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Rumblings of earthquake as ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite go after Shawn Corbin

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rumblings of earthquake as ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite go after Shawn Corbin

Guyana Boxing Board of Control Redemption Affair By Michael Benjamin Violent tremors shook the studios of the National Communications Network (NCN) yesterday afternoon and boxing buffs could expect...

Overpowering calls enough for us to do it again-Joao

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Overpowering calls enough for us to do it again-Joao

– Prize monies in excess of $9M By Rawle Welch Sales & Marketing Executive of Banks DIH Carlton Joao speaking at the launching of the 2nd Annual Banks Beer Knockout Cup revealed that the...

GTA qualifies two new 1st Dan Black Belts

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTA qualifies two new 1st Dan Black Belts

The Guyana Taekwondo Association (GTA) some months ago qualified two of its promising athletes, Ms. La Toya Herbert and Mr. Kawall Ramkiran to the level of 1st Dan Kukkiwon Black Belt in accordance...

Golden Jaguars beat St. Lucia 3-0 to advance in Caribbean Cup

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars beat St. Lucia 3-0 to advance in Caribbean Cup

SVG hammer Curacao 4-0 to win group Guyana qualified for the second round of the Caribbean Football Union, Caribbean Cup championship with a solid 3-0 win over home team St. Lucia at the Beausejour...

GTTA/Digicel Schools’ Table Tennis Championships

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA/Digicel Schools’ Table Tennis Championships

– Bishop’s High, Queens College on collision course Two of the powerhouses among table tennis-playing schools, Bishops High School and Queens College are on a collision course for the...

2012 Neal and Massy Intermediate 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2012 Neal and Massy Intermediate 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice

Mohamed (139) & Ali (74) steer No.71 to victory over Skeldon The 2012 Neal and Massy Intermediate 50 over cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board continued recently with No.71...

Banks DIH displays faithfulness to motor racing fraternity

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH displays faithfulness to motor racing fraternity

By Rawle Welch Irrefutably among the leading corporate entities that injects huge sums of money into the development and support of sports, Banks DIH Ltd through its Banks Beer brand once again...

BOSAI Open Challenge B’ball

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on BOSAI Open Challenge B’ball

– unbeaten Raiders moves to top of points table; Jets sinks Kings Retrieve Raiders (6th seed) have moved to the top of the table with six points from three wins following back-to-back wins,...

E’bo 8th Busta Festival bowls off Nov. 4

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on E’bo 8th Busta Festival bowls off Nov. 4

The eight annual Essequibo Cricket Board / Busta 50 over knock-out cricket Festival is set to commence on November 4 involving the 8 Area Committee teams; Wakenaam, Leguan, East Bank Essequibo,...

JKA/WF Guyana 2012 National Karate Championships

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on JKA/WF Guyana 2012 National Karate Championships

The Japan Karate Association / World Federation Guyana (National Park Dojo) will be hosting their annual National Karate Championships tomorrow at the Marian’s Academy Auditorium, Carifesta Avenue,...

Sportsman, Politician, Trade Unionist, Rudolph Orlando Michael cremated

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sportsman, Politician, Trade Unionist, Rudolph Orlando Michael cremated

It was an atmosphere of solemnity when the earthly remains of Politician, Teacher, Trade Unionist and Sportsman, Rudolph Orlando Michael, was eulogized at the Church of the Nazarene, Queenstown, and...

Wakenaam are ECB 40 overs champs

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wakenaam are ECB 40 overs champs

By Zaheer Mohamed Wakenaam defeated a spirited Central Essequibo team by 27 runs to capture the Essequibo Cricket Board 40 over title on Sunday evening in Pomeroon. Wakenaam won the toss and elected...

Sued for stealing US$5.4M…Ramdeo quits as EZ Jet CEO

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Sued for stealing US$5.4M…Ramdeo quits as EZ Jet CEO

– Promises to return once name is cleared Amidst embezzlement accusations, EZjet founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sonny Ramdeo, yesterday announced that he has stepped down....

Man, 66, strangled in brutal Lima robbery, wife plays dead

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 66, strangled in brutal Lima robbery, wife plays dead

– two held Two Lima, Essequibo men have been held in connection with the brutal murder of a senior citizen who was strangled to death during a robbery onWednesday evening. Dead is...

Linden Commission of Inquiry…Trade unionist defends blocking of bridge

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Commission of Inquiry…Trade unionist defends blocking of bridge

By Michael Jordan Veteran trade unionist Lincoln Lewis said yesterday that he stood behind a minibus and saw police ranks shooting directly at civilians gathered near the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge on...

Murdered Canadian…Two persons detained

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Murdered Canadian…Two persons detained

As police continue their investigations into the murder of Canada-based Guyanese, Moneer, two persons have been detained. This publication was told that the men who are from the area where...

Murdered police ranks …Investigators to return to location

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Murdered police ranks …Investigators to return to location

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says an investigating team is expected to return to Kato to carry out further investigations into the murders of two of the ranks, Marlon Letlow and Leadon Aaron. During a...

De Sinco boss remains critical

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on De Sinco boss remains critical

While family, relatives, friends and associates of Frank De Abreu cling to the hope of him recovering, medical professionals at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday disclosed...

Ricardo Rodrigues execution…Bulletin issued for Mark De Abreu

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ricardo Rodrigues execution…Bulletin issued for Mark De Abreu

The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Mark De Abreu, whom they say is wanted for questioning in relation to the execution-style killing of Ricardo Rodrigues. The police are...

Three-man gang robs minibus passengers

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Three-man gang robs minibus passengers

– driver warns colleagues to be on the lookout A route 41 minibus driver is urging his colleagues to be on the lookout for a three-man gang that has been robbing South Ruimveldt-bound...

NDIA audit report…Internal auditor breached admin protocol, procedure – Corlette

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NDIA audit report…Internal auditor breached admin protocol, procedure – Corlette

The saga involving the contentious audit report on the operations of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has taken an interesting twist, with Chairman of Region Four...

Linden Commission of Inquiry…Victims’ lawyers seek to get Rohee on the stand

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Commission of Inquiry…Victims’ lawyers seek to get Rohee on the stand

Attorneys representing the victims of the Linden unrest are seeking to grill Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, during the Commission of Inquiry. Attorney-at-Law Basil Williams described Rohee...

GPHC addresses pest control in the wake of corpse mutilation

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC addresses pest control in the wake of corpse mutilation

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s management on Tuesday disclosed that it will be reviewing its current contract that deals with pest control. The move comes in the wake of the...

Modernization of Camp Street penal facility…‘Brick Prison’ to undergo $50.93M reconstruction

Oct 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Modernization of Camp Street penal facility…‘Brick Prison’ to undergo $50.93M reconstruction

The Brick Prison, a block of the Georgetown’s Camp Street Prison, will soon undergo reconstruction to the tune of $50.93M. This was revealed by Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger...

President Ramotar’s logic

Oct 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Ramotar’s logic

Your only access to the road is via a waterway. But the waterway is privately-owned. Sailing then is your main method of transport. You bought a boat. You took the boat into the water...