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Officials should stick to procedures in order to avoid the potential for the cultivating of corrupt practices and to project a positive image of the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs).

Over 16,000 public assistance recipients countrywide will soon be able to collect their grants from various post offices, according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security Trevor Thomas.

Former Region Three Chairman Esau Dookie has taken up a position to head the Saraswat Primary School after receiving a letter of introduction from the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), despite opposition from the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU).

Chairman and Managing Director of Banks DIH Limited Clifford Reis said that the Value Added Tax (VAT) would cost the company between $200 to $300M per year and that the “jury is still out” on the new tax regime’s revenue neutrality.

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 Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says it vehemently condemns what it terms the “unfair, uneven and vindictive act of GINA (the Government Information Agency)”, in withdrawing government advertisements from Stabroek News.

The advice of a Technical Working group on Governance was at the top of a list of priorities for the 18th Caricom Council of Ministers meeting which opened yesterday at the Caricom Headquarters, Liliendaal.

Members of the City Constabulary have recovered three busts that were removed from the Non-Aligned Monument at Company Path Garden, Avenue of the Republic on Thursday.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to establish a Wide Area Network (WAN) which is expected to boost government’s move to reform its taxation system.

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.