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Darren Bravo all smiles on return to Windies colours

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Darren Bravo all smiles on return to Windies colours

Bridgetown, Barbados — Darren Bravo says he is back to his old self, feeling 100 percent fit, and West Indies cricket fans can expect to see him at his best during the upcoming International...

Williams blanks Hlavackova to reach quarter-finals

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Williams blanks Hlavackova to reach quarter-finals

(Reuters) – Serena Williams demolished unseeded Czech Andrea Hlavackova with a ‘double bagel’ 6-0 6-0 victory at the U.S. Open on Monday to set up a quarter-finals showdown with...

Second seed Radwanska shocked at US Open

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Second seed Radwanska shocked at US Open

By Reuters | Eurosport – Polish second seed Agnieszka Radwanska became the highest seeded player to crash out of the US Open when she was upset 6-1 6-4 by Italy’s Roberta Vinci. The 20th-seeded...

Roger Federer into US Open last eight after Mardy Fish pulls out

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Roger Federer into US Open last eight after Mardy Fish pulls out

BBC – World number one Roger Federer made the US Open quarter-finals without hitting a ball after opponent Mardy Fish withdrew because of health reasons. Five-time champion Federer will...

Guyanese boxers experience fluctuating fortunes against Trinidadian opponents

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese boxers experience fluctuating fortunes against Trinidadian opponents

Stephney ‘Stepping Razor’ George suffered a close points decision loss when she engaged Trinidadian, Ria Ramnarine in the latter fighter’s hometown Saturday August 1 last, but the local fighter...

Pepsi U-19 Team of RHTY&SC rewards teammates who excelled at CSEC

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi U-19 Team of RHTY&SC rewards teammates who excelled at CSEC

The Rose Hall Town Pepsi Under-19 team on Thursday last rewarded two of their teammates, Shailendra Shameer and Arif Chan for their outstanding performances at the 2012 CSEC exams. Shameer, the...

East Coast Cricket Board U-19 40 Overs competition underway

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Cricket Board U-19 40 Overs competition underway

Play in the East Coast Cricket Board U-19 40 Overs competition is currently underway with several matches starting from 11:00am. In play scheduled for Saturday 8th September: Enmore vs. Golden Grove...

RHTY&SC teams host personal Development Programme

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC teams host personal Development Programme

Various cricket teams under the umbrella of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club hosted their annual Personal Development Programme on Thursday last at the Area ‘H’ Ground. They are Farfan...

NBS, GCA 2nd DIVISION 40 OVER CRICKET…Doman guides GCC to victory, GNIC, DCC also record wins

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS, GCA 2nd DIVISION 40 OVER CRICKET…Doman guides GCC to victory, GNIC, DCC also record wins

Georgetown Cricket Club, Guyana National Industrial Corporation and Demerara Cricket Club recorded victories as the New Building Society \Georgetown Cricket Association second division 40 over...

Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ V/ball Tournament…Young Achievers makes it three in a row

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ V/ball Tournament…Young Achievers makes it three in a row

Young Achievers were crowned Tradewind Tankers True Champions kings after bringing down the curtains with an emphatic display of dominance to capture the first prize for the third straight...

Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis tourney starts Friday

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis tourney starts Friday

The Guyana Tennis Association in an e-mail has set tomorrow for the closing of entries for players to participate in the Annual Trophy Stall Doubles tennis tournament will start on Friday, at the...

Only quality students can pass the nursing programme

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only quality students can pass the nursing programme

Dear Editor, Reference is made to KN’s Sunday, September 2, 2012 edition. On page 13 is published an article titled: “Only quality students can pass nursing programme”. The opening paragraph of...

Guyanese are angry: a tourist story

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese are angry: a tourist story

Dear Editor, Three weeks ago, my four daughters, ages 10 through 15-years-old, visited Guyana. Everywhere we went, my children heard people cursing each other. My children never heard so much...

Minister Nandlall’s defence of Jagdeo’s Pradoville 11 houselot is puzzling

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Nandlall’s defence of Jagdeo’s Pradoville 11 houselot is puzzling

Dear Editor, Please allocate me, temporarily, a plot of space in your letter pages to seek clarifications from the Honorable Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Anil Nandlall, on a question he posed...

Is the sugar industry up for re-privatisation?

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the sugar industry up for re-privatisation?

Dear Editor, Reports in the media on Friday, August 31st which quoted the President of GAWU, implied that initiatives are under considerations which might lead to the re-privatisation of the sugar...

Guyana’s abstention on UN’s vote against Syria

Sep 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s abstention on UN’s vote against Syria

Dear Editor, The PNCR and Rupert Roopnaraine (I am not sure if Roopnaraine was speaking for the WPA or not) criticized the Government for its abstention from the vote at the UN on the motion to...

NCN corruption debates…Jagdeo acquired more wealth in office than any other Guyanese President – AFC Chairman

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NCN corruption debates…Jagdeo acquired more wealth in office than any other Guyanese President – AFC Chairman

“What is wrong with a former president or a president seeking to ensure that he lives a comfortable life after his presidency? Especially because we have term limits, knowing full well that you are...

NCN scandal…Criminal charges to be laid soon

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NCN scandal…Criminal charges to be laid soon

Goolsarran suspended for another 8 weeks-Board member Criminal charges against two under-fire officials of the National Communications Network (NCN) are likely, a Board member has confirmed. This...

Second suspect held in $80M house lot scam

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Second suspect held in $80M house lot scam

– victim secretly recorded gang Police have detained a second alleged member of the gang involved in a massive house lot scam. Investigators are also examining a secretly recorded...

Burnt out Linden school…Grade Six students start year at new location

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt out Linden school…Grade Six students start year at new location

The Grade Six pupils of the burnt out One Mile Primary school, in Wismar, Linden, yesterday commenced the new school year at a new venue – the Block 22 Multi-Purpose Hall. One hundred and...

Water, Electricity and Infrastructure sectors given major boost this year

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Water, Electricity and Infrastructure sectors given major boost this year

– Mid-year Economic report Government has spent over $400M of the $2B which was allocated for the water sector, within the last six months. This is according to Finance Minister Dr. Ashni...

Municipal workers continue industrial action in earnest

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Municipal workers continue industrial action in earnest

– Maintain “Sooba must go” By Abena Rockcliffe For two consecutive months, municipal workers have been protesting against late payments, but those protests ended once cheques had been...

Quartet sentenced to four years for $24M in stolen cloth

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Quartet sentenced to four years for $24M in stolen cloth

The eight-year-old case against four men who plotted and stole $24M worth of cloth from Avinash Complex on Water Street came to an end yesterday when the men were sentenced to four years, eight...

‘Self-help’ lends to steady development in Moraikobai

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Self-help’ lends to steady development in Moraikobai

Roads are among the developmental infrastructures that are currently lacking in Moraikobai, Region Five. However, this measure may not be too long in coming given the self-help attitude that the...

Disabled persons have rights to sexual reproductive information – Health Official

Sep 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Disabled persons have rights to sexual reproductive information – Health Official

The notion that young persons with disability also have rights to sexual reproductive information and materials will be amplified when the Ministry of Health, through its Rehabilitation Services...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more