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Tuesday 29th May 2012
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  • Engrossed: Young fans of Indian singer Sonu Nigam on Saturday at the National Stadium tarmac.Engrossed April 30, 2012
  • Danger: A leaning transformer near these residences in South RuimveldtDanger: A leaning transformer near these residences in South Ruimveldt April 29, 2012
  • A gold and diamond mine at Jawalla, upper MazaruniA gold and diamond mine at Jawalla, upper Mazaruni April 29, 2012
  • Water from a mining operation flows into the Mazaruni River close to JawallaWater from a mining operation flows into the Mazaruni River close to Jawalla April 29, 2012
  • Regma Primary won the Linden Town Week’s Spelling Bee CompetitionRegma Primary won the Linden Town Week’s Spelling Bee Competition April 29, 2012
  • A moonscape (desolate landscape, refers to a barren mined-out plot of land in mining jargon) at JawallaA moonscape (desolate landscape, refers to a barren mined-out plot of land in mining jargon) at Jawalla April 29, 2012
  • The discoloured polluted water of the Mazaruni RiverThe discoloured polluted water of the Mazaruni River April 29, 2012
  • New recruits: Army Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best and new army recruits at the Tacama Battle School, where Best on Thursday opened the first Basic Recruit Course (BRC) for 2012. The army said yesterday that 155 recruits started their training at the Colonel John Clarke Military School at Tacama and in addition to military skills, the training programme also consists of an intense back-to-school foundation-level education programme in Mathematics and English Language. Recruits will also receive training in a number of other areas, including Field Craft, Map Reading and Navigation, National Policy, Skill- at- Arms, Military Law, Minor Tactics, Internal Security and Physical Training over the next 10 weeks, the army said. (Photo courtesy of the Guyana Defence Force)New recruits April 28, 2012
  • Food for the Poor Guyana (FFTP) recently donated a number of items to the Guyana Book Foundation, Linden Technical Institute (LTI), Salvation Army, Radio’s Needy Children’s Fund and the Guyana Fire Service to help them fulfil their mandates. In a press release, the charity said the fire service received a quantity of footwear; LTI, computer training kits and sport gear; the Salvation Army, furniture; the Book Foundation; a few pieces of furniture and a number of books; and the Needy Children’s Fund, toys, manna rice meals and other food items. In photo is FFTP Executive Director Leon Davis (second from left), with representatives of the organisations that received donations.Food for the Poor Guyana (FFTP) April 28, 2012
  • Jolita Butkeviciene, Director of the European Commission’s Directorate for Development and Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean was impressed with the progress of the EU-funded Mangroves Restoration Project. According to a press release from the EU Delegation to Guyana, Butkeviciene was briefed on the activities of the project by Chairperson Annette Arjoon-Martins, following a tour of sea defences during a visit to the Mangrove Visitor’s Centre at Cove and John, on the East Coast of Demerara. Butkeviciene told the project staffers that she and the team of senior EU officials had done a fly over of the sea defences and saw the trees along the coastline. “This is an incredible tree and I think you are all doing a marvellous job in its restoration along the coast as well as the awareness since I passed several of the mangrove billboards on the way to the mangrove centre. Congratulations!” she was quoted as saying during interactions with the staff. In picture: Arjoon-Martins (first and second from left) and Butkeviciene (at centre) and project staffers smile as they stand near to a showcase exhibiting honey and other items for sale made by the women producers.Jolita Butkeviciene, Director of the European Commission’s Directorate for Development and Cooperation April 28, 2012
  • Forbes 101: Den Amstel’s oldest resident Ursula Forbes nee Adams celebrated her 101st birthday on Tuesday. In photo is Forbes at the birthday party organised by her family and friends to mark the occasion.Forbes 101 April 28, 2012
  • The contestants for the Miss Stella Maris pageant were sashed on Tuesday during a Parent Teachers Association (PTA) meeting at school. Five little girls will compete for the title of Miss Stella Maris along with  the first prize of a laptop among other prizes come May 26 during the school’s annual fair to be held at its Woolford Avenue location. The girls are Ahiesga Antoo, Jenncia Dalrymple, Aliyah Adolphus and Tanzel Fung. Missing from the photograph is Samaya Scott.The contestants for the Miss Stella Maris pageant April 28, 2012
  • Foy Welcome displays a 15-foot anaconda April 28, 2012
  • GINA staffers continue protest: GINA Head Neaz Subhan (right) protesting again yesterday near Parliament over the elimination of the budget subvention for the state information agency.GINA staffers continue protest April 27, 2012
  • The Tina Insanally Music Foundation opened its doors at Lovely Lass, West Coast Berbice on April 15, with 20 students who will be taught to play a number of instruments, including the steel pan. According to a press release from the Foundation, it aims to enrich the lives of disadvantaged children through music and educational opportunities. Students will be tutored by Godfrey “Junior” Richmond, a well-known saxophonist who also plays the piano, guitar and steel pan. Classes will he held every Sunday from 3pm at Richmond’s residence which also houses his Rhythms of Life Recording Studio. In picture: The first batch of students performing ‘We are the World’ at the opening ceremony. For more information the public is invited to visit the website www.tif.org.gyTina Insanally Music Foundation April 27, 2012

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