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A fire suspected to be electrical in origin completely destroyed a Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house, leaving a woman counting some $2 million in losses.

A teenager was shot on Sunday evening shot during a lime with his friends after he raised an alarm upon seeing another with a firearm.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has increased the capacity of nearby well stations in a bid to get water to residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara and surrounding areas, who have been enduring a disruption in service.

By the end of this month, the National Communications Network (NCN) should be providing the uplink for the Guyana Learning Channel, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo told the National Assembly last evening.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce has deplored two recent murders in Berbice and says the people of the county are demanding protection from the government.

A 16-year-old of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, is the country’s second confirmed Zika virus case, while one US state has reported that a 56-year-old woman, who returned from a visit to Guyana, has also tested positive for the virus.

Some Rahaman’s Park, Greater Georgetown residents are upset over ongoing construction work by businessman Ray Rahaman that has left their main access road littered with dirt and broken bottles, which they say are a hazard.

Permanent secretaries and senior managers of government ministries and agencies will soon have a chance to enhance the delivery of public service under the Canada-funded $20 million Caribbean Leadership Project.

A 23-year-old man of Lot 64 Back Street, Affiance, Essequibo Coast is now dead after he fell and hit his head on February 14.

Selwyn Woodroffe, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant who was hit on Saturday morning by a speeding Route 45 minibus, remains hospitalised in a critical state.

Eleven contestants will vie to be the Calypso Monarch when the finals are held on Friday.

No one has yet been charged over the traffic accident on January 30, 2016 that claimed the life of Ann Mohammed at Coverden.

A baby boy is in a critical condition at a city hospital, while his mother is recovering after they were chopped on Saturday evening during a domestic dispute.

Minibus and taxi drivers at the Moleson Creek Ferry Terminal have formed the Moleson Creek Bus and Taxi Drivers Association.

There have been no new reported cases of gastroenteritis in the North West District village of Baramita as the occurrence of the virus remains under control.

The donor community should be paying more interest in the work of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), according to PPP/C General Secretary Clement Rohee who yesterday said that there is continued misunderstanding of the unit’s role.

A Bartica dredge owner was yesterday denied bail on charges of firearm and ammunition possession.

Michael France, called “Mosquito,” was yesterday remanded to prison after he made an appearance before a city court for alleged cocaine trafficking.

Saying that the opposition is being subjected to “extremely partisan behaviour” by Speaker Barton Scotland, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday declared that the situation is becoming overbearing and that the PPP/C would fight future attempts to restrain its representation of the people.

An Amelia’s Ward youth was yesterday granted his release on $15,000 bail by a city court after he denied a charge of simple larceny.