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The trial of Travis McDougall, who is accused of murdering businessman Ashok Raghoo, commenced yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

A South Haslington man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of a Sand Hills miner in 2016.

Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) prosecutor Patrice Henry yesterday reported that the investigation into the alleged fraudulent conversion of law reports by former Attorney-General Anil Nandlall has still not been completed.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is looking for more sponsors to showcase their products and services at its upcoming Housing Solutions and Beyond Expo 2017, which will be held at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the procuring of medical equipment under the Ministry of Public Health.

The rehabilitation of the Albouystown Health Centre has been completed and the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is preparing for its reopening next Monday.

The dual carriageway on the Rupert Craig Highway between Ogle and UG (University of Guyana) Road will be closed during the day tomorrow. 

The police are currently reviewing footage to aid the probe into the death of Clinton Walks, the Uitvlugt man who was found chopped to death on Sunday morning.

A labourer was on Monday evening arrested after he was allegedly caught throwing a bag containing a quantity of prohibited items including several grammes of cannabis over the fence of the George-town Prison.

A man’s drunken actions cost him a total of $34,500 in fines and compensation yesterday after he pleaded guilty to three charges, including damaging a woman’s windows.

A massive clean-up campaign is being organized for the Stabroek Square by the Mayor and City Council on  Sunday, May 21.

Already facing a larceny charge, a Little Diamond man was remanded to pri-son yesterday after he was faced with new allegations.

The Mayor and City Council will embark on a campaign to remove no parking signs, boulders, and any other form of barriers in front of businesses which prevent members of the public from parking their vehicles.

On Monday, the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) opened a First Aid training workshop for the recent graduates of the ‘Caregivers for the Elderly’ programme.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Contractor General Dirk Harrison has chided both the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP) for what he describes as the failure to ensure maximum value and respect for taxpayers’ money.

Students from St Ignatius Secondary, Annai Secondary and the Bina Hill Institute were given the opportunity to suggest their needs with regard to youth empowerment and sports development when a team of Ministry of Education officials visited Region 9 last week.

(Jamaica Observer) A special task force to inform the Tourism Ministry on using cannabis-enthused tourism for the promotion of the sector, is to be established.

An autopsy performed on the remains of Orson Gishard, the father of four who died on Saturday following a boat mishap in the Kaburi River, Mazaruni revealed that he died as a result of drowning.

(Trinidad Express) Murder victim Darren Dinanath was a Hindu pundit and millionaire businessman who had a penchant for designer clothing and jewellery.

The family of 62-year-old Christopher Singh, the man who was knocked down and killed on the Rupert Craig Highway almost two weeks ago, is pleading with the relevant authorities to speed up the investigation so that “justice can be served”.