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Bids are being invited by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development for the construction of the Mahaica Market at Belmonte.

ARLINGTON, Texas, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao  cemented his place in the pantheon of boxing greats by  recording an unanimous points victory over Antonio Margarito yesterday to claim the vacant WBC super welterweight title.

Businessman Suresh Ramkissoon is offering for sale micro and mini hydroelectric power plants.

YANGON, (Reuters) – Pro-democracy leader Aung San  Suu Kyi called for freedom of speech in army-ruled Myanmar today and urged thousands of supporters to stand up for their  rights and not lose heart, indicating she might pursue a  political role.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – David Haye retained  his WBA world heavyweight title with a third round technical  knockout against fellow Briton Audley Harrison today.

YANGON, (Reuters) – Aung San Suu Kyi, who went from  English housewife to Myanmar’s oppposition leader and world  famous political prisoner, is a powerful symbol of the struggle  against dictatorship in one of the world’s most oppressive  countries.

GUANGZHOU, China, (Reuters) – After Chinese  spectators sat through a short video explaining the basics of  the game, cricket made its Asian Games debut today.

The decomposed body of a 36-year-old woman was found in an overgrown yard in Matthews Lane, Section B Christianburg at 6 am today.

(BBC) Caribbean countries are forging an international alliance to fight soaring increases in Britain’s controversial air passenger tax.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – Taliban fighters  attacked a foreign military base at the main airport in  Afghanistan’s east today, one of four incidents in 24  hours that marked a sudden upswing in violence.

YANGON, (Reuters) – Military-ruled Myanmar freed  Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi today after her  latest period of house arrest expired, giving the country a  powerful pro-democracy voice just days after a widely  criticised election.

Former prime minister Patrick Manning stated yesterday that he was “not aware at all” that President George Maxwell Richards’ phone was being monitored by the Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA).

President Bharrat Jagdeo today visited the railway embankment at Plaisance to survey the area earmarked for a market tarmac.

Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud today commissioned a state of the art kiln drying facility at Land of Plenty, Essequibo.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Soldiers are hunting a  12-year-old suspected drug gang hitman accused of helping wage  a gruesome turf war in central Mexico, a state prosecutor and  Mexican media said yesterday.

The police this afternoon said that resulting from diligent investigations a team of ranks and officials from the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) searched a Ruimveldt fish plant and found fuel markers that were stolen during a robbery at the GEA’s Quamina Street office recently.

-Commonwealth group Strong parliamentary action to air grievances and expose bad government is required to prevent or resolve serious conflicts that destabilize entire nations, according to representatives from eight Commonwealth Parliaments including Guyana.

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Guyanese/Canadian professor and biomaterials expert Dr. Suresh Narine has been awarded a CDN $3 million Senior Industrial Research Chair in Biomaterials at Trent University , from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada along with Elevance Renewable Sciences Incorporated and the Grain Farmers of Ontario.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc today said it is “extremely disturbed” by reports from retailers, who are alleging that they are being forced to pay an increase for bagged sugar by a wholesaler.