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Total Fitness Mania 3 to take East Bank by storm on Saturday

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Total Fitness Mania 3 to take East Bank by storm on Saturday

Lovers of the fine art of bodybuilding along with members of the Total Fitness Gym, located at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara are in for a treat this Saturday when the Total Fitness Gym...

Mayor’s KO Football semis set for tonight at GFC

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s KO Football semis set for tonight at GFC

After weeks of exciting football the curtains are about to come down on the at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda when the annual Mayor’s knockout football tournament...

GCB congratulates Cameron and Nanthan

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB congratulates Cameron and Nanthan

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) extends congratulations to Mr. Wycliffe “Dave” Cameron and Mr. Emmanuel Nathan who were elected President and Vice President of the West Indies Cricket Board...

Bath of West Berbice win Cheddi Jagan softball finals

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bath of West Berbice win Cheddi Jagan softball finals

The Progressive Youth Organization on Saturday, March 30th 2013 hosted the annual Cheddi Jagan memorial softball finals at the Bath Community Centre, West Coast Berbice and the home team...

$GCA\Brain Street U-15 cricket…Spooner takes 5 as TSC beat GCC, GYO overcome DCC B$

GCA\Brain Street U-15 cricket…Spooner takes 5 as TSC beat GCC, GYO overcome DCC B

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA\Brain Street U-15 cricket…Spooner takes 5 as TSC beat GCC, GYO overcome DCC B

By Zaheer Mohamed Joel Spooner grabbed 5 wickets for 34 runs as his team Transport Sports Club (TSC) defeated Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by 3 wickets, while Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO)...

GTTA names team for World Championships

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA names team for World Championships

The Selection Committee of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has selected a group of its senior national men and women players to represent Guyana at the May 12-20 World Table...

Regional Chairman Bradford deems Regatta 2K13 a success

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Chairman Bradford deems Regatta 2K13 a success

Bartica Regatta 2K13 has been deemed a resounding success according to Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport, Bradford stated that the move to team up with D&C...

Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Schools Football Competition…

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Schools Football Competition…

Linden Foundation no-show draws ire of Organisers N.S.S.S, H.S.S latest teams to register wins The Linden Foundation Secondary School remained on course to draw the ire of tournament organizers when...

Unity Lancaster Sports Club Cricket Academy starts today

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Unity Lancaster Sports Club Cricket Academy starts today

The Unity Lancaster Sports Club (ULSC) will hold a three day cricket academy at its club’s venue starting from 9:00am today 4th April 2013. The academy is being promoted free of cost to about 40...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Intricate issues in football administration are being overlooked

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Intricate issues in football administration are being overlooked

Dear Sir, Sports journalist, Rawle Welch of your newspaper is one of the very few in the profession, that I hold in high esteem for his balanced writings, impartiality and efficiency in...

Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association holds grading exercise

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association holds grading exercise

On Sunday March 24th 2013, the Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association (GWKA) held its first grading exercise for the year with the testing of 43 students from its 4 dojos located at Banks DIH...

Ex-cop, barber shot in execution attempt

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-cop, barber shot in execution attempt

By Romila Boodram In what is believed to be an execution attempt, a gunman yesterday opened fire on an ex-policeman at a City’s barbershop leaving him in a critical condition and another nursing a...

Plaisance protests bear fruit…Government rescinds decision to erect tower on playfield

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Plaisance protests bear fruit…Government rescinds decision to erect tower on playfield

By Rehana Ashley Ahamad The Government is now seeking an alternative location to erect its transmission tower to support its e-governance programme. Up until Sunday, this tower was to have been...

‘Hero’ says budget to help cronies financially…blasts Govt on corruption

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Hero’ says budget to help cronies financially…blasts Govt on corruption

Parliamentarian Sydney Allicock who was celebrated by the government as a “hero”, yesterday hammered away at the very government on corruption as he denied support for the 2013 budget....

Commissioners still undecided on Boodoo’s place at GECOM

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioners still undecided on Boodoo’s place at GECOM

The fate of Gocool Boodoo, who formerly held the position of Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), continues to hang in the balance as a statutory meeting of the...

Colin Jones sets fire to Camp Street Prison once again

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Colin Jones sets fire to Camp Street Prison once again

Shortly after 09:00 hours yesterday, officials at the Georgetown Prisons had to go into swift action after Colin Jones, a prisoner, had again set fire to a mattress in his cell. Jones, now 23...

Dem boys seh…Beware what you shooting

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Beware what you shooting

Rum does mek people do some strange things. It does mek some people talk sheer stupidness. Some people does cry and some does fight. And de same rum does mek people talk dem mind. That is why...

Local groups get U.S. Embassy Humanitarian aid

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Local groups get U.S. Embassy Humanitarian aid

The United States (US) Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Programme made two separate donations of health supplies and sporting equipment to Guyanese organizations, recently, continuing its...

GPL blames kites, faults for blackouts

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL blames kites, faults for blackouts

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says that a series of “unforeseen circumstances” over the last few days caused the power outages in the Demerara interconnected system, starting last Friday. On...

GUYANA NEEDS AN INVESTIGATION

Apr 04, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYANA NEEDS AN INVESTIGATION

A very impressive report has just been completed in Trinidad and Tobago. The work of this report was spearheaded by Professor Selwyn Ryan, ably supported by a team of top class academics. The report...

Budget debate 2013…Bulkan deems budget a recipe for more cronyism and corruption

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Budget debate 2013…Bulkan deems budget a recipe for more cronyism and corruption

A Partner for National Unity, Ronald Bulkan, in his budget debate presentation deemed the budget as one which can see more cronyism and corruption and where political loyalty trumps...

Consideration of national estimates is no occasion for politicking – PPP/C’s Kwame Gilbert

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Consideration of national estimates is no occasion for politicking – PPP/C’s Kwame Gilbert

Government parliamentarians are appealing for an end to political pettiness which can create a sense of panic and fear in the minds of the international community with regards to Guyana’s...

Budget Debates …..“Let Guyanese know that all is not well” – APNU’s Jennifer Wade

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Budget Debates …..“Let Guyanese know that all is not well” – APNU’s Jennifer Wade

By Latoya Giles APNU’s Member of Parliament, Jennifer Wade, yesterday called for the government to tell Guyanese that all is not well within the country. Wade made the remark yesterday during the...

Opposition councilors give “disrespectful” Region Three Chairman silent treatment

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition councilors give “disrespectful” Region Three Chairman silent treatment

Using another method of retaliation to cope with a “disrespectful and regardless” Chairman, opposition councilors in Region Three said yesterday that they are applying the silent treatment in...

Doctor files $20M lawsuits against lawyer for slander, libel

Apr 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Doctor files $20M lawsuits against lawyer for slander, libel

Medical Superintendent of the New Amsterdam Hospital, Vishalya ‘Artie’ Sharma, of Number 64 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, is suing Attorneys at law, Charrandass Persaud for $20M for slander...

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The quandary of the Guyanese electorate

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