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Rupununi’s Kaitan upsets Giddings again

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rupununi’s Kaitan upsets Giddings again

– Rivalry sets tone as Nationals commence By Edison Jefford Rupununi’s Samuel Kaitan extended his winning streak against Upper Demerara’s distance ace, Nathaniel Giddings yesterday when the...

$MOE\GTU National Schools Swimming C/ships…North Georgetown/District 11 are champs$

MOE\GTU National Schools Swimming C/ships…North Georgetown/District 11 are champs

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on MOE\GTU National Schools Swimming C/ships…North Georgetown/District 11 are champs

By Zaheer Mohamed North Georgetown amassed 451 points to emerge winners of the Ministry of Education\ Guyana Teachers Union / National Schools Swimming championship which was contested...

National School’s Cycling – Marica Dick & Raul Leal shine

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National School’s Cycling – Marica Dick & Raul Leal shine

Marica Dick, representing District 15, rode a brilliant race, finishing in 48 Minutes 39:00 Seconds to capture the honours when the cycling segment of the National School’s Cycling, Swimming...

Sahadeo’s ton guides Speed XI to Factory Price Softball title

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sahadeo’s ton guides Speed XI to Factory Price Softball title

Toolsie Sahadeo slammed 11 sixes and 5 fours in an attacking 104 as Speed XI defeated Ragnauth XI by 10 runs in a feature 30 over softball match sponsored by Factory Price on Friday evening at the...

Tenelec 1st div. 50 over…Chattergoon 105, Motie 5-19 as Albion beat Edinburgh

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tenelec 1st div. 50 over…Chattergoon 105, Motie 5-19 as Albion beat Edinburgh

Former West Indies opening batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon eased back into top form when he slammed a match winning century for Albion Community Centre against Edinburgh in the 2012 Tenelec Inc....

Pegasus Open Tennis…Miller/Andrews are Men’s Doubles champs; Ladies & Men’s Singles finals today

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pegasus Open Tennis…Miller/Andrews are Men’s Doubles champs; Ladies & Men’s Singles finals today

Top seeds in the Men’s Doubles Jeremy Miller and Jason Andrews wrapped up a straight sets win over Nicholas Fenty and Leyland Leacock in the Men’s Double final of the 2012 Pegasus Open...

Candy Shop, Banks Premium Beer 5-over softball cricket…Memorex A & B are joint champs

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Candy Shop, Banks Premium Beer 5-over softball cricket…Memorex A & B are joint champs

Memorex A and B teams were declared joint champions and shared the US$450 joint first and second prizes and trophies in the Candy Shop, Banks Premium Beer 5-over softball 7-a-side knock-out cricket...

Upper Corentyne 2nd div. T20 cricket

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne 2nd div. T20 cricket

No. 68 Turn Team, Springlands, Kim IL Sung & No. 48 Challengers through No. 68 Turn Team off spinner 46-year-old Dianand Gooniah snared 5 for 5 from 3 overs to help bowl out Progressive Youth of...

New GPC ‘injects’ life into K&S football tournament

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on New GPC ‘injects’ life into K&S football tournament

The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation is synonymous with the manufacturing and distribution of healing and other life saving products and yesterday afternoon that agency, situated at Farm ECD,...

Marian Academy will be difficult proposition for Tucville-Hunte

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Marian Academy will be difficult proposition for Tucville-Hunte

Courts Pee Wee Schools Football finalist Marian Academy is leaving nothing to chance and Head Coach Denis ‘Chow’ Hunte has embarked on vigorous preparations ahead of Saturday’s clash against...

Mayor Hamilton Green birth anniversary tourney continues

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Hamilton Green birth anniversary tourney continues

Football lovers have witnessed top matches ever since the tournamernt to commemorate the 78th birth anniversary of Mayor Hamilton Green started recently. They can expect similar...

Gov’t, GPSU wage talks reach deadlock

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t, GPSU wage talks reach deadlock

By Zena Henry The Government and Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) have reached a deadlock, as talks about improving remuneration for public service workers proved fruitless. The union...

Asst. Commissioner Ramnarine sues Chronicle for $5M

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Asst. Commissioner Ramnarine sues Chronicle for $5M

Outspoken Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine is suing the Guyana National Newspapers Limited, publishers of the Guyana Chronicle, for $5M, over defamatory statements...

Lethem residents protest over inadequate electricity supply

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem residents protest over inadequate electricity supply

– power company calls for patience Residents of Lethem and its surrounding areas yesterday vented their anger and frustration in no uncertain manner over the sporadic electricity...

Shooting of KN staffer…Bandits nabbed, motorcycle recovered

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Shooting of KN staffer…Bandits nabbed, motorcycle recovered

Police sources revealed last night that they have nabbed the bandits who shot Kaieteur News staffer Shaum Persaud last Sunday morning and stole his motorcycle. One source told Kaieteur...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy in big hanky panky wid a lady Bee

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy in big hanky panky wid a lady Bee

When dem boys use to talk how Brazzy is a big Bee people use to seh how de man ain’t deh suh because he does go to church every day and four times pun Sunday. But he card get peep and he...

Gold miner stabbed, robbed

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner stabbed, robbed

– Says attackers looked like “decent people” A gold miner miraculously escaped death early yesterday after he was attacked and stabbed by three men at a Brazilian bar on...

Nominations close today for GMSA awards

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nominations close today for GMSA awards

Today is the last day for the submission of nominations for the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association’s (GMSA) Annual Awards for exceptional achievements. The Association...

Amidst bombs, guns and dead bodies, a lesson I learnt

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Amidst bombs, guns and dead bodies, a lesson I learnt

When the Ronald Reagan Government in the US in 1983 invaded Grenada, the brother of Guyana’s famous hero, Walter Rodney, was at my home. The resulting curfew stopped travel on the island, so...

Anti-retrovirals a powerful way to combat HIV/AIDS – report

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-retrovirals a powerful way to combat HIV/AIDS – report

– sharp decline in Caribbean deaths A key United Nations report on the state of the HIV/AIDS has found strides in the Caribbean with Guyana, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico...

Kitty resident moves year’s road death figure to 96

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty resident moves year’s road death figure to 96

The death by road accident of 38-year-old Reeshee Baksh of Thomas Street, Kitty, has taken the toll to 96 thus far for the year. Yesterday at the man’s home his wife, Bibi Haleema...

GRA teams up with local banks for renewal of vehicle licences

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GRA teams up with local banks for renewal of vehicle licences

The tedious task of renewing Motor Vehicle Licences (MVL) has become far simpler and with less hassle for the public. According to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), it is teaming up...

Construction companies bid for condom delivery

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Construction companies bid for condom delivery

Under the Ministry of Health, bids for the supply and delivery of male condoms were opened by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Main Street...

GRA warns about misuse of vehicles transporting goods

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GRA warns about misuse of vehicles transporting goods

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has warned against the misuse of vehicles registered for the transportation of goods. According to state-owned tax collection agency, it has noted...

US, Venezuela are Guyana’s biggest trading partners

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US, Venezuela are Guyana’s biggest trading partners

– fuel imports, gold exports dominate for first half of 2012 By Leonard Gildarie Purchases of fuel and lubricants continue to dominate Guyana’s imports, accounting for almost 32% of...

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Guyana’s oil bonanza is being squandered by political duels

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, politics and economics have always danced an ill-fated tango. It is difficult to say which... more