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West Indies ‘Future Stars’ U-17 Championships Guyana face T&T tomorrow in opening match

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies ‘Future Stars’ U-17 Championships Guyana face T&T tomorrow in opening match

Guyana’s National Under-17 Cricket Team departed these shores yesterday for the West Indies ‘Future Stars’ U-17 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. The first round is scheduled for tomorrow...

Driver dies, three hospitalised after lumber truck topples on Lethem trail

Jul 05, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Driver dies, three hospitalised after lumber truck topples on Lethem trail

A driver is dead after his lumber truck toppled and pinned him, on the Lethem trail on Wednesday. Reports are that Anil Persaud, in his mid-30s, of Norton Street, is the victim. Three other persons,...

Guinness Playoff Fixtures kicks off tonight at Burnham Court, Middle Street

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness Playoff Fixtures kicks off tonight at Burnham Court, Middle Street

The Burnham Court on Middle and Carmichael Streets will provide the setting for the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship Playoff Round tonight from 18:00hrs where a total of...

Post mortem conducted on Eteringbang murder/suicide couple

Jul 05, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Post mortem conducted on Eteringbang murder/suicide couple

A Post Mortem Examination (PME) was recently conducted by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh and a team, on the couple who were found dead in their home, victims of a suspected murder/suicide in...

German’s Restaurant supports Capital FC of Linden

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on German’s Restaurant supports Capital FC of Linden

The Capitol Football Club (CFC) hailing from Mackenzie, Linden was on Wednesday presented with a cheque worth $100, 000 by Clinton Urling of German’s Restaurant located in ‘Tiger Bay’. During...

Nastiness spreads like wildfire in this country

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Nastiness spreads like wildfire in this country

In this country, once a perversity is introduced, unless it is confronted and extirpated immediately, it festers, sinks into the collective mind of the nation, and by a weird, psychic contortion, a...

Andrew Lewis National Novice “Nuff Cuff’ Championships punches off tonight

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Andrew Lewis National Novice “Nuff Cuff’ Championships punches off tonight

The 2019 edition of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Andrew Lewis National Novice ‘Nuff Cuff’ Championships punches off tonight from 19:30hrs and concludes this Sunday at the National...

2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) exclusively on E-Networks

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) exclusively on E-Networks

E-Networks Inc., Guyana’s leading TV service provider – yesterday announced it has secured the exclusive market rights to the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 2019 tournament, from...

Inexorable hardening of positions

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Inexorable hardening of positions

The latest from Iran is: “We will enrich uranium in any amount we want” (July 3). And it has threatened to destroy Israel in half an hour should the US attack Iran. One makes possible the other....

A message to the government and people of Guyana

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A message to the government and people of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, I read with keen interest Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch’s remarks at the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). Though I would have preferred to have...

As a society, we fit Einstein’s definition of crazy almost exactly

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on As a society, we fit Einstein’s definition of crazy almost exactly

DEAR EDITOR, Einstein once said that the true definition of crazy is when we do the same thing over and over expecting different results. Therefore, we should not be shocked that, yet again, half the...

An investigation is needed to put an end to the speculations

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An investigation is needed to put an end to the speculations

DEAR EDITOR, A fortnight ago yesterday the Indigenous community of Wakapoa in the Pomeroon laid to rest two of its members who allegedly consumed food processed from bitter cassava. It is known...

Congratulations in doing well!

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congratulations in doing well!

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate those who did well in their exams. Reports highlight the fact that mathematics fared well while there were failings in the...

The Education Ministry and the mass media have to share some responsibility for promoting a culture of ‘high flyers’

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Education Ministry and the mass media have to share some responsibility for promoting a culture of ‘high flyers’

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to congratulate all those students who excel at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment Examination. It is good to know that the two top performers came from public...

Can we please have access to the Ogle playground?

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can we please have access to the Ogle playground?

DEAR EDITOR, I am a resident of Ogle, East Coast Demerara, I am kindly asking the assistance of the relevant authorities to be able to use the Ogle playground (for playing football). I was told that...

The CCJ’s consequential orders should recognise that the President, and his Cabinet, shall remain in office until the next election

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The CCJ’s consequential orders should recognise that the President, and his Cabinet, shall remain in office until the next election

DEAR EDITOR, The membership of the Commonwealth community reflects a diversity of constitutional systems ranging from absolute and constitutional monarchies to parliamentary and presidential...

Grades are Important but so is Mental Health

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Grades are Important but so is Mental Health

DEAR EDITOR, Common Entrance results were released recently. We are once again in the periodical summer whereby an eleven or twelve year old may be ecstatic and zealous or unhappy and depressed. I...

A negotiation process that squandered our patrimony

Jul 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A negotiation process that squandered our patrimony

DEAR EDITOR, With ‘first oil’ due to flow in 2020, and oil ‘experts’ abound, Guyanese are still unsure of what exactly will flow to our national coffers. I took the time to do some research...