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Reporter: And here we are at a highly anticipated press conference with Minister of Miseducation Shaik (Shaik it Shaik it baby) Baksh where he is expected to announce a complete ban on cellphones in school.

A man who allegedly threatened another with a firearm was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, Recently, there has been an orchestrated campaign to publicly call into question the leadership of Mr.

Dear Editor, As reported by Stabroek News on March 9, the President’s long address to the Guyana Defence Force included reference to apparent inaccuracies in the latest edition of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, March 2007, from the US Department of State.

Campbellville ‘A’ team secured a 3-1 win over Sophia ‘B’ team when the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) sponsored Camptown inter – block tournament continued at the Cambellville Community Centre ground on Sunday.

Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams will be the one to beat on Sunday when National Sports Commission’s cycle coach Hassan Mohamed sends the riders off in the 10th Annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial 50-Mile Road Race.

Guyana’s return to the Carib-bean Basketball Confeder-ation (CBC) championships this year has triggered an overwhelming interest among players locally and internationally in the male and female national teams.

Georgetown and Upper Demerara trounced their opponents on Sunday to set up a much-anticipated clash for supremacy in the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Guyflag inter-association football tournament.

For the first time ever, the Annual Bartica Regatta will feature boat races that will involve female competitors.

Brian Lara backed his team to rebound from adversity and hit the nail on the head when West Indies began their World Cup in the best possible way yesterday.

Secretary to the Guyana Defence Board Dr Roger Luncheon last Thursday accepted the keys to a huge warehouse constructed at a cost of US$350,000 and containing disaster relief supplies valued at US$250,000 from USA Ambassador Mr David Robinson in the presence of visiting Commanding General, US Army South, Brigadier General Purl Keen at Camp Stephenson, Timehri.

A man who allegedly robbed his uncle of over $1.3 million in jewellery and other items six years ago was yesterday granted $75,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

Dear Editor, I refer to my letter captioned “The beleaguered fishermen have got little help” (07.03.08).

Dear Editor, The lunar eclipse of March 3 took place as scheduled, but it was mostly invisible from Georgetown because of the clouds on the horizon and of the haze higher up, which only allowed the moon to be seen as it emerged from shadow.

Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo’s pathetic public protestations against the recent US narcotics report on Guyana may have won a few nods of approval and a scattering of sympathizers, but at the end of the day, he is the President of a country that is a major transshipment point for illicit drugs, with its spin off effects on money laundering and gun running.

Dear Editor, Recent events in three of our schools, confirm how rapidly Guyana continues its free fall into an amoral morass.

Dear Editor, I noticed Mr Vishok Persaud’s purported response captioned “I signed a letter of intent with BMW since December 2005 to establish Prestige Motors” (07.03.11) to the letter captioned “The company that got the contract to import the BMWs is part owned by Mr Reepu Daman Persaud’s son” (07.03.09).

Dear Editor, The government in its haste to spruce up the city and its environs in preparation for CWC has embarked on a number of civil works whose execution are unlikely to achieve their desired purpose, inevitably resulting in a waste of scarce taxpayers dollars.

Several labourers yesterday removed the brand name Lux from over 1,200 gross of soap bars which had been imported from China and falsely bore the trademark belonging to British company Unilever PLC.

Customs Patrol Officer Keon Pryce has denied being involved in the irregular release and escorting of a truckload of seized polar beer and suspects being held at the Leonora Police Station and he gave a statement yesterday to the police.