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F&H Printing Est. sponsors countrywide Domino Tournament

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on F&H Printing Est. sponsors countrywide Domino Tournament

– starts September 23 at TSC By Rawle Welch The scale of the sponsorship is enough to indicate to all domino aficionados that the collaboration between major sponsor F&H Printing...

National U-23 team wing out for Brazil

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National U-23 team wing out for Brazil

– Participation was never in jeopardy – Boyce The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) National Under-23 team departed Guyana yesterday morning to compete at the South American...

$1M challenge moves to Linden tonight

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on $1M challenge moves to Linden tonight

The basketball fraternity will converge on the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Court in Linden tonight as the Mackeson Smooth Moves tournament, which is already one of the biggest events in basketball in...

R & D Engineering Service T20 in North E’bo…Devonshire Castle, Walton Hall, Gunners & Charity flawless

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on R & D Engineering Service T20 in North E’bo…Devonshire Castle, Walton Hall, Gunners & Charity flawless

Devonshire Castle, Walton Hall, Gunners and Charity Knight Riders all recorded wins when the R & D Engineering Service Twenty20 cricket competition continued recently in North Essequibo....

Systems in place for Courts 10km Road Race, 3km Health Run

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Systems in place for Courts 10km Road Race, 3km Health Run

– Registration for 10k race closes today The routes for the much-anticipated Courts 10km Road Race and 3km ‘Health Run’ on Sunday has been marked while registration for the competitive 10km...

Hurry Up Promotions Extravaganza …Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman to face tough American

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hurry Up Promotions Extravaganza …Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman to face tough American

He may have had fluctuating fortunes ever since returning to Guyana in the twilight of his career but Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman is no slouch and is always ready to take on all...

MYO/RAF’S 10/10 Inter- Jamaat Softball Cricket Competition

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on MYO/RAF’S 10/10 Inter- Jamaat Softball Cricket Competition

Competition in the RAF’s Variety Store sponsored Muslim Youth Organization of Guyana organized 2nd Annual Hajin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial countrywide Inter-Jamaat Ten10 knock-out Softball cricket...

GFSCA Softball results for September 16…

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFSCA Softball results for September 16…

Latiff shines for Regal in latest round of matches in GFSCA tournament The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association Softball tournament sponsored by Mike’s Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise,...

Final Caribbean Cup group schedules announced…Guyana face SVG in opener on Oct. 21 in St. Lucia

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Final Caribbean Cup group schedules announced…Guyana face SVG in opener on Oct. 21 in St. Lucia

Kingston, Jamaica – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars (FIFA Rankings 122) will open their quest for qualification to the CONCACAF Gold when they take on old rivals St. Vincent & the Grenadines (FIFA...

10th Victor Macedo Mem. Cycle Road Race on this Sunday

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 10th Victor Macedo Mem. Cycle Road Race on this Sunday

– sponsored by Macedo Transportation Services Just back from their record breaking performances at the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships held in the Dominican Republic last weekend,...

DEATH BY COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DEATH BY COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

The guy knew what he wanted. He breezed confidently into the video store and within minutes, he had selected sixteen movies. Impressed at both the speed of his selection and the number of DVDs that...

Kudos for Jumo

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kudos for Jumo

Dear Editor, As a nationalist and fan of all genres of music, I write with pride and pleasure to congratulate, endorse and encourage my compatriot “Jumo Primo” (likely to be his stage name) on...

RAJ SINGH CALLS OUT HILBERT FOSTER

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on RAJ SINGH CALLS OUT HILBERT FOSTER

Dear Editor, I should firstly admit that Mr. (Hilbert) Foster did indeed make contact with my Guyana Office on Monday, supposedly after reading my letter regarding the path forward to resolve the...

Why do I love America more

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why do I love America more

Dear Editor, Please don’t hate me for what I am about to tell you. I am a Guyanese by birth but an American by grace. For thirty years, I have struggled to love the country of my birth. Why is it...

Why some Indians now see Hoyte as a good leader and as a messiah figure

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why some Indians now see Hoyte as a good leader and as a messiah figure

Dear Editor, While Vishnu Bisram cannot be easily trusted, one cannot discount and must take seriously the following statement from him: “…many Indians have changed their view of the Desmond...

Standards have really fallen

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Standards have really fallen

Dear Sir, The acceptance of sub-standard in Guyana is simply unbelievable especially among people who should know better. The success of any organisation depends on how it pursues excellence and the...

Bouterse to skip UN and Arab South American meetings

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bouterse to skip UN and Arab South American meetings

Dear Editor, The President of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, will remain at home in Paramaribo to present his annual budget to the National Assembly. This is a constitutional obligation that...

1961 By-Election was “justifiably” not held

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on 1961 By-Election was “justifiably” not held

Dear Editor, In response to my riposte (KN Sep 11), Mr. Hamilton Green asked me “to recite verifiable incidents” (KN Sep 13) regarding the election of 1961 and the alleged rigging of the PNC...

…but also who is a great Guyanese

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on …but also who is a great Guyanese

A refreshing, analytical commentary appeared as the editorial for the September 1, 2012 edition of the Stabroek News. I would recommend it. It does not agree with the flattering portrait of past...

Ed Ahmad, US finalising plea bargain agreement – Prosecutor

Sep 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ed Ahmad, US finalising plea bargain agreement – Prosecutor

– October date set US Federal Prosecutors and lawyers for Guyana-born businessman, Edul Ahmad, who has been indicted in a US$50M mortgage fraud scheme, have apparently reached a plea...

Slain detective given military send-off

Sep 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Slain detective given military send-off

– thousands turn out to pay tribute Slain detective Jirbahan Dianand was given a military send-off yesterday as thousands turned out – at his Number 64 residence, along the route...

Guyana, India to talk soon on US$50M credit line

Sep 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, India to talk soon on US$50M credit line

Guyana will soon be able to tap into a US$50M credit line from India, according to that country’s High Commissioner, Puran Mal Meena. The envoy made the disclosure during a business luncheon at the...

$35M to rehabilitate army flagship

Sep 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $35M to rehabilitate army flagship

Cabinet recently gave its no-objection to the award of a $35M contract to rehabilitate the GDFS Essequibo. The converted minesweeper was bought 11 years ago from Britain. Commenting on the lifespan...

Agricola fatal shooting…Decision from DPP expected today – Top Cop

Sep 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola fatal shooting…Decision from DPP expected today – Top Cop

The policemen implicated in the killing of Agricola teen Shaquille Grant will know today whether they will face charges related to his death. This is the word from Commissioner of Police (ag)...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy collecting he pension

Sep 21, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy collecting he pension

When Bharrat tun president he tell people how he was Papa Cheddi protégé. De people clap. By de time he lef office de people couldn’t mention he name and Papa Cheddi name in de same...

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West Indies Breakout League to Launch in 2025

Diplomacy demands clarity in principle

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Bharrat Jagdeo has, with characteristic hauteur, declared for the second time that he does... more