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Wismar, Linden lost power after a falling mango tree dislodged power lines yesterday.

Former University of Guyana lecturer Freddie Kissoon says he is satisfied with the outcome of the five-week strike even though there was no immediate reemployment of the three lecturers terminated – of which he is one.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony said though this year’s Mashramani celebrations provided income, employment and entertainment for the populace, the ministry would welcome more tangible contributions from businesses  for next year’s programme.

The Mayor and City Council’s Finance Committee failed to present the annual budget yesterday as expected, because of the administration’s inability to complete the documentation.

The 16-year-old suspect in the murder of Anfernee Bowman yesterday surrendered to police in the company of his lawyer.

Hearings at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court were suspended yesterday after heavy rain battered the city leaving most places inundated.

CARACAS, Feb 29 (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez’s government urged Venezuelans on Wednesday to ignore rumours the socialist leader’s health may be worse than the official version that he is in good condition after surgery in Cuba.

Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran said though health services are improving in Region One there is need for more technical staff at the Mabaruma hospital, when he visited the area recently.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier’s combat ability – it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it’s on the horizon.

Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, said yesterday that there had been 5.5 inches of rainfall over a 24-hour period and this is unusual under any circumstances.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Anthony Hylton, the minister of industry, investment and commerce, announced Tuesday plans for the development of a global shipping and logistics hub for Jamaica as the flagship project of his ministry, but said its chief role would be hunting down capital and investors.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – North Korea agreed yesterday to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches, and to allow nuclear inspectors to visit its Yongbyon nuclear complex to verify the moratorium has been enforced.

Two police officers charged with stealing fuel from a Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) oil tanker that was left parked

The economy has grown over the last five years and the growth is  not only because of government’s efforts but also the contributions of the private sector, households and individuals,  Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said in his feature address at the flag raising ceremony in Region Three last Wednesday.

HOUSTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) – Allen Stanford perpetrated one of the biggest thefts in history, a U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Pri-vate Sector Working Group (PSWG) on tax reform has revealed 145 proposals to raise some J$7.3 billion in new taxes for the Govern-ment, which would widen the General Consumption Tax (GCT) base, but also radically reduce the tax burden for large corporations and the poor.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British detectives investigating claims of phone-hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World newspaper in 2006 were impeded by the company’s staff and feared violence when they tried to search its offices, police said yesterday.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A Guatemalan court on Tuesday ruled to extradite the country’s alleged top drug trafficker to the United States, as the Central American nation stepped up an offensive against organized crime.

Gaily dressed Region One residents turned out in their hundreds to see revellers and floats as they tramped along the main Mabaruma road to the recreational park to celebrate Guyana’s 42nd Republic Anniversary.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – U.N. humanitarian aid chief Valerie Amos said yesterday she was “deeply disappointed” that Syria has refused to allow her to the visit the country, where she had hoped to assess the need for emergency relief in besieged towns.