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US$9M HIV funding hinges on Guyana’s drug procurement practices

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US$9M HIV funding hinges on Guyana’s drug procurement practices

“Guyana pays much more for drugs than other countries, and why it happens is because certain rules are not followed,” says UNAIDS Country Director By Neil Marks Funding for programmes to combat...

APNU, AFC tie the knot for May 11 polls

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on APNU, AFC tie the knot for May 11 polls

– Granger for President, Nagamootoo for Prime Minister By Abena Rockcliffe The leadership of both APNU and AFC pledge to lead our beloved country into a new dawn of national development,...

Cop ends up on ‘Cloud Nine’ after smoking a joint

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cop ends up on ‘Cloud Nine’ after smoking a joint

A cop ended up on cloud nine yesterday afternoon when he and a colleague entered a popular city drug yard and smoked a joint. The policeman, who has been identified as Forde, collapsed instantly and...

Cash jet pilot opts out of trial, settles for plea deal

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cash jet pilot opts out of trial, settles for plea deal

Embattled Guyanese pilot, Khamraj Lall, who was spectacularly busted with over US$600,000 in undeclared cash on board his jet by Puerto Rico authorities in November, is buckling under pressure and...

The case of tax-free income for all Judges …Drama expected in High Court, CJ likely to recuse himself

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The case of tax-free income for all Judges …Drama expected in High Court, CJ likely to recuse himself

“A recusal by the acting CJ will lead to a constitutional disaster and the subversion of the rule of law,” C.V Satram By Kiana Wilburg There is a high possibility that Justice William Ramlal,...

David and Moses get married at Georgetown Club

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Is now dem know de whole story. Hap New and Hay Heff See tie de knot pun Valentine Day. Was a union made in Georgetown Club. People come from all over Guyana fuh peep de biggest wedding of de year....

A lady can be a plumber too!

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on A lady can be a plumber too!

Mary Matthews-Sutton is a ‘Special Person’ “I did it so much—sometimes I used to go till in Stanleytown and do plumbing work—and sometimes I worked with just a lamp in the people’s...

WICB Four-Day Franchise Cricket …Cornwall grabs career best 7-96 for Hurricanes but Jaguars still on course for victory

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Four-Day Franchise Cricket …Cornwall grabs career best 7-96 for Hurricanes but Jaguars still on course for victory

By Sean Devers in Antigua In Association with Western Union, John Fernandes Ltd & Meet Your Match Dating Service The Leeward Islands bowlers toiled long and hard in sweltering heat on the second...

MCYS / EBFA Pee Wee League…Herstelling upset Grove Hi Tech, Diamond defeat Mocha Champs

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on MCYS / EBFA Pee Wee League…Herstelling upset Grove Hi Tech, Diamond defeat Mocha Champs

Herstelling Raiders Football Club recorded their first win of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-11 Pee Wee League, a 1-0 win over the...

Mayor’s Cup Football Championship…Keen duels predict as competition enters semi-finals stage

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup Football Championship…Keen duels predict as competition enters semi-finals stage

By Michael Benjamin They rode their luck and made it up to the quarter finals stage but fortunes swayed for the footballers of the Guyana Police Force when, despite a spirited performance, they...

Nestle Milo continues today with four more matches

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nestle Milo continues today with four more matches

Four more matches in the Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition will be played today, at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue. In the opening encounter, Christ Church tackles...

NBS renews sponsorship of BCB 2015 second division cricket in Berbice

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS renews sponsorship of BCB 2015 second division cricket in Berbice

Mortgage giants, New Building Society Limited renewed sponsorship of the Berbice Cricket Board 40-over Second Division Cricket Competition for teams in Berbice. The tournament is expected to commence...

Berbice Bridge Company Inc. supports RHTY&SC Silver Jubilee activities

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Bridge Company Inc. supports RHTY&SC Silver Jubilee activities

Long time sponsor of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. has renewed its sponsorship of three major activities of Guyana’s leading youth and sports...

Hilbert Foster to head BCB awards ceremony committee

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hilbert Foster to head BCB awards ceremony committee

Former chairman of the Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board and current secretary of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club is tasked with the responsibilities to plan and organize...

Groden’s appointment an insult to Guyana – Lumumba

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Groden’s appointment an insult to Guyana – Lumumba

General Secretary of the Georgetown Football Association Odinga Lumumba is in disagreement with the recent appointment of Trinidadian Richard Groden as General Secretary of the Guyana Football...

RHTY&SC Silver Jubilee 1990 – 2015…Demerara Bank and Republic Bank (Guy) Ltd on board

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Silver Jubilee 1990 – 2015…Demerara Bank and Republic Bank (Guy) Ltd on board

Support for Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Silver Jubilee anniversary celebration continues to pour in. The two major commercial banks in...

GSCL Inc Republic Cup…Floodlights, Regal Masters register victories

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc Republic Cup…Floodlights, Regal Masters register victories

Floodlights and Regal Masters recorded victories when the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) Republic Cup continued yesterday with the final preliminary round matches in the over-40...

ESPN and E-Networks facilitate ICC World Cup coverage at President’s request

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on ESPN and E-Networks facilitate ICC World Cup coverage at President’s request

ESPN, the rights holder for the ICC Cricket World Cup, will allow state-owned NCN to air the major matches during the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. The disclosure was made to Kaieteur News...

GCB U-15 50-Over bowls off today

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB U-15 50-Over bowls off today

The Guyana Cricket Board Under-15 Inter-County 50-Over Competition 2015 is set to bowl off today, with the GCB President XI taking on defending champions, Demerara, at the Demerara Cricket Club...

Hotel Riverton Suites Upper Corentyne U-19 50- over cricket …

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hotel Riverton Suites Upper Corentyne U-19 50- over cricket …

Five-wicket hauls by Naresh Nauthsingh, Davanand Chatterpaul highlight first round Hotel Riverton Suites Upper Corentyne Under-19 fifty overs cricket competition bowled off last week Saturday with...

Wiltshire dominoes set for today

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wiltshire dominoes set for today

Mark Wiltshire will host a 20/20 dominoes competition today at Strikers SC, Meadow Brook. Action gets underway at 15:00hrs and entrance fee is $10,000. The wining team will take home a trophy and...

National Basketball Championships begin tonight

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Basketball Championships begin tonight

–Four Linden vs G/town battles on the cards The National Basketball Championships: The Road to Mecca II begins tonight at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with four Linden teams taking on four teams...

“West Indies must fire on all cylinders to progress in CWC 2015!”

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on “West Indies must fire on all cylinders to progress in CWC 2015!”

Colin E. H. Croft ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be long, so intensity could wane, but West Indies must fire from ball one, afterburners maximum, if they are to progress beyond the preliminary...

Jumbo Jet Rising Sun Sprint Classic …Entries now set to close on Wednesday

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jumbo Jet Rising Sun Sprint Classic …Entries now set to close on Wednesday

By Samuel Whyte The closing date for entries for the impending much anticipated Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the Jumbo Jet business enterprise and racing Stable, ”Jumbo Jet Sprint...

The revival of Georgetown Football Club

Feb 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on The revival of Georgetown Football Club

By Santokie Nagulendran The oldest football club in Guyana, Georgetown Football Club (GFC), has been enjoying a renaissance in recent times, with the club’s development at both youth and senior...