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The Caricom Secretariat says Caribbean countries hosting the Cricket World Cup (CWC) will get security assistance from a number of states and the region already has about 400 “roving” security officials for the matches.

Opposition Parliamentarian Basil Williams in his presentation on the budget told the National Assembly on Mon-day that a living wage for public service workers re-mains an illusion according to the estimates presented this year.

Teachers at St. Gabriel’s Primary School have dispatched a letter to the Ministry of Education calling for an immediate security boost at the school following Tuesday’s incident when a cutlass-wielding man stormed the Oronoque Street school in search of a male teacher.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday urged the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) to focus on more initiative driven programmes as Guyana does not have the capacity to be involved in big research programmes.

Two Guyanese sailors on a BK International ship delivering rice in Jamaica were on Tuesday morning busted with J$32M (US$536,000) worth of compressed ganja.

Valentine’s Day yesterday erupted in a cellular phone extravaganza as bargain hunters waited throughout the day in long queues for deals.

In the wake of the speedboat disaster that claimed the lives of two passengers travelling “backtrack” (illegally) from Corriverton to Nickerie, aut-horities in Suriname are enforcing safety regulations in an effort to prevent a recurrence.

Digicel says it will soon provide Mabaruma, Region One, residents with cellular phone service.

Banks DIH said its success over the past 50 years is based on its relationships with shareholders and employees.

The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) is opposed to the move which the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) is considering in laying off a number of workers.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is advising employers that Form 11 returns for 2006 are due on or before February 28 and the deadline for Value-Added Tax (VAT) returns is today.

Caribbean telecommunications giant Digicel has plunged into the local industry bringing with it fierce competition and a new era of choice for mobile customers.

The Guyana Organisation of Indigenous Peoples (GOIP) says, in a letter to President Bharrat Jagdeo, that interpretations of sections of the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as distinct from the whole is leading to negative interpretations in some African and Caribbean states.

The upcoming Rio Summit could expect some South American Heads of Government but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not know how many would be coming to the March 3 event in Georgetown.

The Georgetown Book Club is hosting a public screening of the award winning film `Once were Warriors’ on Saturday, February 17.

The Ministry of Education says it has recorded significant changes in the performance of Grades One and Two students since the introduction of the Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) programme.

The Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) remembers Cecil Griffith for his “skill, service and style” during his career and membership.

Caricom heads have accepted a report by Professor Vaughan Lewis on governance of the community and wide-ranging consultations are to be held followed by the presentation of an interim report at the meeting of heads in Barbados in July.

PNCR-1G parliamentarian Amna Ally yesterday told the budget debate that many schools were built during the previous and present administrations but the key difference was how human resources were used.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan granted $25,000 bail to a couple accused of fraudulently converting more than $750,000 to their own use when they yesterday appeared before him to answer to the charges.