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Demerara claim title, Thomas spearheads emphatic win over E’bo

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara claim title, Thomas spearheads emphatic win over E’bo

By Michael Benjamin Demerara led by a resilient knock of 71 by opening batter, June Thomas, defeated Essequibo by 180 runs to capture the Senior Inter-County Female 50 Overs Cricket Championships,...

King extends reign

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on King extends reign

– Jad Rahaman, Vieira, Pires impressive Despite a less than desirable turnout of competitors, the sprinkling of fans that descended at the South Dakota Circuit last Sunday were treated to a...

Sport Ministry expresses condolences

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sport Ministry expresses condolences

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has expressed condolences to the family and friends of the late Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation President, Godwin McPherson, who died Monday evening....

Void left atop national federation

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Void left atop national federation

By Edison Jefford The basketball fraternity is mourning the death of Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President Godwin McPherson after the usually candid official left this world late...

Deonarain’s century leads Floodlight XI to victory

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Deonarain’s century leads Floodlight XI to victory

Floodlights XI defeated Shattasville XI by 45 runs last Friday night at National Park Tarmac in a match of the Wellman Masters Cup cricket tournament thanks to a century from outstanding batsman...

Fitzgerald wins Gems Mining Darts tournament

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitzgerald wins Gems Mining Darts tournament

Sudesh Fitzgerald, Guyana’s representative at the last World Darts Championship, once again showed why he is deservedly the best player on the local scene when he beat a star-studded field that...

Young Achievers dethrone defending champions Anna Catherina

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Achievers dethrone defending champions Anna Catherina

Expectations were high when the third annual John S.E. Hernandez Memorial Volleyball Tournament got underway at the National Park on Sunday last. Six teams were ready to do battle. Defending...

Goals Galore Hockey winners receive prizes

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Goals Galore Hockey winners receive prizes

The respective winners of the just concluded Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships received their prizes yesterday during a simple ceremony which was held at the sponsor’s Head...

Badminton team for Pan Am Jnr. Championships

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Badminton team for Pan Am Jnr. Championships

The Guyana Badminton Association will send a team to the XVIII Pan American Junior Championships to be staged in Puerto Rico from August 17 to 23. The players selected have been showing good progress...

Vasco come from behind to win latest encounter

Jul 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vasco come from behind to win latest encounter

Latest play in the UDFA/Stag B-League saw Vasco edging Coomacka United 2-1 at the Bayrock Ground. Coomacka United took the lead in the 13th minute through their prolific goal scorer Wheatland Thom...

Bandits hit police headquarters

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits hit police headquarters

– cash, uniforms, boots stolen While significant attention is being paid to the fire at the Ministry of Health headquarters on Brickdam, police now have to shift some of their focus to...

King, Vieira, Rahaman outstanding

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on King, Vieira, Rahaman outstanding

Group 4 champion Andrew King obliterated the field to reign supreme as the second leg of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club National Race of Champions Meeting which ended yesterday at the...

Amateur boxers entertain Albouystown residents

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxers entertain Albouystown residents

The Harpy Eagles Boxing Club was transformed into a hive of activity yesterday afternoon when the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), in association with several boxing enthusiasts, staged the second...

Berbice triumph over Essequibo

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice triumph over Essequibo

Shemaine Campbell lashed an unbeaten 123 to pilot Berbice to an emphatic victory over Essequibo after the latter team won the toss and invited the former to take first strike, when play in the...

We must stop operating like boy scouts when it comes to the nation’s future

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must stop operating like boy scouts when it comes to the nation’s future

Dear Editor, Our leaders are running on the spot shouting from the top of their voices about REDD and low carbon initiatives wasting good money again; yet the one project that can make a difference...

The age of reason, common sense and truth will wipe out all traces of these two political ‘dinosaurs’

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on The age of reason, common sense and truth will wipe out all traces of these two political ‘dinosaurs’

Dear Editor, The recent exchanges between Mr. Ramkarran and others, in the letter section, shows that these writers are all caught up in the past, especially Ramkarran. He claims that the PNC should...

Parents seeking transfers have the wrong perceptions – Minister Baksh

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Parents seeking transfers have the wrong perceptions – Minister Baksh

Candidates of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) drawn from out-of-town schools cannot be transferred to top city Secondary Schools if they have not acquired the requisite marks to do so. This...

City Council and delinquent rate payers

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Council and delinquent rate payers

Dear Editor, I have noticed in your paper of July 23rd, a notice from Mayor and City Council of Georgetown which identifies delinquent rate payers and a request for them to check with the city...

Women need to fight back and maintain their dignity

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Women need to fight back and maintain their dignity

Dear Editor, Permit me a few reflections on an article I read in the print media recently, coming from none other than a Caribbean legal mind. I think, Ms. Tracy Robinson, senior lecturer from the...

Corentyne chamber honours top performers

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne chamber honours top performers

ALBION, CORENTYNE – Five of the top performers from Region Six, at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, were honoured by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce. The presentation was done...

Shame on those sons who abuse their mothers

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shame on those sons who abuse their mothers

Dear Editor, Many years ago, I taught voluntarily at the David Rose School for the Handicapped and those children were adorably loving and kind. I spent from childhood to adulthood with a foster...

West Canje to be permanently sealed

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on West Canje to be permanently sealed

LOCABER, WEST CANJE – Rehabilitation work is to commence in the vicinity of a breach at Locaber in West Canje later this week. According to Region Six Chairman, Zulfikar Mustapha, a $5.4 million...

The delay in Local Government Elections helps the PPP

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The delay in Local Government Elections helps the PPP

The recent suggestion that Local Government Elections may not be possible this year is a serious blow to local democracy and a lifeline to the main opposition, the Peoples National Congress Reform,...

One of the most horrible moments of my life

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on One of the most horrible moments of my life

Is Guyana a failed state? I believe it is. Mr. Jagdeo’s business-friends who are putting up tall buildings, would say no. One would like to think that these business people have a more than...

Land Court takes too long to address issues

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Land Court takes too long to address issues

Dear Editor, The Land Court on Brickdam is supposed to address concerns of land claims and processing of land titles, thus, the facilitating of Transports to land owners. Part of this operation, I...

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Baksh half century inspires Herstelling’s 50-run victory

Hope is what you rely on when you do not have a plan

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been comforted by something named “Hope”... more