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The Guyana Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a man who is wanted for questioning in relation to the recent abduction of a businessman.

With some 5.4 kilometres of critical and poor sea and river defences set to be reconstructed around the country under a joint Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/Government of Guyana (GoG)) project, a two-day workshop was convened yesterday to highlight the significance of the project and its timeliness.

Ministers Joseph Harmon’s and Volda Lawrence’s reluctance to provide answers to the public regarding recent controversial actions is at odds with at least two provisions of the Code of Conduct for government ministers, which the David Granger administration is yet to officially implement.

Indigenous Ministers, Dawn Hastings-Williams and Valerie Garrido-Lowe have pledged to enhance the facilities at the Amerindian Hostel in Princes Street, Georgetown following complaints received during visits to various parts of Region Seven, GINA said on Tuesday.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing continued yesterday with the testimonies of the responding officer and a resident of Diamond.

The promised code of conduct for ministers of government is likely to be delayed even longer as government is now examining its incorporation in the Integrity Commission Act.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Colwyn Croal, who is being sought for questioning in relation to the attempted murder of a Linden resident and her employer who were shot several times almost one week ago.

Testing of the DNA samples suspected to be of British teen Dominic Bernard, which were sent to Trinidad and Tobago has been completed and are expected to be uplifted today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. regulators gave a failing grade to five big banks yesterday, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co, on their plans for a bankruptcy that would not rely on taxpayer money, giving them until Oct.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panamanian authorities seized scores of digital files after a 27-hour raid on the offices of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” leaks scandal, but have made no arrests, officials said yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff pledged yesterday to form a government of national unity if she survives an impeachment vote in Congress this weekend, but the odds of that lengthened as allies continued to desert her.

GURI, Venezuela,  (Reuters) – Drought has turned parts of the area behind Venezuela’s Guri dam, one of the world’s biggest, into a desert, but the government is optimistic of rain within weeks to drive the vast installation that provides the bulk of the OPEC nation’s power.

OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba,  (Reuters) – Canadian legislators told an emergency parliamentary session on Tuesday night that a rash of suicide attempts by aboriginal teenagers in a remote, poverty-stricken community was “completely unacceptable” and vowed steps to keep it from happening again.

Consideration by the AFC of the resignation of its Chairman Nigel Hughes has been deferred and he will instead proceed on a leave of absence, a statement today from the party said.

The Special Projects Unit (SPU), under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, wishes to inform the general public that Brickdam, Stabroek, between Avenue of the Republic and Camp Street, will be closed to facilitate maintenance road works.

MIAMI, United States, CMC – Caribbean Football Union head, Gordon Derrick, has been barred by football’s world governing body, FIFA, from running for CONCACAF president, after failing an integrity check.

OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba, (Reuters) – Canadian legislators told an emergency parliamentary session on Tuesday night that a rash of suicide attempts by aboriginal teenagers in a remote, poverty-stricken community was “completely unacceptable” and vowed steps to keep it from happening again.

Just shy of a year since the APNU+AFC coalition swept the PPP/C out of office, the AFC and the government face delicate talks over how to address serious differences and contain a burgeoning scandal around Minister of State Joseph Harmon without undermining their February 14, 2015 alliance.

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) last night said it will request a meeting with embattled Minister of State Joseph Harmon and send him a series of questions about his conduct and it is maintaining its stand on the corrupt nature of the minister’s actions.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) was never officially informed by the relevant council officers that attempts to elect a Mayor and Chairpersons in the six local government areas where there were electoral ties resulted in stalemates, PPP/C commissioner Sase Gunraj says.