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E-Networks Inc. links with ESPN Caribbean for exclusive coverage of ICC Twenty20 WC

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on E-Networks Inc. links with ESPN Caribbean for exclusive coverage of ICC Twenty20 WC

– West Indies Men’s and Women’s teams considered strong contenders – ICC Women’s World Twenty20 semis and final also to air live Cable Provider E-Networks Inc. through its ESPN...

K&B Mining rescues AAG U-23 team

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on K&B Mining rescues AAG U-23 team

K&B Mining and Hardware Supply is the first business entity to come to the rescue of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Under-23 team that will compete at the South American Championships...

GRA officers demand $500,000 in bribes from businesswoman

Sep 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GRA officers demand $500,000 in bribes from businesswoman

A businesswoman is likely to file legal proceedings against the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) as early as tomorrow amidst allegations that she was pressured to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars...

GPHC and Doobay Renal Centre to offer FREE kidney transplants

Sep 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC and Doobay Renal Centre to offer FREE kidney transplants

Ambitious plans are in the pipeline to introduce kidney transplant operations at no cost to renal failure patients. In fact, plans for the bold move are currently engaging the attention of the...

71-yr-old killed after being hit by two cars

Sep 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 71-yr-old killed after being hit by two cars

– one driver, car disappear A 71-year-old man became the country’s latest road fatality when he was killed on the Ogle Public Road in what police have described as conflicting...

Intense rivalry anticipated in Topco Juices National Junior Championships precursor

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Intense rivalry anticipated in Topco Juices National Junior Championships precursor

Intense rivalry for chess honours is anticipated when the nation’s best junior players convene this morning for the TOPCO 2012 National Championship Qualifiers Tournament, under the auspices of the...

Devoted community leader and preacher, Samuel Singh, is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 16, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Devoted community leader and preacher, Samuel Singh, is a ‘Special Person’

By Leon Suseran Our ‘Special Person’ this week is proof that one can definitely make it in this life, despite overwhelming challenges, and when everything seems to be against you. You can say...

Courts 10km Road Race… Underdogs eager for big performance

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Courts 10km Road Race… Underdogs eager for big performance

By Edison Jefford The re-introduction of the Courts 10km Road Race Classic last year also re-introduced the era of competitive distance-running that has been one of the hallmarks of local athletics;...

Dem boys seh…Who de hell you think you is?

Sep 16, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Who de hell you think you is?

De people of any country is de boss and de government must know that. Imagine a minister go to a meeting at Kwakwani wid de people and he talk like if he is dem daddy. One man get vex and tell de...

Inquiring minds want to know… What has happened to that promised WBC super tournament?

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Inquiring minds want to know… What has happened to that promised WBC super tournament?

Boxing pundits accustomed to the monthly Friday Night Fights, an initiative of President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool, would have noted that there was a lapse in the...

Agricola shooting … Detained youths say friend was executed

Sep 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola shooting … Detained youths say friend was executed

At least two of the young men who were detained in the wake of last Tuesday’s police shooting in Agricola have expressed fear for their lives. The youngsters who recounted a detailed story of...

Mackeson Smooth Moves : $1M challenge bounces off in Albouystown today

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson Smooth Moves : $1M challenge bounces off in Albouystown today

Last year, throngs of patrons flooded the renowned Independence Boulevard Basketball Court in Albouystown when the Georgetown stage of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Championships was...

Local writer launches book of adventures

Sep 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Local writer launches book of adventures

“Story Time”, a collection of children stories by writer Maureen Rampertab, was launched on Friday at the National Library to coincide with Education Month and Amerindian Heritage Month....

Winning ICC award was a “shocker” says Taylor

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Winning ICC award was a “shocker” says Taylor

BRIGHTON, England – Stafanie Taylor said she was stunned to be named the ICC Women’s One-day International Player-of-the-Year. Taylor took the accolade ahead of West Indies Women’s team-mate...

Alvin Geronimo Braithwaite; from Sandbach Parker to World Cup Defender

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Alvin Geronimo Braithwaite; from Sandbach Parker to World Cup Defender

– former British Guiana & Guyana Int. 1964 – 1976; C’bbean selectee 1973 Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his series of features on Guyana’s World Cup Football players; Today...

Narine claims ICC Emerging Player of the Year Award

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Narine claims ICC Emerging Player of the Year Award

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – For the second year in a row, a West Indian spin bowler has won the International Cricket Council’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award. Sunil Narine, the off-spinner who...

“ICC WT-20 2012 – Beware of spoilers – Big noise does not always make great sense!”

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on “ICC WT-20 2012 – Beware of spoilers – Big noise does not always make great sense!”

Colin E. H. Croft Before ICC WT-20 2012 starts, let me divert quickly to another pending T-20 competition – Champions League 2012 in South Africa – which follows immediately, to inform...

Sangakkara wins big at ICC awards

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Sangakkara wins big at ICC awards

ESPNcricinfo – Kumar Sangakkara has won three awards, including the prestigious Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year at the annual ICC awards ceremony in Colombo. Sangakkara...

President, Prime Minister lead off Census 2012

Sep 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President, Prime Minister lead off Census 2012

The enumerations exercise began in earnest yesterday morning with interviews being conducted at State House with President Donald Ramotar and his family being interviewed by Assistant Regional Census...

Marlon Williams pedals to record win; Matthews’ early celebrations jolted

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Marlon Williams pedals to record win; Matthews’ early celebrations jolted

By Franklin Wilson Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams made a historic return to winning ways, setting a new record in the feature 35-lap event at the DeSinco Trading / Degree sponsored 11 Race Cycle Meet...

“I want kids to have realistic dreams of playing football in Guyana”

Sep 16, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on “I want kids to have realistic dreams of playing football in Guyana”

– so says ‘Golden Jaguars’ Captain Chris Nurse Captain of the ‘Golden Jaguars’ Chris Ronald Nurse is hoping for the day when young players in Guyana can a have realistic dreams of...

The National Library – serving Guyana for 103 years

Sep 16, 2012 knews News Comments Off on The National Library – serving Guyana for 103 years

With a rich history of constant evolution aimed at bringing literacy to the Guyanese public, the National Library celebrated 103 years of existence last week Sunday (September 9, 2012). Boasting five...

The Tanager

Sep 16, 2012 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Tanager

The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution. There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but...

UNASUR applies ‘democracy clause’ on Paraguay

Sep 16, 2012 knews News Comments Off on UNASUR applies ‘democracy clause’ on Paraguay

By Dr. Odeen Ishmael From time to time there have been instances when a particular state, by carrying out certain internal political actions, comes into conflict with the tenets of the regional or...

A Dark Time for the Caribbean

Sep 16, 2012 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on A Dark Time for the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders The importance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries acting jointly to address their development needs has become acute. With high levels of debt to GDP ratios,...

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CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more