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Another feasibility study on the construction of a highway between Bon Fim in Brazil and Linden and the restart of construction work on the Takutu River Bridge are among the key infrastructure expansion and modernization initiatives expected this year.

West Demerara sugar workers have complained bitterly about the hike in prices of basic food items, including zero-rated items, by businesses in the region and relief in the form of trucks selling essential food items will be sent to the area this weekend, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud assured them.

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) will continue its series of volleyball “Clash of the champions” tournament as two top teams battle tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

Berbice All Stars and East Bank Combined face a tough challenge tonight when the Next Level Entertainment first division basketball tournament bounces off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Western Tigers and Santos booked their places in the quarter-finals of the Annual Mayor’s Cup Football Tournament by defeating Uprising and Mocha Champs respectively on Wednesday evening at the GFC ground.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) issued a warning Wednesday indicating that the federation must sanction all tournaments.

Dear Editor, In extending congratulations to the patriotic Guyanese living the “Diaspora syndrome”, referred to in the letter by Dave Martins captioned “I’m lucky I was born Guyanese” (07.02.07) I would like to add my similar sentiments.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Mohamed Fazloor Yasin in the Stabroek News captioned “The Environmental Protec-tion Agency seems ineffective” and also in the Kaieteur News of Friday, February 02, 2007 and wish to present the following response on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Dear Editor, It seems that Mr Hamilton Green has a bee in his bonnet.

The Georgetown Cricket Association has nine under-19 limited over matches scheduled this weekend.

The Continental Cycle Club will hold its Annual General Meeting tomorrow at its headquarters, 105 Duncan Street, Bel Air Park, beginning at 4pm.

The Guyana Cricket Board in collaboration with UNICEF will be conducting today a peer education programme on HIV/AIDS Awareness for a selected group of club and school coaches from across the country.

A seven-year-old girl of Canefield, Canje perished in a blaze that destroyed her home on Wednesday night and her mother who made a desperate bid to save her suffered severe burns to her left hand.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has selected 27 boxers to prepare for possible selection on the Guyana team to the Pan American Boxing trials and Caribbean Championships in April.

Commissioner of Police (ag), Henry Greene yesterday told a gathering including President Bharrat Jagdeo that the police force was prepared to do the work of serving and protecting citizens, but they must be given the resources to do it effectively.

Dear Editor, My aunt lives in Waterloo Street and she has shown me the road works being done.

Dear Editor, People have long felt a need for a bridge across the Berbice river owing to the long interminable delays, the time it takes to wait on either side, and at times the frequent breakdowns and unreliability.

Dear Editor, Please be informed that you have to go as early as 5 am to join a line at the Enmore Poly Clinic since there is only one doctor instead of two working and they treat only 50 patients.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News’ editorializing of the Government’s blatant discriminatory decision to starve that paper from tax payer generated revenue in order to censor exposure of wrong doing and other excesses, takes a page right out of the playbook of a black-owned and operated New York newspaper.