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The United States census of 1870 contains an entry for a 33-year-old slave named Constant Tine.

Eighteen months after a trial date was set for the Customs House $10 million heist, the prosecution yesterday brought its first witness to testify.

Justice Rishi Persaud yesterday sentenced Ray Castello called “Tony” to ten years in jail after he was found guilty of raping and sodomising a 12-year-old girl between April 11 and 14, 2005.

Dear Editor, I write regarding the notice placed in the newspapers by the GRA that Transfer of Rights will no longer be allowed by that organization.

Dear Editor, It would be more than a coincidence for us to believe that the recent police presence at the Doodnauth family to take a statement since the death in Nov,06 was not prompted by your publication of the letter from her husband.

Dear Editor, The pattern the media seem to be forming by using their voices to expose the injustices to them and society is highly commended.

Dear Editor, I refer to your report that ten bills passed in parliament had lapsed because the president failed to assent to them.

Dear Editor, Many Guyanese living in the USA find themselves without a valid Guyana passport due to the fact that at the Guyana Embassy in Washington no passport books are available.

Bagotstown fought long and hard Sunday night to ensure that the East Bank Basketball title remained in the village when the team came up against finals first timers, Barama at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

It will be Guyana’s turn to undergo yet another appraisal when officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket World Cup (CWC) arrive today for the latest venue inspection tour ahead of the 2007 International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup tournament.

Two brazen gun-toting bandits yesterday afternoon forced the driver of a Wieting & Richter Ltd vehicle to crash into another vehicle, after firing a shot at the vehicle, and then grabbed an undisclosed sum of money belonging to the company, at the corner of Lamaha and Parade streets.

Dear Editor, Ms Parvati Persaud-Edwards, in her letter captioned “Religion and race should not be the bases for protesting an appointment” (SN, Feb 1), misunderstands me and the problem of race.

Dear Editor, Guyana is not the only Caricom country reeling from crime.

Dear Editor, It was good to see Mr Vishnu Bisram, a regular and insightful correspondent to your columns, comment on GINA’s remonstration against journalist Rickey Singh’s opposition to the Guyana Government’s policy regarding its advertisements for Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, I read Freddie Kissoon’s column dealing with Shri Prakash Gossai, captioned ‘Will Shri Gossai become gossamery’.

Dear Editor, I am responding to Mrs Amanda Murray’s letter captioned “There were secondary schools in these regions long before this government got into power (07.02.03).

Dear Editor, Is this really what it has come down to?

Five years ago Maureen Mohabir noticed that her stomach had started to swell for no apparent reason; not long after her feet also started to swell.

Stabroek News has been reliably informed that the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) have joined the government ministries in the withdrawal of advertisements from the Stabroek News.

Two persons who allegedly conned a woman out of $60,000 by telling her that they could secure a genuine passport for her, appeared yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.