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Trini suspect captured after 9 months on run for shooting death of Guyanese

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trini suspect captured after 9 months on run for shooting death of Guyanese

(Trinidad Guardian) – After nine months on the run, the suspect in the murder of Guyanese national, Khemraj Persaud, is now in police custody. The Trinidadian national was arrested as he pulled...

Police Officers’ Conference begins today

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police Officers’ Conference begins today

Under the theme, “Forging ahead with professionalism and Intelligence-led policing in collaboration with stakeholders,” the annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Police Force is set to...

Compliance for vehicle transfer not required from next month; fees hiked

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Compliance for vehicle transfer not required from next month; fees hiked

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to start collecting higher fees for the transfer of vehicles in the new month. According to the authority, effective February 1, 2017, the fees for the transfer...

Serena ousts Konta to set-up Lucic-Baroni reunion

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Serena ousts Konta to set-up Lucic-Baroni reunion

MELBOURNE (Reuters) Serena Williams remained on course for her 23rd grand slam title by quelling the challenge of in-form Briton Johanna Konta 6-2 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open...

Bolt loses Olympic relay gold after Jamaica’s Carter tests positive

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bolt loses Olympic relay gold after Jamaica’s Carter tests positive

(Reuters) Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals and his perfect triple treble of Games’ sprint victories after team mate Nesta Carter was found guilty of...

Preview Regional Super50 Jaguars, Scorpions clash today Both teams look to rebound from first round defeats

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preview Regional Super50 Jaguars, Scorpions clash today Both teams look to rebound from first round defeats

By Sean Devers in Barbados In Association with Bounty Supermarket, Vnet Communications, Life Time Reality & Ming’s Products & Services After suffering first round defeats on Tuesday both...

Yassin writes UCI asking for further intervention in cycling imbroglio

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Yassin writes UCI asking for further intervention in cycling imbroglio

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K.A. Juman Yassin has responded to the letter from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), which recognised Horace Burrowes as the legitimate...

Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition Georgetown hosts teams from the East

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition Georgetown hosts teams from the East

A double header is planned for this evening as action in the Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition resumes, at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground. In the opening encounter,...

Lawrence Simon returns as LABA president following AGM and biennial elections

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lawrence Simon returns as LABA president following AGM and biennial elections

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will be led by Lawrence Simon for another two years after being re-elected unanimously to serve when the six affiliated clubs voted en bloc for the...

Umpires Reifer and Williams appointed for ICC Women’s Tournament

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Umpires Reifer and Williams appointed for ICC Women’s Tournament

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Two West Indian umpires have been named to stand in the qualification tournament for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017. Leslie...

Blyden, Jacobs make donation to Stella Maris Primary

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blyden, Jacobs make donation to Stella Maris Primary

Stella Maris Primary School on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown was the recipient of a quantity of books, crayons and learning charts donated by cricketers Travis Blyden and Steven Jacobs on Tuesday....

Preparations continue for Guyana Cup rematch three

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations continue for Guyana Cup rematch three

With just about a month to go before race day, horseracing fans, eager for a day of top class racing, are already beginning to pool their resources in anticipation of the third annual Guyana Cup...

Bank of Nova Scotia pumps $762,000 into RHTY&SC, M.S activities for 2017

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bank of Nova Scotia pumps $762,000 into RHTY&SC, M.S activities for 2017

The Bank of Nova Scotia for the ninth consecutive year has strengthened its highly successful relationship with Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports...

Strengthening of Governance policies needed as… 58% of region’s populace overweight, 140 million obese – FAO, PAHO/WHO

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Strengthening of Governance policies needed as… 58% of region’s populace overweight, 140 million obese – FAO, PAHO/WHO

The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) yesterday presented their new joint report: “The...

Thieves attack Crane family, escape with raw gold

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves attack Crane family, escape with raw gold

A 24-year-old man and his mother were robbed around 20:20 hrs on Tuesday when four armed bandits barged into their Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara home. The victims have been identified as...

Way paved for Ed Ahmad sentencing

Jan 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Way paved for Ed Ahmad sentencing

…as former senator he secretly recorded for FBI gets 5 years A former New York senator, who has roots in Guyana, was yesterday jailed for five years, in a case that implicated politicians and...

Pradoville Two and Guyana Cricket World Cup Inc issues… AG provides no clarity on selection process for special prosecutors

Jan 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pradoville Two and Guyana Cricket World Cup Inc issues… AG provides no clarity on selection process for special prosecutors

Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams is yet to provide clarity on the selection process for the special prosecutors chosen to ensure the effective and efficient prosecution of criminal charges into...