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Former Army Chief of Staff and potential PPP/C Prime Ministerial Candidate.

Scott Ting-A-Kee, Daryll Goodchild and Gabrielle Mohamed will represent Guyana as part of the country’s Literary Arts contingent at the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago next month.

The police now have four persons in custody and charges are expected to be laid soon for the brutal killing of 25-year-old fisherman Alvin Gajraj and an assault on his brother at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, on Thursday night.

 With poor quality water flowing through their taps, residents of Two Miles, Bartica are pleading with the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) to address the issue and bring some relief.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Ministers Amna Ally, Raphael Trotman and David Patterson along with Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon and Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine on Friday evening engaged with over 200 business magnates and investors in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

After a wait of several months, medical records for six-year-old Sharezer Mendonca, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in January after being administered cancer drugs, were handed over to her family a few weeks ago.

The Yvonne Jacobus Maternity Waiting Home in Annai, Region Nine  has been officially commissioned and will serve expectant mothers in the North Rupununi district, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said on Saturday.

DUBAI/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis yesterday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized a ship three days ago.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late yesterday amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by Beijing.

MEXICO CITY/SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – Mexico said yesterday it averted the so-called “safe third country” negotiations with the United States it desperately wanted to avoid after U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith insists it is “absolute madness” for anyone in authority to contend that a gang member without pending criminal charges can continue receiving State contracts, ostensibly challenging a statement by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley that it is solely the duty of the Police Service to bring down criminal gangs.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – China will be able to place armed forces at a Cambodian naval base under a secret agreement the two nations have reached, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday said he would not seek re-election next year but refused to resign as the island braced for more protests by demonstrators demanding he step down over leaked chat messages.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minster Stuart Young yesterday afternoon met with the Heads of the Defence and Protective Services at the National Operations Fusion Centre (NOFC) located at Knowsley Building, Dundonald Street, Port of Spain.

(Trinidad Express) A 26 year old Mayaro man who was the ex-lover of WASA security guard Chris Rivers, has been charged with her murder and is expected to appear in court on Monday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said today he believes there is “substantial evidence” that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Newsday) A 37-year-old customs officer is expected to appear before an Arima Magistrate on Monday charged with the possession of cocaine with the intention of trafficking after she was arrested on Thursday morning with the drugs strapped to her body.

(Barbados Nation) Pastor Victor Roach has passed. The anti-tobacco advocate passed away yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late today amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by Beijing.

(Jamaica Observer) Female entertainer Keshan was shot dead early yesterday morning in Sharper Lane, Old Harbour, St Catherine.