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Gold smuggling…Industry calls for tighter border checks

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gold smuggling…Industry calls for tighter border checks

– dealer buys the most, declares the least Stakeholders in the gold mining sector yesterday called on Government to tighten security at the country’s borders, including those with...

Drunk driver kills three

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Drunk driver kills three

Pandemonium broke out in a closely knit, family-oriented Berbice community last night after a “reckless” 18-year-old driver, Nakash Persaud, said to be in an intoxicated state, struck down and...

Speaker concerned about Govt’s continued abuse of “emergency fund”

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker concerned about Govt’s continued abuse of “emergency fund”

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman, has said that he is “worried” about the government’s continued abuse of the Contingency Fund, specifically the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni...

Woman’s head was forcibly held down in bucket

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s head was forcibly held down in bucket

A post mortem examination performed yesterday on the body of Shelly Persaud of Friendship, East Bank Demerara, has confirmed what many had suspected – murder. The post mortem examination, which...

Democratic Gains under threat – British Envoy

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Democratic Gains under threat – British Envoy

– blasts government over Local Government elections By Latoya Giles British High Commission to Guyana, Andrew Ayre said on Tuesday evening that while Guyana over the years has made significant...

Those unused accounting modules …Auditor General has an obligation to probe harder

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Those unused accounting modules …Auditor General has an obligation to probe harder

– “He is behaving like a Sunday school teacher when he makes casual statements on the unused modules,”- Anti Corruption Advocate, Goolsarran The Auditor General has been highlighting for...

NOC being converted into “Youth Prison”- MP Chris Jones

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NOC being converted into “Youth Prison”- MP Chris Jones

– if opposition had known, money would have never been allocated … Member of Parliament, Christopher Jones, has lashed out at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, claiming that...

Dem boys seh…Donald jook Peeping Tom in ee eye

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald jook Peeping Tom in ee eye

Donald jook Peeping Tom in ee brain de other night but before that Brazzy, de fat crook had to throw something in ee eye. Peeper put ee finger pun ee computer keyboard and is then dem boys realize...

Brazil ready to finally get World Cup underway

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brazil ready to finally get World Cup underway

SAO PAULO (AP) — It’s time. The day Brazilians have been anxiously waiting for has finally arrived. Brazil plays Croatia today to get the home World Cup underway, beginning its quest for a sixth...

Three overseas players arrive for B/Ball try-outs

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Three overseas players arrive for B/Ball try-outs

Tyler Persaud ‘very excited & a bit nervous’ By Sean Devers “I am very excited and a bit nervous to be here for the first time.” These were the words of Canada-born, USA based Guyanese...

Debutant Craig stars in huge NZ win

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Debutant Craig stars in huge NZ win

ESPNcricinfo – Tim Southee and offspinner Mark Craig demolished West Indies for the second time in successive days at Sabina Park to record New Zealand’s second Test win in the Caribbean....

Guyana Men’s B/Ball team hunts first ever Caribbean title …

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Men’s B/Ball team hunts first ever Caribbean title …

Looks to emulate women’s team 1996 victory By Sean Devers The National Male Basketball team hunts their first ever Caribbean title in this year’s Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC)...

NDA holds Draughts tourney on Saturday

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on NDA holds Draughts tourney on Saturday

The Guyana Draughts Association (NDA) will be holding a National Draughts competition on Saturday June 14 at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. The game will be played on the...

GCB postpones T20 League

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB postpones T20 League

At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the Guyana Cricket Board, it was unanimously agreed to postpone their National T20 Franchise League that was scheduled to commence this month prior...

GOA observes ‘Int’l Olympic Day’ with Jog/Walk & 10km Team Run

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA observes ‘Int’l Olympic Day’ with Jog/Walk & 10km Team Run

In a release, the Guyana Olympic Association (G.O.A) in observance of “International Olympic Day” has organised its annual Jog/Walk & 10km Team Run scheduled to be staged on Sunday, June 22,...

STSC tapeball final on today

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on STSC tapeball final on today

Sophia Warriors will face Campbellville Secondary School when the South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) ten/10 tapeball cricket competition concludes today at the National Cultural Centre tarmac....

Fitness Express powers up Adams and Mars for Caribbean Powerlifting C/ships

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Express powers up Adams and Mars for Caribbean Powerlifting C/ships

Giving back to society and in this instance Guyana’s sportsmen are a major pillar in the makeup of Fitness Express, according to Manager/Owner, Jamie Mc Donald. The entity, located at 47 John and...

Shewjattan is back and looking to affirm his class at CMRA

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shewjattan is back and looking to affirm his class at CMRA

By Rawle Welch Rupie Shewjattan is back. He made this known to Kaieteur Sport yesterday during an interview via telephone to confirm his participation at the upcoming opening leg of the newly-formed...

TNT, Rage, F and H, Mix Up confirm participation in Golyn and Sons dominoes

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on TNT, Rage, F and H, Mix Up confirm participation in Golyn and Sons dominoes

Local power house TNT, Rage, F and H and Mix Up have confirmed their participation for the upcoming Golyn and Sons Dominoes festival which is set to kick start on June 14 at Little Mark Boutique,...

Roger Harper/Anandjit court action stayed

Jun 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Roger Harper/Anandjit court action stayed

Judge laments cause of action duplicated Another court action is cricket has been stayed. In this matter, Mr. Roger Harper and Daterrth Anandjit filed an action against all the officers of the...

US aircraft experiences engine failure on approach to CJIA

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US aircraft experiences engine failure on approach to CJIA

Pilots on board a United States registered aircraft en route to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) had to shut down one of their engines yesterday afternoon when it experienced problems...

Education Ministry helping to tackle NCDs with Health Fair

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry helping to tackle NCDs with Health Fair

Emphasising that the Ministry of Health’s efforts to combat chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) is not being done in isolation, the Ministry of Education yesterday spearheaded a health fair...

Roadside vendor attacks Works Ministry demolition staff

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Roadside vendor attacks Works Ministry demolition staff

Police on the East Coast Demerara are preparing to charge a roadside vendor who attacked an employee of the Ministry of Public Works, injuring him in the process while he was carrying out demolition...

Mother identifies body found at Ogle Access Road

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mother identifies body found at Ogle Access Road

The body of 17-year-old Bahker Azeez, of 129 Third Street Montrose, East Coast Demerara, was identified by his mother who really did not know what to expect when she visited the Georgetown Public...

Africanised bees attack E’bo brothers

Jun 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Africanised bees attack E’bo brothers

Two brothers, who were severely stung by Africanised bees while clearing shrubs with the intent of constructing a chicken pen, at Devonshire Castle, Essequibo Coast, are lucky to be alive today. The...

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National basketball team down to 15 after intense trials

Members of the National Assembly should exercise civility towards their peers

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The following column was published two years ago in response to the same controversy that... more