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Demerara-Berbice power system suffers three shutdowns

The Demerara Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) experienced three shutdowns at approximately 12:03 hrs, 12:58 hrs and 16:04 hrs today due to a suspected fault on the 69kv transmission line linking the Kingston Power Station to the Sophia Substation (Dispatch Centre), the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said.

Devendra Bishoo

Bishoo achieves career high ranking

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC-West Indies spinner Devendra Bishoo has achieved a career-high ranking while middle order batsmen Darren Bravo has returned to the top 20 in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings, released on Tuesday.

Plane found at Yupukari traced to Colombia

The twin-engine Cessna plane found at the Yupukari Airstrip, in Region Nine, originated from Colombia and residents had found it almost a month before an official report was made to authorities last month, according to the preliminary findings of Brigadier (Ret’d) Edward Collins.

GWI disclaims use of Antinfek in wells, despite documentation

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) last evening said that Antinfek has not replaced chlorine to treat water in Guyana, but that it is being researched by the utility, although documents have indicated that the chemical is being used in wells at Bartica, Diamond and Hillfoot, Linden-Soesdyke Highway and that $3.6 million have already being paid to the local subsidiary of the Thailand-based company Dove Biotech in a single source process.

 Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton (third, right) is flanked by PANCAP Director Dereck Springer (third, left) and K4Health Project Knowledge Management Advisor Sarah Fohl (second, right). Also in photo are PANCAP Accountant Collin Kirton (left), Knowledge Management Coordinator for the K4Health project Dr Shanti Singh-Anthony (second, left) and K4Health Communications Specialist Timothy Austin (right).

Knowledge for Health project set to ramp up HIV response

The knowledge generation and sharing capabilities of the Coordinating Unit of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV&AIDS (PANCAP) relating to the new World Health Organization (WHO) ‘test and start’ guideline is expected to be enhanced with the help of the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project.

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