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At the Blairmont Court on Monday, Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop placed a fisherman on $50,000 bail on a charge of larceny and attempting to commit a felony.

For the second time in eight months, fire of unknown origin gutted a section of the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) complex on Lombard Street yesterday, raising concerns from the company’s management who believe that “something is definitely wrong.”

As police grapple with another well-planned, deadly robbery one of the two survivors yesterday recalled how they were ambushed at a ditch filled with `dead sand’.

A businessman who survived a 13-minute mauling by two pit bulls early Monday morning says that the animals should be put to sleep immediately since they are a threat to anyone who goes near them.

A Brooklyn, New York jury yesterday handed down life sentences to two men found guilty of a series of insurance killings some of which were committed in Guyana.

Police and two wanted men on Monday morning traded gunshots in Tucville and when the shooting subsided it was found that one of the gunmen had sustained wounds to his foot and mouth, while the other escaped.

Travelling in a car along the Hague Back road is like riding a horse.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues officially opened two new skills training centres last month in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo).

Eighteen youths from various communities in the North Rupununi were recently engaged in a UNESCO-sponsored workshop to produce material for the community radio station there.

Police in hot pursuit of a prisoner who escaped from the Sparendaam lock-ups yesterday mistakenly shot a Guyana Telephone and Telegraph labourer under his chin.

The three British security officers who are here to fast-track the three million pounds Sterling ($1.05 billion) security sector reform project have begun work on setting up an anti-crime unit in the Guyana Police Force, Commissioner of Police (ag) Henry Greene has said.

Several entities in the agriculture sector have had new boards of directors installed.

Students in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) are continuing to benefit from the Guyana Micro Projects Programme (GMPP), a government/European Union programme, in the form of food assistance, a library and completing their school-based assessment (SBA) for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CESEC) examination.

With a good internet connection and basic computer knowledge, a secondary school student in need of extra lessons can now access support online at a rate that is competitive on the market.

The Youth Mentorship Endeavour (TYME) hosted its first camp at Madewini last month to equip youth with communication and other skills as they transition into adulthood.

Grace Kennedy sub-agents handed over more than 250 tickets to GuyExpo to secondary and primary school students to allow them to attend the trade fair.

Chairman of Barama Company Limited Girwar Lalaram has said that the company is seeking to put the proper mechanisms in place to monitor mining activities within the certified areas, with special emphasis on proper environmental practices and strict safety precautions using the roads.

From almost 700 entries Shivtanti Gentle from Norton Street, Wortmanville won a Zongshen 100 cc Motorcycle in the Ansa McAl Trading first drawing of its Sqezy Choose, Wash and Win Promotion held recently.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) in a statement yesterday said that its Council Meeting on Monday called for further reform of the telecommunications sector to push economic growth.

A three-year-old boy was knocked dead yesterday by a mini-bus as he attempted to cross the Blairmont Stelling Road unaided after being dropped home from school.