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Scores of Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) members and their relatives flocked its Regent and New Garden streets location yesterday to benefit from a medical outreach programme put on by the union.

Owners of animals found straying on roads, in public places and damaging property will face increased fees and penalties with the passing of a pounds amendment bill last Friday.

Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel is fully prepared for the festive season with its offerings including a special Christmas buffet lunch and an ‘Umbrella Party’ for New Year’s Eve.

The Ministry of Home Affairs says construction on the $40M annexe intended to ease overcrowding at the Camp Street prison will start early next year.

A Linden man is said to have committed armed robbery in brutal style when he cuffed a man’s gold teeth out of his mouth before escaping with them along with cash.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that the disciplined forces will receive one month’s tax-free salary as a bonus for Christmas.

The European Union (EU) is pumping an additional $5 billion into Guyana’s sea defences with special emphasis on shoring up the mangrove bulwark and it has also underlined the importance of a sector policy.

Two Colombians and a Venezuelan national who were held here in connection with the discovery of an illegal airstrip at Orealla two Sundays ago were deported to their respective countries yesterday, Crime Chief (ag) Seelall Persaud said.

Banks DIH Limited’s long-standing Public Relations Officer Ian Patrick Hercules has died at the age of 48, according to the company’s Director of Human Resources, Rev Andrew Carto.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat is preparing for the implementation of the Caribbean Business Council (CBC), the Regional Development Fund (RDF) and a number of other initiatives aimed at boosting the Single Market and Economy.

An Injection Safety and Waste Management Programme was recently launched at a Region Three hospital in keeping with the ministry’s programme to address all aspects of health care.

The Caricom Standing Committee of Commissioners of Police (CoPs) and Chiefs of Defence Staff met recently to facilitate technical and administrative discussions and proposals towards the execution of policy decisions as regard regional crime and security, a press release said.

The agriculture ministry recently purchased three long-reach excavators, valued at $137M, from Ainlim to boost its drainage and irrigation (D&I) work.

Not one, not two but three Santas were in the house as the Irene Madray Recreational, Arts and Resource Centre in Cane Grove hosted a party for over 500 children in the area on Sunday.

The mining industry is heading to stricter environmental controls and miners are concerned about the future of the sector even as gold production continues to be strong.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday swore-in Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Ganga Persaud as the fifth member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

With up to two million patient encounters a year the Georgetown Public Hospital’s capacity is constantly challenged but construction will soon commence for a new in-patient facility.

NCN on Sunday re-launched channels 8 and 13 at Linden with greater transmitting capacity and upgraded production and broadcast facilities, a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.

Shreemattie Vivekanand who was hacked about her body by her now dead husband on Monday evening has successfully undergone an operation and may no longer be in danger of losing her hands.

At spelling bee and reading competitions last Saturday, sponsored by the Lichfield Library, quizmaster Eon Carter encouraged students to “continue with reading and spelling as it would “carry you a far way.”