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A Russian delegation is in Guyana to begin a pre-feasibility study for a hydropower station in the Upper Mazaruni.

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The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) will enter into a power-purchase agreement with the Skeldon sugar factory for the supply of about 10 megawatts of power per month.

Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday refused bail to a man accused of obstructing CANU officers when they were conducting a search at a home.

Dear Editor, It is amazing how quickly language becomes corrupted. I read recently in the newspapers that Pandit Gossai was appointed a Commissioner of Oaths to Affidavits.

Dear Editor, The Motor Vessel Malali and other Transport and Harbours vessels that are currently plying the Essequibo route, that is to say Parika to Adventure, work with the tide and in so doing can make one round trip during the time it used to make two.

Dear Editor, I see from the letters of Mr Jerome Khan captioned “Mr Kwayana’s criticism of Pandit Gossai is spiteful” and Mr Charrandass Persaud captioned “Shri Prakash Gossai is highly qualified for the job he has been offered” (07.03.08) that my earlier letter shows up my maladies, including spite, racism and ambition.

Dear Editor, I read a disturbing letter by one Trevor Atkinson, titled “Omai also made no profit” (07.03.17).

Dear Editor, The decision emanating from the recent 18th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the conference of Heads of Government of Caricom for the convening of a special meeting of the Caricom Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Air and Maritime transportation to address a transportation policy and vision for a Regional Airline, is nothing new.

Dear Editor, We refer to the letter captioned “There are many grey areas regarding zero-rated items” (06.12.27), a copy of which you had sent us for our comments.

The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) will host the National Novices and Schoolboys Championships tomorrow at Club Blue Note, 200 Camp Street, Georgetown from 11:00hrs.

A cricket team from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport defeated a team from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at the NOC ground in Essequibo last Sunday.

Middle-distance athlete Alika Morgan is appealing to the public for sponsorship to enable her to attend the Junior Carifta Games billed for April 7-10 in Turks and Caicos.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The coroner here yesterday instructed that an inquest with a jury be held into the murder of late Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, officials confirmed.

The Georgetown Turf Club (GTC) in its effort to promote sport tourism will be staging an eight-race horse race meet on March 31 at its Mocha Arcadia facility to coincide with the Cricket World Cup 2007 Super Eight matches which Guyana will be hosting.

It has been uttered so many times within the last few months that every Guyanese including your three-year-old knows Cricket World Cup is finally here and that the spanking new stadium at Providence is where the action unfolds.

The Berbice zone of the National Inter-Secondary School Under-16 40-over Cricket Competition continued with interesting highlights.

Brutal Jammers has conquered Guyana and is now on its way to dominating in the region as well after recently returning from a successful tour to Jamaica courtesy of its Jamaica-based star patron Natural Black.

Georgetown fans were busy ‘buying brooms’ yesterday anticipating a clean sweep of Linden in both the male and female tournament of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF)/Wildfire Productions inter-association competition.