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Guyanese secure several medals as event concludes

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese secure several medals as event concludes

The Caribbean Badminton International Junior Championships (CAREBACO) concluded in Barbados at the Wildey Gymnasium yesterday. Play on Friday saw the Under-15 Boys Singles Semi-Finals and the...

GDF claim Rugby Seven’s League

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GDF claim Rugby Seven’s League

Just like last Saturday with perfect control on field, the Guyana Defence Force proclaimed their victory in the Rugby Seven’s League at the National Park Rugby ground, yesterday with an ideal score...

Guyana must win as they seek Digicel Caribbean Cup title

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana must win as they seek Digicel Caribbean Cup title

Last weekend’s Hurricane Irene did not only reap havoc on the US coast line, but it also forced the cancellation of semi-finals of the 2011 Digicel (New York) Caribbean Cup football tournament,...

Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Knock Out football tournament starts today in Berbice

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Knock Out football tournament starts today in Berbice

The Long awaited and previously postponed Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Knock Out football tournament for teams in Berbice will get underway today with one game at the Esplanade Park in New Amsterdam....

Khan, Pooran hit centuries, Ragnauth narrowly misses out

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Khan, Pooran hit centuries, Ragnauth narrowly misses out

Good Success, Belle Plaine, Melville and Zeelandia recorded victories in the first round of matches as the Navin and Renita Narayan 15\15 inter village round robin softball cricket competition...

SUMMER CAMP FOR MILEROCK U-17 PLAYERS CONCLUDES WITH PEP TALK

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on SUMMER CAMP FOR MILEROCK U-17 PLAYERS CONCLUDES WITH PEP TALK

The Milerock FC last Thursday concluded their Summer Camp for Under-17 players with a talk held at the Bayrock Community Centre ground. In a release from the club it was stated that the club’s...

Cricket, Robert Corbin and our own dishonesty

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Cricket, Robert Corbin and our own dishonesty

Dear Editor, The population of this country has been severe on Robert Corbin for not standing up to the PPP Government since he became Opposition Leader. Corbin is our whipping boy. Corbin is the...

Please publish in the interest of our cricket development

Sep 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Please publish in the interest of our cricket development

Dear Sports Editor, The Ramsay Alli/Anand Sanasie Rebel Board continues to defy all the best efforts to resolve our cricket problems, although Ramsay is on record saying “that cricket comes...

Let the people speak

Sep 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Let the people speak

By Sir Ronald Sanders A quite amazing event took place in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on August 29 and 30. Two hundred representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from China and 19...

Caribbean Wellness Month 2011 launched

Sep 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Caribbean Wellness Month 2011 launched

As greater emphasis is being placed on promoting healthy lifestyles throughout the world, Guyana, on Friday, last, launched “Caribbean Wellness Month 2011” at the Ministry of Health, Brickdam,...

Building your home? (Re-using the rubble, materials from your dismantled home)

Sep 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Building your home? (Re-using the rubble, materials from your dismantled home)

By Leonard Gildarie Planning to build a new home will ultimately include ideas of how to save on costs. And there are a variety of ways to do so. Cutting on transportation costs and shopping smart...

Embarrassing the Police Commissioner

Sep 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Embarrassing the Police Commissioner

By Adam Harris Deception is one of the oldest games in the world. There are those who are wont to trace the roots of deception to the time when Eve deceived a more than gullible Adam to eat the...

The Guyanese people must demand President Jagdeo’s resignation now!

Sep 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Guyanese people must demand President Jagdeo’s resignation now!

I begin this column with two observations. First, the Police Commissioner in Guyana’s social structure is among the first top four most powerful persons in the country. So powerful is the Police...

The house of horror murders

Sep 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The house of horror murders

By Michael Jordan Take a trek up the West Bank Demerara Public Road to Goed Intent, and you will see a large, empty lot, overgrown with weeds and with a solitary mango tree on the western side. That...

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Stupid people do stupid things and create unnecessary problems. A young gunman, uneducated as most of them are these days, would pounce on a policeman in plainclothes because the gunman happened to...

Told them so…

Sep 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Told them so…

(Not wishing to comment substantively on matters sub judice (and running afoul of the law) we offer the following proposal for the zillionth time.) In all societies, citizens (not unreasonably)...

EVERY COUNTRY PROTECTS ITS INTERESTS

Sep 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on EVERY COUNTRY PROTECTS ITS INTERESTS

WikiLeaks is an unnecessary distraction at this time. It will only serve to divert attention to issues that have long been in the public domain and which were sensationalized prior to the 2006...

“Associated by poised, cool, weird and wild runnings!”

Sep 03, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on “Associated by poised, cool, weird and wild runnings!”

By Colin E. H. Croft Last week included cool, weird and wild runnings. Nothing prepared us for what occurred over World Athletics competition, confusions, medals, surprises that we had no clue would...

Breaking News!!! Guyanese soldier on child molestation charges in US

Aug 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Breaking News!!! Guyanese soldier on child molestation charges in US

A Guyanese Lieutenant has been placed on US $ 50,000 bail after he was charged with sodomy and child molestation charges in the US. Lieutenant Martin Douglas from the Guyana Defence Force was...

“Terror…Terror…I was screaming for Jesus”

Jul 31, 2011 knews News Comments Off on “Terror…Terror…I was screaming for Jesus”

…says plane crash survivor Call it a miracle or just plain good luck, but the passengers aboard flight BW543 all seem to agree that they came terrifyingly close to death last Saturday when...

Traumatised passenger recounts minutes before crash landing

Jul 31, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Traumatised passenger recounts minutes before crash landing

Confronting one of her worst fears in life, Melva Boston, was one of many passengers on the ill-fated Caribbean Airlines plane which crashed on landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport...

No fatalities as Caribbean Airlines craft crashes in Guyana

Jul 31, 2011 knews News Comments Off on No fatalities as Caribbean Airlines craft crashes in Guyana

“It’s an absolute miracle what happened here in Georgetown.” Those words by Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) Chairman George Nicholas summed up the outcome of a plane crash with 157...

Shaik Baksh sues KN over ‘Barber shop’ contract exposé

Jul 31, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Shaik Baksh sues KN over ‘Barber shop’ contract exposé

In yet another twist to the ‘Barber shop’ debacle, the Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, has moved to the courts with the complaint that he has been a victim of libel by Kaieteur News Chief...

Guyana’s first FIBA referee Cecil Chin is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 31, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Guyana’s first FIBA referee Cecil Chin is a ‘Special Person’

“The joy that I garnered during my period of officiating was that I have played a significant role in establishing the ethics and norms of officiating in the Caribbean. More so, I was happy to have...

PPP reacts to crash at CJIA

Jul 31, 2011 knews News Comments Off on PPP reacts to crash at CJIA

The People’s Progressive Party has reacted to the crash of BW523 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, yesterday. In a statement, the party said that it is extremely relieved that there...

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