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Dear Editor, From time to time, in interviews here and there, I’ve taken time to make the point that whatever I am as an artist I owe largely to Guyana, and that, despite the truly daunting problems the country faces, the crucible that is Guyana has forged qualities in its sons and daughters that underpin their successes all over the world.

Despite flooring a number of chances and being without regular skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan for the entire day, Guyana held on to secure first innings points from Barbados after a spirited battle between the two teams on the second day of their Carib Beer Series encounter at Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Bourda ground yesterday.

General Secretary of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Godfrey Munroe, has outlined several factors which he said were taken into consideration when selecting the four-man team to attend the LIEBHERR 2007 World Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb, Croatia from May 21-27.

While one manufacturer on the Essequibo Coast has cut production to cope with slumping sales, other businesses are hoping that the rice harvest will fuel a shopping spree.

Not since “Iron” Mike Tyson initially made his massive, tremendously destructive mark in the late 1980s, when he kayoed boxers such as Trevor Berbick in quick order had I seen similar, unrelenting aggression and purpose from the winner, and plain fear, horror and disbelief from the loser, as I saw when Serena Williams absolutely destroyed the youth, myth and supposedly silky tennis of the Russian wonder-kid, Maria Sharapova.

The Austria-based International Press Institute (IPI) says that the withdrawal of advertisements from Stabroek News by two state-owned companies is “an indication that the government (of Guyana) has decided to increase its pressure” on the newspaper.

The Government Information Agency (GINA) yesterday pulled the remaining Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Value Added Tax (VAT) ads which had been booked earlier with Stabroek News.

Justice BS Roy, in the Commercial Court, yesterday granted an injunction restraining an importer from disposing of a container of Lux soap from China which is suspected to be counterfeit Justice Roy, sitting in Chambers, granted an injunction preventing importer and defendant Mohamed Niazi Khan, of Multi Beverage Company, located at Cornelia Ida or 46-47 Hadfield Street from opening and distributing the contents of the container at John Fernandes Wharf.

A Rosignol greens vendor is battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after bandits shot him five times around his neck and shoulder yesterday morning in Black Bush Polder (BBP).

Custom officers at Coventry Airport, England on Monday discovered 30,000 pounds sterling worth of cocaine hidden inside more than 140 prunes that had arrived from Guyana.

A seven-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother were yesterday forced to watch their mother being stabbed more than nine times about the body and up to press time the police were seeking the woman’s reputed husband in connection with the murder.

Dear Editor, Having a passion for politics and things political is one thing.

Deputy Chief Immigration Officer George Vyphuis is confident that the Immigration Department will make Guyana proud as the country prepares to host the Super 8 matches of Cricket World Cup in a matter of weeks.

Two Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) residents made their community proud by copping the first and third prizes in the Melody King Karaoke Singing Competition hosted by the Region Three Mash Committee.

A man and his dog are recuperating after being shot by two bandits during a robbery at a Stanleytown, New Amsterdam grocery on Monday morning.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues has voiced concerns about Amerindian men working in the logging and other areas not being given remuneration.

Reports coming from Kuru Kururu indicate that farmer Mark Ritchie who was robbed and murdered there two Tuesdays ago knew the men who attacked him while he and his family were sleeping.

A group of aggrieved and visibly upset fishermen yesterday met with Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee over escalating piracy in the Corentyne River and complained that the police were not doing enough to address their woes.

Students from St. Roses High School and Christ Church Secondary yesterday kicked off the first round of the impromptu speech competition sponsored by the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Regent Street Branch.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) recently revised the national standard for poultry feed in order to address quality concerns associated with it and to harmonise the standards for its use within Caricom.