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Dameon Ramgulam, who admitted that he lied under oath while serving as a state witness in a recent murder trial, is now a remanded prisoner after being charged yesterday with perjury.

Twenty-three cheques were yesterday tendered as exhibits in the trial of former PPP/C public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government.

  A member of the Guyana Police Force was yesterday brought before a city court to face a charge that he sexually assaulted two women in Lethem.

Suspended Chairman of the Public Ser-vice Commission (PSC) Carvil Duncan remained adamant on Thursday that he never received any correspondence from Prime Minister (PM) Moses Nagamootoo to inform him of the establishment of a tribunal to investigate whether he ought to be removed from the post.

The Region Three Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has repaired the sluice in Leguan at a cost of $2.2M in order to prevent the recurrence of severe flooding in the area.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s Constitutional Court ordered the government yesterday to pay social grants on April 1 via its current service provider, seeking to end a fiasco that had threatened the payment of benefits to 17 million people.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has called on residents of Mahdia to share their knowledge with its engineers for the development of a new water distribution system.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12 cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes, according to two administration officials.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department yesterday said it delivered documents to congressional committees responding to their request for information that could shed light on President Donald Trump’s claims that former President Barack Obama ordered U.S.

(Reuters) – Costa Rica has received authorization to ship pineapples to China, opening a new market for the world’s top exporter of the fruit, the Costa Rican government said on Thursday.

    The City Council yesterday removed a skid steer loader which was encumbering the council’s reserve on Alexander Street, between Regent and Charlotte streets.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The U.S. government took the legal battle over President Donald Trump’s travel ban to a higher court on Friday, saying it would appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down parts of the ban on the day it was set to go into effect.

(Trinidad Express) Eleven years after they were charged with the murder of San Juan businesswoman Samdaye Rampersad, five men were found not guilty on Thursday of the capital charge, but instead on the lesser count of manslaughter.

Bridgette Theya Narine, the teacher who was found dead in her Mahdia, Region Eight apartment on Wednesday, died from hanging, according to a post-mortem examination.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration took an unusual step yesterday in its efforts to defang the U.S.

(Jamaica Observer) Despite being a part of the regional set-up for more than two-decades, former West Indies batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul believes he still had a lot left to offer on the international scene at the time of his premature retirement.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress today called on the APNU+AFC government to investigate a $605m “emergency” drug purchase deal for the Georgetown Public Hospital which has raised questions about the role of Minister Volda Lawrence.

With a possible contractual showdown looming over parking meters, questions will continue to rise over who advised the city on the deal with Smart City Solutions (SCS) that could leave the municipality with huge financial exposure.

Pursuant to SectionT2 (2) (ii) (a) and in accordance with the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act, Chapter l-0:01-, the Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack, has remitted the case of Police v.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia,  (Reuters) – Poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992 and helped thrust Caribbean writing into the global spotlight, died peacefully at his home in St.