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John Joseph, 64, died during the wee hours of yesterday morning in the North West District of Region One after police say he was stabbed with the arrow he shot at a man.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – His manners and dress are so impeccable that the man who may soon be Brazil’s next president is quietly known by political allies and enemies alike as “The Butler.”

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police made a series of arrests of right-wing and anti-racist protesters in Brussels yesterday, and riot squads engaged in a tense confrontation with local youths in the district of Molenbeek.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has an uncomplicated approach to cricket and the affable all-rounder had a typically nonchalant view of the 22-yard pitch on which his team will face England in Sunday’s World Twenty20 final.

About 0630h. today, the police say that goldsmith Ramdat Singh, 42 years, and his son Ramdat Singh Jnr; 16 years, of Bush Lot, WCB, were in the process of setting up their stand at the Rosignol Market when two men armed with handguns held them up and demanded the bag with their jewellery.

About 0130h. today, the police say that John Joseph, 64 years, of Triangle Backdam, NWD, intervened in an argument between a man and his son at Triangle Backdam and shot the man with an arrow to his chest.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 13-week pregnant Belmont woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus, even as new international research seems to be tightening the connection between the virus and the potentially devastating birth defect of microcephaly — a medical condition where babies’ heads are abnormally small.

Newly-elected Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green said yesterday that she was pleased to be heading a council with a fair mixture of youth and experience.

Buoyed by the support of members of his constituency and the ruling coalition, alleged child molester Winston Harding was yesterday sworn in as a councillor of Georgetown, a post he has no intention of resigning.

Another Sussex Street, Charlestown man was gunned down late last evening in what is suspected to be a reprisal killing after the murder of Kevon Payne, a member of the Coast Guard who was executed on Tuesday evening not far from his Sussex Street home.

The first ever Mayor and Deputy Mayor of new town Bartica were elected yesterday, when the Town Council held its first meeting after the March 18th local government elections.

For the first Deputy Mayor of the new town of Lethem, 19-year-old Maxine Welch, her age is an asset as it allows her to relate to the largest demographic of her municipality, the youth.

A fire on February 23rd at a Lodge house, where two adult autistic brothers had to be rescued by alert neighbours has underlined the need for early intervention in diagnosing the disorder.

Land at Liliendaal that was previously earmarked for a hotel is under consideration as the site for the new Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) head office.

Police have identified and are searching for a prime suspect in Thursday’s shooting on Regent Street, which left one of the two victims in a critical condition at a city hospital.

Two brothers have been arrested as investigators continue to probe the murder of Coast Guardsman Kevon Payne, who was gunned down on Tuesday night in Charlestown.

The renewal of contract for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) Ramesh Ghir bypassed the board and was instead dealt with by then Minister of Public Works Robeson, a forensic audit into the corporation has revealed.

Transgender persons aren’t trying to impose themselves on society, they are just trying to be part of it, according to Quincy McEwan, known as Gulliver, the Director of Guyana Trans United (GTU).

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday urged Community Policing Groups (CPGs) to make efforts to tackle the root of crime in communities.

Entrepreneur Carwyn Holland was elected Mayor of Linden yesterday, after the 16-member council was sworn in, in the council chamber of the Mayor and Town Council.