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Opposition Leader, has said that the $25,000 container tax  that City Hall has implemented is anti-business and he also voiced grave concern at the Bank of America (BOA) withdrawing corresponding banking from Guyana.

Following a fire that claimed the lives of two young brothers at the Drop-In Centre on Hadfield Street on Friday, civil society activists and the children’s parents staged a picket outside of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) office yesterday calling for answers over the deaths and the state of the building.

Chandrashekhar  Itwaru,  43, slashed the belly of      ex lover  Jasmattie Isaacs,  after he was thrown out of his mother in law’s house , at Ankerville, Port Mourant , Corentyne, after complaints  of abuse were highlighted.

The charred remains found following a fire at a Wales, West Bank Demerara house two weeks ago, is suspected to be that of Elvin Ceres and DNA samples have been taken for testing.

An East Canje, Berbice man was yesterday jailed for three years by Magistrate Alex Moore, after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a Bath Settlement home and carting off approximately $1 million in cash and jewellery.

President David Granger last evening reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to the protection and provision of a good life for all Guyanese, especially for children.

While the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) won the presidency easily in 1992, it was one seat short of a majority in Parliament and needed one of the two smaller opposition parties to help it to get there.

The report of the inquiry into the allegations made against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram has not yet reached cabinet and Minister of Home Affairs Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday assured that government does plan to make it public.

Private school, the ABC Academy has decided to close its doors after many years in existence.

The Guyana Police Force has welcomed the Caricom arrest warrant treaty which is slated to take effect before the end of the year, noting that it is a means of tackling cross-border crime.

Less than one day after he surrendered to the police, the suspect in the fatal beating of mechanic Yugeshwar Shiwcharan escaped from the lockups at La Grange Police Station early yesterday morning and efforts are being made to locate him.

While the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded an 18% decrease in serious crimes in the country, driving under the influence (DUI) cases have seen a 90% increase compared with last year, Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud has said.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) believes that there has not been a proper feasibility study on the parking meter project proposed by the Georgetown City Council and it should be scrapped.

Two bandits, who robbed Bourda Market stall holders of $500,000 on Monday evening, were subsequently apprehended with the assistance of public-spirited citizens and are currently in custody.

There is no evidence in the police’s database to suggest that there had been an increase in auto thefts or the theft of auto parts during major events, Commander of ‘A’ Division Clifton Hicken said yesterday, in response to a request by Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan for an analysis of such thefts.

The Ministry of Public Health, Chronic Disease Unit in collaboration with The Bureau of Statistics will be conducting a survey on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from July to October.

Mohamed Imrazie Alli called ‘Panta’, 52, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to trafficking in narcotics which occurred on June 08, 2016 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, EBD, the police say.

A Plantation Grove woman who was charged in February with three counts of trafficking a 16-year-old girl for labour, will hear the Chief Magistrate’s decision on July 29.

The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday launched its Mining Safety Seminar under the theme ‘Putting Safety First in Mining: charting a course to cultivate compliance and strengthen enforcement.’

The Georgetown Stabroek Leo Club will host a training programme for fathers and young men starting on Saturday at the Girls Guides Pavilion.