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With a focus on the welfare of Guyana’s elderly population, the Ministry of Social Protection is the process of establishing a committee aimed at ensuring elderly residential facilities are in compliance with the minimum standards set for operation of such facilities.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – The governments of Spain and Brazil yesterday reinforced their commitment to completing a trade pact between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur despite protectionist sentiments.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall was earlier today arrested by ranks of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU).

On Wednesday April 19, 2017, the police say that fifty-seven year old farmer, Linden Gordon  of 5118 Central Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie, Linden was arrested in Amelia’s Ward by ranks of the Guyana Police Force with ninety-three grams of cannabis.

(Trinidad Express) American citizen David Gerard Migliore, a convicted felon who was recently released from prison in the United States, entered this country last week, triggering an investigation.

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) says proposed ministerial powers to make regulations for the Integrity Commission should be expunged along with what it called a `terror’ clause and it has also criticised the proposed Code of Conduct for top officials as weak and low on specificity.

The issue of the cultivation of industrial hemp is not on the government’s list of priorities, according to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited is reporting an after-tax profit for the first half of fiscal 2017 of $1.36b.

A chef employed by an established fast food outlet was about 4.30 this morning arrested for trafficking in narcotics at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri just as he was about to board a flight destined for The Bahamas.

The White Paper for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) that the APNU+AFC government plans to debate in parliament would entail the issuing of land to workers and cane farmers.

More than a month after the disclosure of  the `fast-tracking’ of a $605m emergency drug purchase for the GPHC which did not comply with the procurement law, two separate investigations are still to issue findings.

With the ten-day ultimatum for the return of 15 seized computers from the Enmore/Hope Neighbourhood Democra-tic Council (NDC) having expired without them being returned, attorney Anil Nandlall has said that he will file court action against the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) today.

One day after being served with an injunction delaying their elections, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has advised its members that elections will be held as planned today.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Chinese Embassy in Guyana on Friday signed an agreement for the advancement of the fisheries sector which will see Beijing providing training.

A city magistrate on Friday sentenced a Route 42 minibus driver to 56 months in jail for causing the death by dangerous driving of Lynette Joseph.

A rudimentary mechanic workshop on the reserve has residents in the Sandy Babb Street, Kitty area, pleading with authorities to remove the operations.

As part of improving access to the intermediate savannahs, government will commence construction of an access road from Wire Bridge to Tacama, Berbice a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.

A swift response from the Guyana Fire Service resulted in the upper flat of an apartment building being saved but the occupants of the bottom flat are counting their losses.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reassured manufacturers gathered in the White House Roosevelt room on March 31 that a massive infrastructure programme was coming soon.

PARIS/HENIN-BEAUMONT, France,  (Reuters) – Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency yesterday by winning the first round of voting and qualifying for a May 7 runoff alongside far-right leader Marine Le Pen.