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The trial into the 2009 murder of taxi driver Rolston Bernard Henry commenced yesterday before Justice Roxane George and a 12-member mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

As part of its 13th anniversary celebrations, John Lewis Styles is donating $5m worth of kid’s clothing to 10 NGOs and it will be closing its Children’s Department because of poor performance.

Armed bandits just before midday yesterday, invaded a Crane, West Coast Demerara rice field  and robbed a rice farmer and his family of a quantity of cash and other important documents.

After more than two weeks, the Trinidadian authorities have ceased their search for two missing Guyanese fishermen.

A Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara bar owner and his customers were left traumatized on Tuesday evening after two bandits, posing as customers robbed them of an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables.

The Ministry of Public Health will be looking to broaden its nurses’ training programme in 2017 by expanding the Charles Roza School of Nursing in Linden and the New Amsterdam school of Nursing.

Even though a wall is being erected by the asphalt plant that operates at Boeraserie, residents of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo are still being affected by the smoke.

The Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), retired Justice Cecil Kennard will be in Bartica (Region Seven) tomorrow, October 21st and Saturday, October 22nd.

A construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he allegedly robbed various persons of over $700,000 in cash, and other items, and had in his possession illegal ammunition.

President David Granger will be attending the two-day Conservation International (CI) Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C.

A man who allegedly broke and entered his brother’s storage bond and stole over $400,000 worth in items, was yesterday placed on $70,000 bail.

LAS VEGAS,  (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump said yesterday he might reject the outcome of the Nov.

The Mohabir Mookerchand Persaud Foundation of Excellence was launched in grand style at the J.C

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A report by a Venezuelan congressional commission accused Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) of corruption yesterday, saying about $11 billion in funds went missing from the state-run oil company while Rafael Ramirez was at the helm from 2004-14.

A North-West District (NWD) resident, who is accused of setting his neighbour’s house on fire, appeared before a city magistrate yesterday to answer to the charge.

(Trinidad Express) Thirteen  months later, and the result of the 2015 General Election is now official.

SHEIKH AMIR, Iraq,  (Reuters) – A deep tunnel, booby-trapped with an improvised explosive device, burrows under houses at the entrance to the village.

Most of Bartica will be without power for 31 consecutive hours beginning at 6 am on October 20 to 1 pm on October 21, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said today.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Kieron Pollard has described shambolic behind-the-scenes operations of the West Indies team in the recent Twenty20 and One-Day series against Pakistan, and has argued that the chaos resulted from the sudden sacking of head coach Phil Simmons on the eve of the tour.

Up to last month, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) did not have a functioning container scanner as one was no longer usable and the other had malfunctioned and a fixed location has to be found for it.