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The sugar production target for the first crop this year is 99,500 tonnes, a 10% increase over last year.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is urging stakeholders who will interact closely with the visitors for the Cricket World Cup to use the metric system.

Boyo Ramsaroop, who has lived the life of a horticulturalist, political activist and electrical engineer, now wears the cap of a philanthropist and has spent the last month working with several Sophia residents who are facing difficult circumstances.

The Licence Revenue Office (LRO) has begun issuing and renewing motor vehicle licences for this year and it has extended it working hours to cater for the expected influx of drivers.

Co-authored by Clarence Trotz and Alec Farley, CXC Physics is just the latest offering in the Macmillan Science Series.

Increased salaries, improved working conditions and progress, top the list of workers’ expectations as the Chinese company Bosai Minerals Group Co Ltd (BOSAI), gets ready to take the helm of Omai Bauxite Mining Incorporated (OBMI) next week.

Barama Company Limited (BCL) is confident of being back in good stead with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) after a pre-audit inspection by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) shows that the company has fulfilled most of the corrective actions required.

Four men, one of whom was armed with a gun, robbed an East Coast Demerara petrol station on Friday last and carted off a quantity of items.

McGill Superstars defeated Cornelia Ida (CI) by six wickets in the West Demerara Twenty20 President’s Cup final at the Wales Community Centre ground last Saturday.

The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) under the leadership of new president Peter Abdool plans on paying more attention to the welfare of local boxers.

The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) is working to ensure promoters of professional boxing cards are encouraged to make money for themselves and the Board.

Sneakers will be laced, uniforms handed out and the lockers at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall transformed into the home of two of the most powerful basketball teams in Guyana tonight for game one of a three-game series.

By Tony Cozier In KINGSTON AN official, annual West Indies 20/20 tournament is likely to be run exclusively by Sir Allen Stanford’s organization in future, following talks between the Antigua-based American financier and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

This week, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has been able to present the kind of ‘feel good’ news that is so scarce today.

A Tiger Bay man accusing of breaking and entering Guyana Stores and carting off $3.1 million in items made a court appearance yesterday.

Dear Editor, Is the Guyana Press Association (GPA) looking for someone to blame for the poor quality of information the media produce?

Dear Editor, I wish to thank Mr Carew for his response captioned “The NIS is always striving for improvement” (07.03.12) with regard to a letter I wrote on the NIS and its activities that are not people friendly.

Dear Editor, The Santa Rosa Women’s Group, headed by Jean Rodrigues (Aunty Jean) and comprising women of the Santa Rosa and Waramuri communities, are currently producing hats, bags, pillow cases and tea towels with local fauna (mostly sea turtles) as a means of earning an income for their homes.

Dear Editor, I had cause to use the sixth street in Cummings Lodge because of the diversion of the traffic for the Rio Summit.

Dear Editor, In a letter captioned “Pollsters all over the world express political opinions” (07.03.15) the pollster Mr Vishnu Bisram defended his right to offer political views, rather than only measure them.