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The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has begun a campaign aimed at getting children off the streets, reuniting them with their families where possible and working with parents and guardians to ensure that the children have a good home environment.

Dear Editor, Mr. Mohamed Khan’s letter captioned “Government has seen land distribution as vital” (07.03.11) dealt with the legal side of land distribution and allocation through government’s policies but failed to point out a consistent land-use and development or settlement programme for agricultural or other use of new lands.

Now accused of being a primary supplier of cocaine to Trinidad, Barbados, St Maarten and Canada, Guyanese businessman Peter Morgan, who US drug enforcement officials held at Piarco airport on Friday, was refused bail yesterday pending an extradition hearing.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter captioned “I signed a Letter of Intent with BMW since December 2005 to establish Prestige Motors” (07.023.11) in which it was stated that Prestige Motors, Inc.

Dear Editor, The President now speaks of ‘a newly emerging private sector’.

Dear Editor, Mr. Ramdass’s letter captioned “GT&T should have introduced per second billing before ” (07.03.11) echoed the thoughts of all Guyanese when he said GTG&T should have instituted per second billing a long time ago.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article captioned “Press body slams President’s verbal assault on media” (SN, March 11, 2007).

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago in a letter to your newspaper I alluded to comments made by two late presidents of Guyana about the United States and expressed the hope that our current president would be more restrained than his predecessors in his public comments about the world’s only superpower.

Dear Editor, In a response to a letter writer in the Sunday edition of Stabroek News (03/11/07), GT&T has acknowledged that with its per second billing system in use, it has observed an increase in the number of persons using its cell phones on the network thereby causing congestion.

Dear Editor, It is always refreshing to read ‘Ian On Sunday’ and his column of Sunday 11-03-2007 is one to behold.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mrs. Volda Lawrence’s letter captioned “There is a proper forum for party matters to be dealt with” (07.02.09).

Dear Editor, Please permit me another opportunity to lecture to my former lecturer, Mr Vincent Alexander, in his capacity as ‘Leader-in-Waiting’ of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR).

Dear Editor, Misses Amna Ally and Volda Lawrence have rushed to the defence of PNCR Leader, Mr.

Dear Editor, I was looking at the news on television and I heard the president refer to members of the media as being lazy and taking what people tell them as gospel.

Dear Editor, I refer to letter by Vishok Persaud captioned “I signed a Letter of Intent with BMW since December 2005 to establish Prestige Motors” (07.03.11).

President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Sunday that the contract for the approach road to the Berbice Bridge was expected to be signed yesterday and that the bridge is closer to becoming a reality.

Armed bandits on Sunday night robbed Banks DIH’s Camp Site Fast Food and Restaurant of an undisclosed amount of money, the police have reported.

The constructed fantasy ‘Rainforest Village’ along with four nights of a 90-minute ‘Roots and Rhythms’ show would be among the highlights of a Guyana Gift and Craft Show organised to showcase the Guyanese way of life during Cricket World Cup.

As the world recognised International Women’s Day lasr week, a UN agency called on all in society to join the fight in ending violence against women as it is not a responsibility of the state alone.

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is taking the leading in integrating magistrates in the OECS states into the administrative and judicial structures of the Supreme Court.