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The Marriott Hotel is making itself marketable as government prepares to sell it in two years’ time with outfitting of an Entertainment Complex and Casino set to begin soon even as other works such as correcting defects are ongoing.

A 15-year-old school boy is now hospitalised after he was shot in his head during a daring daylight robbery at the Green Ice taxi service base at South Ruimveldt yesterday.

Having missed several deadlines, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has committed to having the long-awaited Local Government Commission operational by early July.

Shemar Wilson, a suspect in the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News office earlier this month, was a reserve member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Chief of Staff of the GDF Mark Phillips confirmed yesterday.

The Chinese investors who were supposed to arrive in the country last month to conduct due diligence for the takeover of controversial logging company Baishanlin have not come, several officials have said.

A woman is feared dead after a boat capsized on Saturday afternoon in the Puruni River, Region 7.

Proposals for constitutional reform should come from the people following widespread consultations, President David Granger has reiterated though he has not given a timeline as to when he expects this to be accomplished.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was trounced by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in local elections in Rome and Turin yesterday, clouding his chances of winning a do-or-die referendum in October.

Constant clashes between the Office of the Regional Chairman of Region One (Barima/Waini) and the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Leslie Wilburg, may see the REO facing a no-confidence motion.

A fire yesterday morning gutted the recently renovated Friendship, East Bank Demerara home of a restaurateur leaving millions in losses.

Heavy rainfall continues to slow the draining of floodwater from the Mahaicony Creek as the MMA-ADA has exhausted all of its options in assisting with the situation.

A woman from Lot 5, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam was beaten and robbed yesterday at her home by three men.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A violent clash between members of a dissident teachers’ union and police in southern Mexico yesterday has left three dead and 45 injured, as law enforcement attempts to dislodge the protesters from blocking a local highway.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India’s “rock star” central bank governor Raghuram Rajan, feted by foreign investors but under pressure from political opponents at home, stunned government officials and colleagues on Saturday by announcing he would step down after just one three-year term.

OAKLAND, Calif.,  (Reuters) – LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game Seven last night to win their first NBA championship and complete a remarkable comeback unlike any seen before.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rain has forced the abandonment of the seventh game of the Tri-Nations Series between Australia and South Africa at Kensington Oval here today.

About 10:20h. today, police at Springlands received information that a person who is wanted for questioning in relation to several offences, was in a house at Scottsburg.

A 15-year-old boy is now hospitalized after he was shot to his head in a daring daylight robbery today.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran has reached a deal to buy 100 planes from U.S.

A gold miner was yesterday morning brutally stabbed to death in front of his Sophia home, by his brother who was described as a troublemaker, during an argument about entry into the family’s shop.