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New law could see husbands charged with rape

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 13

…marriage and other like relationships will no longer be defence to rape – Manickchand By Gary Eleazar For hundreds of years the courts that inherit the Roman Dutch Law could not convict a...

2008 sees steep hike in murders, armed robberies – Crime Chief

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 2

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has acknowledged that criminal gangs have been causing headaches for the police force, sending the murder rate up by 36 percent so far this year when compared with the...

Girl, 7, allegedly molested at city school

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 26

Police have launched an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a seven-year-old female student of a city school. The molester has been described as a grade six student from the same school....

Dispute over benefits…

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 5

Former Chief Magistrate says ‘long wait’ coming to an end Former Chief Magistrate Juliet Holder-Allen yesterday expressed optimism that the dispute over the payment of her benefits is finally...

US ambassador, Mayor Green tour East Ruimveldt facility

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 1

The East Ruimveldt Community Centre is likely to become an avenue for revenue earning for the Mayor and City Council, which according to City Mayor Hamilton Green will be necessary for the...

Police promise increased security for Christmas

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 1

Should everything go according to plan, citizens in the city could look forward to an almost incident-free Christmas season as the Guyana Police Force puts systems in place to reduce criminality and...

GT&T donates $300,000 to National Veterans’ Home

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 1

– committee appeals for donations As part of living up to its obligation of giving back to society, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday donated $300,000 to the...

CARICOM to participate in EXPO 2010

Nov 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM to participate in EXPO 2010

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has formally confirmed its participation in EXPO 2010 which will be held in Shanghai, China under the theme “Better City, Better Life”. His Excellency Edwin...

PAHO, DFID, Ministry of Health promote hand washing – At CI Primary School

Nov 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PAHO, DFID, Ministry of Health promote hand washing – At CI Primary School

In a bid to promote hand washing as a healthy habit, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), in collaboration with the Development for International Development (DIFID) from the United Kingdom...

USS Kearsarge vets look at cab horses

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 3

Seven-year-old boy injured in bike accident

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 1

– Driver detained Johnny Griffith, 7, of 167 Waterloo Street, was yesterday admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, nursing lacerations to the face and arms. The accident occurred in the...

Prison officer held trying to smuggle weed into Camp Street jail

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 11

A prison officer was arrested after he tried to smuggle 149 grams of cannabis into the Georgetown Prison yesterday. Investigations revealed that at about 11:00 hours, the officer who was working in...

Three licenced firearm holders lose their weapons

Nov 14, 2008 knews News 2

serving magistrate, who is on vacation overseas, left his .32 Taurus pistol locked away in his bedroom which is used by his family. Checks yesterday revealed that the firearm was missing. The man’s...

Guyana beat CCC by 4 wickets

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana beat CCC by 4 wickets

-Currency (102) voted man-of-the-Match By Rawle Welch Despite a defiant unbeaten knock of 102 by Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) opener Romel Currency, host Guyana came away with a hard fought...

Reds Perreira Foundation donates

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Reds Perreira Foundation donates

The Reds Perreira Sports Foundation (RPSF) has made a donation towards the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) who will this weekend launch the Basil Butcher Trust Fund for cricketers in...

Cops deny beating armed robbery suspect

Nov 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cops deny beating armed robbery suspect

-after victim ends up in hospital Police last night denied that they had beaten a 28-year-old man who is suspected of being involved in a multi-million dollar gold heist five months ago. The suspect,...

Klass clears up football confusion

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports 1

Lambastes senior footballers for non-performance By Michael Benjamin Amidst vociferous calls for his resignation, embattled President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Colin Klass remains...

Bakewell / MYO Inter Jamaat cricket continues this weekend

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell / MYO Inter Jamaat cricket continues this weekend

Play in the Bakewell sponsored Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) Inter Jamaat 15 overs cricket competition will continue on Sunday at two venues with a total of six matches carded. At the MYO ground...

Letter to the editor

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the editor

Mr. Klass should do the honourable thing and gracefully bow out Dear Editor, If the story that is being reported over the past few days in the media, concerning our senior national football team...

Courts, GSL to stage 20-over Tapeball Cricket competition

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Courts, GSL to stage 20-over Tapeball Cricket competition

Courts (Guyana ltd) in association with the Guyana Softball League will stage it’s first ever 20-over Tapeball competition on Sunday November 16 at the NIS ground. This competition will feature...

Demerara, Berbice in tribute game for Basil Butcher & Deryck Murray

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Demerara, Berbice in tribute game for Basil Butcher & Deryck Murray

Ansa McAl Trading supports The first ever Basil Butcher/Deryck Murray Tribute 20/20 cricket match will be played on Sunday at the Rose Hall Estate Ground with the Butcher/Murray trophy at stake. The...

Chanderpaul to return to Durham

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul to return to Durham

Durham have agreed a deal for West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul to return to the Riverside next season. The ICC Cricketer of the Year has had two previous stints as Durham’s overseas...

Barack Obama’s victory should give all Guyanese the audacity to hope

Nov 14, 2008 knews Letters 11

Dear Editor, As a citizen of this world, which recognises the United States of America as the sole supper power, I thought it to be my duty to take an interest in the 2008 presidential election. Even...

Cricket Info, Quiz continues to inspire and inform television viewers

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cricket Info, Quiz continues to inspire and inform television viewers

As the West Indies cricketers embark on nine months of non-stop international action, cricket lovers will obviously need clarifications and other information related to their favourite teams and...

Venezuelans donate gears, communication equipment to local entities

Nov 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Venezuelans donate gears, communication equipment to local entities

The Venezuelan Government continued to stretch out a hand of goodwill to important Guyanese institutions when the ambassador of that country His Excellency Dario Morandy, handed over sports gears and...

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A false panacea for electoral integrity

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News – Advocates for fingerprint verification in Guyana’s elections herald it as... more