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Oswald House are St. Ignatius Sec. Sch. 2019 Inter House Athletics Champions

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Oswald House are St. Ignatius Sec. Sch. 2019 Inter House Athletics Champions

Oswald House emerged the new champions of the St. Ignatius Secondary School Annual Inter House Athletics and Swimming Championships defeating three other houses including last year’s champions,...

Limacol Football Tourney McArthur record second hat-trick; Timehri and Black Pearl clash tonight for final KO spot

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Football Tourney McArthur record second hat-trick; Timehri and Black Pearl clash tonight for final KO spot

Fruta Conquerors’ Nicholas McArthur netted his second hat-trick in three matches when play in the ongoing Fourth annual Limacol Football Tourney continued on Wednesday night to lead his team to an...

Way paved for Guyana, Qatar to collaborate on air services

Sep 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Way paved for Guyana, Qatar to collaborate on air services

There is an opportunity for Guyana to benefit from trade and direct links to the Persian Gulf area. On Tuesday, Guyana signed an Air Services Agreement with the State of Qatar to promote and...

Grassroots cricket given major boost as GCB/CWI unveils new programme Tourney set to commence October 15

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grassroots cricket given major boost as GCB/CWI unveils new programme Tourney set to commence October 15

By Zaheer Mohamed Cricket at the grassroots level has been given a major boost as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in collaboration with Cricket West Indies (CWI) launched its 2019 Kiddy Cricket...

US$2.2M hydro project for Kato awarded to B&J Civil Works

Sep 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US$2.2M hydro project for Kato awarded to B&J Civil Works

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday signed the contract for the “Design, Supply and Installation of 150kW Hydropower plant on the Cheung River, Kato Village, Region 8.” This contract...

KKSUC/TMT Global Inc. concludes cricket camp

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on KKSUC/TMT Global Inc. concludes cricket camp

Kwakwani United Sports Club (KKSUC) and TMT Global Inc. concluded their cricket camp in Kwakwani last Friday. The camp which commenced on September 16 was the first of its kind to be held in...

Man who allegedly set girlfriend on fire further remanded

Sep 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man who allegedly set girlfriend on fire further remanded

Twenty-five-year-old Sophia resident Wazim Perreira, who it is alleged set his girlfriend on fire, was yesterday further remanded to prison. It is alleged that on September 9, last, at Sophia, with...

GASA President visits ‘Sports Minister Dr. Norton

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA President visits ‘Sports Minister Dr. Norton

Yesterday at his Office on Main Street Georgetown, Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton met with the recently elected President of the...

Woman freed in Rose Hall robbery/murder case

Sep 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman freed in Rose Hall robbery/murder case

The woman who was on trial in the Berbice High Court on a charge of accessory after the fact, in the murder of a security guard, has been freed. Lalita Bollers, 45, of Corentyne, Berbice walked out...

GRA releases comprehensive tax exemption guide for tourism sector

Sep 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA releases comprehensive tax exemption guide for tourism sector

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in collaboration with the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana(THAG) and the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has...

Bounty Paper Towel & Solo Drink Hockey Dev. League U-20 action wraps up this weekend

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bounty Paper Towel & Solo Drink Hockey Dev. League U-20 action wraps up this weekend

The curtains will fall on the Solo Drink Under-20 Hockey Development League for males and females following this weekend’s play at the St. Stanislaus College (SSC) Ground where five matches as...

‘Beat Dem Bad’ Futsal kicks off tonight at Gymnasium

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Beat Dem Bad’ Futsal kicks off tonight at Gymnasium

The National Gymnasium, located on Mandela Avenue and Princes Street is the place for tonight’s anticipated keen rivalry among some of the top Futsal teams in and around Georgetown as the...

The monster is the government not the public servant

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The monster is the government not the public servant

If you want to see how backward this country is, then ask yourself a logical question about a letter in the newspapers by a person who signed as Louis Holder. It is not the contents of the letter...

BCB honour Grimmond and Gajnabi on West Indies debuts as 80th Anniversary celebrations continue

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB honour Grimmond and Gajnabi on West Indies debuts as 80th Anniversary celebrations continue

Since 1948, when John Trim of the Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMTC) became the first Berbician to play Test Cricket, Berbice has produced numerous players who have represented the Caribbean at the...

Leadership crises

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Leadership crises

There they are: Boris (that is English isn’t it?) over there at Number 10; next the man, who thinks he trumps all like the ace of diamonds (more like a jack of clubs); then the fellow next door,...

Power sharing as condition for extending Parliament’s life

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Power sharing as condition for extending Parliament’s life

DEAR EDITOR, Reference your front page news (September 26), it was inevitable that the President would announce a date (Oct. 10) for the return of parliament sitting to legitimise alleged date...

The pros and cons of reading online

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The pros and cons of reading online

DEAR EDITOR, Reading the papers online has its disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is that you have to scroll through the contents to see the name of the writers at the bottom of the article in...

The time for platitudes is over

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The time for platitudes is over

DEAR EDITOR, David Granger and APNU+AFC are playing dangerous, puerile and offensive games, in the process, insulting the Guyanese people, treating them as fools and jeopardising the country’s...

No further words are necessary to describe the depravity

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No further words are necessary to describe the depravity

DEAR EDITOR, You kindly published a letter by me highlighting the duplicitous nature of then Opposition Leader Mr. David Granger speaking in 2014/15 in the context of a prorogued – not an...

The Cryptomnesiac nature of Granger

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Cryptomnesiac nature of Granger

DEAR EDITOR, I am referring to an article published in another newspaper on Tuesday September 24, 2019 under the headline; “Norway releases US$50M in forest funds to Guyana”. The article exposes...

In time they will come to their senses

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on In time they will come to their senses

DEAR EDITOR, Response is being made to Paul Ramrattan’s letter with the screaming headline “A FOREWARNING – Do NOT Extend the life of the 11th Parliament” (KN 23rd...

Now is the time to turn political will into decisive action

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Now is the time to turn political will into decisive action

DEAR EDITOR, Urgent action is needed if we are to keep our planet – and our oceans – safe and habitable. This requires more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions and shift our energy...

ELECTIONS CARROT

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on ELECTIONS CARROT

DEAR EDITOR, Two hundred and seventy-eight days after the successful passage of the No-confidence motion, Out-of-time Caretaker President David Granger has once again made a temporising statement;...

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Guyana Beverages Inc. partners with GFF for Maid Marian Wheat Up Women’s Cup

Fastest growing economy and an empty stadium

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It’s a classic Guyanese tale, really. You live in the fastest growing economy in the... more