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Former army officer finally out on bail on murder charge

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former army officer finally out on bail on murder charge

– Judge declines contempt motion against police ranks Former Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant, Diallo George, was yesterday finally released on bail, minutes after Justice Roxanne...

Pirate attack victim buried in Venezuela

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pirate attack victim buried in Venezuela

– widow reportedly receives $500,000 from boat owner Guyanese boat captain Vasdeo Persaud, who reportedly drowned when his vessel was attacked by pirates last Thursday, was buried in Venezuela...

Food and Fruit vendors ‘under the microscope’

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Food and Fruit vendors ‘under the microscope’

Food and fruit vendors in the city will come under the microscope in a matter of weeks, as the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) is currently streamlining a massive campaign aimed at...

Drunken man shoots self dead

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Drunken man shoots self dead

Police are probing the suspected suicide of 47-year-old Maxwell Hardat Singh, who was found dead in his Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara home on Monday night with a gunshot wound to the head. According...

Local businesses cashing in on Brazil’s lucrative trade offer

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Local businesses cashing in on Brazil’s lucrative trade offer

– Linden/Lethem Road, language barriers main challenges By Leonard Gildarie and Enid Joaquin Several of Guyana’s most prominent businesses are trying to cash in with what promises to be a...

GuySuCo was warned several times of wastage – GAWU

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo was warned several times of wastage – GAWU

A number of serious managerial shortcomings at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) were raised on several occasions, with evidence showing that the entity was guilty of consistent mismanagement...

CDC spearheads formation of draft flood preparedness plan

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CDC spearheads formation of draft flood preparedness plan

By Sharmain Cornette In the quest to put in place a National Flood Preparedness and Response Plan, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday commenced an intense and interactive session with...

GSA pleased and excited about Fernandes gold medal performance – Burch-Smith

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSA pleased and excited about Fernandes gold medal performance – Burch-Smith

-Validates Government’s decision to build public courts By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Attorney-at-Law Ronald Burch-Smith speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday...

Police launch campaign against private ‘taxis’

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police launch campaign against private ‘taxis’

…following Diamond fatal crash The death last Saturday of 59-year-old passenger Cheryl David has prompted police ranks to launch a campaign against private ‘taxis’ operating in the...

Scorching encounters anticipated as Elton Dharry headlines ProAm card

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scorching encounters anticipated as Elton Dharry headlines ProAm card

Perseverance seems to be the watchword as the executives of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) and the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) prepare to stage the second edition of the...

Convicted murderer owns US$5M rare Guyana stamp

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted murderer owns US$5M rare Guyana stamp

In 1856, E T E Dalton, the local postmaster of British colony of Guiana (now independent Guyana) was frustrated to hear that a shipment of stamps had failed to arrive. Not wishing the citizens to be...

IGG teams depart today minus female footballers

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on IGG teams depart today minus female footballers

Ministry made every effort to have them – Kumar By Edison Jefford A confident and exuberant group of national junior sportsmen and women, which is made up of four disciplines, departed Guyana...

Trophy Stall capture $1M prize and inaugural title

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall capture $1M prize and inaugural title

Georgetown Trophy Stall beat Unstoppables of Corentyne Berbice in Sunday’s final of the GT&T 10/10 softball cricket competition at the Everest ground to walk away with championship honours and...

Tomorrow’s Inter-County Women’s cricket postponed due to accommodation issues

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tomorrow’s Inter-County Women’s cricket postponed due to accommodation issues

By Sean Devers While there has been no official word from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), it is understood that the senior Women’s Inter-County cricket tournament scheduled to commence tomorrow has...

Guyanese teams being thrust into ‘unfair’ position

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese teams being thrust into ‘unfair’ position

Dominica’s Bath Estate arrival delayed Dominica’s Club Champions Bath Estate, who were expected to arrive here yesterday ahead of Group D action in the Caribbean Football Union Champions League...

Mc Kay successfully defends 35-lap title, Reece takes juvenile category

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mc Kay successfully defends 35-lap title, Reece takes juvenile category

Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay was just unstoppable when the 19th edition of the R&R International sponsored 11-race cycle meet took place at Guyana’s number-one cycling venue, the National Park on...

Lambert, Robinson capture Draughts titles

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lambert, Robinson capture Draughts titles

Elton Lambert took the ‘A’ class title while Wilfred Robinson won the ‘B’ class category in the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) National Draughts two-day competition at the Guyana National...

16th Biennial Int’l Domino tourney set for Guyana

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on 16th Biennial Int’l Domino tourney set for Guyana

Thirty players from Caribbean Domino Social Organisation of London, the Caribbean Domino Association of the USA and the Guyana National Domino Federation will clash for championship honours between...

All systems in place for annual Mayor’s Cup football championships

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on All systems in place for annual Mayor’s Cup football championships

The annual Mayor’s Cup football competition, initially scheduled to get underway on Wednesday March 31 has been pushed back to Sunday April 4 and organizer Lennox Author is confident that the...

Former GABBFF President, Secretary congratulates GAPF

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former GABBFF President, Secretary congratulates GAPF

Morgan, Edwards & Team Guyana also praised Former President and General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Yale Holder and Donald Sinclair have offered...

NSC 11-race cycle programme on this Saturday

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC 11-race cycle programme on this Saturday

Cyclists will continue to enjoy healthy competition when the National Sports Commission (NSC) brings off another 11-race meet on Saturday at the Inner Circuit of the National Park, organised by...

Bulls, Royals in feature game tonight

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bulls, Royals in feature game tonight

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Under-21 Championships continue tonight with another double header that will be as intriguing as last Friday’s match-ups at the Mackenzie Sports...

Mahendra Persaud takes first recorded shoot for 2010

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mahendra Persaud takes first recorded shoot for 2010

Guyana’s Fullbore Shooting Captain, Mahendra Persaud, started off the 2010 Rifle Shooting season by winning the First Recorded Shoot held on Sunday last at the Timehri Rifle Ranges over 300, 600...

Results of Guyana Draughts Association Raffle

Mar 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Results of Guyana Draughts Association Raffle

The Guyana Draughts Association’s raffle was drawn over the weekend at the Guyana National Stadium and the results are as follow. First Prize ticket number 971, 2 nd prize 1374, 3rd prize 155 and...

Slow progress recorded in fight against TB

Mar 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Slow progress recorded in fight against TB

– Minister urges heightened awareness As the world observes World Tuberculosis Day today, the disease remains one of the most serious public health challenges Guyana faces. And there has been...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more