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GFF President concerned about Elite League clubs sustainability

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF President concerned about Elite League clubs sustainability

– Praises teams for high level of competitiveness President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde, while praising the high level of competitiveness in the just concluded STAG...

Prosecutor wants High Court to try former Govt. Minister

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecutor wants High Court to try former Govt. Minister

Police Corporal, Bharrat Mangru, who is presenting the case of the prosecution in Dr. Jennifer Westford fraud case, wants the matter to be transferred to the High Court, based on the English...

Jagdeo defends US$200M Skeldon sugar factory

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo defends US$200M Skeldon sugar factory

-despite massive losses, debts over the years Despite its massive losses and the debts it has amassed over the years, the US$200M investment into the Skeldon sugar factory and (by extension) the...

Amaila, four other sites being assessed by IDB for hydropower

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila, four other sites being assessed by IDB for hydropower

Government yesterday said that it remains committed to pursue the development of its own hydroelectric facilities. Five out of 67 possible sites are currently being assessed by the Inter-American...

Man shot during attempted robbery

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot during attempted robbery

A 53-year-old man was shot early yesterday at the Meadow Bank Wharf, East Bank Demerara, (EBD) during a botched robbery. The victim has been identified as Zhifa Lu. He was shot once to the left foot...

Taxi driver remanded for GPHC Dispatcher’s murder

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver remanded for GPHC Dispatcher’s murder

Fifty-five-year-old Allan Sim, a taxi driver, of Lot 860 Paradise Housing Scheme, was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Melissa Skeete, a former dispatcher at the Georgetown Public...

Conviction of football coach sparks call for revised marijuana laws

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Conviction of football coach sparks call for revised marijuana laws

– attorneys file an appeal to challenge conviction The sentencing of football coach, Vibert Butts, to three years’ imprisonment for the possession of marijuana, has sparked an immediate move...

Soulja Bai betta straighten up

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai betta straighten up

When a man want get somewhere he does promise de moon and de star. He see a woman he does promise she everything de sun shine on because he want something. Politicians is no difference. In fact dem...

GFF Stag Beer Elite League …Millington’s injury time header hands Slingerz FC $4million

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Stag Beer Elite League …Millington’s injury time header hands Slingerz FC $4million

-Pele finish third Alpha United paid a heavy price tag of $4million for leaving the elusive Devon Millington unmarked in the box one minute into injury time which resulted in the forward leaping high...

Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival…The 6ix, Pizza Hut GCC and Hickers capture titles

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival…The 6ix, Pizza Hut GCC and Hickers capture titles

The final curtain fell on another successful Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival on Sunday evening leaving a competition that saw many repeat winners and the usual spirit of great rivalry and...

Hinds, John, Niles and Williams cop awards at GCNA

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hinds, John, Niles and Williams cop awards at GCNA

Orville Hinds, Jamaul John, Junior Niles and Marlon Williams were the top awardees when the Guyana Cycling News held its awards ceremony on Sunday night at Latino Bar on Hadfield Street. Hinds of...

Jaguars make one change for T&T’s PCL game

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars make one change for T&T’s PCL game

Defending Champions Guyana Jaguars have made one change to their 13-man squad for their fourth round WICB PCL four-day Franchise tournament against Trinidad & Tobago Red Force from Friday in...

Erwyn Smith gets support for overseas engagement

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Erwyn Smith gets support for overseas engagement

Today Erwyn Smith will depart for Vancouver Canada for the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships set to run from December 1 to December 6 at the Vancouver Olympic Oval British Colombia. Mr Smith is...

Wolf’s Warriors, Regal are open and Masters champs

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wolf’s Warriors, Regal are open and Masters champs

By Zaheer Mohamed Wolf’s Warriors and Regal were crowned champions in the Open and Masters’ categories respectively when the Petema Enterprise/ Motor Trend softball tournament concluded on Sunday...

Barbados/Trinidad clinch top accolades as tournament climaxes to delectable conclusion

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barbados/Trinidad clinch top accolades as tournament climaxes to delectable conclusion

‘Back to the Future’ Development Boxing Tournament… By Michael Benjamin The punches flowed in bunches and hapless bodies fell to the canvass. Some gathered the pluck to rise; others were...

South Ruimveldt subject Stella Maris to first loss

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Ruimveldt subject Stella Maris to first loss

Smalta / Ministry of Public Health Girls Pee Wee Schools Football Competition Defending champs Stella Maris were subjected to their first loss in this year’s Smalta / Ministry of Public Health...

Guyana take 2-0 series lead against Antigua All-Stars

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana take 2-0 series lead against Antigua All-Stars

The Guyanese took a 2-0 series lead against an Antigua and Barbuda All-Star team on Sunday at the Burnham Basketball Court after point guard, Travis Burnett led the home side to a 73-56 win at the...

Johnson wins SHINE 10km road race

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson wins SHINE 10km road race

-D’Andrade finishes third Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese, Kelvin Johnson won the inaugural Guardian Group’s SHINE Charity 10km Road Run on Saturday in Port of Spain with Trinidadian Curtis...

Carbon tax can cripple local producers – Opposition Leader

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Carbon tax can cripple local producers – Opposition Leader

By Abena Rockcliffe Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo does not want government to introduce a carbon tax as is being contemplated. He opines that if this is done, local producers, who are already...

Lichfield Village celebrates 175th anniversary

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Lichfield Village celebrates 175th anniversary

The village of Lichfield, West Berbice, celebrated its 175th anniversary with an awards ceremony and cultural programme on Saturday. The event was a part of a series of activities held by the...

Former Magistrate’s daughter admitted to local bar

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Former Magistrate’s daughter admitted to local bar

The daughter of former Chief Magistrate, Paul Fung-a-Fat, was yesterday admitted to the local bar, after a petition before Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang in the Georgetown High Court. Charlene...

Another day, another woman murdered

Dec 01, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Another day, another woman murdered

A coward and a heartless, cold-blooded murderer stabbed Melissa Skeete to death several days before the nation observed International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Another day...

IMC Chairman calls on NICIL to release money owed to Linden

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on IMC Chairman calls on NICIL to release money owed to Linden

…claims hundreds of millions being withheld By Enid Joaquin Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chairman of the Linden Mayor and Town Council, Orrin Gordon, is demanding that NICIL (National...

Car and taxi driver, 55, missing

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Car and taxi driver, 55, missing

-relatives fear the worst With carjacking making a grand return to the local criminal landscape within the past year, relatives of 55-year-old taxi driver Colin Clarke fear the worst after he...

Teacher fears estranged husband will kill her

Dec 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher fears estranged husband will kill her

– child placed in father’s custody prior to restraining order Caught in the midst of a nasty custody battle and a restraining order, Sceon Beckles is living in fear that her estranged husband...

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ICC Men’s U19 CWC… Ostwal (5-28), Bawa (4-47), Dhull (82) lead India to 45-run win over SA

Somersault politics: The words of someone I once admired

Kaieteur News – Please read and reflect on the following words of Khemraj Ramjattan in a television interview: “What... more

Guyana playing wrong and strong!

Kaieteur News – The local private sector is being myopic when it comes to the conflict between Guyana’s local content... more