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Wakenaam senior citizen Labwattie Ramdass recently received a wheelchair from the Wakenaam Full Gospel Church and the People’s National Congress Re-form.

Khemraj Ramjattan
Khemraj Ramjattan

Ramjattan urges rice sector overhaul

– points to lack of proper systems Calling for a stakeholder-driven overhaul of the rice sector, AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says securing first priority in the region and ensuring better access to capital are among the immediate policies that need to be considered to help farmers increase profitability.

Princess Hotel finance man released on station bail

The finance controller who was leaving the country with US$14,000 (nearly $3 million), which he had removed from the Princess Hotel, where he was employed was yesterday released on station bail while the police conduct further investigations into the matter.

Taxi driver received three stolen radio handsets

– court told A taxi-driver, who allegedly received three radio handsets that were stolen from Wings Taxi Service by another man, was yesterday granted bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Man put on peace bond after resolving chopping incident with $50,000

A 44-year-old man who had chopped another man to his face with a cutlass was put on a two-year bond to keep the peace when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Trevor Bahadur of Lot 189 Middle Road, La Penitence was accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Linden Macy on September 7.

Cabinet green lights police arms purchase

The armoury of the Guyana Police Force would soon receive a significant boost as Cabinet recently offered its no objection to a contract that would see the purchase of arms and ammunition for the force to the tune of $69.8 million.

UK court orders writ to be served via Twitter

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s High Court ordered its first injunction via Twitter yesterday, saying the social website and micro-blogging service was the best way to reach an anonymous Tweeter who had been impersonating someone.

Top diplomats for retreat

The heads of all of Guyana’s diplomatic missions around the world will be brought home this month to have a retreat with the government, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon has said.

Investor conference holds hope for poor Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Declaring Haiti “open for business,” Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis welcomed hundreds of potential investors yesterday to a conference meant to kick-start an economy stunted by decades of political turmoil.

Reuters World News Highlights

LONDON – The insurgency in Afghanistan is growing and the success of the campaign against the Taliban cannot be taken for granted, General Stanley McChrystal, the head of US and NATO troops, said yesterday.

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