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Breaking News….Jagdeo, others arrested by SOCU over Pradoville 2 deal

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News….Jagdeo, others arrested by SOCU over Pradoville 2 deal

Twenty-four hours ago, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall said that he was objecting to Cabinet Members of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party being questioned at the headquarters of the...

Berbice carpenter murder… Case against alleged US-based mastermind discharged

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice carpenter murder… Case against alleged US-based mastermind discharged

– PI commences for five accused A decision taken by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court in Berbice yesterday resulted in the discharge of the murder...

Court refuses application to halt parking meter project

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Court refuses application to halt parking meter project

Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday refused an application to grant an order which will temporarily halt the implementation of terms of the contract signed between Smart City Solutions (SCS) and...

Act in the making to regulate private education institutions

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Act in the making to regulate private education institutions

The Education Act in its current form does not have sufficient clout to regulate the operations of private institutions. Moreover, there are plans apace to have the Act revised. “The Education Act,...

Underage marriages a worrying scenario

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Underage marriages a worrying scenario

– 14-yr-old ‘child bride’ case being investigated In October 2005, the National Assembly unanimously decided to have the legal age of consent for sexual activity raised from 13 to 16 years...

Suriname refinery unable to process Guyana’s oil-type – boss

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname refinery unable to process Guyana’s oil-type – boss

Suriname’s refinery, Staatsolie, is not built to handle the type of oil that will be extracted in Guyana. “Their oil is a much lighter quality. Our refinery was built for the heavy oil that we...

SOCU officers testify as Omar Shariff trial begins

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU officers testify as Omar Shariff trial begins

Two officers attached to the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) testified yesterday, when the trial of Omar Shariff, former Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of the Presidency, and his wife,...

Surujbally is a failed GECOM Chairman – Robeson Benn

Mar 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Surujbally is a failed GECOM Chairman – Robeson Benn

– says had “refused” to cooperate with commissioners on procurement scandal A week after former Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally, resigned following a decade and half at the Guyana Elections...

Pastor remanded on charge of death by dangerous driving

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Pastor remanded on charge of death by dangerous driving

A 35-year-old senior pastor of the Universal Church of Kingdom of God was yesterday remanded to prison after he was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’...

STAG Elite League – Leaders Playoff Tourney …GDF and Victoria Kings post opening wins

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG Elite League – Leaders Playoff Tourney …GDF and Victoria Kings post opening wins

Winners of the first half of season two of the STAG Elite League organized by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have continued their dominance when the League Leaders...

Mentore toppled by Harding as DCC makes sweeping Changes

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mentore toppled by Harding as DCC makes sweeping Changes

Roger Harper back on executive for first time in 12 years In a long and at times contentious Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) AGM and Elections last night at the Queenstown Club, Alfred Mentore, who has...

Milo 18 and under Football Competition…QC, Mae’s and Dolphin record wins

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo 18 and under Football Competition…QC, Mae’s and Dolphin record wins

Queen’s College (QC), Mae’s and Dolphin were among the schools registering wins when this year’s Milo 18 and under Football Competition resumed on Sunday, at the Ministry of Education ground,...

Sans Souci overcome G Square Cavaliers

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sans Souci overcome G Square Cavaliers

Sans Souci defeated G Square Cavaliers by two wickets when the Wakenaam Cricket Committee Farmers T20 Cup continued recently. Playing at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground, G Square Cavaliers...

Former Windies coach points to Caribbean series as key for Afghans

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former Windies coach points to Caribbean series as key for Afghans

GREATER NOIDA, India, CMC – Discarded West Indies coach Phil Simmons believes Afghanistan’s one-day series against West Indies in the Caribbean later this year, will serve as a great opportunity...

Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Dominoes Tournament…Teams continue to register

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Dominoes Tournament…Teams continue to register

With the Organisers target of thirty-two teams set to be surpassed easily, teams are taking no chances and have been busy trying to meet the deadline for registration in the Bel Air Lions Club /...

Guyana Judo Association host successful Republic C/Ships

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Judo Association host successful Republic C/Ships

The 2017 Republic Judo Tournament hosted by the Guyana Judo Association recently was one of the most important competitions on the Association’s competition circuit, where more than thirty (30)...

Kensington Oval to host two matches at same time

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kensington Oval to host two matches at same time

WI/Pak t20 to be played during the Guyana/B’dos clash By Sean Devers According to the fixtures send out by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) two more t20 Internationals have been added to the...

Haslim unbeaten half century hands Ogle SC six-wicket win

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Haslim unbeaten half century hands Ogle SC six-wicket win

Opener Wasim Haslim slammed a robust unbeaten 76 to hand host Ogle SC a six-wicket victory over Success when the teams collided in a 15-over softball contest sponsored by Regal Sports on Sunday....

Top IKD Chairman & Chief Instructor Grades 131 Karate Students at the YMCA

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top IKD Chairman & Chief Instructor Grades 131 Karate Students at the YMCA

Founder of the International Karate Daigaku, 9th Dan Shuseki Shihan Frank Woon-A-Tai, graded 131 Karatekas of the ASK-Guyana at the YMCA Thomas Lands on Sunday last; assisted by Sensei Amir Khouri...

‘Reaction’ Drag Meet could make strong impact on GMR&SC calendar

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Reaction’ Drag Meet could make strong impact on GMR&SC calendar

With Suriname confirming participation in the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) season opening ‘Reaction’ Drag Meet set for March 19, at the South Dakota Circuit, fans will now...

Entries for KMTC Phagwah Race Meet close on March 12

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries for KMTC Phagwah Race Meet close on March 12

Horse owners wishing to compete in the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Phagwah meet will have until March 12 to enter as entries are slated to close on the said day and no late entries will be...

NSC/Den Amstel FC Mash KO Cup…Uitvlugt face Golden Warriors; Young Achievers tangle with Eagles tomorrow

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC/Den Amstel FC Mash KO Cup…Uitvlugt face Golden Warriors; Young Achievers tangle with Eagles tomorrow

West Demerara’s number one side, Uitvlugt Warriors will be throwing their hat into the ring for the top prize of $200,000 when action in the National Sports Commission sponsored Den Amstel Football...

Carmichael guides Malvern SC to victory over Rising Star

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carmichael guides Malvern SC to victory over Rising Star

By Zaheer Mohamed Kellon Carmichael struck a robust half century to guide Malvern SC to a six-wicket victory over Rising Star SC when Canal Number Two Sports Club of West Bank Demerara hosted a...

BK Int./Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle Road Race …LBFCC Shaquel Agard cops first leg in Berbice; Curtis Dey is top junior

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on BK Int./Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle Road Race …LBFCC Shaquel Agard cops first leg in Berbice; Curtis Dey is top junior

Linden Bauxite Flyers Cycle Club rider Shaquel Agard has continued his consistent run of form so far this year by capturing the first leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle which was held in the...

Narayan Ramdhani cops two more third places in Vancouver Canada

Mar 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narayan Ramdhani cops two more third places in Vancouver Canada

Guyana’s Sunburst National Badminton Champion, Narayan Ramdhani, playing out of Shuttlesport Badminton Academy in Vancouver BC, has once again proved himself as a rising talent in the sport farther...

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Essequibo dismantle Berbice to retain U13 title

The possible return of an old weapon

Kaieteur News – There exists a weapon more insidious than the outright banning of dissenting voices. That weapon involves... more