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Man committed to High Court for murder of Timehri youth

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man committed to High Court for murder of Timehri youth

Twenty-two year-old Rickland Bovell will face a murder trial in the High Court after he was yesterday committed to do so, for the murder of 17-year-old David Toney, of Alliance Road, Timehri, East...

Handyman commits robbery one day after appearing in court

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Handyman commits robbery one day after appearing in court

A handyman who was charged for four counts of robbery underarms in June, and was released on bail for those charges, yesterday stood in the prisoners’ dock before another magistrate after he was...

15 LED streetlights for Burma ─ road works to commence when rains ease

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 15 LED streetlights for Burma ─ road works to commence when rains ease

“It is a good gesture by the government. It is a good gesture for them to come forward to look after the road because, with roads in the community, it is a sign of development,” said Ivor...

Supermarket manager discharged of attempted murder

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Supermarket manager discharged of attempted murder

Yesterday as the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) against the manager of FreshCo Supermarket, Xino Xi Qu, who was charged for attempting to murder Gregory Sanmoogan, came to a close, the defendant was...

1% royalty subject to cost recovery equals zero

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on 1% royalty subject to cost recovery equals zero

I don’t want to hear about any more oil discoveries. The more oil discoveries we have, the more we are being robbed. Guyana is being recolonised by the oil companies. The agreements which have been...

GPL forced to reschedule projects due to repairs of damaged submarine cable – Mid Year report

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GPL forced to reschedule projects due to repairs of damaged submarine cable – Mid Year report

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) was forced to reschedule some of its capital projects to facilitate repairs to its damaged submarine cables, a mid-year financial report on the agency highlighted....

Age is not a barrier: Top 10 performer writes CSEC at 14 ─ wants to be a doctor

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Age is not a barrier: Top 10 performer writes CSEC at 14 ─ wants to be a doctor

“You don’t really feel the difference because after awhile you just blend in, and you don’t really remember who is what age,” said 14-year old Manoj Lachhman, who claimed his rightful place...

Tropical Shipping continues ‘invaluable’ motorsport support

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tropical Shipping continues ‘invaluable’ motorsport support

Tropical shipping continues to share an invaluable partnership with motorsport locally, the shipping provider yesterday, assisted with three 40ft containers for Guyanese cars headed to Barbados next...

Twenty Person Guyana Squad Departs for 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Twenty Person Guyana Squad Departs for 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

A 20-person National U17 shortlisted squad has departed Guyana yesterday for Curacao to compete in the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship first-round Qualifiers which began on August 17...

Tickets sale for GAW CPL home matches commences

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tickets sale for GAW CPL home matches commences

Fans can now purchase tickets for the Guyana Amazon Warriors first three home matches at the local box office at 238 Camp and Quamina Streets, Georgetown. The sale of tickets here commenced yesterday...

The Nand Persaud Group of Companies expresses appreciation

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Nand Persaud Group of Companies expresses appreciation

The Nand Persaud Group of Companies along with its Sky Plus Incorporated Promotion Group once again extends gratitude to all those who assisted in making their 8th, one day horserace meet as success....

Teams rewarded for efforts at REAL Sports Entertainment Group Masters tourney

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teams rewarded for efforts at REAL Sports Entertainment Group Masters tourney

The REAL Sports Entertainment Group masters football tournament concluded recently at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue where Club 45 were crowned champions after gaining a walk over...

Over 800 migrant Venezuelan children now in school -teachers to be trained in English as a second language

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Over 800 migrant Venezuelan children now in school -teachers to be trained in English as a second language

Nineteen teachers will soon commence training, which will equip them with the necessary skills to teach English as a second language to children of Venezuelan migrants in Barima-Waini (Region One)....

Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach accepts new role; tenders resignation New Interim Head Coach appointed for CNL campaign

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach accepts new role; tenders resignation New Interim Head Coach appointed for CNL campaign

The Senior Men’s National Team’s Head Coach Michael Johnson has accepted a position in England that will be announced soon and thus has tendered his resignation to the Guyana Football Federation...

GCOS assists Table Tennis player, Persaud

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCOS assists Table Tennis player, Persaud

The Guyana Committee of Service’s mandate is to assist sportsmen and sports women along with the performing arts, and yesterday they continued with a contribution to Danish Persaud, who will be...

Only 11 multi-drug resistant TB cases recorded thus far for 2019 -Guyana likely on course to not reach WHO’s projected 30 cases

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Only 11 multi-drug resistant TB cases recorded thus far for 2019 -Guyana likely on course to not reach WHO’s projected 30 cases

Guyana is currently winning the battle against the multi-drug resistant [MDR] strain of tuberculosis [TB]. Well at least this is based on information contained in the recently released Mid-Year...

GAPLF Raw National Championships set for this Sunday at Saints

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPLF Raw National Championships set for this Sunday at Saints

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) will host its Raw National Championships this Sunday, August 25th, 2019 at St. Stanislaus College Auditorium, Brickdam Georgetown. According to a...

JetBlue planning team to arrive in Guyana in Sept.

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on JetBlue planning team to arrive in Guyana in Sept.

“They will be mounting a mission next month… the first or second week of next month. They will start looking at things like facilities, hotels, staffing,” said Minister of Public Infrastructure...

CAREBACO Junior Under-19 International Championship 2019 Guyanese players finish with 5-gold and 1-bronze

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CAREBACO Junior Under-19 International Championship 2019 Guyanese players finish with 5-gold and 1-bronze

On Day Four, Sunday last, at the CAREBACO Junior Under-19 International Badminton Championship which was played at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in St. Michael Barbados August 15-18, the outstanding...

Best performers from UWI World Universities T20 tournament to train with CPL teams

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Best performers from UWI World Universities T20 tournament to train with CPL teams

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is continuing its support of aspiring young cricketers. Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to support...

Italian coalition breakup proves the AFC is a fraud

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Italian coalition breakup proves the AFC is a fraud

Right next to the AFC’s head office, is the house of Raymond and Dawn Persaud, two very good friends of mine. They have a snackette in front of their house and with other friends, I spend many...

CGI Issues Revamped Academy Contract Structure Competitive 3-Tier Contracts for 2019/2020 Season

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CGI Issues Revamped Academy Contract Structure Competitive 3-Tier Contracts for 2019/2020 Season

Cricket Guyana Inc. continues to lead the way in formulating and enhancing the territorial professional Franchise structure, with comparative 3-tier contract system as done with the Regional...

Digitisation, data protection feature at major telecoms meeting in Trinidad

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Digitisation, data protection feature at major telecoms meeting in Trinidad

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) recently focused on the digital transformation of the Caribbean region – and its own role – when several of its personnel attended the 35th...

2019 Courts 10k launched

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2019 Courts 10k launched

Athletes will be licking their lips as the lucrative and annual Courts 10k road race is back and will run off on Sunday, September 15. The ninth edition of the event was launched yesterday at the...

Winfield Braithwaite C’bean Schoolboys & Juniors Boxing C/Ships Guyana win 4th successive title with 11 Gold & 2 silver, T&T finish 2nd

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Winfield Braithwaite C’bean Schoolboys & Juniors Boxing C/Ships Guyana win 4th successive title with 11 Gold & 2 silver, T&T finish 2nd

By Sean Devers While a far from capacity crowd, the final night of the Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys & Juniors Boxing Championships on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson National Sports...