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Senior Legal Adviser, Ministry of Legal Affairs and Office of the Attorney General’s Chambers, Judy Stuart and the President of the Guyana Press Association, Neil Marks recently participated in a US programme on combating corruption.

The radio station once owed by former Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud has been rebranded to focus on music and celebrity gossip.

Guyana has become the 57th member and the 2nd CARICOM member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court yesterday threw out post-election violence charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, giving him a major boost as he prepares to make another run for office in elections next year.

LONDON/REYKJAVIK,  (Reuters) – Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned yesterday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm which have shone a spotlight on the offshore wealth of politicians and public figures worldwide.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma yesterday survived an impeachment vote in parliament launched after the constitutional court ruled he had ignored an order to repay state funds spent on his private home.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian Federal Supreme Court justice yesterday ordered Congress to start impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer, deepening a political crisis and uncertainty over leadership of Latin America’s largest country.

MILWAUKEE,  (Reuters) – Republican Ted Cruz won the Wisconsin presidential primary yesterday, dealing a blow to front-runner Donald Trump’s hopes of amassing the delegates needed for the party’s nomination ahead of the July convention and boosting the chances of a rare contested convention.

(Trinidad Express) PORT OF SPAIN – A national crisis. That is how Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has described the unacceptable level of criminal conduct in the country.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s electoral board said it was the only body allowed to reform referendum rules governing removal of the country’s president, throwing cold water on opposition plans to recall President Nicolas Maduro amid an economic crisis.

(Reuters) – Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant yesterday signed a far-reaching law allowing people with religious objections to deny wedding services to same-sex couples and protecting other actions considered discriminatory by gay rights activists.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Police are advising that they will be strictly enforcing the laws relating to how close to Gordon House persons can gather for next week’s State Opening of Parliament.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – West Indies T20 cricket captain Darren Sammy Tuesday expressed his delight at the decision of the St.

NEW DELHI, India,  CMC- Cricket columnist Mark Nicholas has apologised to West Indies T20 captain Darren Sammy and his side for describing them as “short of brains” before the start of the T20 World Cup.

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc today said that the actions of Minister of State Joseph Harmon in relation to the employing and rewarding of supporters and donors constitutes corruption.

(Trinidad Guardian) Desperate because they are unable to pay home mortgages and vehicle loans, over 100 former ArcelorMittal employees overpowered security guards as they stormed the Point Lisas plant yesterday, demanding answers about their pension and savings plan.

Better Hope goldsmith Richard Ramjit will today appear in court to answer charges in connection with his gold and silver jewellery which was seized by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) in January at the airport.

A forty-four-year-old woman is currently battling for her life at a city hospital after she was stabbed about her body on Sunday evening by her husband who took his own life.

Two persons, including the daughter of Nonpareil pensioner Roger Manikam, were detained by the police yesterday on suspicions that they are linked to his murder, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said.

The governing APNU+AFC on Friday took all seven of the seats on the city’s key Finance Committee despite the nomination of a Team Legacy member who was backed by other groups elected to the council.