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Feces thrown on Freddie Kissoon…Mc Coy, Hinds, Abdullah for court on Monday

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Feces thrown on Freddie Kissoon…Mc Coy, Hinds, Abdullah for court on Monday

– attackers quarreled over payment, had planned to video-tape incident Former Presidential Liaison Officer, Kwame Mc Coy, self-confessed killing squad member Shawn Hinds and former Office of...

Court rules Ministers Felix, Scott can’t sit in National Assembly

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Court rules Ministers Felix, Scott can’t sit in National Assembly

By Rehanna Ramsay Outgoing Chief Justice, (Ag) Ian Chang, declared in a ruling, yesterday, that Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix and Junior Minister of Labour, Keith Scott by virtue of their...

Outgoing CJ tosses GECOM’s objection, rules Election Petition to continue

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Outgoing CJ tosses GECOM’s objection, rules Election Petition to continue

Less than two weeks before he officially retires Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang, returned to the bench and overruled a summons filed to strike out the Elections Petition, filed on behalf of the...

Opposition Leader suffers from ‘selective amnesia’ –Foreign Affairs Minister

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition Leader suffers from ‘selective amnesia’ –Foreign Affairs Minister

“Jagdeo has this gift of forgetting how he messed up this country and how corruption levels spiraled out of control during his tenure…The most wanton abuse of Guyana’s resources occurred...

Immigration Officers among four remanded for cocaine on Dynamic Airways

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration Officers among four remanded for cocaine on Dynamic Airways

Three Immigration Officers and a security guard were yesterday remanded to prison over the discovery of two pounds of cocaine on a Dynamic Airways flight which left Guyana and landed at JFK airport,...

GuySuCo’s 2015 sugar sales $17.2B; salaries $21.6B

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s 2015 sugar sales $17.2B; salaries $21.6B

– corporation threatens to halt crop is workers strike The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) last year collected $17.2B in sugar sales but its employment and other costs continue to outstrip...

Mainstay residents capture roving jaguar

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mainstay residents capture roving jaguar

Residents living between Mainstay/Wayhaka and Red Lock Village are most relieved after they caught one of the jaguars that were creating havoc in those communities for the longest while. The jaguar...

Dem boys seh…Kwame calling fuh a pastor

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Kwame calling fuh a pastor

Tell a man that he alone do something when he friends was there and you got a man who gun call he friends name. Tell a man fuh shut he mouth and tek de blame fuh something and let he friends walk...

Stakeholders officially launch Mega Mecca III

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stakeholders officially launch Mega Mecca III

-Journey starts March 4 Stakeholders congregated yesterday at the 704 Sports Bar to officially launch the third edition of the National Basketball Championship: The Road to Mecca III, The Jubilee...

PCL First Class cricket…Brooks, Stoute hit fifties for Pride as last session strikes lead Jaguars fight back

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL First Class cricket…Brooks, Stoute hit fifties for Pride as last session strikes lead Jaguars fight back

By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Trophy Stall & Tower Suites Half-centuries from Kevin Stoute and Shamarh Brooks put Barbados Pride in front on the opening day of their seventh...

GT-ALL STARS WIN PETER LASHLEY MEMORIAL FOOTBALL

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT-ALL STARS WIN PETER LASHLEY MEMORIAL FOOTBALL

Remembering a fallen Coach, the Georgetown All-Stars defeated GFC Masters 2-1 to win the Peter Lashley Memorial football match on Saturday last the eve for his death Anniversary, Valentine’s Day....

Universal DVD Store Titans name squad for feature cricket competition tomorrow

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Universal DVD Store Titans name squad for feature cricket competition tomorrow

The Universal DVD Titans store has named a strong 18 man squad for the Goodwill Promotions, West Berbice GCB one day four teams cricket competition. The event which is slated for tomorrow at the...

A Disaster of Titanic Proportions

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on A Disaster of Titanic Proportions

By Dr. Rudi V. Webster Recently, I read a book about the maiden voyage of the Titanic. On the ill-fated night that the Titanic sank it received five clear warnings from other ships about icebergs...

Persaud is new WCC chairman

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud is new WCC chairman

Keval Persaud was elected chairman of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee at a Special General Meeting held on Thursday in Good Success. Totaram Ramnarine who held the position for the past year stepped...

NPG packaging, Furniture World backs WBCA T20

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on NPG packaging, Furniture World backs WBCA T20

NPG Packaging and Furniture World have supported the West Berbice Cricket Association for their T20 tournament set for tomorrow at Albion. Both entities which are based in Berbice yesterday presented...

Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Defending champs Chase aiming to keep their campaign on track

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Defending champs Chase aiming to keep their campaign on track

Defending champion Chase Academic Foundation will aim to keep their campaign on track when they face East Ruimveldt in the final of four matches today in the Milo Under-20 Schools Football...

UCCA MASH CUP…Several more businesses on board for tomorrow’s event

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on UCCA MASH CUP…Several more businesses on board for tomorrow’s event

All roads lead to the much anticipated Upper Corentyne 5/5 Mashramani Cup 2016, one day cricket extravaganza set for tomorrow at the No. 69 Vikings ground featuring 10 top teams from the Upper...

Hand-in-hand on board with GCB for Inter-County U19 tourney

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-hand on board with GCB for Inter-County U19 tourney

By Zaheer Mohamed Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited has partnered with the Guyana Cricket Board for the staging of its Inter-County U19 three-day and 50-over round robin tournament...

Score’s Even is back for Rising Sun, Inshan Bacchus Trucking service Horserace meet

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Score’s Even is back for Rising Sun, Inshan Bacchus Trucking service Horserace meet

All attention is expected to be focused on tomorrow’s Mashramani horserace meet organised by the Rising Sun Turf club in collaboration with the Inshan Bacchus Trucking Service at the club’s...

GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton tournament underway

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton tournament underway

The GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton Tournament started Wednesday February 17th at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall where a lot of the seasoned seniors players participated and also some amount of...

KPL Softball tourney…Regal overcome Mike’s Wellman

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on KPL Softball tourney…Regal overcome Mike’s Wellman

Trophy Stall, Clear Waters, Rubis on board Regal defeated Mike’s Wellman by one run when the KPL 20-over Softball tournament continued on Sunday at the Carifesta Sports Complex ground. Batting...

Guyana Rugby Football Union arranges training session for female players

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Rugby Football Union arranges training session for female players

In an effort to get the Women Division of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) fully active once more, the Union has outlined several programmes for the females. As such the union is calling on all...

Shattaville Gunners impress in 2-0 win over Bagotstown Warriors

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shattaville Gunners impress in 2-0 win over Bagotstown Warriors

West Side Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition… -Showstoppers, Harmony Ballers and Brothers United into last four Showstoppers, Shattaville Gunners, Brothers United and...

Entries for KMTC Phagwah race meet close March 6

Feb 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries for KMTC Phagwah race meet close March 6

Kennard Memorial Turf Club will be hosting their Phagwah Race Meet on March 13 at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice and entries close on March 6. Several races are carded for the day with the main...

Guyana insists on juridical settlement

Feb 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana insists on juridical settlement

-as Granger meets UN boss President David Granger met with Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, yesterday, at the UN Headquarters in New York. The purpose of the meeting, a Ministry...