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Show me another tournament with so many registered teams

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Show me another tournament with so many registered teams

Quarter-finals on today at Everest CC By Rawle Welch GT&T CEO Yog Mahadeo, while giving an update about this weekend’s 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition, challenged the media to show him...

GCA congratulates Barnwell on WI call up

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA congratulates Barnwell on WI call up

The Executives and Members of the Georgetown Cricket Association would like to congratulate Mr. Christopher Barnwell on his selection to the West Indies T20 Squad, named to oppose Pakistan in St....

DIGICEL series summer of cricket begins

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on DIGICEL series summer of cricket begins

West Indies host Pakistan and India, April to July – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel, proud sponsor of West Indies cricket since 2004, will today, Saturday 9th April, launch its exciting summer of...

Scotia Bank / Pepsi Football Academy opens today

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank / Pepsi Football Academy opens today

The much touted Scotia Bank / Pepsi Football Academy is set to be officially opened today with a March Past of participating teams, at the Carifesta Sports Complex on Carifesta Avenue, starting from...

GFF U-15 inter Association tourney starts today

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GFF U-15 inter Association tourney starts today

The GFF U-15 Inter Association tournament will commence this weekend with 3 games. Today, Berbice will oppose Bartica at the Bartica Community Centre Ground at 19:00hrs. Upper Dem will host West Dem...

Berbice Schools Table Tennis tourney set for today

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Schools Table Tennis tourney set for today

The Berbice Table Tennis schools tournament with be contested today at the Berbice High School Auditorium, commencing at 09:00 hrs. The competition, which is open to school children and those...

Underdog, All Stars and Eastern Wakenaam through to second round

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Underdog, All Stars and Eastern Wakenaam through to second round

Underdog, All Stars and Eastern Wakenaam have qualified for the second round of the Digicel nationwide domino competition after the completion of the first round, which was played last Sunday at Amit...

T&T Defence Force here to win against Milerock says Manager Major Nedd

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on T&T Defence Force here to win against Milerock says Manager Major Nedd

Major Malcolm Nedd, Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force team which is here to battle Linden’s Milerock tomorrow (Sunday) at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground when the second round of...

WICB/Digicel launch Grassroots cricket Programme in Guyana

Apr 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on WICB/Digicel launch Grassroots cricket Programme in Guyana

By Sean Devers At a time when both West Indies and Guyana’s cricket are ailing, the development of new young talent is imperative to the revival of the game, and yesterday cell phone giants Digicel...

Deportees should not be blamed for social decline and crime increase

Apr 09, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Deportees should not be blamed for social decline and crime increase

Dear Editor, I am a 33-year-old trying to survive in this social and economical system in Guyana… I left Guyana for the USA at a very young age and returned in 2006 at age 29 with no family...

A ‘unanimous’ vote or selection?

Apr 09, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on A ‘unanimous’ vote or selection?

Dear Editor, My letter dated 6th April 2011, captioned, “Donald Ramotar will not make a good president”, which was published in SN, drew widespread agreement, but did not find favour with the...

Good move Mr. President!

Apr 09, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Good move Mr. President!

Dear Editor, First, allow me to clear the air on Colin Woolford’s response to my letter of April 7 in which he conveniently choose to omit that he wished for ‘Killaman’ to hit me down, Kwamme...

Christopher Ram, the PPP and Transparency International

Apr 09, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Christopher Ram, the PPP and Transparency International

Dear Editor, A few days ago, I read in Kaieteur News that Minister Manzoor Nadir has called for the removal of Christopher Ram, Enrico Woolford, Keith Parks and others from the Guyana Chapter of...

KN had no choice but take some kind of action

Apr 09, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on KN had no choice but take some kind of action

Dear Editor, Now that the ‘Storm in a Teacup’ in relation to the reported dispute between Freddie Kissoon and the publisher of the Kaieteur News has passed, I wish to make a few pertinent...

Lies and distortions

Apr 09, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Lies and distortions

Dear Editor, In reference to the letter by Fazil Mohammed, where he claims I attacked the Democratic Party of the USA and I, “publicly used the media to promote John McCain”, is so false, one...

Blackout is very present

Apr 09, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Blackout is very present

Load-shedding is once more the order of the day and as good Guyanese, all the people would do is sit and mumble. Those who have become addicted to television would swear to high heavens. Some of them...

Suspected drug trafficker executed in Newtown

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Suspected drug trafficker executed in Newtown

– assailants fled on CG Suspected drug trafficker Brian Chung was executed shortly after 20:00 hrs last night in the yard of his Da Silva Street, Newtown residence by two masked gunmen who fled...

Prosecution believes prima facie case made out

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Prosecution believes prima facie case made out

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of 16 year-old Queen’s College student, Neesa Lalita Gopaul, continued yesterday with many objections being made by the lawyers representing the...

Free ride for commuters as large buses sent to EBD park

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Free ride for commuters as large buses sent to EBD park

As minibus operators plying the East Bank Demerara route (42) held true to promises to charge $20 more on the fare, government last evening used several big buses in an attempt to break the...

Gunmen shoot three during robbery attempt

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Gunmen shoot three during robbery attempt

Two bandits shot three members of a family early yesterday morning, after luring them out of their home by forcing another relative who lives in the same yard to feign illness. Forty-nine-year-old...

Steelband icon gets rude “welcome home” by bandits

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Steelband icon gets rude “welcome home” by bandits

Two teenaged gunmen brazenly pounced on founder of the Chronicle Atlantic Symphony Steel Orchestra, 65-year-old Rudy Bishop, shortly after he arrived in Guyana early yesterday morning. A black...

$250,000 bail for man charged with causing death by dangerous driving

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on $250,000 bail for man charged with causing death by dangerous driving

Norman Holder, charged with causing death by dangerous driving, was yesterday granted bail to the tune of $250,000 by Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The...

$200M to be expended on antibiotics this year – Health Minister

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on $200M to be expended on antibiotics this year – Health Minister

A whopping $200M will be expended this year on the procurement of antibiotics for the public health sector, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, in wake of the challenge being created...

GPHC debunks couple’s claims

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on GPHC debunks couple’s claims

Director of Medical Services Dr Madan Rambarran has categorically dismissed claims by a young couple that negligence of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) caused the death of their...

Cops still awaiting legal advice on ‘vigilante’ killing

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Cops still awaiting legal advice on ‘vigilante’ killing

Police are still awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on whether to lay charges in the alleged vigilante-style killing of East Ruimveldt resident, Colin Clement Davis. A...

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One win away! Bonofiglio’s men target fifth consecutive win against...

Nov 12, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will look to take another significant step towards CONCACAF Nations League, League A promotion and qualification for next year’s Gold...

A compromise is possible but not likely

Nov 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Back in 2009, legislation was passed by the then PPP/C government giving former presidents a wide range of benefits and facilities. These included security, vehicles, staff, utilities, medical expenses and other support, many of which were not subject to clear limits. Critics...

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...

Not one cent more for former presidents

Nov 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Over the years, I have learned to cultivate great tolerance for stupidity; still greater patience for the asinine. Tolerance snaps, however, whenever a word is mentioned about the benefits bill for former presidents. Here’s the short and sweet: not one damn cent more for...

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