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Exciting times ahead for Windies, says Estwick

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Exciting times ahead for Windies, says Estwick

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Despite a recent disappointing record in One-Day Internationals, assistant coach Roddy Estwick believes the signs are there that West Indies are about to turn around their...

Guyana inks air services agreement with Saudi Arabia, Spain, Germany, 15 other states

Dec 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana inks air services agreement with Saudi Arabia, Spain, Germany, 15 other states

Guyana participated in the 12th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN2019) which was held in Aqaba, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from December 2,...

‘592 Beer Inter-Village Football Festival’ quarterfinal set for tomorrow

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘592 Beer Inter-Village Football Festival’ quarterfinal set for tomorrow

With the quarterfinal round for the ‘592 Beer Inter-Village Football Festival’ slated for tomorrow, the tournament coordinator Eon Havercome has disclosed that the event will officially conclude...

Non-consensual penetration by an object is still rape-Sexual Offences Act

Dec 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Non-consensual penetration by an object is still rape-Sexual Offences Act

The legal definition of rape has changed over the years; it does not only consist of the non-consensual penetration of the vagina by a penis. A recent incident in which a mother and daughter...

ASATT Invitational Swimming Championship T&T – Day 2

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on ASATT Invitational Swimming Championship T&T – Day 2

Elliott Gonsalves takes 200m breast gold; Monique Watson captures silver Team Dorado Speed Swim Club’s Monique Watson and Elliott Gonsalves captured gold and silver medals on day two of the Amateur...

BACIF officially hands over GFF Super 16 Trophy

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BACIF officially hands over GFF Super 16 Trophy

Described as a work of art and craftsmanship At a simple but significant handing over ceremony yesterday at the Brass Aluminum and Cast Iron Foundry Ltd., West Ruimveldt, Business Area, Managing...

U.S. funds project on transparency and good governance in the extractive industries

Dec 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. funds project on transparency and good governance in the extractive industries

To promote transparency and good governance in the extractive industries, the United States Agency for International Development announces a US$500 million Extractive Industries Transparency Project....

One game played in latest Trophy Stall, Upper Corentyne U19 50 overs cricket

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on One game played in latest Trophy Stall, Upper Corentyne U19 50 overs cricket

Three matches were scheduled but only one was complete when fourth round matches were played in the Trophy Stall and Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) Under-19 Inter Club Cricket Tournament...

Play Tennis Course concludes today

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Play Tennis Course concludes today

The Guyana Tennis Association four days ‘Play Tennis Course’ is set to conclude today. The course commenced on December 11th and concludes today December 14th, 2019 at the National Racket Centre....

GMMAKA holds Annual Karate Awards for students and executives members

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMMAKA holds Annual Karate Awards for students and executives members

The Guyana Mixed Marital Arts Karate Association (GMMAKA) held its annual awards and ceremony recently where students and executive members were given special awards for their hard work and...

A dedicated task

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A dedicated task

“The mother of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz has turned her life into a shrine to his memory” (New York Post October 13). Junior was a teenager mistakenly identified, hunted down, and...

Inaugural Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ officially launched

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inaugural Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ officially launched

Amid much anticipation and excitement, the inaugural Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ was officially launched yesterday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. The three day...

KFC Schools Football starts today at GFF Training facility Providence

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on KFC Schools Football starts today at GFF Training facility Providence

By Sean Devers The second annual KFC Goodwill Schools Football Tournament will commence today with two matches from 13:00hrs at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Training Facility at Providence....

UK election results: The poor are suicidal

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on UK election results: The poor are suicidal

Why would any working class UK citizen look at the manifesto of the Labour Party in the just concluded election and vote for the Conservative Party? Well they did. The election results were a tale of...

4 Million Tonnes of Sugar!

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on 4 Million Tonnes of Sugar!

DEAR EDITOR, The title says it all. Due to a shortfall of beet sugar in the USA which was caused by weather and other factors beyond the control of growers in the USA, there is now a need to increase...

Sustainability of the Sugar Industry – 2019 and beyond

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sustainability of the Sugar Industry – 2019 and beyond

DEAR EDITOR, ‘The most sustainable sugar industry in the English–speaking Caribbean’ Sugar producers in the English –speaking Caribbean are: Jamaica Belize Barbados Guyana It is to be noted...

Impounded cow at Den Amstel police station

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Impounded cow at Den Amstel police station

DEAR EDITOR, For approximately three weeks now I have noticed a cow, which I believe had been impounded, in the Den Amstel Police Station yard. Throughout this period it has been tethered in one...

Direct election of the prime minister

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Direct election of the prime minister

DEAR EDITOR, As Boris Johnson won the election in the United Kingdom, it made me think of the need for Guyana to elect its prime minister directly. I expected him to win because the narrative he told...

These two developments are significant in their own right

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on These two developments are significant in their own right

DEAR EDITOR, Two recent developments have taken the spotlight in the international media. The first is the Conservative Party’s victory in Britain and the second, the likely impeachment of...

I regret any confusion my statement might have caused

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I regret any confusion my statement might have caused

DEAR EDITOR, Please note that in my letter, published in your papers on December 12, 2019, I stated that Professor Ellis was a staffer at the US Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana. I write to correct that...

Foreign Affairs, the G77, ACP, Sugar and the President

Dec 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Foreign Affairs, the G77, ACP, Sugar and the President

DEAR EDITOR, On the cusp of the strong possibility of a change of government in Guyana, the Granger caretaker administration has made a number of unbelievably wrong moves on the international arena....

Liza I and 2 US$10B bill must be fully scrutinised

Dec 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Liza I and 2 US$10B bill must be fully scrutinised

– Jagdeo calls for public release of field development plan Pull Quote: “They gave a bill and are we satisfied that that money was actually spent, that we have to pay back for? We have to go...

Police eye Lamaha St. railway embankment to relocate city bus parks

Dec 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police eye Lamaha St. railway embankment to relocate city bus parks

As Guyana continues to battle increasing congestion especially in the city, and East and West Demerara, the police force is examining a number of options. One of them is removing the bus parks from...

‘Change Guyana’ Region 10 policy mirrors APNU+AFC’s 2015 manifesto

Dec 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Change Guyana’ Region 10 policy mirrors APNU+AFC’s 2015 manifesto

The recently launched political party ‘Change Guyana’ has been heavily critical of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the AP NU+AFC Government for failing to honour their promises to the...

GNBA considers temporary ban for divisive elections rhetoric

Dec 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA considers temporary ban for divisive elections rhetoric

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is considering serious sanctions for errant broadcasters, who continually defy the rules for responsible dissemination of information during the...

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