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BREAKING NEWS: EZJet collapses!

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: EZJet collapses!

Chartered air services company, EZJet, has had its operating licences suspended by the United States Department of Transport and by the Guyana Government. Reports are that Swift Air, owner of the...

Australia vs South Africa, first Test, Brisbane

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia vs South Africa, first Test, Brisbane

– Little mystery, much anticipation start today So Australia has a dossier on the South Africa team. So what? One of the trends of 21st Century international cricket is that battles between...

Ali expects to win, despite graduating to higher class

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ali expects to win, despite graduating to higher class

His graduation from the Rookies Category was never in doubt after dominating the division for almost five years, capturing the Championship Driver honor on each occasion in the process, and even...

BCCDA 10/10 Presentation Ceremony to be held today

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCCDA 10/10 Presentation Ceremony to be held today

The Presentation Ceremony for the third edition of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) Corporate Business in Sports (CBIS) Inter-Agency Softball Cricket Tournament,...

Mayor’s Birthday Inter-Ward football to light up Den Amstel on Diwali Night

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Birthday Inter-Ward football to light up Den Amstel on Diwali Night

Teams are ready to contest the Mayor Hamilton Green’s Birthday 7-a-side Inter-Ward football tournament starting next Tuesday, November 13, Diwali Night, at the Den Amstel Ground at 5:00pm....

Ministry of Tourism among sponsors for RCMTC&SF/Banks DIH Horserace Classic

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ministry of Tourism among sponsors for RCMTC&SF/Banks DIH Horserace Classic

– Shariff, Simply Royal Racing stables, Ashmins Trading also on board As race day gets closer a bevy of sponsors have come on board to join hands with the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and...

Banks DIH Inter-Department Football Final set for today

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH Inter-Department Football Final set for today

The Banks DIH Inter-Department Football final will be played today at Thirst Park. Sales Department will square off with Distribution Warehouse in the final starting at 7pm under floodlights. Sales...

K&P Project Management Co. pledges support for Banks Beer Ko Cup

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on K&P Project Management Co. pledges support for Banks Beer Ko Cup

K&P Project Management Co. (a Civil Engineering Firm) through its recent munificence became the most recent addition of corporate entities to embrace the Georgetown Football Association...

Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition

– Quarter-finals start tomorrow With the preliminary phase completed, the more serious part of this year’s Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition is set to begin tomorrow with the...

Berbice Cricket Board launches Universal DVD 20/20 Tournament

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board launches Universal DVD 20/20 Tournament

The Berbice Cricket Board on Thursday launched its 21st Tournament for 2012 with the official unveiling of the Universal DVD 20/20 first division competition in the ancient county. Twelve...

H2O Boy stages U-16 tournament tomorrow

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on H2O Boy stages U-16 tournament tomorrow

Four football teams, Kayo’s Football Academy, Eagles United FC, TOP XX FC and Netrockers FC are scheduled to compete when the H2O Boy stage a youth U-16 quadrangular tournament at the Linden...

Agricola teen dead, three critical in Providence crash

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola teen dead, three critical in Providence crash

An Agricola teen is dead and three others critically injured after a late night crash in front of the National Stadium, Providence. Reportedly dead is Kerwyn Andrews, age 16, of Brutus Street,...

Chinese contractor advanced $2 billion for Marriott Hotel

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese contractor advanced $2 billion for Marriott Hotel

The Chinese contractor involved in the Marriott Hotel was advanced US$10M (G$2B) last year, despite ongoing objections to the project by the opposition parties in Parliament. According to released...

$$M in overpayments to contractors in Region One – AG’s Report

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $$M in overpayments to contractors in Region One – AG’s Report

The Auditor General’s Report 2011 revealed that a number of contractors executing roads, bridges and revetment projects in Region One were overpaid, even though the projects remain incomplete or in...

House lot fraudster may have fled country on brother’s passport

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on House lot fraudster may have fled country on brother’s passport

– Housing Ministry official Police are still to apprehend the alleged mastermind behind the recent $80M house lot scam, and officials at the Housing Ministry have received reports that the...

Dem boys seh…Wanted bulletin mek you end up dead

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Wanted bulletin mek you end up dead

Greed has no limit. Man does sell he wife fuh a few dollar. Mankind does guh to any length fuh money. Some does use gun and knife fuh rob people, some does even thief wid balanjay. But...

Swindler in custody after using ad to fleece victims

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Swindler in custody after using ad to fleece victims

A man is in custody at the Providence Police Station after being caught red handed yesterday with marked money he collected from a Diamond resident, under the guise he was from Public Service...

Miner killed in accident

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Miner killed in accident

A 26-year-old miner was pronounced dead on arrival at the Linden Hospital Complex on Tuesday after being involved in an accident at Granny Backdam Trail, Omai, Essequibo. According to reports the...

Gunmen target Vreed-en-hoop paint store

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen target Vreed-en-hoop paint store

Police on the West Coast of Demerara are looking for two gunmen who were involved in a daring daylight robbery yesterday morning at R.H. Persaud Paint Store, at New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop. The...

Teen, boat captain still missing

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teen, boat captain still missing

– Relatives suspicious about ‘pirate attack’ reports As ranks from the Coast Guard continue to search for two missing fishermen, relatives are becoming even more suspicious about...

Kwakwani received no Govt. funds after replacing IMC – AFC

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kwakwani received no Govt. funds after replacing IMC – AFC

By Zena Henry Three months after Kwakwani residents selected and voted in a 15-man team to represent the community on local government issues, the area has received no funding from the government. It...

The Obama Lessons

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Obama Lessons

On Monday, the day before the US presidential elections, we reviewed the reasons for the virtual dead heat between the two candidates in our editorial “Obama and Romney”. We pointed...

IS THE OPPOSITION INTERESTED IN JUSTICE?

Nov 09, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IS THE OPPOSITION INTERESTED IN JUSTICE?

The opposition parties have been boxed into a corner, from which they cannot escape. They took precipitate action in prejudging the outcome of the inquiry into the July 18 protests in Linden, and now...

Opposition mulls other avenues for Rohee’s removal

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition mulls other avenues for Rohee’s removal

By Sharmain Grainger The parliamentary opposition took what it described as a “principled position” to ensure that Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee was unable to move the second reading of...

CJIA expansion…AFC calls on Govt. to “come clean” on area residents’ relocation

Nov 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA expansion…AFC calls on Govt. to “come clean” on area residents’ relocation

By Zena Henry The Alliance for Change (AFC) has asked the current administration to come clean and reveal the relocation plans slated for residents of Timehri North. Government has indicated that the...