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Junior chess player upsets senior as Independence tournament gets underway

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Junior chess player upsets senior as Independence tournament gets underway

Junior chess player Roberto Neto scored an upset over top senior player Pierre Boucher when the TOPCO Juices Independence Chess Tournament got underway last weekend at the KEI-SHAR’S Sports Club....

GRA extends vehicle licence deadline to June 30

May 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on GRA extends vehicle licence deadline to June 30

As thousands flock revenue agency, patrons perturbed at snail pace Thousands of vehicle owners who were scurrying to satisfy the June, 1, 2011 deadline to acquire Motor Vehicle Licences (MVL) can...

Intra Serve temporarily closes service

May 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Intra Serve temporarily closes service

With heavy rainfall in the hinterland region, the Linden to Lethem Road is once again in a deplorable condition. Intra Serve, a bus service from Georgetown to Lethem, has Hunt Oil stretch flooded...

JC Chandisingh alumni host reunion

May 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on JC Chandisingh alumni host reunion

The JC Chandisingh Secondary School, formerly Corentyne High School, last Saturday held its first reunion at the school. The event was organised by the Corentyne High School- JC Chandisingh Secondary...

Fitness Express confirms support for Total Fitness Mania 2

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Express confirms support for Total Fitness Mania 2

Fitness Express, Specialists in health and fitness products and located at 47 Sheriff Street, Campbellville yesterday confirmed their partnership with Total Fitness Gym of Grove East Bank Demerara...

Guyoil supports ‘The Rampage’ Boxing card

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyoil supports ‘The Rampage’ Boxing card

They say that when it rains it pours and the organizers of ‘The Rampage,’ the tab given to the 46 rounds boxing extravaganza organized by the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), are...

Systems in place for Top 16 Independence Table Tennis competition in Berbice

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Systems in place for Top 16 Independence Table Tennis competition in Berbice

The Table Tennis hype continues in the Ancient County, this time with the playing off of the top 16 players Independence competition in the Ancient County. The competition which is organized by the...

Pearce-Baptiste elected new GNA Secretary

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Pearce-Baptiste elected new GNA Secretary

The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) has elected Mrs. Shanomae Pearce-Baptiste to fill the position of Secretary. Mrs. Pearce-Baptiste is currently employed at the Bank of Nova Scotia and is a member...

Dem Life Independence Golf tourney set for today

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Dem Life Independence Golf tourney set for today

Golfers will tee of in the Independence Day Medal Play golf tournament sponsored by Demerara Life Group of Companies today at Lusignan Club. Club Captain Brian Glasford said the players are eager to...

Mark Wiltshire and Lorraine 18-team Domino Competition on today

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Mark Wiltshire and Lorraine 18-team Domino Competition on today

The Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire and Lorraine 18-team Independence Domino Competition which is set to be staged today, at the Girls Guide Pavilion on Brickdam. The competition carries a first prize of...

GASA Independence Meet set for this weekend

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GASA Independence Meet set for this weekend

The Castellani Swimming Pool, Homestretch Avenue is the venue for this weekend’s Independence Swim Meet organised by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA). The leading swimmers in the...

Sunburst Camptown U-12 tourney ends today

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Sunburst Camptown U-12 tourney ends today

Camptown, Grass Roots Academy, Fruta Conquerors & Pele ‘A’ to collide In an effort to promote junior football, Sunburst Camptown Football Club will conclude their Under-12 six-team...

UG to participate in 5th Annual Inter-Collegiate 20/20 Cricket Competition in Barbados

May 26, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on UG to participate in 5th Annual Inter-Collegiate 20/20 Cricket Competition in Barbados

A thirteen-man team will represent the University of Guyana (UG) at the 5th Annual Inter-Collegiate 20/20 cricket competition scheduled from May 27 to June 3, 2011 at the University of the West...

Revisiting Guyana-Venezuela relations

May 26, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Revisiting Guyana-Venezuela relations

Dear Editor, As we celebrate our independence, we should reflect on some of the things which transpired during our 45 years of Independence. On October 12, 1966, Guyana discovered that Venezuelan...

WI failures continue and no one seems to have an answer

May 26, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on WI failures continue and no one seems to have an answer

Dear Editor, The condition of West Indies cricket is enough to make their most ardent fan laugh and cry at the same time, laugh at the celebration of an isolated win on a helpful wicket, laugh...

The time is right for our politicians in the opposition to come together

May 26, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The time is right for our politicians in the opposition to come together

Dear Editor, It is reassuring to finally see that decisive steps are being taken by a few opposition parties at forming a meaningful coalition to contest the next general election. What is even more...

Ram accepts invitation from Agri. Ministry and GuySuCo

May 26, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Ram accepts invitation from Agri. Ministry and GuySuCo

DEAR EDITOR, I note in an article (Kaieteur News, Wednesday May 25, 2011) captioned “GuySuCo details US$12.5 expenditure on packaging plant”, statements emanating from Mr. Robert Persaud MBA,...

Owen Allen’s youthful indiscretion is why voters must be reminded of the PNC

May 26, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Owen Allen’s youthful indiscretion is why voters must be reminded of the PNC

DEAR EDITOR, There are a few variations of this famous quotation, but I believe the earliest version of this can be credited to the poet and philosopher George Santayana., who said, “Those who...

Govt. focus on developing renewable energy

May 26, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. focus on developing renewable energy

DEAR EDITOR, I love my country Guyana, but let us call a spade a spade. Georgetown and its environs have nothing captivating, bearing in mind the clustered sidewalks, clogged drains, piles of...

A frightening crime situation

May 26, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on A frightening crime situation

Crime is insidious. It seems that at every turn there is some criminal waiting to pounce on a hapless victim. People speak of walking home and of passing a group of men. Then soon after, one or more...

Breaking News!!! Another woman killed

May 25, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Breaking News!!! Another woman killed

Within less than 24 hours yet another gruesome murder has been recorded, this time at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara. Around 09:00 hours today 38 year-old Susilla Latchman, called ‘Devika’ of...

Umar (130), Haq (103*) keep Pakistan on top

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Umar (130), Haq (103*) keep Pakistan on top

Tourists in sight of series-leveling win By Sean Devers in St Kitts In association with Digicel, Queensway & Leisure Inn Tafeeq Umar completed his fifth Test century and first since 2003 while...

Pompey shows superior class, scorches field

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Pompey shows superior class, scorches field

– Police dethrone National Park United World class Guyanese middle distance star Aliann Pompey, who headlined the second edition of the President’s / Jefford Track Classic produced a...

Georgetown hammer Bartica 6-0 to emerge champs; Fletcher is MVP & HGS

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown hammer Bartica 6-0 to emerge champs; Fletcher is MVP & HGS

Most Valuable Player (MVP) Jermaine Fletcher was in fine form yet again for Georgetown which carted off the 2011 Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter Association Under-15 championship following a...

YBG launches NSBF ‘Conference Regionals’ today

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on YBG launches NSBF ‘Conference Regionals’ today

Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) is scheduled to launch the Regional Conference segment of the country’s premier school tournament the 2011 National Schools’ Basketball Festival today, at the Cliff...

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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