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Government may consider keeping the 20 BMWs it bought for the Cricket World Cup games for state visits and official functions as the tender process is not working.

Tap water was recently restored at La Grange, West Bank Demerara, after residents had been without it for some time however some say they now have another “headache” to contend with as they are being billed exorbitant amounts.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has not totally ruled out the possibility of reshuffling the cabinet, but was reluctant to confirm this.

A group of British wildlife reporters have completed a seven-day tour of Guyana and have left impressed but believe that more must be done to market this country since it has much to offer in the area of eco-tourism.

Government is seeking to change the image of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at Onderneeming on the Essequibo Coast by creating new opportunities for the inmates such as writing the CSEC examination and being involved in various sporting activities.

The New York-based Lima-Coffee Grove Association of North America has made a generous contribution to an accident victim in dire need.

The three bandits who were shot dead on Friday night during an attempted robbery at Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara had been members of the Buxton/Agricola criminal gang but were mainly ‘look-outs’ who provided intelligence to the more hardened gangsters.

The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture says that the current level of rainfall is expected to continue for several days and farmers and residents in low-lying areas are being urged to take the necessary precautions.

As the probe intensifies into a missing AK 47 from Camp Ayanganna, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday announced that it has removed three senior officers from their posts and remanded another eight soldiers into police custody.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) says that to all appearances members of the PPP/C and government are “above the law and their lawless behaviour is condoned by no less a person than President (Bharrat) Jagdeo.”

A 29-year-old man died after the bicycle that he was riding collided with a police vehicle driven by a constable at ‘C’ Field Sophia on Saturday evening.

The army has declined to comment on an attempt by a Captain to evict former army Chief of Staff, Edward Collins on Thursday from Guyana Defence Force headquarters at Camp Ayanganna.

The male dormitory and a library of the Bartica Secondary School were destroyed by fire on Saturday night but fortunately no one was injured and the rest of the school was saved through the efforts of residents who formed a bucket brigade.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is awaiting a conclusive report from the police which would assist in their investigations into the missing aircraft at an airstrip in Anna Regina.

A number of Caricom leaders are due to meet in Georgetown on Friday to discuss among other things the escalating cost of living due to rising fuel prices and the decline in value in the US dollar.

City grocery outlets and vendors at the municipal markets say it is difficult to predict what holiday sales will be like and some are hopeful even though sales remain low.

The Ministries of Health and Home Affairs and a number of other stakeholder agencies will be stepping up efforts to improve health care for prisoners and staff of penitentiaries, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

People’s National Congress Reform member Ernest Elliot last weekend swooped past Regional Chairman Clement Corlette for the post of Region Four party chairman.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is implementing from today a simplified Customs declaration in an attempt to alleviate the hassle associated with the clearance of barrels at the Customs and Trade Administration.

A Brazilian woman, Simone Moreira was last night battling for her life and so was Robin Lall, a resident of Albouystown after they were involved in accidents in Georgetown and on the Rupert Craig Highway respectively last evening.