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Dear Editor, The agricultural sector must be closely linked with and serve as a base for manufacturing activities.

Dear Editor, The recent flurry of letters attacking Bro. Eusi Kwayana are not justified.

Dear Editor, I, like so many West Indian fans around the world, have been putting the West Indies team under the microscope and am buoyed by the continuous improvement in their all round performance with each succeeding match.

Dear Editor, A fire of unknown origin destroyed our home at 43 Third Street, Turkeyen on Monday, February 26 and consumed all our belongings.

Dear Editor, In the Sunday Stabroek, letter writer Aubrey Alexander lamented the state of traffic on Guyana’s road and urged traffic authorities to pursue a zero tolerance policy.

Dear Editor, Caricom’s call to ‘never forget’ the Afrikan Holocaust is a high point in the creation of the Caribbean civilization.

Dear Editor, Firstly I want to congratulate the Sri Lankan team for superb entertainment at the Providence Stadium.

President Bharrat Jagdeo last night said Guyana was working to improve the quality of local products and to encourage investment and he issued an invitation to visitors to explore the country and draw their own conclusions.

Dear Editor, I am very concerned about the health of the Guyanese public in light of the order by Justice Bovell-Drakes that the suspect soybean meal be offloaded from the vessel (Myra) in which it is currently stored.

A stand-off that involved the courts and the government ended yesterday after a shipment of 946.68 metric tonnes of bulk soybean meal left Guyana for France aboard the vessel Myra after local authorities refused to offload the cargo for fear of salmonella contamination.

Dear Editor, Recently, there was an appeal sent out by City Hall with the slogan “Respect for the dead” asking relatives to co-operate in painting up the cemetery.

Many restaurants in the city experienced major water woes yesterday as GWI struggled to resume full supply amid the world cup matches and increased numbers of visitors.

Dear Editor The Sheriff Night Club should be shut down. Imagine that it harboured a gang of men who attacked, beat and sexually assaulted its patrons, including a minor, then casually went back into the bar.

Caricom Chairman and Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves believes that some of the security mechanisms adopted by Caricom states for Cricket World Cup should be looked at for permanent implementation.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon says there are “ongoing cost-sharing issues” between the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) and these matters would have to be resolved.

Operations at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri continued to run smoothly on Wednesday though a few passengers complained that they are arriving without their luggage.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday appealed for more persons to donate blood so as to maintain an adequate supply at the blood bank, which only has 50% of its target, a release from the Government Infor-mation Agency (GINA) said.

The government yesterday issued a warning to the new (drop-line) Cable TV system set up recently in Corriverton to cease operations until it obtains the relevant licence to offer such services.

A couple was robbed on Tuesday night by three armed men as they enjoyed the cool air on the Plaisance seawall, a police release said yesterday.

Three masked gunmen last Tuesday evening robbed an Adventure Village, Corentyne, Berbice, family of cash and jewellery after bursting into the family’s kitchen.