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Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton has expressed disappointment with the state of the Mahaicony Hospital.

At about 1020h. today, the police say that two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered an Internet Café and Western Union Outlet at Duncan Street, Georgetown, and held up the proprietor Gordon Nestor, 52 years, and staff member Fernandes Ally, 18 years, of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, and took away over $400,000.00 and escaped in a waiting motor car.

At about 0200h. today, the police say that Beau Allison, 27 years, of Louisa Row, Georgetown, was riding a motor cycle along the LBI Public Road, ECD, when he is reported to have collided with a motor car which he was attempting to overtake.

(Trinidad Express) Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran has said the Trinidad and Tobago Government was “deeply concerned” over the recent re-igniting of the issue of the deportation of Dominican Republic citizens of Haitian descent.

Thursday’s second sitting of the 11th Parliament will see two pieces of legislation which were at the centre of a titanic standoff between the government and the opposition in 2012: the anti-money laundering bill and another to slash the benefits of former presidents.

Joseph Peters (third from right) received his prize from Sherry Singh – Customer Service Manager (left) in the presence of other Laparkan representatives.

(GINA) Today mainly cloudy skies will continue throughout coastal and near inland areas, with occasional light to moderate, and at times, heavy showers, between Regions 2 to Northern 6, during the morning, becoming fair, but cloudy in the afternoon.

At about 1245h. today, the police say that Reginald Manbodh, 67 years, had just returned home in his motor vehicle at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, when he was attacked and held at gunpoint by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, and who had driven up on a motor cycle.

The gazetted official results of the 2015 General and Regional Elections are now available on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) website: www.gecom.org.gy,

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advertised for repairs to the Prime Minister’s residence.

Investigations are being conducted into the murder of Jason Cort, 27 years, of Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown, which occurred at about 2230h.

CHARLESTON, S.C., (Reuters) – A white gunman was still at large after killing nine people during a prayer service at an historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, the city’s police chief said on Thursday, describing the attack as a hate crime.

Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge (right), during his official visit to the United States this week also met with U.S.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday met with US Assistant Secretary of State, Roberta Jacobson during which the two sides agreed to boost bilateral cooperation and the fight against drugs.

Minister of State Joe Harmon today announced that the new APNU+AFC government was abandoning the controversial Specialty Hospital project which the previous government had been pursuing with an Indian Line of Credit of US$18M.

(Barbados Today) A Guyanese man was sentenced to seven years in prison by Chief Magistrate Pamela Beckles yesterday.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors capped a brilliant season with a 105-97 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday to win the NBA Finals for the first time in 40 years.

(Trinidad Express) Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams has ordered an investigation into the discovery of “five grammes of a plant-like material resembling that of mari­juana” at Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s Phillipine home more than two years ago.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo says he never requested after he came into office that the street on which he is living in North Sophia be repaired.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – At a Caribbean anti-corruption conference in the Cayman Islands in March last year, politicians and activists called on regional leaders to create a culture of integrity and transparency with zero tolerance for offenders.