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Colwyn Harding, alleged accomplice remanded for robbery

Nov 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Colwyn Harding, alleged accomplice remanded for robbery

Colwyn Harding, who had accused two police ranks of raping him with a baton, and his alleged accomplice were both remanded to prison on a robbery charge. Harding, 26, of 1A Laing Avenue, Georgetown...

Local food industry professionals briefed on traceability systems

Nov 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local food industry professionals briefed on traceability systems

Representatives of small and medium-sized food processors and food industry professionals have completed a two-day workshop aimed at building their capacity for implementing food...

Arson suspected in D’Edward fire which leaves six homeless

Nov 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Arson suspected in D’Edward fire which leaves six homeless

A family is counting their losses after a fire of unknown origin completely gutted their two-storey wooden and concrete home at lot 4 Section ‘A’ D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice, on...

Handyman loses home in evening blaze

Nov 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Handyman loses home in evening blaze

A fire on Tuesday evening completely ravaged a two-storey wooden and concrete building at Lot 145, No 69 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Forty-year-old Baijnauth Baichan, who lives alone, told this...

Third straight defeat leaves Windies Women sweating

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third straight defeat leaves Windies Women sweating

VIJAYAWADA, India, CMC – West Indies Women were left sweating on automatic qualification for next year’s ICC 50-overs World Cup in England, after crashing to a 15-run defeat to India Women in...

Sri Lanka v West Indies, tri-nation series, Harare Birthday fifty for Carter as Windies win opener

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sri Lanka v West Indies, tri-nation series, Harare Birthday fifty for Carter as Windies win opener

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies recovered from a batting collapse to mount a clinical bowling effort, and beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in their opening game of the Tri-Nations Series yesterday....

GFF Grassroots Festival launched

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Grassroots Festival launched

By Zaheer Mohamed As part of its developmental curriculum the Guyana Football Federation yesterday launched its inaugural Grassroots Festival at its head office in Section K Campbellville. The...

GRDB overcome GSA by eight wickets

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GRDB overcome GSA by eight wickets

Guyana Rice Development Board defeated Guyana School of Agriculture by eight wickets to win the final of the Ministry of Agriculture inter agency softball cricket competition which was played...

Tucber Park Cricket Club congratulates to Romario Shepherd

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tucber Park Cricket Club congratulates to Romario Shepherd

The executives and members of Tucber Park Cricket Club (TPCC) are extending congratulations to Romario Shepherd on his call up for the WICB PCL 4 day tournament. He was selected to replace Eon Hooper...

DCUSA AMG to be held on January 15

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCUSA AMG to be held on January 15

The Annual General Meeting of the Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (DCUSA) has been fixed for January 15, 2017 at 10:00hrs at the Mayor and City Council’s Union Hall Building,...

New Diamond Grove, Xenon Academy triumph

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Diamond Grove, Xenon Academy triumph

New Diamond Grove Primary School and Xenon Academy Primary registered victories when the East Bank Demerara zone of the Guyana Cricket Board Scotiabank kiddy progression one cricket tournament...

Nalico Nafico supports Mohamed’s Enterprise New Era Futsal tourney

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nalico Nafico supports Mohamed’s Enterprise New Era Futsal tourney

Vickash Persaud, Senior Representative and Marlon Hendricks, Agency Manager of Nalico Nafico yesterday made a presentation of the Female 1st Place Trophy for the Mohamed’s Enterprise New Era Futsal...

South Georgetown yearning for first National Schools’ title

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Georgetown yearning for first National Schools’ title

South Georgetown, District 13, have put their perspective on claiming their first National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championship title since 1980 when Georgetown were divided...

4R to challenge Floodlights tomorrow evening

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4R to challenge Floodlights tomorrow evening

“Guyana Softball Cup 6” Masters champion Floodlights have been challenged by business entity 4R of Duncan Street, in a softball 20/20 match to be played under lights at the DCC Ground tomorrow,...

Neighbours St. Angela’s and St. Agnes promise riveting finale

Nov 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Neighbours St. Angela’s and St. Agnes promise riveting finale

By Rawle Welch Now that the dust has settled and the two finalists decided, all connected to the two combatants, defending champion St. Angela’s and neighbours St. Agnes could brace themselves for...

US$200M Skeldon factory falling to pieces – GuySuCo

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News 1

By Kiana Wilburg The US$200M Skeldon Sugar Factory is falling to pieces and it isn’t worth the effort to put it back together. This is according to officials at the Guyana Sugar Corporation...

22 cell phones, 21 weapons, tattoo machine seized from Camp Street jail

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News 2

as police and army launch major searches As part of heightened security activities to ensure domestic security, the Joint Services yesterday conducted Operation Safe Guard at the Georgetown and New...

Cricketers present forged ID cards to enter competition

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cricketers present forged ID cards to enter competition

The Guyana Police Force is investigating three cricketers who have been accused of forging national identification cards in order to enter a competition. The sixth annual Guyana Softball Cup was...

Rohee accused of hampering robbery probe at his home – allegedly demands back DVR before cops can view footage

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News 2

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee is being accused by some ranks of hampering the investigation into last Wednesday’s robbery at his Eccles, East Bank Demerara home. This is because the former...

Battling diabetes through awareness, Glynis Alonzo-Beaton is a ‘Special Person’

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Battling diabetes through awareness, Glynis Alonzo-Beaton is a ‘Special Person’

“In order for us to deal effectively with diabetes, there is need for even more collaborations. Diabetes needs a full-time education programme; you can’t deal with diabetes unless you are...

Medical student makes history …as 1628 graduate from UG

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Medical student makes history …as 1628 graduate from UG

It was a mode of celebration, last evening as staff, special invitees and well-wishers gathered at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus for the 50th convocation ceremony. One notable milestone...

Soldiers, cops raid Camp Street prison

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News 1

Police and soldiers raided the Camp Street prison early yesterday, just one day after Government announced that there will be joint patrols by the army and police to deal with a potential domestic...

Cops hunt Michael Payne killer

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops hunt Michael Payne killer

The police are hunting for the man who shot and killed 27-year-old Michael Junior Payne on Friday when he went to the suspect’s home at La Penitence Street, Georgetown to collect his bicycle....

Businesswoman denies forcing in-law into prostitution in French Guiana

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Businesswoman denies forcing in-law into prostitution in French Guiana

A businesswoman accused of taking her jobless female in-law to French Guiana- an overseas region of France– and forcing her into prostitution has refuted the allegation, insisting that she took...

Guyana’s prudent banking industry

Nov 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s prudent banking industry

By Kiana Wilburg The banking industry is crucial to every country. Without it you cannot properly and effectively manage an economy. In fact, without it, the world could be pushed into an abyss,...

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Kaieteur News – Bharrat Jagdeo’s failure to ring-fence the various field development plans that have come to his... more