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Dear Editor, While we are all proud and happy to know that we finally have a supposedly state of the art stadium, one was hoping that all other infrastructure would be of a similar standard.

Dear Editor, Some months ago, I was in the Suddie court room when the presiding magistrate fixed ten thousand dollars bail for a well known character whose name and address were provided on a charge of rape.

Dear Editor, Every year Guyana observes World Women’s Day, a day set aside to highlight achievements, progress and problems women face in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I cannot help the deep feeling that the Jagdeo regime seems so intent on giving our country, Guyana, and the government, a bad name.

Dear Editor, Some years ago, during the revision of the jurors list before a magistrate in the Suddie Court room my name was deleted having attained the age of 60 which brings about an automatic disqualification.

The Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) and the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) have slammed the Jagdeo administration over the cut-off of state ads to Stabroek News with the CPU describing it as a direct attack on the freedom of the press which would damage the government’s democratic credentials.

First Lady Varshnie Jagdeo yesterday handed over to Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy an eye surgery microscope and hospital supplies for the Suddie Hospital on the Essequibo Coast.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says it is “sad and pathetic” that Stabroek News (SN) would make the withdrawal of government ads from the newspaper an issue of press freedom.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says he did not assent to a number of bills passed last year for “different reasons” including lobbying from the private sector and because of his personal concerns as well.

One of two accidents on the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Tuesday night resulted in the death of a young man and injuries to his pregnant fianc

Nurses, medics and other health workers from around the country are currently pooling their knowledge and resources while reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of the Maternal and Child Health programme.

The Government of Guyana, in keeping with its promise to the Queenstown Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) group, gave the organization a $500,000 subvention for this year.

The Mothers’ Union, a service organisation which advocates Christianity in marriage and family life, on Monday hosted its annual general meeting (AGM) at the Hotel Tower.

The ISA Islamic School commemorated five years of scholarship last week with an in-house programme that highlighted its achievements and challenges last Thursday.

The Ministry of Education is reviewing education management in Guyana, Minister Shaik Baksh said, announcing his intention to change the dynamics within the central ministry and redefine the role of the Chief Education Officer.

A Special Constable (SC) was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison and fined $30,000 for aiding and abetting the trafficking of three kilogrammes 236.5 grammes of cocaine back in July 2005.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) says it is unacceptable that Presid-ent Bharrat Jagdeo has taken a position recently that he is in no hurry to appoint a Commissioner of Police.

Government’s “spurious” attempts at justifying its decision to withdraw its advertisements from Stabroek News cannot disguise its hatred of the newspaper and must be condemned as vicious and vindictive, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) said yesterday.

An accident on the West Bank Demerara claimed the life of a primary school student who was crossing the public road there yesterday.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is calling on the Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) to condemn the indiscriminate pricing by some businesses, a GRA press release said.