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Sophia man’s death remains a mystery

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia man’s death remains a mystery

…Post mortem inconclusive Police have taken samples from the remains of 25 year-old Andy Dilchand for further testing since nothing conclusive was found during a post mortem examination performed...

Roberts, van Lange & Stephenson to represent Guyana

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Roberts, van Lange & Stephenson to represent Guyana

Guyana will be represented by a three of its best swimmers at the upcoming 14th FINA World Championships set for Shanghai from July 16 – 31. The participation of the three swimmers, Niall Roberts,...

Man claims harassment after refusing Diamond cops $10,000

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man claims harassment after refusing Diamond cops $10,000

A Diamond, East Bank Demerara upholstery worker, claims that he and his family are being consistently harassed and traumatized by officers attached to the Diamond Police station because he refused to...

Dawn Barker seeks more glory today in Miami; Guyana bidding to host 2013 CPC

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Dawn Barker seeks more glory today in Miami; Guyana bidding to host 2013 CPC

Guyana’s most accomplished female powerlifter Dawn McCammon Barker will be seeking more glory on the International stage when she goes into action at the 9th annual IPF/NAPF North American...

GT&T FastBall Football tourney heating up

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T FastBall Football tourney heating up

Matches to be played countrywide this weekend The battle to fill the slots in the round-of-32 in the inaugural GT&T FastBall football nationwide knock-out competition continues this weekend with...

Georgetown win convincingly in female Inter County Cricket

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown win convincingly in female Inter County Cricket

The second round of the female’s 50-over cricket competition continued yesterday at Demerara Cricket Club Ground with Georgetown defeating East Bank by 37 runs. The toss was won by East Bank after...

$Brazilian’s neck almost severed in drunken fracas$

Brazilian’s neck almost severed in drunken fracas

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian’s neck almost severed in drunken fracas

A Brazilian man, who turned his back on a man he had earlier attempted to stab during a drunken row, is now dead. Fifty-one year-old Edel Alemba Passos, had his face disfigured by a cutlass-wielding...

Champtress is champion at Port Mourant

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Champtress is champion at Port Mourant

By Samuel Whyte Champtress owned by Mr. Dennis DeRoop of the Simple Royal stable of Corentyne ran brilliantly to capture the feature C class event and scored its first win on Guyana’s soil when...

Police beat handyman on suspicion of theft

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police beat handyman on suspicion of theft

Relatives of 47-year-old Ronald John are requesting that the police Office of Professional Responsibility investigate an officer attached to the Beterverwagting Police Station, who used excessive...

Boat upturns, fisherman’s body yet to be found

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Boat upturns, fisherman’s body yet to be found

The search continues for the body of 39-year-old Lakeraj Mahadeo, aka “Kaveraj”, of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, who disappeared in the Demerara River a short distance off of the Herstelling...

GCB President congratulates Chanderpaul

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GCB President congratulates Chanderpaul

The Guyana Cricket Board President Chetram Singh has sent a congratulatory message to Shivnarine Chanderpaul for becoming the Test player with the most appearances in the West Indies. Here is the...

Action packed encounters as futsal football competition heats up

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Action packed encounters as futsal football competition heats up

It’s now crunch time and the action in the National Sports Commission/Georgetown Football Association Futsal football competition has intensified with each participating team anxious to walk off...

$113M contract inked for Acute Care Psychiatric hospital

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $113M contract inked for Acute Care Psychiatric hospital

Works on the $113 million Acute Care Psychiatric hospital at the National Psychiatric Hospital compound, Canje, are expected to commence today. Yesterday Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy and...

Philander will be hard pressed to repeat

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Philander will be hard pressed to repeat

When the annual Ballot Box Martyrs 55 mile cycle road race comes off this Sunday in Berbice, 2010 champion Albert Philander of Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) will be hard pressed to successfully defend...

China offers eight more scholarships in medicine

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on China offers eight more scholarships in medicine

Ambassador Yu Wenzhe yesterday announced that China will be providing eight more Government scholarships for Guyanese to study medicine in China. “I understand that our friends in Guyana still face...

Rain dampens Dominica’s Test debut after India claim three wickets before Lunch

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Rain dampens Dominica’s Test debut after India claim three wickets before Lunch

By Sean Devers in Dominica In association with Digicel & Queensway Persistent rain, which washed out play after just 3.1 overs after Lunch, spoilt an auspicious day for Dominicans yesterday as...

Death at Charity

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Death at Charity

Medical personnel on the Essequibo Coast are still to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a young woman on Tuesday morning at Charity. Reports are that 28-year-old, Narida...

Xandon Worrell winner of COURTS Father’s Day promotion

Jul 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Xandon Worrell winner of COURTS Father’s Day promotion

From hundreds of participants of the COURTS Father’s Day promotion, Xandon Andro Worrell, a resident of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, came out the prize winner of the Total Gym valuing $90,000....

Media team to contest Kares Engineering T10

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Media team to contest Kares Engineering T10

Play GT&T in warm up game this evening at National Park A 15-member squad has been named to represent the Guyana Media Team (GMT) in the Kares Engineering National Ten10 Tapeball cricket...

Cougars Football club win Big ‘B’ football competition

Jul 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Cougars Football club win Big ‘B’ football competition

Cougars Football Club C team played unbeaten to win the first Big ‘B’ five a side football competition which was played recently at the Hampshire Playfield at Corentyne, Berbice. In the finals...

Racism and raced-based politics have always belonged in the garbage heap of history

Jul 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Racism and raced-based politics have always belonged in the garbage heap of history

Dear Editor, There is an old saying that; “a man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still” and so it is with Mr. Mike Persaud. In a letter published in Kaieteur News on 5th July...

Sister Clemmy’s killers are trembling on their beds

Jul 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Sister Clemmy’s killers are trembling on their beds

DEAR EDITOR, Last Thursday started as a happy day! We were greeted with the news that one of our little ones from church was among the top students at the National Grade Six examination…and phones...

President Jagdeo, the ball is in your court

Jul 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on President Jagdeo, the ball is in your court

DEAR EDITOR, First cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.” We have recently seen calls by President Jagdeo for...

PPP and PNC made Guyana into a perpetual basket case

Jul 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on PPP and PNC made Guyana into a perpetual basket case

Dear Editor, I have noticed that the AFC is under tremendous attack from the PNC and PPP. This means the AFC must be doing something right to stick to its plan to go against the grain. The AFC has...

The WICB will never get it right on its own or else it would have been solved already

Jul 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The WICB will never get it right on its own or else it would have been solved already

Dear Editor, The dust has settled once again on a West Indies failed effort to win a major trophy in the cricketing world. The players are being blamed once again for the failure. Is it their fault...