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No place for Govt. in telecoms business…CEO RK Sharma says…GT&T not being allowed to expand

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No place for Govt. in telecoms business…CEO RK Sharma says…GT&T not being allowed to expand

As the debate continues over the state’s aggressive E-Governance project to connect its offices and build internet towers across the land, the country’s biggest telephone company has...

Popular designer shot dead in taxi

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Popular designer shot dead in taxi

– girlfriend, driver wounded By: Romila Boodram Popular Mashramani Costume Designer and Events Coordinator Trevor Rose was shot dead early yesterday while travelling in a taxi with a...

UG students, friend nabbed for armed robbery at store

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG students, friend nabbed for armed robbery at store

Two University of Guyana students and a teenage friend are likely to be charged today in connection with a brazen armed robbery at a city store. The suspects, aged 21,19 and 16, allegedly made off...

Villagers, police in standoff after cops accused of robbery

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Villagers, police in standoff after cops accused of robbery

Police and residents of Number 48 Village, Berbice were up to late last night engaged in a standoff following a robbery which the police are accused as the perpetrators. The residents blocked a...

Govt. against any kind of torture – President Ramotar

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. against any kind of torture – President Ramotar

…supportive of independent probe in Harding’s allegations Head of State, Donald Ramotar, is supportive of an independent probe of the allegations of Colwyn Harding, who is maintaining that...

Teen shot in Sophia robbery

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen shot in Sophia robbery

A 19-year-old Sophia youth was in a critical condition last night after being shot and robbed near his home. Romario Weithers, of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, was reportedly shot in the stomach at...

Dem boys seh…De crooks getting ketch one by one

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De crooks getting ketch one by one

Everybody does try to fool dem boss. Some does fool de boss into believing that dem doing good and some does try to hide dem incompetence. De opposition tell Donald that dey mean to wuk along wid he...

Could Xavier’s Pan Am exploits gain her the nod over Fernandes?

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Could Xavier’s Pan Am exploits gain her the nod over Fernandes?

Could Alysa Xavier’s selection on the Pan Am Elite Hockey team which comprises some of the best players in the world tilt the scale in her favour for Sportswoman of the Year award. Xavier, whose...

Basketball fraternity mourns the death of Trevor Rose

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Basketball fraternity mourns the death of Trevor Rose

By Edison Jefford The basketball fraternity was yesterday plunged into mourning following the death of the former Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) President, Trevor Rose, who was...

$ECB\Busta Festival to start on February 7$

ECB\Busta Festival to start on February 7

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB\Busta Festival to start on February 7

The Annual Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) Busta 50 overs Festival is set to commence on February 7 with four matches. The tournament was scheduled to be played in 2013, but was rescheduled due to...

Martial Arts Sensei, Lloyd Ramnarine, extends tutoring sessions to West Coast Demerara

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Martial Arts Sensei, Lloyd Ramnarine, extends tutoring sessions to West Coast Demerara

Martial Arts as a contact sport has been known to inculcate discipline and a firm self belief among its participants. It is for this reason that the experts advocate involvement of the youths,...

Affiance, Scramblers register wins as NOC cricket development programme continues

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Affiance, Scramblers register wins as NOC cricket development programme continues

Affiance and Scramblers registered victories when the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) cricket development programme continued on Saturday last with two U-15 matches on the Essequibo Coast. In the first...

Stan Wawrinka wins Australian Open over hobbled Rafael Nadal

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stan Wawrinka wins Australian Open over hobbled Rafael Nadal

USA Today – MELBOURNE, Australia — Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland held on to stun a hobbled Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and win his first Grand Slam championship in his major debut at...

RHTY&SC opens membership for junior and female cricketers

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC opens membership for junior and female cricketers

– to unveil incentive scheme for players shortly Guyana’s leading youth and sports club, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has opened its membership to junior and...

BRBC donates coaching kits to BCB

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BRBC donates coaching kits to BCB

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) expansive coaching programme that would be undertaken by their Special Events Committee this year, on Friday last received a major boost when the Berbice River Bridge...

The WICB should make its position known

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on The WICB should make its position known

Dear Sports Editor, I believe that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) should issue a statement setting out its position on Mr. Srinivasan’s attempt to take over world cricket. Although the...

Corruption continues to stymie Police Force – AFC

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corruption continues to stymie Police Force – AFC

While the efforts currently made to reform the Guyana Police Force can be applauded, it leaves much to be desired since it appears that little attention is paid towards addressing “corruption.”...

20 Vying for National Calypso Crown

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 20 Vying for National Calypso Crown

Ras Aaron Blackman whose singing name is “De Liberator” was elected to head the Local Calypso Writers and Singers Association, when the body held its Annual General Meeting in the Mash...

UNCLE DONALD PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on UNCLE DONALD PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN

Whenever a new leader assumes the Presidency of the country it immediately triggers expectations of change. People anticipate that the new leader will be different from his predecessor and in so...

Local domestic violence film makes debut

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Local domestic violence film makes debut

The locally produced film “The Convert”, generated to capture the issue of men implicated in domestic violence made its debut on Sunday last at the Side Walk Café, Georgetown. The film, which...

A truly great Guyanese passed away on this date

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A truly great Guyanese passed away on this date

Dear Editor, Speaking for myself and in my capacity as a trained historian, I believe sooner than later there needs to be a change of government in Guyana. The PPP needs to be replaced by a...

The Colwyn Harding affair

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Colwyn Harding affair

Dear Editor, The saga of the alleged torture/brutalization of a young man by the most junior rank (Constable) in the Guyana Police Force (GPF), in the presence of a Subordinate Officer (Corporal) and...

Ms. Carol Sooba must be properly addressed

Jan 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ms. Carol Sooba must be properly addressed

Dear Editor, Unless the Court rules against the Order of the Minister, Ms Carol Sooba must be properly addressed as the Town Clerk of the Georgetown City Council. The action of the Deputy Mayor of...

ECHO urges government to pay attention to radioactive Japanese vehicles

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ECHO urges government to pay attention to radioactive Japanese vehicles

The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) has expressed serious concerns over the possibility of unsafe levels of radiation entering the country via imported used Japanese...

Friendship granny turns 101

Jan 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Friendship granny turns 101

“Celebrating her 101st birth anniversary surrounded by four generations of descendants is the best gift that I could ask for.” The words of Edmay McIntosh as she observed yet another...