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Jagdeo’s behaviour could provoke election violence -Ramjattan

Oct 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s behaviour could provoke election violence -Ramjattan

Presidential Candidate for the Alliance for Change Khemraj Ramjattan is emphasizing that persons should not be distracted by or fall into what he calls “the trap set by President Bharrat Jagdeo...

$50M in raw gold vanishes from aircraft at Ogle Airport

Oct 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $50M in raw gold vanishes from aircraft at Ogle Airport

– pilot, engineer among four arrested Police have detained a pilot and three other employees of Air Services Limited following the disappearance of $50M in raw gold from an...

Estimate for installation of tubes exceeds highest bid by $32M

Oct 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Estimate for installation of tubes exceeds highest bid by $32M

Four bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the installation of Geotextile tubes along the foreshore at Victoria, East Coast...

Diwali motorcade attracts thousands

Oct 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Diwali motorcade attracts thousands

Thousands of curious Guyanese lined the East Coast Demerara seawall all the way to the village of La Bonne Intention (LBI), last evening, to get a glimpse of the always spectacular Diwali...

Kwame McCoy accused of running over another woman with his vehicle

Oct 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kwame McCoy accused of running over another woman with his vehicle

“Just because he wukkin wid de President, he feel he could do whatever he like to people and de police can’t do he nothing.” The words of an angry mother, whose 22-year-old daughter,...

Lawyers must be independent from political interference

Oct 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers must be independent from political interference

– Bar Association President Three days after President Bharrat Jagdeo made certain derogatory statements about prominent lawyer Nigel Hughes, President of the Bar Association Timothy Jonas, has...

Dem boys seh…People joining dem party like li’l boy joining twine

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…People joining dem party like li’l boy joining twine

People got to be careful wha’ dem naming dem children. Was a time when people use to name dem children Penny and Willie and things like that. That cause problem because de one who...

Global Warming Anyone?

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Global Warming Anyone?

For a country with a coastland where most of its population are threatened by rising seas, one would have thought the issue of global warming would figure high on the agendas of the contentious...

Sempiternal light versus eternal evil: Memories of Diwali

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sempiternal light versus eternal evil: Memories of Diwali

Strange things crisscross your mind when you look at East Indians now and then. It’s like windmills blowing the corners of your soul into a vortex of confusion mixed with angst meeting in a...

MUDSLINGING AND DEFECTIONS

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MUDSLINGING AND DEFECTIONS

The elections campaign in Guyana is fast drifting away from the concerns that should inform voters’ choices. It is fast moving away from policies, programmes and the track-records of the...

Gayle says WICB playing ‘mind games’ with him

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gayle says WICB playing ‘mind games’ with him

Will deal with apology issue after Regional Super50 His body language suggest that former West Indies Captain Chris Gayle is ‘super cool’ and not affected by the turbulent...

Guyana battle T&T at Providence today

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana battle T&T at Providence today

Both teams hunt place in 14th final By Sean Devers The last time they met in Guyana in a regional one-day game T&T defeated Guyana in the 2009 final under lights and in recent times...

Live ESPN Coverage for Regional Super50 cricket

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Live ESPN Coverage for Regional Super50 cricket

$3.5 million up for grabs in Day/Night ‘final four’ at Providence After the preliminary stage of the Regional Super50 cricket tournament here in Guyana, four teams are still in...

Kayo’s Football Academy for Uitvlugt outreach on Saturday

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kayo’s Football Academy for Uitvlugt outreach on Saturday

Kayo’s Football Academy based in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden and run by current Golden Jaguar Kayode McKinnon is set to make a visit to interact and share their vision with members of...

Businesses support ‘Wear Yellow’ initiative as ‘Golden Jaguars’ gear for national duties

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Businesses support ‘Wear Yellow’ initiative as ‘Golden Jaguars’ gear for national duties

By Michael Benjamin Kids Closet and Café Paradise/ Dixie Lee Caribbean Fast Food Franchise have put their money where their mouths are and have donated varying sums towards the ‘Wear...

Citizens Bank Golf tees off today

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Citizens Bank Golf tees off today

The second Players Golf Championship sponsored by Citizens Bank will tee off today, at the Lusignan Golf Club, starting at 09:00 hours. Close to 40 foreign and local players will battle...

Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club to stage one day horserace meet November 13 at No.66

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club to stage one day horserace meet November 13 at No.66

Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club and Sports Complex of Number 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice will on Sunday November 13 stage a one day horserace meeting starting at 1:00pm. The day’s...

Clive Atwell confident of victory as ‘Thirst Park Explosion’ gets ready to detonate

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clive Atwell confident of victory as ‘Thirst Park Explosion’ gets ready to detonate

Dominican based Guyanese pugilist, Clive Atwell arrived in Guyana on Friday morning last and has promised Guyanese boxing buffs a special treat when he clashes with Orland ‘Pocket...

Guyana finish second overall at IGG 2011

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana finish second overall at IGG 2011

By Edison Jefford Guyana finished second overall in the just-concluded multi-sport discipline Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) in Suriname with cycling and track and field headlining the list...

Deocharran Gobin, Hemchan Narain prevail in Berbice Rapid Chess tournament

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Deocharran Gobin, Hemchan Narain prevail in Berbice Rapid Chess tournament

Senior Berbice chess player Deocharran Gobin conceded one game but rebounded to win his six remaining encounters to secure first place when the Banks DIH Malta Supreme Junior and...

Upper Level host ‘Fun in the Sun’ today

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Level host ‘Fun in the Sun’ today

The popular Upper Level Barber Shop will be hosting its 12th annual ‘Fun in the Sun’ Fun Day at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Ground in Thomas Lands today with...

14th Annual Troy Humphrey Memorial cycle race meet to be staged today

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 14th Annual Troy Humphrey Memorial cycle race meet to be staged today

One of Guyana’s most lucrative cycle meet, held in memory of one of this country’s leading riders, the late Troy Humphrey is set for today at the National Park. Cyclist’s, young...

Guyana’s U20 ‘Lady Jags’ ready to roar

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s U20 ‘Lady Jags’ ready to roar

Guyana will be hosting Group D of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition kicking off on Wednesday November 2 at the Georgetown Cricket...

Shalim to Captain Demerara in GCB U-17 competition

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shalim to Captain Demerara in GCB U-17 competition

Michael Shalim will Captain Demerara in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-17 four-team competition which is scheduled to commence on Friday. Demerara will play its first match...

Kings face Royals; Jets battle Pistons

Oct 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kings face Royals; Jets battle Pistons

Brusche’s Basketball Classic quarter-finals Basketball rivalry has returned to Linden and tonight, four of the town’s best clubs will square off in the quarter-finals of the 2011...