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Investigators are currently on the hunt for three men who are believed to have set alight two Enterprise, East Coast Demerara houses within hours on Friday; an act which is suspected to be linked to the April 27th  piracy attack off of Suriname.

The United Nations (UN) team that held discussions here about what electoral assistance may be needed for the two upcoming elections, visited after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) formally requested an internationally recruited Information Technology specialist.

The vessel seized by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) late last month with over 200,000 gallons of fuel, paid the $36M taxes due and the fuel was offloaded on Monday.

Loss of good faith between the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and its Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) branch, has led to the formation of a breakaway body, the Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers Union.

Transparency Institute Guyana Incorporated (TIGI) Presi-dent, Troy Thomas has called on President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo  to show maturity and to utilize compromise to bring an end to the current impasse regarding top appointments to the judiciary.

Guyana Goldfields Inc is currently building a new 2,000-metre airstrip at the Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) on the Cuyuni River to replace the one in use as the dike of the mining pit is being extended to include a section of the current runway.

While many mothers are enjoying this Mother’s Day with their families, it would be just an “ordinary” day for Dhanrajie Seebarran, who is more concerned about where her next meal would come from.

The family of former sports journalist Rene Stoby has embarked on a journey to raise money for a much needed medical visit to identify a mystery illness that has since stripped him of his ability to speak and to walk.

The executive body of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has agreed to pay managers a 3 ½ % increase across the board by the end of May, and 2017 allowances by June, the Chairman of Guyana Public Service Union’s GPL branch related on Friday.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Barton Scotland on Friday refused Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira permission to ask Minister of State Joseph Harmon a series of questions about the Guyana People’s Militia.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Friday announced that Dr John Smith has been elected as its Chairman.

Guyana is becoming ‘the land of opportunities’ according to the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Guyana, Didier Chassot.

Fifty-seven-year-old Sumintra Bridgmohan dreams of one day owning a home and not worrying about where her next meal will come from, but it is a dream that may never be realized as the mother of eight does not have a steady job nor does she own a piece of land.

The digitizing of records at the General Register Office (GRO) is now set to be completed by 2020, according to Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix who says that the delivery of printed birth certificates is one of the aims.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Friday morning, presented certificates to 48 participants from the village of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara and its surrounding environs, who successfully completed the one-week course of work of the 27th Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop.

“The time has come for us to work more closely recognizing at the end of the day that the students are the ones who will either benefit or suffer as a result of our actions and/or inactions,” says Senior Schools Welfare Officer Bernice Corbin-Zephyr.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Police yesterday raided a deluxe Kuala Lumpur apartment block at which relatives of ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak had been staying as they searched for sensitive documents the new government fears may be taken out of the country, two senior police officers said.

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – The Nicaraguan military said it would not attempt to repress anti-government protests that have rocked the Central American nation since last month, news agency Agence France-Presse reported yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reigning king of ‘fyah’, Capelton was on Friday  evening arrested and charged with rape by detectives attached to the Centre for Investigation Sexual Offence and Child Abuse (CISOCA).

PAHOA, Hawaii, (Reuters) – A new fissure roaring like jet engines and spewing magma opened on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Saturday, piling lava as high as a four-story building, as the area torn by the U.S.