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East Coast Demerara and West Demerara beat track and field’s top district, Upper Demerara into third place on Sunday at the 2007 LINWEST Games held at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

Water supply in the city has been disrupted owing to a Guyana Power & Light (GPL) failure, which is affecting the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Vlissengen Road and Church Street plant (Shelter Belt).

A mother of three is now in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after receiving a hard hit to her head by a route 40 minibus on Aubrey Barker road last night.

Police yesterday found a Beretta submachine gun and three magazines with 90 rounds at the home of an ex-policeman who was gunned down seconds after he had dropped off a female companion on Graham Street, Plaisance on Sunday night.

Lawyers for Guyanese businessman Peter Morgan, who is facing three drug indictments in the US, yesterday told a Trinidad court that they have received new information in connection with the case and asked the court to adjourn the matter to tomorrow.

Britain and other European countries yesterday mounted what the UK Guardian called a “final attempt” at blocking the recently announced US$4.4 billion debt relief to five countries including Guyana.

Dear Editor, I refer to Ray Ramdass’s letter captioned “GT&T should have introduced per second billing before” (07.03.11) and share his enthusiasm for Digicel’s presence in the Guyanese market, but don’t fully agree that GT&T had the monopoly.

Dear Editor, There have been many commentaries and letters praising Dr.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to echo the sentiments of Robin Williams in his letter captioned “Brother Kwayana has struggled for his principles since I was a boy” (07.03.16) I remember I was living on Barr Street Kitty at a very young age when one day, on my way home (from some errand no doubt) just in front of the old Hollywood Cinema on Alexander Street (is it still there?

Dear Editor, Harvesting of the present rice crop has commenced in Region 2, some 31,500 acres are expected to be harvested without much difficulty.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to an article published in the Sunday Stabroek on the 18th of March 2007, at page 2 under the caption “Cops probing robberies at 2J’s, Buddy’s”.

Dear Editor, I welcome the intentions expressed in Sunday Stabroek on March 18, by the General Manager of the Barama Company Limited (BCL) for an improvement in that company’s standards of forest management (‘Barama corrects forest management deficiencies – expects reversal of suspension’).

Dear Editor, I refer to the Stabroek News editorial captioned “National narcosis” (07.03.07) dealing with the annual United States International Narcotics Control Strategy Report and the quote “Guyana is a transshipment point for South American cocaine on its way to North America and Europe”.

Four Guyanese-born doctors now practicing in New York and New Jersey have been included in a list of best doctors for the tri-state area by Network Journal, a magazine for Black professionals and small businesses.

The Caribbean diaspora is growing from strength to strength so much so that the role of the diaspora is one of the topics listed for discussion when Caricom Heads of Government meet US President George W Bush and his top aides at the White House between June 19 and 21.

Preparations have begun for the construction of the approach road to the Berbice River Bridge a few days after the contract was signed at a cost of US$8.7 million.

A man who was in a house at Sophia which was subjected to a police search yesterday was shot at by ranks in an attempt to subdue him.

The Critchlow Labour College will host an art exhibition featuring the work of several contemporary local artists.

A lone gunman early yesterday morning robbed a supervisor of the Night Rider Disco at Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara of his cellular phone and $14,400.

A Plaisance minibus conductor was stabbed yesterday following an argument with his neighbour, allegedly over a pair of sneakers.