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Wayne Blake Four persons were killed and eight others injured when a truck lost power and fell into a gully, survivors said. The dead persons have been identified as Richard Doobay, Pamela Solomon, Aubrey Evans and George Persaud.

Owner Goolmohammed Bacchus watches his building burn at 34-35 Duncan Street, Campbellville. Fire fighters and police are not ruling out arson, among other causes, of a fire that Sunday morning gutted a heavily fortified concrete bond on Duncan Street, Campbellville between Stone Avenue and Lamaha Gardens, according to Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle.

The APNU has signalled that it will once again be cutting budget allocations for the state-run National Communications Network (NCN) in a repeat of last year’s action. This was disclosed by MP Joseph Harmon when the week-long debate on the 2013 budget estimates continued Friday.

Reepu Daman Persaud Veteran politician and one of Guyana’s longest serving politicians, Reepu Daman Persaud died on Sunday, according to well-placed sources. He was 77.

A building contractor was Saturday afternoon shot several times and robbed of some $350,000 near a construction site on the East Bank Demerara. Injured is 43 year old Umraow Khan of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara.

Digicel CEO Gregory Dean Digicel on Saturday revealed that the solar equipment it was using to power its Omai site was stolen with CEO Gregory Dean expressing disappointment. The theft which occurred on Thursday resulted in the total loss of services in Omai and surrounding communities, a company release stated. The police are investigating the theft.

Two Guyanese miners have been killed and one man has been arrested in connection with one of the homicides. The Guyana Police Force identified the dead men as 23-year old Rafael Randy of Kamwatta Village, North West District and Titus Daniels of Yarakita.

Small and very small businesses among vulnerable groups will soon be better equipped to access loans and run their businesses in a manner than reduces fossil fuel emissions. The deal comes in the form of a US$5 million project titled Micro and Small Enterprise Development- Building alternative livelihoods for vulnerable groups.

Taxi drivers can be blacklisted and services named and shamed if they violate a new code of ethics inked between the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Taxi Association, officials said at the weekend.

APNU parliamentarian Deborah Backer has called on the government to ensure CARICOM remains firmly in Guyana’s corner on the border dispute with Venezuela in light of the political uncertainty in Caracas following President Hugo Chavez’s death. Her call came on Friday as debate on the 2013 budget estimates continued in the National Assembly.