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Ronaldo wins FIFA’s player of the year award

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ronaldo wins FIFA’s player of the year award

ZURICH (Reuters) Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA’s player of the year award for the fourth time yesterday, beating his old rival Lionel Messi who was pulled out of the ceremony only a few hours earlier...

Haiti earns Gold Cup qualifying playoff spot

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Haiti earns Gold Cup qualifying playoff spot

Couva, Trinidad & Tobago – Haiti (2W-0D-0L, 6 points) remained alive for a place in this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup thanks to earning a 4-3 win after extra time over host Trinidad & Tobago...

UWI T20 in T&T… Belligerent Singh powers DCC into tomorrow’s Q/finals

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on UWI T20 in T&T… Belligerent Singh powers DCC into tomorrow’s Q/finals

By Sean Devers A couple of belligerent unbeaten half-centuries by Gajanand Singh powered an exhausted DCC line-up of Guyana to tomorrow’s Quarter-Final of the University of the West Indies (UWI)...

After a year of hectic activity the GCF proudly thumps its ‘Chess’

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on After a year of hectic activity the GCF proudly thumps its ‘Chess’

By Michael Benjamin 2017 is merely 10 days old and even as the executives and affiliates of the many Associations/Federations revel in last year’s struggles and challenges, they are also reflecting...

GTTA commits to monthly competitions to improve domestic programme

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA commits to monthly competitions to improve domestic programme

-Season serves off next week with Novices’ Challenge The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will serve off its 2017 calendar of activities with a Doubles, Novices and Fundamental Table Tennis...

Ariel, Superior Woods victorious

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ariel, Superior Woods victorious

Ariel and Superior Woods recorded victories in two softball matches played on Sunday at the Everest Cricket Club. Ariel defeated Rebel XI by four wickets in the first encounter. Batting first, Rebel...

New Magistrate assigned to Carvil Duncan trial

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New Magistrate assigned to Carvil Duncan trial

City Magistrate Fabayo Azore has been assigned by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to preside over the trial of Carvil Duncan in relation to the alleged theft of over $27,757,500 from the Guyana Power...

Ministry forges strategic partnership to fight NCDs

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry forges strategic partnership to fight NCDs

Seventy percent of the Ministry of Public Health’s budget is expended on addressing Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). It is for this reason that the Ministry is touting as imperative, the...

Magistrate to rule in ‘Six Head’ causing death trial

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate to rule in ‘Six Head’ causing death trial

Come February 2, Manx Powers, the porkknocker on trial for causing the death of popular boxer Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis by dangerous driving will know his fate. This announcement was made yesterday...

26 cases disposed of at October sessions of Criminal Assizes

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 26 cases disposed of at October sessions of Criminal Assizes

Twenty-eight matters were disposed of in the last session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) reported that the session officially ended with...

UN Women support CARICOM to address gender inequality

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on UN Women support CARICOM to address gender inequality

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Women to strengthen initiatives aimed at reducing gender inequality. The MOU...

Power in 2016; the deceptive mind

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Power in 2016; the deceptive mind

From the opening of the doors of 2016 to its closing hours, I have been repeatedly asked a particular question – why has the APNU+AFC Government performed so raggedly, incompetently, insensitively...

Guyana faces a constitutional crisis

Jan 10, 2017 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana faces a constitutional crisis

There are misguided souls who believe that it is right to correct a wrong by trampling on the law. They believe that it is just and right to remedy an unlawful act by stampeding the law. The rule of...

A nightmare ride!

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on A nightmare ride!

It appears the recent rains have halted works on Quamina Street. This section, between Camp and Waterloo, had drivers frustrated yesterday not only from the holes, but the fact that vehicles were...

$5000 bail for fraud accused

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $5000 bail for fraud accused

Colleen Kendall of Penny Lane, South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown has been released on $5,000 bail. The 57-year-old woman made an appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday and...

“Crabman” remanded for chopping off ex-lover’s hand

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Crabman” remanded for chopping off ex-lover’s hand

The suspect accused of brutally chopping his ex-lover and her mother at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, yesterday appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate...

GWI commences biological wastewater training

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GWI commences biological wastewater training

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) in collaboration with UNESCO-IHE (Delft) yesterday commenced its training programme at the Millennium Manor Hotel in Georgetown. The forum is on Biological...

Abandoned vehicles on road shoulders becoming a hazard on Berbice roads

Jan 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Abandoned vehicles on road shoulders becoming a hazard on Berbice roads

Over the years the issue of having abandoned vehicles parked and left on the road shoulders have become a topic of discussion for motorists and other persons traversing the Corentyne Public Road....

Three dead in highway smash-up

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Three dead in highway smash-up

Three people died in a head on collision on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway last evening. Two of the dead have been identified as Dextroy Griffith, 25, a mechanic attached to Roraima Airways; and David...

US$150M CJIA Expansion on track for December completion

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M CJIA Expansion on track for December completion

50% of monies already paid out The US$150M Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is currently on track for its December 2017 conclusion, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation,...

After 50 years a woman is Senior Counsel – Pres Granger

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on After 50 years a woman is Senior Counsel – Pres Granger

… says failure to confer such appointments is a travesty Nine distinguished, long-serving legal practitioners were presented with their commissions of appointment and named Senior Counsel by...

Chopping suspect escapes into backdam after boat chase along Canje Creek

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Chopping suspect escapes into backdam after boat chase along Canje Creek

A former Tapir driver, Shamar Mohamed, of Number 70 Village, Corentyne, who went into hiding after going berserk and chopping his former girlfriend and her mother on Christmas Eve night was found by...

Cheddi Jagan Research Centre to mobilise support against revocation of lease

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan Research Centre to mobilise support against revocation of lease

The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Incorporated (CJRCI), the company which was granted a lease by the former People’s Progressive Party Civic government to occupy Red House on High Street,...

Pradoville Two scheme is king of all stolen asset cases

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News 2

Govt. should have moved against this first instead of Red House –Dr. Hinds According to Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. David Hinds, the issue of stolen assets is...

Motor Racing continued strong resurgence last year

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Motor Racing continued strong resurgence last year

By Rawle Welch Riding high after a fantastic 2015 season, the sport of motor racing continued its strong resurgence after enjoying another productive year in 2016. For a sport whose lifeline is...

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