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A porter who allegedly stole a bicycle was released on bail when he appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

The flag-raising ceremony to observe the anniversary of Guyana’s attainment of independence was held yesterday at Parliament Building A Guyana Information Agency (GINA) release said President Bharrat Jagdeo, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony, acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Edward Collins were present for the traditional hoisting of the Golden Arrowhead.

Last week a band of sea pirates operating in the Pomeroon River took their attacks to another level; they heated knives and scorched the buttocks of a number of fishermen, telling them that they must always have Yamaha outboard engines and no other brands.

The BK International ship New Horizon that sailed to Guyana with a cargo of fuel destined for a company in the Dominican Republic will not leave any time soon as the vessel has to be fumigated and a new crew might have to be selected.

US officials taped conversations between Guyanese drug accused Raphel Christopher Douglas and a DEA informant and on two occasions when Douglas promised to send cocaine to the US, empty black bags were sent.

Funny that I keep recalling Lord Nelson’s hilarious but insightful calypso, “she saving that for company”, since the “Georgetown Enhance-ment Development Pro-gramme” and all related im-provement operations began.

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The “blitz” that descended on Guyana last week in the wake of Digicel’s launch of its new cellular service here provided an object lesson in mass marketing that Guyanese are unlikely to forget in a hurry.

It now has to be recognised that man’s capacity for self-destruction could soon outstrip what he is capable of in the practice of war.

A teenaged boy who broke into a woman’s home and stole her Digicel bag and other items will now spend 18 months in prison after he was sentenced yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

Dausette Mc Cammon, the man who allegedly shot and killed policeman Micah Cort two weeks ago at the Carib Soca monarch contest in New Amsterdam, was yesterday charged with murder and possession of a firearm and ammunition without licence.

A woman who was squatting on land and allegedly pretended to be the owner and obtained money from another woman for the property over a year ago was yesterday granted $150,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

A security guard who allegedly robbed the place he was supposed to secure was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Ceil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A man who allegedly had cannabis at his home when the police conducted a search was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A young man who allegedly pretended to be a police officer in order to rob another man of his money was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

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A dynamic group of agro-processors in Lichfield moved into an over $8 million manufacturing and community centre on February 13, after operating in a two-room bottom flat for almost two years.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has told stakeholders in the country’s forestry and wood products sectors that the industry needs to focus more on forging alliances both within and without Guyana if the country’s timber industry is to move ahead.

I admired the way Digicel entered the cell phone market with the acquisition of U-Mobile and then their expansion of the network.

The Jamrock Caribbean Restaurant and Grill on Thursday opened its doors to an expectant Guyanese public just as the country is preparing to host the Rio Summit and the Cricket World Cup.