caribbean Table Tennis ChampionshipGuyana settles for silver in women’s doubles and bronze in mixed and men’s doubles

The home supporters that littered the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Homestretch Avenue last evening had much to cheer about as they saw the local contingent capture three medals after a very...

Man accused of stabbing wife to undergo psychiatric evaluation

Mar 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man accused of stabbing wife to undergo psychiatric evaluation

A taxi driver who has been accused of attempting to murder his reputed wife by stabbing her about the body was on Wednesday instructed to undergo a psychiatric evaluation by Chief Magistrate Ann...

Mabaruma focuses on ports of entry to boost tourism

Mar 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mabaruma focuses on ports of entry to boost tourism

The township of Mabaruma is setting its eyes on its two main ports of entry to boost its tourism sector. Known to be the Administrative Centre of Region One, Barima/Waini, Mabaruma was one of...

Miner claims new Mahdia Magistrate’s Court being constructed on his property

Mar 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miner claims new Mahdia Magistrate’s Court being constructed on his property

A miner from Ann’s Grove Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara is claiming that the new Mahdia Magistrate’s Court is being constructed on a plot of land that was allotted to him for mining...

The reason African Guyanese intellectuals are afraid of the ESD topic

Mar 29, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The reason African Guyanese intellectuals are afraid of the ESD topic

This country has produced top class African economists who can be found around the world in substantial positions. I recently ran into one of them at his father’s wake; Kwame James, the son...

West Dem. School Welfare Unit hosts parenting workshop on drug and sexual abuseIt’s no secret that the issues of substance and sexual abuse in our school are on the increase.

Mar 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on West Dem. School Welfare Unit hosts parenting workshop on drug and sexual abuseIt’s no secret that the issues of substance and sexual abuse in our school are on the increase.

As such, the School Welfare Unit (Ministry of Education, Region 3) just yesterday conducted its ‘Parents Involvement Workshop’ to heighten the involvement of parents, as it attempts to...