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Two persons who were attacked by bees in separate incidents on Monday afternoon at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, were treated at the Fort Wellington Hospital.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has found that the noise emitted from the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets on Mandela Avenue and Vlissengen Road is within the tolerance levels and has brought a long-standing matter between the fast-food restaurant and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to a close.

A DVD titled “I can feel the Vibes” intended to prepare citizens for the Cricket World Cup (CWC) was launched on Friday.

Students of Wiruni Primary School in the Berbice River have not been able to attend school since the beginning of this term because of a shortage of teachers.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be using the Taxpayer Identification Number to track tax evaders and as an example of this problem it yesterday said it had discovered significant under-invoicing by a major importer of stationery supplies.

The Ministry of Education said it will be investigating claims of extortion by personnel of some primary schools in rural communities.

The NCN employee whose body was discovered lying in a drain Thursday night died from drowning and as a result of blunt trauma to his head.

A man who was allegedly found with 77 grammes of cocaine on his person was on Monday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A Russian businessman who allegedly had a gun and ammunition without licence at a home in Bel Air, Georgetown was on Monday granted $250,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

For a second time, the prosecution has been unable to produce the file for Navin Prashad who is before the court on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

A 31-year-old Albouys-town man was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan after being accused of raping and fondling a 7-year-old girl.

A 21-year-old man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl was on Monday placed on $100,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The two Jamaica-bound passengers who were nabbed at the airport on Monday following the discovery of cocaine stuffed in the soles of several pairs of shoes in their luggage, pleaded guilty yesterday to their trafficking-in- narcotics charges.

Following vigorous debate the National Assembly yesterday passed a bill amending the Value Added Tax Act to facilitate the Minister of Finance making changes to the list of zero-rated and exempt items and other areas.

When members of the opposition opposed the controversial casino gambling bill, they had more than the religious fallout on their minds but in the end the argument offered by PPP/C MP Moses Nagamootoo that the government has a mandate prevailed.

The police have arrested two men in relation to the robbery committed at the CCS Store on Camp Street on Monday morning during which $1,650,953, which belonged to Money Gram, was stolen.

Businessman Roger Khan has filed an appeal in a US court against the decision of a New York judge to deny him bail on his drug indictment charge.

A policeman yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with collecting a $100,000 bribe from a woman and attempting to get rid of evidence in September last year.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee says that the recent break out of nine inmates from the Mazaruni prison was more than just a prison escape.

The Rice Factories (Amendment) Bill 2006, which was recently passed in the National Assembly, aims to alleviate problems facing rice farmers by, among other things, guaranteeing that they are paid a minimum of 95% of outstanding purchases by millers at year-end before the renewal of their mill/export licences.