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(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday advised President Anthony Carmona to revoke the appointment of Marlene McDonald, Minister of Public Utilities with immediate effect.

(Trinidad Express) Two weeks ago, Port of Spain was spared by Tropical Storm Bret while much of the rest of Trinidad and Tobago suffered.

The police have not made any arrest in the apparent hit and run accident that occurred at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo around 11 pm on Tuesday that claimed the life of a sailor.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline.

(Reuters) – West Indies captain Jason Holder took five wickets as they beat India by 11 runs in a low-scoring one-day international on Sunday.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall is accusing President David Granger of acting contrary to the constitution by delaying the appointments of four nominees recommended to be High Court judges and at least one other recommended to be an appellate judge, while saying he has wasted an opportunity to rectify the longstanding shortage in the judiciary.

The Court of Appeal will on Thursday hear an application for an appeal of the court’s decision on the presidential term-limit to be referred to the Carib-bean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Efforts are underway to procure new equipment for Radio Mabaruma after a recent electrical surge damaged some equipment.

The coconut, with its many byproducts, has long been a staple in Guyanese homes, and with attention being geared toward developing more value-added products locally, one overseas-based Guyanese, under the Indigenous Coconut Oil brand, has ventured into another realm of coconut goodness—activated coconut charcoal.

While the United Nations (UN) has identified the draft bill for the Constitutional Reform Commission as a key test of whether bipartisan support for the process truly exists, eight months after the bill was drafted it has not been shared with the opposition PPP/C.

Rehabilitative works are in the pipeline for the rundown dorms of the Desrey Clementine Caesar Fox Secondary School in Waramadong Village, Region Seven, according to Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford.

Government is confident in the persons handling negotiations and other matters pertaining to the oil and gas sector and will seek additional help as the case may be, Minister of State Joseph Harmon says.

Building on an initial supplier capacity assessment conducted by international consultancy firm Deloitte, ExxonMobil has begun work on its own local content plan which focuses on both a workforce and suppliers.

Although some $750 million were allocated for rehabilitative works to the High and Princes streets building once proposed for the office of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and then the Ministry of Social Protection, government has put a hold on the spending to determine feasibility.

The three persons who were arrested last week in connection with the murder of eight-year-old Isaiah Smartt have been released from police custody, according to Commander of ‘A’ Division Marlon Chapman.

A large number of motorists have been loitering after hours at the Shell gas station on Vlissengen Road, according to proprietor Robin Low, who is concerned about the negative effects on the business.

The police in ‘A’ Division yesterday morning raided several houses and buildings in and around Georgetown and ten persons, including some who were wanted for various crimes, were arrested.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has blamed the negligence of three officers for discoloured water received in Georgetown yesterday.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – In a major shake-up of the Vatican’s administration yesterday, Pope Francis replaced Catholicism’s top theologian, a conservative German cardinal who has been at odds with the pontiff’s vision of a more inclusive Church.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s top federal prosecutor said yesterday that he took no pleasure in charging President Michel Temer with corruption, but given the clear indications of graft committed by the leader, there was no alternative.