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A 34-year-old unemployed man who was reportedly caught stealing in a yard at around 4 am yesterday at Princetown, Corriverton was chopped to death by an occupant of the home.

The British High Commission on Monday launched Phase 1 of a project to upgrade the communication systems in the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security in support of the ministry’s ‘Stamp it out’ initiative to counter violence against women.

The training of the police anti-crime unit (ACU) in rapid response tactics is one of the measures high on the agenda of the British-funded 3 million pounds security reform plan to be implemented next year.

Journalists need to move away from passive reporting on health to become advocates so as to help the public better understand these issues and make the necessary changes, PAHO/WHO Country Representative Dr Kathleen Israel said on Wednesday.

Two men are in police custody but a third fled during a shoot-out with the police following a home invasion in South Ruimveldt.

Director of the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Dr Oudho Homenauth is calling on local tourism entrepreneurs to participate in a new agro-tourism venture.

The PNCR is insisting that an inquest be held into the death of Donna Herod who was gunned down in Buxton/Friendship during a police operation to ferret out criminals from the East Coast Demerara village in September.

The Canadian government is impressed with the progress being made by the organisation launched back in April this year to help deportees integrate into society and yesterday donated its second tranche of a CDN$20,000 initiative.

Police have detained the driver of a motor car which was involved in a fatal accident on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara Public Road.

Close to a month after Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall allegedly gun-whipped a young man and fired off his weapon indiscriminately in a brawl near an East Coast Demerara rum shop, the authorities are yet to decide whether his actions were criminal.

A man who the police suspect was the driver of the car used by bandits during the armed robbery at the home of Anna Catherina businessman Basdeo Sahadar, was held yesterday and a large quantity of money was seized from his hotel room.

Police yesterday afternoon arrested two Colombians and a Venezuelan at a city hotel in connection with investigations into the illegal airstrip found on Sunday in the Corentyne area.

The PNCR is glad that Venezuela has expressed regrets at the incursion into Guyana’s territory but feels there should be a commitment that such incidents would not occur again.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday received letters of credence from High Commissioner of Pakistan to Guyana, Musa Javed Chohan, in the credentials room at Office of the President.

As investigations into the recent armed robbery and kidnapping involving Ruimzeight Gardens, West Coast Demerara, resident Barry Dataram and his family continue, police yesterday arrested another Venezuelan.

Ten-megawatt generators will be in Guyana by Sunday to boost the shaky electricity supply for the holidays but the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) still faces an “unsustainable financial position.”

Amid financial and generating turmoil at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday announced the approval of a US$12M ($2.4B) loan for the power sector which aims at sustainable reduction of electricity losses among other things.

Amidst an outpouring of grief Pastor Ian David who was shot execution style in his Hadfield Street church one week ago was laid to rest yesterday but not before a scathing attack by Bishop Juan Edghill on the police investigation.

Fire last night destroyed a Lamaha Street embankment house located just behind the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A representative of the United States embassy on Tuesday interviewed Barry Datram, the Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara businessman after what police say is the drug-related kidnapping of his wife and daughter by two Venezuelans, one of whom was shot dead by police last Saturday.