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Police on Saturday recovered an unlicensed shotgun in a haversack that was dropped by a man acting suspiciously on Kiskadee Drive, East La Penitence, when he spotted a mobile patrol.

Owners of businesses offering public accommodation such as guest houses, common lodging houses, bed and breakfast operations and hotels  are being urged to ensure that their enterprises are properly registered with the Mayor and City Council.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed the hope that Guyanese will find hope, strength and inspiration from the powerful Easter message that the victory at Calvary represents.

The PNCR says it hopes that this year’s Easter celebrations renews relationships among citizens and restores the principles that would propel Guyana into a bright future, in its Easter message to the nation.

The Alliance For Change in extending warm Easter greetings to all  Guyanese has noted that the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ is a reminder  that “despite our calamities and difficulties we can be victorious if we persevere and keep our faith in Almighty God.”

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown  has noted that  Easter is one of the most joyous days in the Christian community and also a time when persons reflect upon the life, teaching and sacrifice of Jesus, the Christ.

By Cathy Richards The Child Protection Agency (CPA) has issued a call for persons in Linden to open their doors to offer temporary foster homes for abused children in Region 10.

The African Cultural  and Development Association (ACDA)  says   that no elections should be held in Guyana without constitutional reform for shared governance and citizens should   not waste their energy or be sidetracked by the debate on who  should  be the next presidential candidate.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Two senior congressional  Republicans yesterday declined to express confidence in  Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele after  revelations that the RNC spent $2,000 entertaining potential  contributors at a sex-themed nightclub.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Three suicide bombers detonated  car bombs within moments of each other in a coordinated attack  on foreign embassies in central Baghdad yesterday, killing as  many as 41 people and wounding more than 200.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s war on the drug  trade is futile even if cartel bosses are caught or killed as  millions of people are involved in the illicit business, a  senior drug chief said in an interview published yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Executive Chairman of CLICO Holdings Barbados Limited, Leroy Parris says he has nothing to hide.

TIJUANA, Mexico, (Reuters) – A strong 6.9 magnitude  earthquake struck in Baja California, Mexico, yesterday,  rocking buildings and panicking residents as far away as  Tijuana and Los Angeles but there were no immediate reports of  damage.

BANGKOK – More than 50,000 protesters defied orders to  leave the Thai capital’s main shopping district on Sunday  despite threats of mass arrests, raising the stakes in the  fourth week of street rallies against the government.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Local dancehall stars Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Mavado and Aidonia, as well as selector Ricky Trooper, are set to lose millions of dollars in earnings based on United States decision to revoke their visas.

The Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce elected a new executive body at its AGM held at the Guysuco Skeldon Estate two Sundays ago.

-in exchange of gunfire Members of a mobile police patrol after an exchange of gunfire on Thursday night fatally shot a Corriverton man who was before the courts on armed robbery charges and for whom three arrest warrants had been issued.

As the government moves ahead with the construction of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Power Project (AFHEP), questions have been raised about the recent decision to award the contract for preparatory infrastructural work on the site identified for the plant to US-based firm Synergy Holdings Inc.

Police used the ‘Fineman’ gang as a convenient excuse to avoid a real investigation into the murder of former minister Satyadeow Sawh, his siblings and a security guard, according to PNCR Shadow Home Affairs Minister Deborah Backer.

An unknown taxi driver struck and killed a young Diamond mother on Friday night a short distance from her home and then managed to flee the area after a brief chase.