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The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), David Granger, has appointed Amna Ally MP to serve as General Secretary of the Party with effect from the 1st July 2017.

There has been a significant improvement in the Grade Six results this year, according to Chief Education Officer, Marcel Hutson.

(Trinidad Guardian) The gruesome murders of 13-year-old Videsh Subar and his 56-year-old sitter Rose Mohammed have impacted on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, so much so that it has left him very disturbed and shaken.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The United Nations today criticised President Nicolas Maduro’s government for curtailing the powers of the chief state prosecutor and called on it to uphold the rule of law and freedom of assembly in Venezuela amid a clampdown on protesters.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Bills backed by US President Donald Trump to crack down on illegal immigrants passed the US House of Representatives on Thursday, drawing criticism from immigration activists and others who called them a threat to civil liberties.

At approximately 8.00 this morning an excavator, contracted by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, while clearing the outfall on Cowan Street, Kingston, came into contact with GPL’s Guy-wire which supports the structure of transmission lines.

MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq,  (Reuters) – After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State’s de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group’s self-styled caliphate at an end.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today said that to facilitate ongoing expansion works at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, the Baggage Scanner at the Arrival Terminal will be moved from its current position to the new temporary Arrival Terminal located east of the current arrival terminal.

Guyana Shore Base Inc (GSBI) at Houston, East Bank Demerara today advertised dozens of oil and gas positions for what appears to be the onshore base which will be used by ExxonMobil.

The man who died earlier this week after he was beaten by three persons including a woman on the Third Avenue Beach, Bartica has been positively identified as Kumar Persaud, a resident of Canal #1, West Bank Demerara.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation says that over the past six months the World Market price for sugar has fallen significantly with a range of US$ 250 – 275 per tonne which is around US12.5 cents per pound (c/lb).

(Trinidad Guardian) Accountant Darryl Cox was granted $600,000 bail after appearing in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court on multiple money laundering and fraud charges yesterday.

Former Head of NICIL, Winston Brassington says he had notified SOCU and the police of his willingness to co-operate fully with any investigations they may be conducting.

The Hague,  (Reuters) – A Dutch appeals court today confirmed that the Netherlands was partly liable for the deaths of some 300 Muslim males who were expelled from a Dutch U.N.

The Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat  Jagdeo, today met with various stakeholders for consultations for the submission of the third set of names for the consideration of the President for the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

Three persons inclusive of a female are in police custody assisting with the murder investigation of a male who goes by the alias ‘Radika’ which occurred between 04:00-08:00hrs this morning, on Third Avenue Beach, Bartica.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian court today sentenced former finance minister Antonio Palocci to 12 years in prison for corruption and money laundering in the country’s massive corruption probe known as “Operation Car Wash.”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court today handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and all refugees to go into effect for people with no strong ties to the United States while agreeing to decide this fall the legality of the order.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall today called on the police to launch an investigation of the controversial $605m drug procurement deal by the Georgetown Public Hospital which he said breached the Procurement Act and other laws.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal today to prop up her minority government by agreeing to 1 billion pounds($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province’s biggest Protestant party.