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Relatives of a 21-year-old man who succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital six days after jumping into the Lamaha Canal popularly called the `Blacka’ believe that negligence by the hospital’s staff had a big part to play in his demise.

The Iwokrama International Centre and Conservation International have scheduled a public viewing of An Inconvenient Truth on Thursday, January 25, in the Rupununi Room, Hotel Tower at 6 pm.

The government, with the assistance of international agencies, has spent approximately $5 billion to repair damaged infrastructure and improve drainage and irrigation (D&I) capabilities countrywide since the disastrous flood of December 2004/January2005.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday remanded to prison an 18-year-old man accused of having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan remanded to prison a man accused of larceny when he yesterday appeared to answer to the charge at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The body of an employee of the National Communications Network (NCN) was on Thursday night discovered at the back of the building face-down inside a drain.

President Bharrat Jagdeo apologised to the leaders of the local religious community for the disparaging remarks made by two government ministers at the January 11 sitting of parliament, according to the head of the Guyana Council of Churches (GCC).

The Committee for the defence of the Constitution has moved to the High Court against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and its members over the status of five High Court judges, two of whom have been acting for more than five years in that capacity.

The Jamaica Gleaner daily yesterday in an editorial headlined “President Jagdeo’s shame” accused the Guyana government of a “vulgar and unworthy act of reprisal” in pulling government advertisements from the Stabroek News.

Officials of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will soon launch an investigation into the recent reports of child marriages.

Amid the furore over VAT, the government yesterday tabled a bill in the National Assembly to enable additions to the list of zero-rated and exempt items by way of order but a bid to have it taken through all of its stages and passed was rebuffed.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Andrew Kissoon revealed that he was shot four times.

The Committee of Supply of Parliament yesterday voted for a provision that would see the Casique Suites and Banqueting Hall being advanced a sum of $33M, in the same way Buddy’s Hotel received an advance of $168M in the form of room purchases for the Cricket World Cup.

Sanjay’s Jewellery on Saturday handed out prizes to ten lucky customers who shopped at the store during December.

Two Dachshund puppies that belonged to a woman who was stung by Africanised bees on Thursday afternoon died at the vet after receiving over 100 stings from the deadly insects.

Courts has announced the winners of the December drawing of its “Jacpot” promotions.

Three armed men invaded a Chinese restaurant on the Grove Public Road on Wednesday night and robbed the owner of $50,000 worth of cash and cell phone cards.

Twenty-two volunteers on Thursday commenced a one-year training programme to equip them to deal with persons with disabilities so as to enable them to have equal opportunities to participate in the social and economic life of their country.

Mayor Hamilton Green recently attended the inauguration of the Minetta Foundation in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is mourning the passing of councillor Randolph Harris and remembers him as unflinching and dedicated to the welfare of the city.