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(Trinidad Guardian) Government is about to approach the courts to have a number of T&T nationals designated as terrorists and will also very shortly present to Parliament new legislation to deal with people alleged to be terrorist fighters, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said yesterday.

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – Donald Trump swept primaries in five Northeastern states yesterday, moving closer to winning the Republican presidential nomination as he easily defeated rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government ordered public workers yesterday to work a two-day week as an energy-saving measure in the crisis-hit South American OPEC country.

Two forest exploratory permits held by controversial logging company Baishan-lin covering 134 316 hectares of forest in Regions Nine and Six have reverted back to the State.

The suspect in the 2012 Anna Catherina triple murder was remanded to prison when he faced charges yesterday at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.

Rawle Vieira, the driver who ran over now deceased businessman Mahendra Persaud during a robbery last week, was yesterday charged with his murder.

Terrence Madray, 53, was yesterday charged with the murder of his elderly bedridden mother, whom he is accused of beating to death at their Mahaicony home.

A man died on the spot yesterday afternoon after his head was smashed in an accident at the junction of Sheriff and Garnett streets, Campbellville.

Tenders were opened yesterday for pharmaceutical supplies to the state and there were 19 bidders including ANSA McAl Trading at $1.9b and the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) at $1.7b.

The testimony of a prison officer yesterday indicated that the Guyana Fire Service may not have been informed of the fire in the Capital A Division of the Camp Street Prison on March 3 until it was already raging.

More than five years after allegedly assaulting activist Mark Benschop, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member Kwame McCoy is expected to be arraigned on three charges.

A former employee was yesterday charged with embezzling almost $1 million from the Ministry of Public Security.

The Dharm Shala, the  ‘Home of Benevolence for all Races,’ celebrated its 95th anniversary on Monday and First Lady Sandra Granger used the occasion to heap praise on the Ramsaroop family for its continued devotion to serving the needy.

Accused Rondell Bacchus, who yesterday denied murdering scrap iron dealer Akbar Ali during a robbery in 2008, will likely learn his fate today when his retrial is expected to conclude.

A Corentyne haberdasher says he was robbed of $2.5m at his residence on Monday night.

The Wapishana people of South Rupununi, Region Nine recently signed terms of reference (TOR) with the Government of Guyana, to address serious issues affecting them, GINA said yesterday.

Georgetown is prepared for the May/June rainy season, according to acting City Engineer Ron Eastman, who says necessary precautions have been taken to prevent flooding, including the cleanup that has been ongoing for almost a year.

A total of five persons are now in police custody as investigators continue to probe the eight-year-old death of Ruby businessman Habiboodean.

A Norwegian team was expected in Guyana yesterday as Oslo presses Georgetown to work on several aspects of the forests partnership between the two countries including a move to renewable energy.

While charging that censorship is very much alive in Guyana, PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee on Monday expressed concern over the party’s statements not being carried by the daily newspapers.