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Guyana begins to lose US$35 milllion yearly

Oct 07, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana begins to lose US$35 milllion yearly

EU final sugar cut takes effect… Guyana’s sugar industry has entered a critical phase rather quietly on October 1, last as the European Union (EU) effected the last of a phased price cut....

Cubana Air Disaster victims remembered 33 years later

Oct 07, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cubana Air Disaster victims remembered 33 years later

Martin Carter poetic phrase ‘death must not find us thinking that we die’ in the revolutionary Death of a Comrade, reverberated yesterday during reflections on the 33rd Cubana aircraft...

Third body is not Bannister’s

Oct 07, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Third body is not Bannister’s

Murder on the Island Princess… The third gutted body that was found near the Queenstown, Essequibo foreshore last week may not be that of seaman Rickford Bannister. Police officials reported...

Calculated move afoot to suffocate Stabroek News, Kaieteur News

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Calculated move afoot to suffocate Stabroek News, Kaieteur News

…Govt. ads must be allocated using President’s proposed yard stick-AFC Leader of the Alliance For Change, Raphael Trotman, yesterday stated that his party believes that if there is to be a free...

Suspect held, charges likely in Barama dredge murder

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspect held, charges likely in Barama dredge murder

Police have detained a suspect in last month’s attack on a Barama mining dredge that left manager, Regerton Simon, dead and his colleague Malvin Edwards badly wounded. Kaieteur News understands...

Burrowes School of Arts graduating class holds art exhibition

Oct 07, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Burrowes School of Arts graduating class holds art exhibition

The Burrowes School of Arts graduating class of 2009 is holding an art exhibition at the National Gymnasium. The exercise, which started last Friday, will conclude on October 9. Nine students...

Bamboo craft rare but not forgotten

Oct 07, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bamboo craft rare but not forgotten

Guyexpo 2K9… A quick glance at this booth will not invoke any desire to stop for a tour, but upon observing what seems to be a modest display there is a very interesting story to be told. The booth...

When life gives you lemon, make lemonade

Oct 07, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on When life gives you lemon, make lemonade

Misfortune and unfortunate circumstances befall all human beings but sociologists contend that it is not what happens, but how the affected person handles the experience. There is the popular idiom...

Primary school gets keyboard from P&P Insurance Brokers

Oct 07, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Primary school gets keyboard from P&P Insurance Brokers

P & P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited recently made a donation of a computer to the North Georgetown Primary School, the winner of a quiz competition recently sponsored by the National...

Dhanpaul (89), Mohamed (5-26) spur Zeeburg to title

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dhanpaul (89), Mohamed (5-26) spur Zeeburg to title

Zeeburg beat Vergenoegen by 44 runs in the final of the Barakat Brothers 40-over Cricket Competition on Sunday last at the West Meten-Meer-Zorg ground. Yetesh Dhanpaul hit 9 fours in 89 to lead...

Tutorial’s ‘B’ House tumble ‘E’ House

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tutorial’s ‘B’ House tumble ‘E’ House

As school hosts Inter-House C/ships By Edison Jefford Tutorial High School’s ‘B’ House spent two years in the shadows of ‘E’ House before the 2006 Champions took back the title they...

What will the Guyana selectors come up with?

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on What will the Guyana selectors come up with?

‘Twenty/20 team should be different from 50-overs side’ – Raphael By Sean Devers The Regional One-Day cricket tournament will be played in Guyana from October 28-Novermber 5 and an...

Customs racing stable dominates with four wins

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Customs racing stable dominates with four wins

Horses of the Customs Racing Stable lead by feature C class winner Sweet Caramel and double winner Customs Warrior made sure it was a dominant day for animals from that entity as they won four events...

Intense rivalry anticipated as GASP stages two tier tournament

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Intense rivalry anticipated as GASP stages two tier tournament

The cream of the country’s word formers would be battling for top honors when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) stages a two tier tournament in the pavilion of the famous GCC Ground...

GCC unstoppable as Banks Night Hockey continues

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC unstoppable as Banks Night Hockey continues

GCC produced a solid night of hockey as the Banks Night Hockey Championships continued on Monday night, at Thirst Park. They won all three of their matches by 2-goal margins. Flora GCC ladies opened...

UN Disability Convention takes centre stage

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on UN Disability Convention takes centre stage

As of Monday last representatives of disabled people’s organisations from Regions Two, Four, Six, Seven, Nine and Ten began a four-day workshop on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

EBCA twenty20 tourney played at Linden

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBCA twenty20 tourney played at Linden

Blazers, Bayroc register wins Blazers and Bayroc were the latest teams to register wins in the East Bank Cricket Association twenty20 Competition which is being organised by the Upper Demerara...

NAU riddles Barzilla 9-0, Adrian Adams blasts six

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAU riddles Barzilla 9-0, Adrian Adams blasts six

Defending Coca Cola division one champions and points leaders New Amsterdam United is poised to win back to back titles. In their latest game the youthful and skillful NAU combination powered their...

Tutorial High School celebrates 70 years

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Tutorial High School celebrates 70 years

Tutorial High School is celebrating its 70th anniversary, with a whole host of activities planned for the next few days. Founded in 1939 by Joseph W. Castello and Austin C. Castello, the school now...

Women seek peace, love and harmony in Guyana

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Women seek peace, love and harmony in Guyana

Following four women’s workshops that were held by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) in Regions Three and Four, it was found that Guyanese women only wanted to live in peace and harmony....

Rodeo time again Sunday October 25

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rodeo time again Sunday October 25

Its Rodeo time again and all roads will lead to the Rising Sun Turf West Coast Berbice where the Rising Sun Rodeo Committee is set to bring off a grand one-day Rodeo on Sunday October 25 beginning...

Man busted for alleged drug sale to undercover police

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man busted for alleged drug sale to undercover police

Mark Lachish, 50, of 6 Norton Street, Werk-en-Rust, and father of three was remanded, yesterday after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer charges for possession of...

Man. City coaches impressed after 1st day of training with Digicel Kick Start Clinics Footballers

Oct 07, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Man. City coaches impressed after 1st day of training with Digicel Kick Start Clinics Footballers

Manchester, England: The first day of the Central America Digicel Kick Start Clinics footballers training camp at Manchester City’s Academy kicked off to a great start on Monday with the boys...

Water woes hit Central Mahaicony

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Water woes hit Central Mahaicony

Residents of Central Mahaicony in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) are suffering from a lack of potable water supplies. And the severe inconvenience has been ongoing for the past three months, one...

Suspected car thief goes to jail

Oct 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspected car thief goes to jail

Drapaul Persaud, 37, of New Anglet, West Bank Demerara, was refused bail, yesterday, after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson for a charge of simple larceny. It is alleged...