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Unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman can harm social cohesion

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman can harm social cohesion

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) participated in the civil society consultations convened by the office of the Leader of the Opposition and found that like the first and second list of...

Berbice Bar Association condemns unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Berbice Bar Association condemns unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman

Dear Editor, The Berbice Bar Association strongly condemns the unilateral appointment by President David Granger of retired Justice James Patterson to be the Chairman of the Guyana Elections...

Where have these funds gone to; the Amerindian people are annoyed

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where have these funds gone to; the Amerindian people are annoyed

Dear Editor, I thank the media for publishing my recent letter in relation to the Inter- American Development Bank’s (IDB) failure to implement the much anticipated Forest Carbon Partnership...

The City Constabulary is outdated and should be replaced

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The City Constabulary is outdated and should be replaced

Dear Editor, Many years ago a police commander of the ‘B’ division was discharged from the job without pension and gratuity when he went against a directive from Mr. Burnham. It took 18 years for...

Nine held hostage, suspects escape with victim’s car

Oct 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nine held hostage, suspects escape with victim’s car

Three men on Monday night stormed the business place and home of a family, where nine were held hostage and robbed of valuables. The Police have since been able to put their hands on surveillance...

The PPP teaches Guyana what opposition politics should be like

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PPP teaches Guyana what opposition politics should be like

In one of my columns after the PPP lost the 2015 elections I predicted that it will be a torrid and meticulous opposition. The PPP has always been good at the politics of protest. It has been a party...

IN NO POSITION TO CRITICIZE GRANGER

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on IN NO POSITION TO CRITICIZE GRANGER

When in Government, former President Jagdeo and several PPP Ministers constantly criticized Kaieteur News which he dubbed the opposition for publishing false news about the government. They not only...

Drama heats up in Berbice carpenter murder case… Attorney Chandra Sohan grilled in witness tampering probe

Oct 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Drama heats up in Berbice carpenter murder case… Attorney Chandra Sohan grilled in witness tampering probe

The drama escalated yesterday in the Faiyaz Narinedatt murder case, with police hauling in attorney-at-law Berbice attorney Chandra Sohan for questioning into allegations of witness tampering. The...

Tax Reform Commission Report…Several crucial recommendations remain unimplemented – Ram

Oct 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Tax Reform Commission Report…Several crucial recommendations remain unimplemented – Ram

As Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, continues the preparation work for Budget 2018, one tax analyst is cautioning that there are still several tax measures which Jordan may wish to consider....

Digicel, Evolution Cycling Club awareness race…Williams win senior category, Dey takes junior title

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel, Evolution Cycling Club awareness race…Williams win senior category, Dey takes junior title

By Sean Devers At yesterday presentation of the Digicel, Evolution Cycling Club awareness race Dr Syed Ghazi, Director of Medical Outreach programme thanked the Cyclists and the organizers of this...

Guyanese Seebarran, Jeffrey shine at Georgetown Grand Prix

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Seebarran, Jeffrey shine at Georgetown Grand Prix

Guyanese Raymond Seebarran and Kristian Jeffrey turned in outstanding performances to thrill the many fans that turned up at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club to witness the Georgetown Grand...

GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s T20 Cup draw

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s T20 Cup draw

The drawing of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc inaugural Prime Minister’s T20 Cup took place yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club in the presence of players and fans from most of the...

Bishoo’s five puts Windies in control at Queens

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bishoo’s five puts Windies in control at Queens

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo’s fourth five-wicket haul in Tests handed West Indies a precious 60-run first innings lead, and the Caribbean side then batted themselves...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – WDFA…Den Amstel blank Uitvlugt

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – WDFA…Den Amstel blank Uitvlugt

Uitvlugt Warriors’ miserable run in the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra Association League, West Demerara Football Association leg continued yesterday when they were...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 Intra Association League – Georgetown…Eastveldt and Santos in winners row

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 Intra Association League – Georgetown…Eastveldt and Santos in winners row

Eastveldt and Santos Football Clubs worked their way to respective victories when the Georgetown Football Association leg of the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra...

Cummings Lodge, Turbo Knight Riders triumph

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cummings Lodge, Turbo Knight Riders triumph

Cummings Lodge and Turbo Knight Riders emerged victorious when the Foreign Ministry Office Assistant Sports Promotion organised Tapeball competitions were held recently at the National Cultural...

GLTA to stage Cup of the Guyanas

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GLTA to stage Cup of the Guyanas

The Guyana Tennis Association (GLTA) will be hosting this year’s goodwill competition among Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana. The competition originally started in Suriname during October 2012 as...

Persaud guides Everest Masters to 9-wkt win over Guyana Foundation UK

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud guides Everest Masters to 9-wkt win over Guyana Foundation UK

Essequibo’s Basil Persaud struck a fine century as host Everest Masters defeated Guyana Foundation UK by nine wickets when the teams collided in a 30-over fixture played on Friday last. Batting...

WIFBSC launch Hall of Fame in Guyana

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WIFBSC launch Hall of Fame in Guyana

McLean, Denny, Fields, Milton Tucker (Barbados) and Hugh Tomlinson (Jamaica) are first inductees Like the words of the famous Tradewinds song, Where are your Hero’s! The West Indies Fullbore...

Persaud and Braithwaite leaves for CSF C/ships in Australia

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud and Braithwaite leaves for CSF C/ships in Australia

Dress rehearsal for 2018 Commonwealth Games Reigning Caribbean’s Individual champion, Mahendra Persaud and another of the Caribbean’s top shots, Lennox Braithwaite will leave Guyana today...

EBFA / Ralph Green U-11 League…Mocha draw Grove; Herstelling beat Diamond United

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / Ralph Green U-11 League…Mocha draw Grove; Herstelling beat Diamond United

When play in the second annual Ralph Green sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-11 League continued Saturday at the Grove Playfield, Mocha Champs stormed back from a goal down to...

COURTS PEEWEE 2017…Sophia Primary continues dominant run during round of 16

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on COURTS PEEWEE 2017…Sophia Primary continues dominant run during round of 16

Sophia Primary resumed their impressive form in this year’s COURTS Peewee Under-11 football tournament with the promise of being one of the top teams in the competition being fulfilled after...

UG overcome Everest CC by four wickets

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on UG overcome Everest CC by four wickets

University of Guyana defeated Everest Cricket Club by four wickets when action in the Georgetown Cricket Association New Building Society Ltd second division 40-over tournament continued on Saturday....

Regal SCC, Regal Sports on board with GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s T20 cup

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal SCC, Regal Sports on board with GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s T20 cup

Regal Stationery and Computer Centre and Regal Sports are the latest in a string of entities to throw their support behind the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) for the staging of its...

Brusche’s Classic Basketball…Colts cruise past Sonics 71-56, Royals brush aside Raiders 96-56 to reach semifinals

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brusche’s Classic Basketball…Colts cruise past Sonics 71-56, Royals brush aside Raiders 96-56 to reach semifinals

The pre-tournament favourites from Georgetown and Linden eased through to the semifinals when the 6th Brusche’s Classic Invitational basketball tournament got started Saturday night at the...

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