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More Banking licences is utter foolishness

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on More Banking licences is utter foolishness

– Ram, Dr. Thomas, Greenidge The recent promise by President Donald Ramotar to the business community to grant more Commercial Bank Licenses once he is re-elected has been deemed as “absolute...

City schoolgirls encouraged to consider careers in ICT

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on City schoolgirls encouraged to consider careers in ICT

The National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) yesterday held an International Girls in ICT Day symposium under the theme “Expanding Horizons, Changing Attitudes” that was aimed at empowering and...

Govt. violates court order, AG admits

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. violates court order, AG admits

The action brought by former Finance Minister Carl Greenidge against Dr. Ashni Singh, the current Finance Minister, could not continue yesterday owing to the absence of the plaintiff (Greenidge) who...

Businessman’s stolen BMW found, friend safe

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman’s stolen BMW found, friend safe

Hours after businessman Abdul Quadir Nazir was shot and his car taken away by armed men Wednesday night, police yesterday found the vehicle, a BMW, at Nismes, West Bank Demerara. In a statement,...

Gas prices almost back to early January levels

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gas prices almost back to early January levels

Three months after Government slashed gas prices by 30 percent, they are back up again. As a matter of fact, prices at Rubis indicated a $20 difference from the early January high levels before the...

Fisherman shot in early morning robbery at wharf

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman shot in early morning robbery at wharf

Fisherfolk operating at the Meadow Bank Wharf have issued a strong appeal for security to be beefed up to stem the wanton robberies that take place there on a daily basis. The appeal comes in the...

US wades into Minister for ‘slap and strip’ threats

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US wades into Minister for ‘slap and strip’ threats

– another tape surfaces as pressure mounts for his resignation Even as he has received criticism from at least one member of the diplomatic corps, dozens of political commentators and even...

Jagdeo matchstick never light a squib

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo matchstick never light a squib

Old people seh that it is better to keep yuh mouth shut and let people think you stupid or yuh soft than to open yuh mouth and remove all doubt. Fuh years people always suspect nuff thing bout...

Root hundred holds up Windies charge

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Root hundred holds up Windies charge

St George’s, Grenada, CMC – Joe Root hit his sixth Test century and first overseas as England survived a spirited West Indies display, to grab the advantage on the third day of the second Test...

Farfan &Mendes Men’s Hockey 1st Div. League…GCC edge National U-21 to formalize title

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan &Mendes Men’s Hockey 1st Div. League…GCC edge National U-21 to formalize title

The curtains came down on a successful Farfan & Mendes Men’s first Division League for 2014 with champions GCC strolling away with the title after playing unbeaten throughout the competition....

U-17s to play Demerara in tomorrow’s final after E’bo lose rain affected 20-over game

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on U-17s to play Demerara in tomorrow’s final after E’bo lose rain affected 20-over game

Raj Singh U-19 Inter-County Cricket … By Sean Devers With the news that the Raj Singh Insurance 50-over Under-19 Inter-County 50-over cricket match between the National U-17s and Berbice at...

Annual Scotiabank Golf tourney ‘Golfing for Charities’ on this Sunday

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Annual Scotiabank Golf tourney ‘Golfing for Charities’ on this Sunday

Local golfers will on Sunday not only vie for the top places and prizes at the Lusignan Golf Course but for a rare chance offered by Scotiabank to win a donation towards a charity, when the 18th...

Busta Soft Shoe Football Competition…Business end commences tonight with Round of 16 action

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busta Soft Shoe Football Competition…Business end commences tonight with Round of 16 action

By Rawle Welch With teams being presented the opportunity of an extra day to plan and prepare strategies after the inclement weather forced the organisers to cancel yesterday’s start of the Round...

GCB to honor Kallicharran

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB to honor Kallicharran

2nd edition of ‘The Guyana Cricketer’ to be launched The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) will honour former Guyana and West Indies batsman Alvin Kallicharran on Wednesday night at the Savannah Suite,...

Pacesetters open ‘King of the Hard Court’ campaign with massive win

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pacesetters open ‘King of the Hard Court’ campaign with massive win

National Club Champions, Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters clearly distinguished itself from Melanie Patriots Wednesday night with a massive 103-70 win in the inaugural Georgetown Amateur...

GCA/Carib Beer T20 commences today

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Carib Beer T20 commences today

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Carib Beer first-division T20 tournament commences today with two matches from 13:30hrs. Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will host Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO)...

Six more matches on this Sunday

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Six more matches on this Sunday

Inet Communications/Fruta Conquerors/GFA U-13 League … Play in the INet Communications Inc. / Fruta Conquerors FC / Georgetown Football Association Under-13 League resumes on Sunday with six...

Lens Craft Optical/EBFA U-13 League …Herstelling, Grove & Diamond win on day 2

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lens Craft Optical/EBFA U-13 League …Herstelling, Grove & Diamond win on day 2

Herstelling Raiders made it two out of two when they knocked off Craig 3-0 as play in the Lens Craft Optical sponsored East Bank Football Association Under-13 league continued on Saturday last at the...

Defending champions Eagles beaten by Attackers

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champions Eagles beaten by Attackers

Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition… Attackers ensured that new champions will be crowned in this year’s Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’...

11th Busta Champion of Champions Final …RHT Gizmos & Gadgets to face Albion tomorrow

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 11th Busta Champion of Champions Final …RHT Gizmos & Gadgets to face Albion tomorrow

The Albion Cricket Ground, venue of the first ever one day international cricket match in the Caribbean would come alive tomorrow when the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club hosts the final of the...

Wiltshire, Hunte Dominoes on Sunday

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wiltshire, Hunte Dominoes on Sunday

Mark Wiltshire and David Hunte will be hosting a dominoes competition on Sunday at Middle Street, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara starting at 14:00hrs. Entrance fee is $10,000 and the first place team...

Rain ruins Berbice, U-17s clash

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain ruins Berbice, U-17s clash

Persistent rain prevented any play of the third and final round game between Berbice and the Select Under-17 team in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Raj Singh Insurance Brokers Inter-County Under-19...

National basketball team tours Suriname next week

Apr 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on National basketball team tours Suriname next week

– continues preparation for CBC 2015 The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has finalised plans for the National Senior Male Basketball team to tour Suriname during May 1-4 for a...

India donates $10M to GECOM for voter education

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on India donates $10M to GECOM for voter education

The Indian Government has donated $10M to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to help with its voter education programme. GECOM yesterday said that it has received a contribution from the High...

Titanic battle continues over prime Regent St. property

Apr 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Titanic battle continues over prime Regent St. property

As a heated battle between two of the biggest names in hardware business in Guyana continues over ownership a prime business location, the High Court yesterday saw Claude Deygoo also known as Eddie...

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Social media reporting is a double-edged sword

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Social media has undoubtedly changed how we share and receive information. It has made... more