Georgetown –  The Guyana International Conference Centre will be the venue for the launch of the programme which President Bharrat Jagdeo, ministers of the government and others are expected to attend.
The programme follows President Jagdeo’s vision for Guyana to be on par with the rest of the world in the ICT sector which he has listed among the new growth poles for the country.

Linden Soesdyke Highway – The police conducted a drug eradication operation at Yarrowkabra Backdam, Soesdyke/Linden Highway where seven fields, of about 6 acres in size, with approximately 6,500 marijuana plants between two feet and seven feet in height were found along with a nursery containing 3,500 seedlings and seven camps. In addition 50kgs. of dried cannabis and 3kgs.

A FORMER top crime fighter has been gunned down in what appears to be a hit. Police investigators are stilled trying to determine the exact motive behind the murder of retired Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of crime, Cecil Carrington. He was shot twice at Carries on the Bay- a guest house he owned in Manzanilla. Emergency Health Service technicians found his body at the front desk around 12.30 a.m. shortly after nearby residents had reported hearing gunshots.

Georgetown –  The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally, has challenged Senior Managers of GECOM Secretariat, and the Registration Officers attached to the 23 nationwide Registration Offices, to demonstrate unswerving efficiency with respect to the conduct of General and Regional Elections later this year.  This challenge was made during opening remarks which Dr. Surujbally gave at a one-day Meeting of the Senior Managers of the GECOM Secretariat and the Registration Officers.

Eve Leary, Georgetown – Despite the recent police interventions, and results seen in the reduction of crimes, there seems to be a persistent armed gang, which continue to attack and shoot citizens.TrakkerNews raised this concern with the police commissioner and asked him what the authorities are doing to stem these attacks. In response Henry Greene said;"We are as concerned as you about the persons who are robbed and shot, but as you would know a lot of this has to do with the access to guns".