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(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) recorded a 61 per cent decline in its after-tax profit for the three-month period ending March 31, 2017, the regional group headquartered in Claxton Bay reported yesterday.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday released results from its recent elections indicating that incumbent Patrick Yarde has been re-elected as president for another term, while his lone challenger Gregory Gaspar and his supporters last evening said they were still awaiting a formal declaration despite their concerns about the integrity of the process.

Two retired judges, a former magistrate, two attorneys and a businessman make up Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s new slate of nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom).

An audit of the procurement process in the health sector is being funded and led by the Pan-American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO), the Public Health Ministry announced yesterday.

Although it was announced by the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture that the upcoming 51st Independence Anniversary Flag Raising Ceremony would be held at the Stabroek Market Square, a source from the ministry says that the decision is not “set in stone” and could be changed but D’Urban Park is not being considered.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC and long serving Judge Dawn Gregory were recently interviewed by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to fill vacancies on the Appeal Court, according to sources, who say that steps are being taken to compile a new list of nominees for President David Granger’s consideration.

Lennox Wayne and Melroy Doris, the two men charged with murdering Lusignan beautician Ashmini Harriram, will have to face a retrial after a jury was unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict yesterday.

Doctors at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) yesterday complained about frequent attacks on them and in the latest incident on Sunday ten persons fought in the emergency room for about 25 minutes.

Mark Moseley, the man who was shot by a city constable after he allegedly stole a pensioner’s wallet and tried to escape on Friday, was yesterday brought before a city magistrate, who remanded him on charges that included armed robbery.

The cyclist killed after a collision with a car along the Beterverwagting Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Saturday night was yesterday identified as Johnny Teixeira.

The woman who was found dead at John’s Hotel on George Street, Werk-en-Rust, three weeks ago, was on Saturday identified.

A bid was received yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the Supervision for the Completion of Remedial Works at the New Kato Secondary School, under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

Four weeks after acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards made a commitment to update the media on the complaint made by Justice Franklin Holder against Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams SC, no report has been forthcoming.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump came to office promising that he would produce so much winning that Americans would be sick of it.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday called on President David Granger to convene press conferences and it also bemoaned what it said was the Government’s increasingly rigid posture against sections of the media and the GPA by refusing to concretely address several concerns.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said yesterday he had lost 80 percent of sight in his right eye after an assailant threw green liquid in his face last week, but could not get treatment abroad because of a travel ban.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shocked many of his countrymen on Monday by calling for a constitutional assembly in a move similar to one his predecessor and mentor Hugo Chavez used almost 20 years ago.

(Reuters) – Hillary Clinton said yesterday she was on the path to victory in the 2016 presidential election until late interference by Russian hackers and FBI Director James Comey scared off some potential supporters.

The Government-Analyst Food and Drug Department (GAFDD) has issued a consumer advisory to consumers and the general public about the canned fish product with a given common name “Jack Mackerel” which is either Pacific Jack Mackerel also known as Californian Jack Mackerel, or Chilean Jack Mackerel also known Inca Scad.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A former Guinea government minister accused of laundering $8.5 million in bribes he took in exchange for helping a Chinese conglomerate secure mining rights told jurors in Manhattan federal court yesterday that the money was a personal loan.