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A man who allegedly sold a woman’s car which was given to him to drive and kept the money for himself was yesterday granted $50,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

I’m sincere when I mention that today I’m a victim of saturation, mental burn-out.

A man who allegedly conspired with two others to plant narcotics on another man was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

A woman and her reputed husband who allegedly had large amounts of cocaine and cannabis in their possession at a hinterland location were yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

The use and application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in re-engineering the way government provides services to citizens has been explored at some length.

A white elephant is a supposedly valuable possession whose upkeep exceeds its usefulness, and it is therefore a liability.

With the start of the 2007 Cricket World Cup now a little more than two weeks away the various last minute preparations for hosting an unspecified number of visitors – no one appears, at this stage, to have any clear idea as to how many guests we can expect – appear to be kicking into high gear.

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There exists an understandable anxiety among some Cricket World Cup Bed and Breakfast registrants over what they perceive to be uncertainties associated with guest bookings for the period of the Super Eight leg of the tournament in Guyana.

The global demand for processed timber products is at a peak and Guyana is well-positioned to capitalise on that market according to a paper produced in February by the Guyana Forestry Commission.

“Guyana is an island surrounded by land”. Recent public references to the development of Guyana remind one of this statement.

The newly-formed, Guyana Canoe Federation (GCF) headed by Maurice Amres has major plans for the sport locally, including the preparation of a team that will one day compete at the Olympic Games under the Golden Arrowhead.

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Samples of foods and water on which tests were conducted by the Food and Drug Department during 2006 were found to contain various levels of contamination while quality control deficiencies were detected in all categories of pharmaceuticals tested by the department.

The operations of local peanut butter manufacturers are to come under closer scrutiny by the Food and Drug Department following the detection of the foodborne illness in several varieties of Peter Pan peanut butter imported from the United States.

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) commenced their Toucan Industries Inc. Mashramani Junior Squash tournament at the Georgetown Club on Tuesday night with some interesting matches.

Former world champion Gairy “Superman” St. Clair is set to take on a Brazilian on the T.J.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday urged hundreds of secondary school students to show discipline as they compete for supremacy in the 2007 inter-secondary schools FUTSAL (football) tournament.

Dear Editor, I wish to commend Kumar Persaud for his letter titled “I have a dream” (07.02.27).

Dear Editor, I have learnt with some degree of concern of the happenings at an Executive Meeting of the Guyana Cricket Board held on Wednesday 7th February, 2007 at the Board’s office in Georgetown.