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Volda choking pon she own words

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News 0

Volda mek a statement dat got people looking at she in a different light. She tell she PNC supporters and followers how all she friends is PNC and how she would only give jobs to PNC people. Some seh...

DMW Hockey Festival…Guyanese clubs sweep tournament

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

The 14th Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) International Hockey Festival, which concluded last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall (CASH) on Homestretch Avenue, proved to be a special edition as local...

Mehidy leads Bangladesh to historic win over hapless Windies

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced the best bowling performance ever by a Bangladesh bowler to bowl his side to victory in the second Test and claim a historic series win over the...

GCA’s NBS 2nd Division 40-over cricket…Brown’s 102 highlights latest round

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

GCC, MSC, MYO & TSC in winners’ row A responsible 102 from MSC’s inform left-hander Stephon Brown highlighted the latest round of the NBS 40-over second division cricket competition for...

Julian Jackson’s son for Guyana Caribbean Boxing Championship

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

The son of former world champion Julian Jackson is scheduled to arrive in Guyana tonight as part of US Virgin Islands team to the Caribbean Boxing Championship. Coach Julian Jackson Jr will accompany...

Guyana’s Shavin Greene is the ITTF Expert as GTTA host ITTF level One Course

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

The Guyana Table Tennis Association in collaboration and under the auspices of the International Table Tennis federation will be hosting an ITTF level one coaches certification programme from...

GUYOIL/Tradewind Tankers School Football League…West Demerara dominate yesterday’s play

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

There were big wins for the West Demerara teams in the ongoing GUYOIL Tradewind Tankers School Football League when matches continued yesterday. Played at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, the...

Squash Pro, Cameron Stafford, chooses Guyana to pursue Coaching Certification

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

Fresh from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) circuit, 26 year old Cameron Stafford of the Cayman Islands, recently visited his father’s homeland Guyana to undertake his Level 1 and 2...

T&T’s Ryan Jagessar successful in Level 2 Squash Coaching Certification

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

Trinidad’s National Junior Coach, Ryan Jagessar is the latest Caribbean Coach to make the journey to Guyana to undertake his England Squash level 2 Coaching Certification under the tutelage of...

GT Beer Candy Boss 8-a-side football competition…Mahaicony and Soccer City advance to next round

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

Mahaicony and Soccer City were the two teams that came out victors with contrasting wins when the latest matches were played in the ongoing GT Beer, Candy Boss and Antics Promotion 8-a-side football...

T&Ts Beckles conducts Boxing Workshop

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports 0

In preparation for this month Caribbean Boxing Championships (CBC), International Boxing Association (AIBA) accredited 3-star referee, Trinidadian James Beckles, yesterday held a RefereesWorkshop for...

Sugar workers among persons trained for oil and gas sector

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News 0

More than 20 persons on Thursday graduated from the International Petroleum and Maritime Academy (IPMA) from its oilfield safety and operators training programme. The graduates include four women and...

Five acres ganja destroyed in Berbice

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News 0

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) last Saturday conducted an eleven hour operation, which resulted in the destruction of about five acres of cannabis cultivation and three camps in the Berbice...

Diaspora in Venezuela pushes ramped up Immigration services to stem cross-border trafficking

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News 0

Director of the Guyanese Community Representatives in Venezuela (RCGV), Antonio Hamraj, is advocating for increased immigration services for Guyanese living in Venezuela. Hamraj formally made this...

‘We will be in every community repairing your roads’ – Min. Patterson

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News 0

The sum of $38.5B has been budgeted for Public Infrastructure in 2019, a ten percent increase when compared to 2018. Seventy-two (72) percent of the total will be pumped into capital projects, while...

Nat’l Youth Council explores E-voting to allow effective participation

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News 0

Given its commitment to ensuring that Guyanese youth are allowed equal participation in issues of national importance, the Guyana National Youth Council at its first internal elections is exploring...

Late-coming

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 0

On any school day, you can find literally scores of school children ambling leisurely to school after 9 am, the time at which school commences. These children are late and they could care less,...

Mr. Hinds did vent his spleen

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter titled, “Mr. GK Lall s telling us to be happily enslaved by this contract” by one Nigel Hinds (KN Dec 02). I thought I had responded to the last...

The legal system is the bedrock of the nation

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, The legal system in any society is that institution, which prevents that society from descending into anarchy by ensuring that the rule of law is upheld. The Constitution and the law...

We are a doomed nation

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, Many are skirting the utterances of Volda Lawrence and Joe Harmon. They are putting twists and spins to what was said in plain language: You are not PNC, you are not entitled to...

A most divisive utterance

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, I felt this pain before. It was about a year or so ago when a Minister of our Government stood at the podium and mangled the distinction between Diwali and Phagwah. I am in pain again...

In three years, two local govt. elections and hinterland towns

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, In March 2016, Guyanese were given an opportunity to vote in the first Local Government Elections (LGE) after a 22-year hiatus. This year, citizens were afforded the opportunity to...

Poverty permeates downward, to the lower classes

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, I have been reading, writing and analyzing a lot this year. I have also been in and out of Guyana— Nigeria, Namibia, and UK this year. I returned to Guyana on 14th November via British...

Tribute to a fallen Hero

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, My name is Boaz Wade ak Boards, ex-Constable number 8102 of the prestigious ancient President’s Guard. The right Reverend Pastor Chase sympathizes, mourners, family and friends. On...

The new Georgetown Mayor is surrounded by tainted persons

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, I am looking at the new Mayor of Georgetown for the year 2019, Mr. Ubraj Narine, and immediately my reaction to the news was a long deep sigh. The reasons for my lamentation is the fact...

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I did a column in which I took the position that in this current age, women are due for their rightful place in the sphere... more

The people get a better government than they deserve

It is said that the people get the government they deserve. This statement is a falsehood. The government is much... more