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Gov’t reviewing Barama’s impact on Guyana in last 25 years

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t reviewing Barama’s impact on Guyana in last 25 years

-over 2M hectares of forest will be up for re-allocation One day after news broke that Malaysian-owned Barama Company Limited (BCL) is scaling back its local operations, government has announced...

Jagdeo concedes that PPP should shoulder blame for sugar woes

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News 1

-Remains open to talks with Govt. on the future of GuySuCo For months, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has been bashing the government for its failure to solve the issues affecting the sugar...

Five bandits pounce on household from outhouse, kill man, tenant arrested

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News 2

Five armed bandits stormed a Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home, where three overseas-based Guyanese were staying and shot a 44-year-old man to the neck when he put up a fight in the wee...

Jagdeo says economy slowing down, but offers no clear solution

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News 1

By Kiana Wilburg Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, continues to hold the coalition Government solely responsible for the slowdown in the economy. It is a mantra that he has been singing consistently...

High Court halts Tribunal probing Carvil Duncan

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on High Court halts Tribunal probing Carvil Duncan

Not so fast! That seems to be the message Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Carvil Duncan, is sending the government. Duncan has caused the High Court to order a suspension of the work of a...

Allegations of “unwholesome” procurement at Health Ministry prompt probe

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Allegations of “unwholesome” procurement at Health Ministry prompt probe

An investigation into allegations of financial improprieties within the Ministry of Public Health is reportedly underway. It could even result in a number of key officials being sent home. According...

Jagdeo bars Kaieteur News from asking questions at press conference

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News 4

… Allows his newspaper to dominate Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, hosted a press conference at Freedom House yesterday and spoke for just over an hour before he fielded his first question. Yet...

Jagdeo talk and talk and talk and seh nutten

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo talk and talk and talk and seh nutten

When people want to express demself and dem is a big one, dem does call a press conference. When some politicians want to talk name dem does call press conference. Then dem got de others who does...

Schoolgirl dies after collapsing in school

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News 1

A 13-year-old schoolgirl died at the West Demerara Regional Hospital shortly after 14:30 hrs yesterday, after collapsing at the private school she attended in La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara...

Manager Gallant upbeat as IGG commence today

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Manager Gallant upbeat as IGG commence today

Over the next three days athletes from Guyana and neighbouring Suriname will battle for superiority in several disciplines as the Inter Guiana Games commence today. The action gets underway at...

Germany, Brazil climb to close in on Argentina

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Germany, Brazil climb to close in on Argentina

Guyana down to 131 Guyana has dropped 13 places to 131 from its position of 118 one month earlier following the latest release of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking yesterday. The Guyanese lost both...

Meten-Meer-Zorg West claim WDCA 40-over title

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Meten-Meer-Zorg West claim WDCA 40-over title

Host Meten-Meer-Zorg defeated Independence SC by four runs to win the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) 40-over tournament on Sunday last. Batting first Meten-Meer-Zorg West was bowled out for...

Inter-Guiana Games 2016…ABSAA acquiesce to NSC’s request for assistance

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter-Guiana Games 2016…ABSAA acquiesce to NSC’s request for assistance

Almost immediately after securing tryouts for four local footballers to Sporting Lisbon and Deportivo Alves respectively, the Alex Bunbury Sports & Academics Academy (ABSAA) once again acquiesced...

Beharry Say No 5/5 Cricket …Cotton Tree, Blairmont and D’ Edward CC advance to Grand Finals

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Beharry Say No 5/5 Cricket …Cotton Tree, Blairmont and D’ Edward CC advance to Grand Finals

The RHTY&SC/Beharry Say No/Say Yes 5/5 cricket tournament for teams in Berbice bowled off on Sunday last at the Blairmont Community Centre ground. The West Berbice leg of the tournament was the...

Karim, Algoo slam centuries as Blairmont and Young Warriors into semis

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports 1

Blairmont and Young Warriors Cricket Clubs have booked their places in the semifinals of the BCB/New York Business Group two-innings Under-19 tournament when the latest round of matches concluded...

GCB/MOE National Sec. Sch. KO Cricket…Mohamed, Balgobin grabs 5-fors; Beharry, Bookie & Michael perform with the bat

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/MOE National Sec. Sch. KO Cricket…Mohamed, Balgobin grabs 5-fors; Beharry, Bookie & Michael perform with the bat

By Sean Devers Renaldo Mohamed (6-27), Alphius Bookie (48) and Aaron Beharry (42* & 2-27) combined to spearhead Christ Church Secondary to an emphatic 91-run victory over St Mary’s High at DCC...

Day/night matches planned for new Digicel SportsMax Regional 4-Day season

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day/night matches planned for new Digicel SportsMax Regional 4-Day season

St. John’s, Antigua – Half-dozen of the 30 matches in the upcoming the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League Digicel SportsMax Regional 4-Day Tournament will be day/night...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League …Weekend Fixtures

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League …Weekend Fixtures

Matches in the first GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Intra Association Under-17 League are set to continue this weekend around Guyana. Following are fixtures for some of the...

Branch Four triumphs at West Demerara Inter-Branch Schools’ Championship

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Branch Four triumphs at West Demerara Inter-Branch Schools’ Championship

Many seasoned and talented athletes with throngs of supporters electrified the National Track & Field Centre at Leonora yesterday when West Demerara, District Three, held their Annual...

Demerara Life Golf tourney on tomorrow

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara Life Golf tourney on tomorrow

As the Guyana Open tournament draws near, the annual Demerara Mutual Insurance tournament is slated for tomorrow at the Lusignan Golf Course. Golf Club President, Oncar Ramroop expressed appreciation...

West Indies look to carry pink-ball fight into red-ball contest

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies look to carry pink-ball fight into red-ball contest

Big Picture After lop-sided T20 and ODI series, West Indies fought to make the day-night Test in Dubai a thriller. While Pakistan eventually won in the last hour of play on the fifth day, they had to...

Twins (Bayo) Beer Garden/UCCA U-19 Cricket Final…No. 72 Cut and Load to entertain Skeldon Community Center on Sunday

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Twins (Bayo) Beer Garden/UCCA U-19 Cricket Final…No. 72 Cut and Load to entertain Skeldon Community Center on Sunday

Defending champions Skeldon Community Center will be aiming to retain their title when they travel to face host No. 72 Cut and Load on Sunday in the final of the Twins (Bayo) Beer Garden/UCCA...

GCA/NBS tourney bowls on this weekend

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/NBS tourney bowls on this weekend

The New Building Society (NBS) second-division 40-over tournament will continue this weekend with several matches in the city. Muslim Youth Organisation will host GNIC SC (Linden Matthews and Andre...

Stage of Champions set for Nov. 19 at Theatre Guild …GABBFF and CACBFF approval granted for Int. event

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stage of Champions set for Nov. 19 at Theatre Guild …GABBFF and CACBFF approval granted for Int. event

The inaugural Stage of Champions, a locally promoted body building show with a high international flavor is set for the Theatre Guild on November 19, next, organized by Videsh Sookram. Sookram, the...

US-China WTO wrangle strengthens Antigua and Barbuda resolve against US

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US-China WTO wrangle strengthens Antigua and Barbuda resolve against US

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has noted the robust response on October 18, last, by the United States government to a trade dispute with China, discussed under World Trade...

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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