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Dear Editor, The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) was historically a working class movement dating back to the Civil Service Association, displaying a national brand of militancy that benefited the nation and the labour movement throughout the Caribbean.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed sympathy to the family of the late Minister of Agriculture and Guyana High Commissioner to Canada Gavin B Kennard.

Several Amerindian communities which received government grants have shown improvement in their economic activities and this year more communities will be benefiting, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported on Monday.

There was a strange feeling of love in the air last week.

Dear Commissioner General, I must say I support VAT and the efforts yourself and the government are putting into it.

A priest was refused bail by Magistrate Chandra Sohan after he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Friday on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, I wish to write in response to a Kaieteur News Article dated February 12, 2007 “Consultant resigns from Finance Unit

The death of Constable Michau Cort, 27, has prompted Magistrate Chandra Sohan to lambaste the police for not observing the rules governing the schedule for “music boxes” to play at public functions.

Dear Editor, At Matthew 26:11 it is written “For ye have the poor always with you”.

A driver appeared in court on Monday on a robbery under arms charge and was remanded to prison.

Dear Editor, In Saturday’s issue of Stabroek News it was reported that after four years of incompetence, mismanagement and an expenditure of over 2.5m pounds sterling, Management Consul-tants Severn Trent Water Incorporated (STWI) has finally got its act together to improve the water services of Guyana Water Inc (GWI).

A Sophia resident who was allegedly found with cocaine during a police operation, appeared in court on Friday and was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

Dear Editor, Your indignant editorial on the maltreatment of Aubrey WIlliams’s murals at our airport (SN 11/02/07) will undoubtedly make the rounds of Guyanese emails world-wide (two have already come my way) and generate justified outrage in the process.

Dear Editor, Can Governments in democratic societies use the `power of the purse’ to attack an independent newspaper, if they disagree with its editorial policy – and possibly threaten the paper’s survival?

While she was unable to participate in the tournament last year, top female table tennis racket wielder Michelle John is looking forward to participating in the Mashramani table tennis tournament that served off on Monday.

The world (Great Britain) grandmaster’s degree of 10th Dan Black Belt was given to Dr.

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Claude Blackmore stated yesterday that the newly-formed athletic club, Running Braves was not debarred from competing locally but it was, however, ineligible to compete in inter-club meets.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) yesterday named a squad of 14 players and six standbys for the upcoming inter-association competition scheduled for February 27-28 and March 2nd.

Coordinator of the just-concluded 2007 Bounty Farm Ltd Mash Handicap Tournament Robert Fernandes has hailed the event a success.

The two finalists in the Annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament will be decided this evening at the GFC ground where an explosive double header is carded.