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Not since “Iron” Mike Tyson initially made his massive, tremendously destructive mark in the late 1980s, when he kayoed boxers such as Trevor Berbick in quick order had I seen similar, unrelenting aggression and purpose from the winner, and plain fear, horror and disbelief from the loser, as I saw when Serena Williams absolutely destroyed the youth, myth and supposedly silky tennis of the Russian wonder-kid, Maria Sharapova.

While one manufacturer on the Essequibo Coast has cut production to cope with slumping sales, other businesses are hoping that the rice harvest will fuel a shopping spree.

The Austria-based International Press Institute (IPI) says that the withdrawal of advertisements from Stabroek News by two state-owned companies is “an indication that the government (of Guyana) has decided to increase its pressure” on the newspaper.

The Government Information Agency (GINA) yesterday pulled the remaining Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Value Added Tax (VAT) ads which had been booked earlier with Stabroek News.

Justice BS Roy, in the Commercial Court, yesterday granted an injunction restraining an importer from disposing of a container of Lux soap from China which is suspected to be counterfeit Justice Roy, sitting in Chambers, granted an injunction preventing importer and defendant Mohamed Niazi Khan, of Multi Beverage Company, located at Cornelia Ida or 46-47 Hadfield Street from opening and distributing the contents of the container at John Fernandes Wharf.

Police in E & F division at Linden are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 57-year-old woman.

The government is reviewing issues of safety that have arisen following the boat accident that occurred in the Corentyne River on Friday and which claimed the lives of two women.

TravelSpan says its recently opened ticketing office and call centre at Corentyne, Berbice is fully equipped to offer convenient service to customers without the need to travel to Georgetown.

Muslims from across the country gathered last Sunday at the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex for the 11th Annual Cultural Programme to mark the beginning of the Islamic New Year.

Deputy Chief Immigration Officer George Vyphuis is confident that the Immigration Department will make Guyana proud as the country prepares to host the Super 8 matches of Cricket World Cup in a matter of weeks.

Two Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) residents made their community proud by copping the first and third prizes in the Melody King Karaoke Singing Competition hosted by the Region Three Mash Committee.

A man and his dog are recuperating after being shot by two bandits during a robbery at a Stanleytown, New Amsterdam grocery on Monday morning.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues has voiced concerns about Amerindian men working in the logging and other areas not being given remuneration.

Reports coming from Kuru Kururu indicate that farmer Mark Ritchie who was robbed and murdered there two Tuesdays ago knew the men who attacked him while he and his family were sleeping.

A group of aggrieved and visibly upset fishermen yesterday met with Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee over escalating piracy in the Corentyne River and complained that the police were not doing enough to address their woes.

Students from St. Roses High School and Christ Church Secondary yesterday kicked off the first round of the impromptu speech competition sponsored by the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Regent Street Branch.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) recently revised the national standard for poultry feed in order to address quality concerns associated with it and to harmonise the standards for its use within Caricom.

Residents of Huntley, Mahaicony yesterday discovered the body of 19-year-old Praboo Ramotar called ‘Suresh” of the same village floating in the river.

The Barbados Nation newspaper has condemned the withdrawal of ministry advertisements from Stabroek News (SN) and has called on the Guyana Government to review its position.

Barbados captain Ryan Hinds grabbed three wickets in four balls late yesterday afternoon to restrict Guyana to 285 all out in the last over of the first day’s play of their fifth round Carib Beer Series match played at the Georgetown Cricket Club’s Bourda ground yesterday.