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It is your fault!….EU raps ex-President Ramotar over suspension of Euros 25M

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on It is your fault!….EU raps ex-President Ramotar over suspension of Euros 25M

– says Parliamentary suspension was the cause The European Union (EU) is refusing to take blame for the state of Guyana’s sugar industry. Yesterday it criticised the suspension of Parliament...

South India to celebrate Diwali on Nov 10, North India will celebrate on Nov 11

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on South India to celebrate Diwali on Nov 10, North India will celebrate on Nov 11

– India High Commissioner As confusions over the date Diwali should be celebrated in Guyana continue, the Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mr. Vijayaratnam Mohalingam, is saying that...

Cops detain five, recover murdered farmer’s phone

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cops detain five, recover murdered farmer’s phone

Police may be close to solving the murder of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara farmer, Shiraz “Amir” Ali, after arresting five men and recovering his cell phone. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said...

Army conducts major jungle exercise

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Army conducts major jungle exercise

…investors, citizens must feel safe in GDF hands – Pres. Granger By Jarryl Bryan Following the successful staging of exercise ’Greenheart’ by at least two battalions and a support company...

GAWU, GuySuCo at loggerheads over pay increases

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU, GuySuCo at loggerheads over pay increases

…as Govt. calls strike action politically motivated Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, is of the view that current strike action organized by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union...

Cops probe sudden death of Rights activist, Zenita Nicholson

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cops probe sudden death of Rights activist, Zenita Nicholson

– after allegedly being abused by her partner By Romila Boodram The sudden passing of human rights and LGBT activist, Zenita Nicholson, by way of an alleged suicide, has shown that even the...

Opposition denies instigating countrywide sugar strike

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition denies instigating countrywide sugar strike

…as Union presses for talks with GuySuCo for 2015 salary increase The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has denied that a countrywide strike in the sugar industry was in anyway instigated by the...

Rohee start he mischief

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rohee start he mischief

Old people always seh that rain don’t fall at one man door. That is a saying that simply mean that no single person falls on hard times alone. When disaster strikes a community it does not affect a...

PCL Four-Day practice match …Jacob’s 6-45 befuddles Bacchus’s X1 on opening day

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL Four-Day practice match …Jacob’s 6-45 befuddles Bacchus’s X1 on opening day

By Sean Devers Watched by a handful of die-hard fans on another steaming hot day on the East Bank of Demerara, off-spinner Steven Jacobs captured 6-45 to help rout Robin Bacchus’ X1 for 141 despite...

Windies cricketer ordered to pay huge compensation to ex- girlfriend

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies cricketer ordered to pay huge compensation to ex- girlfriend

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A High Court Monday ordered West Indies opening batsman, Lendl Simmons to pay TT$150,000 (One TT dollar =US$0.16 cents) inclusive of aggravated damages in a case...

F and H, Phantom register wins

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on F and H, Phantom register wins

F and H and Phantom recorded victories when the quarter finals of the Transport Sports Club dominoes tournament were contested on Sunday night at TSC. F and H marked 76 games to beat Saddam 70 and...

Stag Elite League …Pele maintain lead with Fruta Conquerors draw; Alpha hammer GDF

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League …Pele maintain lead with Fruta Conquerors draw; Alpha hammer GDF

Action in the Stag Elite League (SEL) will continue this evening at the GDF ground with two matches. Leaders Pele will be seeking to increase their hold at the top of the points table when they face...

Preparations for final leg of CMRC underway

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations for final leg of CMRC underway

-Kristian Jeffrey to lead Guyana’s quest for supremacy Host Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) has intensified preparations ahead of the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing...

Parsun Outboard Inter-County softball …Demerara A and B declared joint winners after bad light stops play

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Parsun Outboard Inter-County softball …Demerara A and B declared joint winners after bad light stops play

By Zaheer Mohamed A large crowd was denied the opportunity of witnessing a dramatic finish to the Parsun Outboard Inter-County softball final after bad light put an end to the contest between...

Herath and Siriwardana seal 2-0 series win

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Herath and Siriwardana seal 2-0 series win

ESPNcricinfo – Sri Lanka had come into the series against West Indies in a state of flux, after having lost two home Test series in a year for only the second time. Kumar Sangakkara had retired...

Johnson places sixth in UWI Spec International Half Marathon

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson places sixth in UWI Spec International Half Marathon

-D’Andrade finishes 10th overall Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese distance runners, Kelvin Johnson and Lionel D’Andrade were no match for the Cuban, Richer Perez, who stopped the clock in...

Banks Premium Beer/ECDCA T20 tourney Launched

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks Premium Beer/ECDCA T20 tourney Launched

Banks DIH under their brand Premium Beer in collaboration with the East Coast Demerara Cricket Association (ECDCA) on Sunday last launched a T20 knockout tournament at Enmore Community Center. 18...

What comfort is there for a Free and Fair Congress?

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on What comfort is there for a Free and Fair Congress?

Rawle Welch FIFA Head of Associations Primo Corvaro speaking last year during his visit to Trinidad and Tobago to assist in the reformation of their Football Association’s Constitution told the...

5TH BRUSCHES CLASSIC BASKETBALL…JETS AND BULLS THROUGH TO SEMIFINALS

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 5TH BRUSCHES CLASSIC BASKETBALL…JETS AND BULLS THROUGH TO SEMIFINALS

The 5th Brusches’ Classic Basketball championships continue this evening when Georgetown clubs, Ravens face Plaisance Guardians in one game at 7.00pm and Colts and Pacesetters square off in the...

Adams to lead Wakenaam in ECB/Busta Festival

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adams to lead Wakenaam in ECB/Busta Festival

All-rounder Ricardo Adams will lead defending champions Wakenaam in the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB)/Busta 40-over festival which is set to commence on November 13. West Indies U19 all-rounder Keemo...

Orin Ferrier to lead West Dem Football following elections

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Orin Ferrier to lead West Dem Football following elections

The West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) held its elections on Thursday October 22 and their affiliates voted by slate to name Orin Ferrier as President. The elections were held under the...

V-Net T20 cricket set to commence on November 1 in Wakenaam

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on V-Net T20 cricket set to commence on November 1 in Wakenaam

By Zaheer Mohamed The inaugural V-Net T20 knockout cricket tournament is set to commence on November 1 in the Essequibo river island of Wakenaam. The tournament which is being sponsored by V-Net...

Commander, deputy don gears as former policemen take on contemporary counterparts

Oct 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Commander, deputy don gears as former policemen take on contemporary counterparts

Commander of Police ‘A’ Division and recently installed President of the Georgetown Football Association, Clifton Hicken, will join with his second in command, Ian Amsterdam to take on a team of...

Piracy singled out as biggest threat as fisherfolk body launched

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Piracy singled out as biggest threat as fisherfolk body launched

Piracy has been identified as one of the main challenges affecting the development of the fishing industry in Guyana, with Government adopting an inter-agency approach to address this issue. This was...

GPL’s prepaid meters customers affected by internet disruption

Oct 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s prepaid meters customers affected by internet disruption

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) say it has managed to fix a problem which prevented its Prepaid Metered customers from buying tokens. The state-owned power company explained that on Saturday,...

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Guyana’s oil bonanza is being squandered by political duels

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, politics and economics have always danced an ill-fated tango. It is difficult to say which... more