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The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) probing the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger yesterday heard a statement from a witness that the accuser, Andrif Gillard had told her that it was his intention to fabricate such a plan and pin it on Nizam Khan.

Government is seeking $116 million for the establishment and operation of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA).

Bhojnarine Bhola, 29, manager of Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and his driver, Leyland Johnson, 26, walked free yesterday following the conclusion of the trial for the 2012 murder of Sideek Juman.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Infra-structure (MPI), Geoffrey Vaughn said that they will be examining the holes which have been slowly developing on Carifesta Avenue, to ensure that they are not as a result of a major issue.

Despite citizens’ outcry over the spate of blackouts over the weekend and the last two days, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is yet to give an explanation for the problem which has been plaguing residents all around the country for months.

Though awaiting full legal advice, the Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday rapped the government over its proposed amendment to the broadcast law which would require all licensees to carry one hour of “public service programmes” each day.

Efforts are afoot to have Mabaruma become a model town in Guyana’s hinterland with a focus on a green economy and youth development.

Over the last 12 years, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has removed in excess of 80,000 illegal connections across Guyana and will apply new tactics to address and eradicate this scourge.

Two unmasked bandits yesterday afternoon stormed the E-Networks store located in the Mon Repos mall where they held the employees and customers at gunpoint before carting off  an undisclosed amount of cash and five cell phones.

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix has refuted the allegations made by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, who was quoted in the August 1, 2017 edition of the Guyana Times as accusing the Government of engaging in “people smuggling”.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – After a crackdown on illegal immigration that has sharply reduced the number of unauthorized border crossings from Mexico, U.S.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted yesterday to reject a corruption charge against President Michel Temer for allegedly taking bribes, saving him from facing a possible Supreme Court trial that could have ousted him from office.

An Albouystown resident was yesterday granted his release on $10,000 bail after denying a charge of simple larceny.

The children living at the Guyana Red Cross Society Children Convalescent Home received a visit from the Caribbean Award Sub-Regional Council (CASC) participants yesterday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia yesterday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for better ties with the Trump administration.

LONDON/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela inflated the turnout figures for its constituent assembly election by at least 1 million votes, the company that provides the country’s voting machines said yesterday, an accusation the government quickly dismissed as “irresponsible.”

An 18-year-old youth, who blamed bad influences for him stealing over $500,000 in items, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail for the crime.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Three top Democratic senators, in a rare show of bipartisanship, yesterday urged U.S.

A 35-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the possession of several grammes of cannabis.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over the 22,000 mark for the first time yesterday, but investor fears about the sustainability of the gains took the shine off the round number milestone.