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WICB Regional Four-Day Tourney…Baugh leads Jamaica fight back with unbeaten half century

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Regional Four-Day Tourney…Baugh leads Jamaica fight back with unbeaten half century

By Zaheer Mohamed Wicketkeeper batsman Carlton Baugh slammed an unbeaten half century to lead Jamaica’s fight back on day one against host Guyana in their West Indies Cricket Board Regional...

WICB congratulates Samuels on Wisden award

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB congratulates Samuels on Wisden award

KINGSTON, Jamaica – New President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dave Cameron said he was overjoyed about the announcement that West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels had been chosen as one of...

GTTA satisfied with Caribbean C/ship showing

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA satisfied with Caribbean C/ship showing

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday exuded satisfaction in the performance of the national Junior and Cadet team that recently returned from the Caribbean Championships...

Taffin Khan carts off spoils in Malta Supreme One-Day Rapid Chess Tournament

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taffin Khan carts off spoils in Malta Supreme One-Day Rapid Chess Tournament

Senior National Chess Champion, Taffin Khan drew his game in the seventh sitting against Ron Motilall and eventually amassed 6 ½ points to take the honours in the senior category when action...

Assuria Invitational Tennis Classic…Adams, Lowden to clash for Men’s over 35 title

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Assuria Invitational Tennis Classic…Adams, Lowden to clash for Men’s over 35 title

Top seed Carlos Adams trounced Rudy Grant 6-1, 6-0 to set up a mouth watering clash against Berbician Godfrey Lowden for the Men’s Over 35 singles title in the Assuria Invitational Tennis...

Tropical Rhythms Beach Volleyball Classic winners receive their prizes

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tropical Rhythms Beach Volleyball Classic winners receive their prizes

The respective winners of the Berbice Volleyball Association “Tropical Rhythms Beach Volleyball Classic” 2 vs 2 competition on Tuesday received their prizes including trophies and cash...

Guyana Boxing Board of Control ‘Firestorm’… Howard Eastman set to defy the odds against Jamaican Sakima Mullings

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Board of Control ‘Firestorm’… Howard Eastman set to defy the odds against Jamaican Sakima Mullings

By Michael Benjamin In boxing parlance, when a boxer seeks redemption he is usually attempting to reassert himself on the fistic scene, or in other words, reclaim respect. Many regard...

The football community has suffered for too many years

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on The football community has suffered for too many years

By Rawle Welch In a recent article, I had reason to remind a critic of mine that in life the process of learning is continual, meaning that even as we get older, there is still that...

GFF Super League continues

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super League continues

Two matches were contested on Sunday last, at the Buxton Community Centre Ground in the Guyana Football Federation Super League where Buxton United Sports Club needled fellow East Coast...

Keith O Jeer wins Berbice Football Association Elections

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keith O Jeer wins Berbice Football Association Elections

Many questions remained unanswered after the completion of the second edition of the Berbice Football Association (BFA) rescheduled elections which were held on Tuesday at the BFA...

Softball cricket finals set for Blairmont Settlement cricket ground today

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Softball cricket finals set for Blairmont Settlement cricket ground today

The finals of the 10/10 male and female softball cricket competition organised by Attorney at Law Tajenarine Ramroop for teams in Blairmont and Ithaca villages will be played today at...

Shabazz endorses Major

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shabazz endorses Major

Calls him a sincere brother, one who crosses all political and racial barriers Former Guyana Technical Director and Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars Jamaal Shabazz has come out in total...

Letter to the Sport Editor…GFF Elections – A new breeze of democracy is blowing

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sport Editor…GFF Elections – A new breeze of democracy is blowing

Dear Mr Editor, The GFF Elections is in the air, on Sat 13th April 2013, Guyana will have a new Football President, thanks to Bin Laden and Jack Warner. A new breeze of democracy is...

Letter to the Sport Editor…Support Alfred King for GFF President

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sport Editor…Support Alfred King for GFF President

Dear Editor, Please publish our letter in your widely read newspaper. Football is one of the premier sport disciplines in Guyana. However, the Football fraternity is disgust and tired...

Georgetown Turf Club stages Gymkhana event April 21

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown Turf Club stages Gymkhana event April 21

Late last year, the organizers of the Georgetown Turf Club (GTC) had staged a Gymkhana event that titillated the animalistic veins in those that witnessed the event. Indeed fans were treated...

‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Schools Football Tournament… Christianburg / Wismar hammer LTI

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Schools Football Tournament… Christianburg / Wismar hammer LTI

– New Silver City also in winners’ row Defending champions Linden Technical Institute suffered a third consecutive loss in the 5th edition of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond...

Budget deliberations…Opposition to grill Govt. on 2012 drug purchases

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Budget deliberations…Opposition to grill Govt. on 2012 drug purchases

Government’s drug purchases are set to come under intense scrutiny again when deliberations on the 2013 estimates of the National Budget begin on Monday. This year, Government has hiked the...

Linden nurses protest for gratuity

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Linden nurses protest for gratuity

By Jacquey Bourne Nurses and ancillary workers of the Linden Hospital Complex staged a protest in Linden earlier yesterday. Chanting “No money, no work”, the protestors, mainly women began their...

Woman perishes as another lorry topples in interior

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman perishes as another lorry topples in interior

For the second time in less than a week, a truck accident in Guyana’s interior has claimed the life of another person. This time the victim is 35-year-old Angela Lawrence who was pronounced...

Kitty seawall stabbing death…Vendor says deportee killed ‘bandit’ while defending her son

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty seawall stabbing death…Vendor says deportee killed ‘bandit’ while defending her son

By Michael Jordan A seawall vendor has come to the defence of a drug addict who killed Jamal Harris last Monday after Harris and an accomplice attempted to rob her son while armed with a...

APNU, AFC vote to defer estimates, put dent in Govt’s plan

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU, AFC vote to defer estimates, put dent in Govt’s plan

The government yesterday lost its battle to have the consideration of the budget estimates begin yesterday. Consideration of the estimates means that the National Assembly would have to go...

Dem boys seh…Barbie getting more expansion

Apr 11, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Barbie getting more expansion

Barbie getting another boost. De government intend to use he to expand de fishing industry. In fact, when it got to expand anything de government does use Barbie. To expand de radio...

Outstanding Home Economist and Education Officer – Catherine Archer is a ‘Special Person’

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Outstanding Home Economist and Education Officer – Catherine Archer is a ‘Special Person’

“I don’t think I would change anything…I would live it the same way. I am quite satisfied with my life and service to humanity and I am trying very much now to serve God in the right...

Auditor testifies in NICIL and Guyana Stores case

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor testifies in NICIL and Guyana Stores case

– Brassington to be re-examined on the adjourned date A new witness, Leslie Veerasammy, an auditor attached to Nizam Ali and Company, testified in the High Court on Tuesday, when...

Too many constitutional breaches being allowed – Ramjattan

Apr 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Too many constitutional breaches being allowed – Ramjattan

“Government talks scrutiny but does not walk that talk,” said Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan, Tuesday evening as part of his passionate contribution to...

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CWI inducts first West Indies Men’s Academy Cohort to be based in Antigua & Barbuda full-time

TOTALTEC to open hospitality complex in Houston

Kaieteur News – TOTALTEC Inc., a provider of services to the energy and construction sectors here on Monday announced... more