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CPL Announces Franchise Player Assignments and Coaches

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on CPL Announces Franchise Player Assignments and Coaches

Port of Spain, Trinidad – CPL officials announced the country assignments for the 12 franchise players – six West Indian and six international – and named the six Head Coaches and...

Sensational Shiv puts Derby in control

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sensational Shiv puts Derby in control

Derby, England – Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s sensational century – his first for the Club – has put Derbyshire in a strong position after the opening day against Surrey at the County Ground....

French Open, Day 5…Rain delays, Djokovic dominates and Li Na is upset

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on French Open, Day 5…Rain delays, Djokovic dominates and Li Na is upset

Rain stopped play pretty early on Thursday at the French Open, with a lot of matches still left to be completed including Maria Sharapova, who was up 6-2, 4-2 in her match when play was...

Black Hawks rule the roost as Best of the Best Martial Arts Championships conclude

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Black Hawks rule the roost as Best of the Best Martial Arts Championships conclude

Sensei of the Black Hawks Martial Arts Gym, Garfield Newton, has always boasted of the prowess of his charges and they in turn have delivered the goods to endorse such beliefs....

Fruta Conquerors U-12 Football league pushed back for one week

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors U-12 Football league pushed back for one week

Torrential rains over the past few days have left the Tucville Ground in a sodden state and have forced Administrators of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club to postpone the kick off of the...

STAG launches second WDFA Senior League

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG launches second WDFA Senior League

– competition returns after initial success By Edison Jefford As demonstrative of a clear policy to be developmental in its contributions toward local sports, Ansa McAl, under the STAG Beer...

Branford, Woodroffe impress as Brydens Super Classic continues

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Branford, Woodroffe impress as Brydens Super Classic continues

Aroydy Branford of the Cadets was on a goal-scoring spree on Wednesday evening as the Brydens Super Classic Indoor Hockey continued, at the National Gymnasium. With a helmet trick (four goals)...

Tage hits third unbeaten century

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tage hits third unbeaten century

Nottingham, England – Nottingham Badshahs II were the latest victims of Tagenarine Chanderpaul, the son of West Indies legend Shivnarine. The 17-year-old hit his third unbeaten century in a row...

Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy…Fierce competition envisaged as top teams battle for semi-finals berth

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy…Fierce competition envisaged as top teams battle for semi-finals berth

School of the Nations will square off with Tutorial High in a match that will decide the semi-finalists in the Georgetown Zone when play in the Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy continues at...

New IMC plans to revive football in E’bo

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on New IMC plans to revive football in E’bo

Efforts to revive football in the Cinderella County of Essequibo are on track, so says Compton Haynes, a member of the newly formed Interim Management Committee (IMC). Haynes who is also a Coach told...

Support for rugby should be more comprehensive

May 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Support for rugby should be more comprehensive

By Rawle Welch Even after winning six consecutive NACRA 7’s titles and being crowned Southern Caribbean 15’s champions last year, the maltreatment repeatedly inflicted on the...

Anti-money laundering legislation…Regional body threatens sanctions if November deadline not met

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-money laundering legislation…Regional body threatens sanctions if November deadline not met

A regional body overseeing the implementation of counter measures to halt the flow of dirty money has warned Guyana of sanctions if the country fails to meet a revised deadline of...

Fisherman stabbed to death

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman stabbed to death

– Assailant in police custody A 37-year-old fisherman died yesterday after being stabbed several times about the body at the Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara (WBD) koker...

Home Affairs Ministry slams “incompetent” police investigators

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Ministry slams “incompetent” police investigators

The Ministry of Home Affairs has added its voice to the growing list of persons and organizations that are not satisfied with the performance of the investigative arm of the Guyana...

AFC opposed to renewal of Boodoo’s GECOM contract

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AFC opposed to renewal of Boodoo’s GECOM contract

By Abena Rockcliffe The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday highlighted its position that the party stands categorically opposed to the reappointment of former Chief Elections Officer Gocool...

Cricketer charged with Orange Walk murder

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cricketer charged with Orange Walk murder

A 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a friend of his on Orange Walk, Bourda, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the...

Dem boys seh…Check de money trail

May 31, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Check de money trail

Old people got a saying, “Never grudge a man fuh wha he got.” Of course, Guyana got people who got so much that dem can’t even count. But don’t ask how dem get so much because you might...

AFC reiterates call for GPL board overhaul

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AFC reiterates call for GPL board overhaul

Parliamentarian Cathy Hughes has said that her party the Alliance for Change (AFC) continues to monitor the performance of the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) and “notes with deep...

AFC will not de-link reform from enforcement mechanisms of sister Acts – Moses Nagamootoo

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AFC will not de-link reform from enforcement mechanisms of sister Acts – Moses Nagamootoo

“The AFC will not de-link reform of the AML-CFT from enforcement mechanisms for its sister legislation, the Public Procurement Act and the Integrity Act.” This assertion was made yesterday by...

Argentina hoping for stronger ties with Guyana

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Argentina hoping for stronger ties with Guyana

Argentina, Latin America’s second largest country, has promised closer ties with Guyana. Speaking at Wednesday’s anniversary of the Argentine Revolution which was being celebrated in Guyana for...

Home Affairs Ministry to probe alleged beating of prison inmate

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Ministry to probe alleged beating of prison inmate

Less than 24 hours after allegations surfaced of a 2009 murder accused being beaten by officers at the Camp Street prison while he was taking a shower, the Ministry of Home Affairs via release has...

Procurement symposium…Private sector urges better-worded contracts to ensure work quality

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Procurement symposium…Private sector urges better-worded contracts to ensure work quality

The private sector yesterday called for stronger government procurement contracts to ensure that Guyana gets its money’s worth on projects. The proposition was made yesterday by Ramesh...

WHERE TO PARK?

May 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHERE TO PARK?

If you are establishing a business, you need to ensure that adequate arrangements are made for customer parking; otherwise your building plans will not be approved. This is more or less what...

MARAD adamant about heightened safety on waterways

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD adamant about heightened safety on waterways

….. touts more investment in manpower By Zena Henry The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) continues to worry about the number of accidents occurring on the...

Region Four RDC wants REO dismissed

May 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four RDC wants REO dismissed

Region Four Democratic Council (RDC) has written to Minister of Local Government Minister, Ganga Persaud seeking the dismissal of the Regional Executive Officer (REO) because of the...

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Essequibo dismantle Berbice to retain U13 title

The possible return of an old weapon

Kaieteur News – There exists a weapon more insidious than the outright banning of dissenting voices. That weapon involves... more