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A third report is urging the reform of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to ensure its independence and boost its credibility.

A small fire broke out in the generator room of DIDCO at Friendship, East Bank Demerara but quick work by employees saved the company from any real damage.

Marlon ‘Malo’ Webster took the 2007 Carib Soca Monarch title in a landslide on Sunday night, with an energetic, creative and intense presentation that captured the imagination of the judges and the hearts and souls of the crowd.

Four heavily armed bandits yesterday afternoon robbed a Mahaicony businessman and his brother-in-law of a large amount of cash and jewellery, following which a police team pursued the criminals into the backdam.

Relatives of six Republic Bank employees, allegedly implicated in an $8 million ABM theft converged at the bank’s Water Street location yesterday in an effort to get answers about their detainment.

Speaker of the National Assembly Clarissa Riehl yesterday accused the PNCR-1G of being flippant in asking questions during the second day of consideration of the 2007 Budget Estimates in the Committee of Supply.

An enquiry may be held into the apparent suicidal death of an inmate of the New Amsterdam prison, but this depends on the results of a post-mortem examinathion to be conducted shortly, Director of Prisons Dale Erskine said.

As the Cricket World Cup (CWC) draws nearer, have you decided if you will go?

Dear Editor, The T.O.K. performance at the Digicel Experience concert held on Wednesday 14 February, 2007 at the National Park left much to be desired.

Dear Editor, The growing emphasis on agricultural development makes it useful to examine the status of ingredients used in the manufacture of stockfeed.

Dear Editor, The residents of Kwawani need to start questioning their leaders about decisions and representations they are making on their behalf.

Dear Editor, I have observed that the Government is moving to revamp the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) which was established in May 2002.

Dear Editor, As a follow up to my letter captioned “The illegal crossing has been going on for years, Mr.

Dear Editor, It is now approximately 3-1/2 weeks since I reported an overflowing gully at Lot 4 Norton Street, Wortmanville.

The performances of the national football team in the recent regional fixtures make as compelling an argument as local football has ever made for a far greater measure of national attention to the sport.

Shemroy Barrington with two half centuries and skipper Stephen Jacobs with a 11-wicket match haul yesterday engineered an exciting four-wicket, come-from-behind win for Malteenoes Sports Club in their semi-final clash of the Guyflag three-day first-division competition against Everest at Camp Road.

Nicholas Narain defeated Turhan Mohabeer Saturday night to cart off the Category `A’ singles title when the Bounty farm handicap squash tournament concluded at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street.

Progressive Youth Club (PYC) edged 2006 national inter – club relay champions, Royal Youth Movement (RYM) by 12 points yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary to regain the title they held in 2005.

It has been argued many times before that fundamental change in the way the police force conducts itself will come only when the sweeping reforms of the Disciplined Forces Commission and other such bodies are implemented.

Twenty-year-old Janelle Marshall died early yesterday morning in Wismar when the truck she was travelling in crashed into a store before hitting a lamp pole on Burnham Drive and injuring the other three passengers.