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The $107M Vreed-en-Hoop/La Jalousie Road was commissioned yesterday and Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said that residents should show appreciation for the investment in their community.

Relatives of the two victims of the Friendship, East Bank incident in which a transformer rolled off a truck and hit a minibus are still searching for answers.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs said it made significant progress in 2007 through building the capacity of Amerindian leaders and further developing their communities and it also cited the issuance of birth certificates.

The Order of Liberation of Guyana, a one-time award given to the late President Dr Cheddi Jagan and made possible through a signed proclamation of President Bharrat Jagdeo is causing consternation among some citizens who feel they should know why and how it was conceived and granted.

A Chinese survey team is here to conduct a feasibility study of the local ship-building capacity after a request was made for the Chinese government to build the two roll-on/roll-off ferries, approved under a bilateral agreement, here.

A 31-year-old cashier accused of fraudulently converting a gold chain worth over $100,000, given to her for safekeeping after a patron could not pay the bar bill, was granted bail by Magistrate Fazil Azeez when she appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says it is important for Guyana to either enter into a bilateral agreement or be a part of a market-based carbon trading regime so that it could raise the resources necessary for the fight against climate change.

s the Caribbean tackles the growing incidence of chronic diseases, Guyana has kick-started its initiative with the Million Mile Challenge for Health that intends to log one million miles through walking, jogging, running, swimming and cycling by the end of 2008.

The Guyana Marketing Cor-poration (GMC) is renewing its call for farmers of non-traditional crops to establish associations in order to strengthen their negotiating power with exporters.

A 44-year-old cane cutter died at around 10 on Saturday night, three days after he was severely chopped allegedly by a relative who is now in police custody.

Amid impenetrable bush taller than a human, unseen birds chirp, insects buzz and occasionally some reptiles can be seen.

The President yesterday announced an increase in the income tax threshold from $28,000 to $35,000 and increases in pensions and public assistance.

Since the last Ombudsman, Justice Shaik Y. Mohamed, demitted office a few years ago, another one has not been appointed.

President Bharrat Jagdeo is questioning a high court order instructing the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to allocate funds equitably to the political parties for scrutineering during the national house-to-house registration exercise.

Vehicular parking on the right side of Carmichael Street, from New Market Street to Lamaha Street has been banned by the Police Traffic Department and no explanation has been provided to the management of Scotia Bank, whose customers face the most inconvenience.

President of the Guyana Public Service Union, Patrick Yarde has written President Bharrat Jagdeo calling for the reinstatement of the Agency Shop Agreement which he said had been discussed previously with the administration.

The Caribbean region did not win anything out of the negotiations with Europe over the Economic Partnership Agree-ment (EPA) concluded in December, and the departure from the principle of preferential access to one of reciprocity will be at the core of the problems the Cariforum countries will now face.

This year the Ministry of Housing will vigorously repossess house lots from allottees who have failed to pay or have delayed construction for prolonged periods.

Police in West Coast Demerara are investigating a suspected poisoning case involving an Essequibo teenager who died in hospital a day after a heavy drinking session with friends.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) held a final working session with Registration Officers (ROs) from all of Guyana’s 23 registration areas for status reports on the overall state of preparedness for the start of house-to-house registration on Monday.