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The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) headed by Lenox Shuman on Tuesday night released its manifesto for the next general election.

Famous Guyanese singer Johnny Braff, known for his songs “It Burns Inside” and “I Don’t Care” passed away yesterday morning. It was confirmed that the 82-year-old Guyanese music icon died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Even when the late Peter Lauchmonen Kempadoo’s health was declining, the Guyanese writer would frequently talk about his country, Guyana.

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) has once again found itself at an impasse with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) after the union rejected a proposed wage increase of 4.5 percent.

Nearly 14 years after they were held in a huge drug bust, the Barbados Court of Appeal yesterday ordered the release of two convicted Guyanese drug dealers on time served, in a case which Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson said was filled with systemic delays.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) yesterday refuted claims that it was targeting specific communities for the installation of their smart meters and said there were predetermined areas.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce recently launched its 15th Berbice Expo and Trade Fair at the chamber’s building in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne under the theme “Promoting a favourable business and investment climate” and President of the chamber, Mohammed Raffik called for early elections.

A member of the Guyana Police Force was released on bail after he pleaded not guilty to unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man.

In light of GECOM’s decision to conclude the House-to-House Registration exercise on 31st August, 2019, the field staff (AROs, Clerks, Enumerators) will be working from 10:00hrs – 19:00hrs daily for the remaining days.

Almost two weeks after they were severely burnt during an incident at their Corentyne, Berbice home, four-year-old Gansham Sohan and one-year-old Besham Sohan have since undergone multiple surgeries in the United States.

It has been more than a month since well-known Guyhoc Park mechanic Reginald Atherly was shot and killed during a home invasion and while no charge has yet been laid, Commander of ‘A’ Division Marlon Chapman said the investigation remains active.

A 32-year-old woman who was accused of wounding a man during a scuffle was yesterday granted bail after she denied the charge, which was read in a city court.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A forgery crisis is quietly roiling the world’s gold industry.

A 23-year-old man was ordered to do two months of community service after he explained to a court that he would not act in a threatening manner toward his mother again.

The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating thirty-seven-year-old Clive Frederick Wilson, who is accused of fatally stabbing the mother of his children on Sunday morning at Victoria, East Coast Demerara while she was asleep.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump lashed out at Puerto Rico yesterday, calling it “one of the most corrupt places on earth” before an approaching hurricane skirted the U.S.

A 23-year-old Guyhoc Park resident was released on $40,000 bail by a Georgetown Magistrate after he pleaded not guilty to two charges.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he would meet with other South American countries to set common policy for defending the Amazon rain forest, while his foreign minister told Reuters the nation should be seen as an environmental hero.

MELBOURNE/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Waste from a nickel plant in Papua New Guinea owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China spilled into the adjacent Basamuk Bay over the weekend, three sources told Reuters yesterday.

COATZACOALCOS, Mexico,  (Reuters) – At least 26 people were killed in an arson attack by suspected gang members on a bar in the southern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos late on Tuesday, authorities said, in a fresh blow to the government’s efforts to curb violence.