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Edghill wins ‘Super Singles’ title in Trinidad

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edghill wins ‘Super Singles’ title in Trinidad

(Trinidad Express): The Women’s title of the Reliability and Maintenance Services Limited (RMSL) Super Singles Table Tennis Tournament is coming back to Guyana. After Trenace Lowe had...

Banks Beer Knockout Cup…Another double header on today at GFC

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks Beer Knockout Cup…Another double header on today at GFC

Botofago FC will want to follow in the footsteps of the two other Region 10-based teams Eagles United and Kwakwani Strikers when they face Ann’s Grove All Stars in the feature clash of a double...

Windies Women to clash with South Africa in 5 ODIs and 2 T20s in January

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies Women to clash with South Africa in 5 ODIs and 2 T20s in January

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Women will host their South African counterparts for five One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals in January 2013 to kick off the...

Northern Rangers cart off Lester Peters U-15 Memorial Football Tournament

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Northern Rangers cart off Lester Peters U-15 Memorial Football Tournament

Northern Rangers turned in a determined performance to defeat Fruta Conquerors 5-3 and cart off the honours when the final of the Lester ‘Puppy’ Peters U-15 Memorial Football...

Keen competition as Mayor Green Birthday Inter-Ward tourney concludes

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keen competition as Mayor Green Birthday Inter-Ward tourney concludes

Weeks of competitive football will rise to an exciting climax when the best teams of the lot battle in four quarterfinals, and two semifinal matches for a chance to clinch the top prize when...

LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball C/ship…Kings remain unbeaten after routing Raiders 59-33, Bulls beat Royals 54-45

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball C/ship…Kings remain unbeaten after routing Raiders 59-33, Bulls beat Royals 54-45

Blackout halts Bulls/Flames game at half time 33-32 The unbeaten Kashif and Shanghai Kings dominated Retrieve Raiders, routing them 59-33, while Half Mile Bulls rebounded from a...

Port Mourant Turf club end of year meet set for Sunday December 30

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant Turf club end of year meet set for Sunday December 30

$8.5M up for grabs By Samuel Whyte The Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) will be holding their grand end of year one day Pre Old Year’s day horserace meet on Sunday December 30 at the...

GABA National Senior Boxing C/ships set for this weekend

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA National Senior Boxing C/ships set for this weekend

The Car Park at Banks DIH Thirst Park, where recent Guinness in the Street football was held, is where the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will stage their Senior National...

Banks DIH Classic Inter Club B/ball competition continues in Berbice

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH Classic Inter Club B/ball competition continues in Berbice

Rose Hall Town Basketball team scored their second consecutive victory to stay as front runners when they were able to hold their nerves and eke out an hard fought nail biting victory...

Assassin are David Jansen Memorial Dominoes Champs

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Assassin are David Jansen Memorial Dominoes Champs

Assassin marked 88 games to win the final of the David Jansen Memorial Dominoes Competition which was contested last Friday evening at Guyana Forestry Commission. Specialist placed...

Woodpecker Products annual Junior Badminton Christmas singles tourney underway

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Woodpecker Products annual Junior Badminton Christmas singles tourney underway

The Woodpecker Products Annual Badminton Junior Christmas Singles opened on Monday last at the Queens College Badminton Courts and this will close off the GBA Tournaments for the year...

Letters to the Sports Editor…Shabazz’s Resignation

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letters to the Sports Editor…Shabazz’s Resignation

Dear Sir, Within his usual rhythmic style of speaking, former national head coach of Guyana’s senior football team Trinidadian, Jamal Shabazz, announced his resignation with immediate...

Caricom confronts US on unfair rum trade

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom confronts US on unfair rum trade

…Guyana could lose $3.2B in exports A quarrel is brewing between the US and regional rum makers. This quarrel has engaged the attention of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) because the rum makers...

R/veldt Children’s Aid Centre seeks support

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on R/veldt Children’s Aid Centre seeks support

Preparing meals for more than sixty children on a four hob gas stove is becoming extremely difficult for those at the Ruimveldt Children’s Aid Centre (RCAC), thus, the administration is making a...

Two Caribbean leaders arrested for corruption…Ex-premier of Turks and Caicos arrested in Brazil

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two Caribbean leaders arrested for corruption…Ex-premier of Turks and Caicos arrested in Brazil

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) — The former jet-setting premier of the Turks and Caicos islands has been arrested in Brazil after having disappeared a couple years ago....

Cayman Islands Premier arrested in corruption case

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cayman Islands Premier arrested in corruption case

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The top official in the Cayman Islands was arrested on suspicion of corruption in the famed Caribbean tax haven. Premier McKeeva Bush was arrested at his home...

Govt. not moving to take away Cotton Tree lands – MMA

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. not moving to take away Cotton Tree lands – MMA

The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary/Agricultural Development Authority(MMA/ADA) has stated that it is not trying to take away lands from Cotton Tree, West Berbice residents. The body has chosen to respond to...

GPL extends Wärtsilä contract for another four years

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPL extends Wärtsilä contract for another four years

– company also hired to convert Kingston plant to 60Hz Government has extended its contract with the Finnish corporation Wärtsilä for another four years to operate and maintain its...

UG Council to name new Vice Chancellor today

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UG Council to name new Vice Chancellor today

Having undertaken what is being described as a most elaborate and transparent selection process, the University of Guyana (UG) is today set to name its new Vice Chancellor. In fact reports reaching...

NIS review proposals rejected at public forum

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NIS review proposals rejected at public forum

By Zena Henry As members of the public were given an opportunity to cast their opinions and suggestions on issues plaguing the “cash-strapped” National Insurance Scheme (NIS),...

Dem boys seh…Three cheers fuh De Donald

Dec 12, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Three cheers fuh De Donald

When Easy Come Easy Go land pun de scene it come wid low fares and a promise to help Guyanese. But that was only part of de plan. That was de sugar pun de bitter pill because de owners...

Two held for Brazilian’s murder

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two held for Brazilian’s murder

Police have detained two men in connection with Saturday’s murder of 51-year-old Brazilian, Antonio Jose Dearaujo, in his Eteringbang, Cuyuni home last week. A police official confirmed the arrests...

Conductor in East Coast bus accident succumbs

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Conductor in East Coast bus accident succumbs

Hours after the minibus that he was conducting toppled and pinned him, 25-year-old Rodwin Todd of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public...

Benefits expected under new air transport agreement

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Benefits expected under new air transport agreement

A new agreement that will change the way airlines operate in the international markets is to be signed between Guyana and the US government. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the...

Miners injured in speedboat crash

Dec 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Miners injured in speedboat crash

Several miners from Region Two sustained injuries some time Monday, after two boats with high powered engines collided at an area referred to as ‘99 turn’, in Moruca, North West...

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