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A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo family was on Monday night beaten and robbed by three bandits, one of whom was armed with a gun, and who also attempted to burn down the home.

A 28-year-old woman, who allegedly stabbed her 23-year-old boyfriend to death early Sunday morning, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of murder.

Two hundred and fifty-six Region Two farming households will benefit from three sub-projects valued at more than $21 million under a US$1.5M Small Farmers Livelihood Programme (SFLP) funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and executed by the CHF Partners in Rural Development.

The expanding mining sector will have access to training on environmental management and improving the standard of living at mining camps when the second phase of the Guyana Environmental Capacity Development (GENCAPD) project begins next month.

The Food and Drug Department says some steroid creams used as skin lightening agents can cause severe disfiguring diseases and other harmful effects on the body.

The increase in the cost of fuel and fertilizers has affected Caribbean sugar producers and the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) says that in an effort to control this, its board has initiated a collective approach to the procurement of these inputs.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) celebrated 18 years yesterday which means “an entire generation of children has grown to adulthood under its protection” a press release from the United Nations Children’s fund (UNICEF) said.

Four persons from the lower Pomeroon were admitted to hospital after the boat in which they were travelling capsized, following a collision with a pontoon around 7 pm on Monday.

Region One may be earmarked for a port of entry following requests made by prospective investors in the region, who would need docking and shipping facilities to facilitate the progress of their operations, a Government Information Agency (GINA) release has said.

A group of grassroots women yesterday held a picketing exercise in front of the Parliament Buildings calling for an end to all forms of violence plaguing the society.

Police on the West Demerara are probing the alleged sexual assault of a six-year-old boy reportedly by an 11-year-old boy.

The National Commission on Law and Order (NCLO) is calling on the police force to host “public open days” at all stations to foster better relations with civilians.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) says Justice William Ramlal’s recent ruling that the spirit of the Constitution of Guyana never contemplated that the functions of Chancellor must simultaneously be performed by the same person who is the Chief Justice for any extended time as has happened during the past two years, must be regarded as bold.

A 16-year-old boy accused of having carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl was remanded into police custody when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Magistrate Chandra Sohan sentenced a labourer to four years imprisonment and six strokes after he admitted to a charge of robbery under arms when he appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The New Amsterdam Town Day committee began its week of activities for Town Day 2007 on Monday with Spelling Bee competitions involving six primary schools in the town.

Three days after a government minister opened fire on a man at a night spot on the East Coast Demerara (ECD), police are yet to complete their investigation into the incident.

Vision Guyana recently updated bank books for the first set of underprivileged children under its Newborn Programme launched in September.

Kitty resident Sherwin Bentick was yesterday found guilty of stashing 13 kilos of cocaine in corilla for shipment earlier this year, and was sentenced to five years in prison together with a $30,000 fine by Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

A 16-year-old boy who admitted that he stole items worth over $75,000 was remanded into police custody pending sentence while his alleged accomplice who denied the charge was remanded to prison, when the duo appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday.