Oluatoyin Alleyne

-NAMILCO’s dominant position leads to exploitation concerns The government will move to make the domestic flour market more competitive as it wants to ensure that the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) does not use the “dominant position” it enjoys to “exploit consumers”.

In a complete turnaround from his previous statement on the issue, Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, announced yesterday that plans were in train to install flush toilets at the Santa Rosa Primary School.

A 38-year-old East Coast Demerara (ECD) man has been missing for four days and his relatives fear the worst since he has received death threats because of his habitual stealing of fruits in the Ann’s Grove backdam.

Several years ago Guyana, like many other countries, realised that because of poverty many children were suffering from iron deficiency and malnutrition and to address this the basic nutrition programme (BNP) was introduced at some health centres, targeting pregnant mothers.

Six women are currently in treatment at the recently-opened women’s drug rehabilitation centre at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, head of the centre, Clarence Young says.

At 28 years old, Chandini Ramnarain like many of her peers has dreams but unlike some who may still be finding themselves, she is moving full speed ahead with reaching her goals.

One nabbed after escape blocked Car thieves were yesterday found stripping a vehicle of its stereo and other valuables in the Botanic Gardens and one was captured after a gate was closed and his getaway blocked.

Dozens of cases being found each year More than four years ago 62-year-old David (not his real name)  thought he was suffering from hypertension and visited his physician who decided to run several tests.

A recent gathering of persons living with HIV shared their “deepest emotional pain” over stigma and called for recognition of their diversity and the establishment by the government of a desk at which they can lodge complaints.

When Suriname heard Guyana was hosting Carifesta X its cultural gurus were immediately propelled into action as they wanted to show some “neighbourly love” by bringing the largest contingent to the culture and art celebrations.

If the Carifesta secretariat did not deliver on any of the other promises it made it certainly hit the nail on its head when it promised that the Jamaican play, River Bottom, would have been a “belly full of laughter.”

The Guyana Cancer Institute says 52 persons have died since it opened its doors in June 2006 and this is mainly because they sought out its services too late.

Guyana’s first ever female drug rehabilitation centre was officially commissioned yesterday at a cost of over $20M at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.

By the end of this month the new reference laboratory handed over to the Guyana Government recently, is expected to open its doors and some of its important functions would be testing for the HIV virus in infants under 18 months and research and surveillance, according to its Director, Dr Colin Roach.

Twenty-one-year-old Natasha Vieira, who died in the Female Observation Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was attacked by another patient, died as a result of manual strangulation and haemorrhage to the head caused by blunt trauma, according to her mother.

The name Lou-Ann Lewis-Jackson is well known in local designing circles as she is one of the most accomplished local designers who is always round-the-clock busy, making her many customers happy.

Marilyn Dewar is a woman who is so wrapped up in the world of music that her entire life is consumed by the art form and if she had an opportunity to do it all over again she would not hesitate.