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President David Granger yesterday swore in two more Commissioners to serve on the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and charged them to operate within their mandate, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said Rajendra Bissessar and Dela Atta Kuma Britton, an Attorney-at-Law by profession, were inducted as PUC Commissioners in the presence of the Chairman, Justice Prem Persaud; Minister of State, Joseph Harmon; Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, and other stakeholders at the Ministry of the Presidency.

The temporary landfill site at Le Repentir Cemetery has been closed as steps are being taken towards opening a new cell at the Haags Bosch facility by midday today to ease a growing garbage problem in the city.

Miscommunication among three parties has led to them enjoying their favourite meal and engaging in a discussion as to what resulted in the assault charges brought against each other.

Owen Crum-Ewing had three charges brought against him yesterday in the courts of abusive language, disorderly behaviour and assault.

A Diamond Housing Scheme mason was yesterday placed on $15,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of breaking and entering.

A confrontation between a couple last night at their Plantation Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home, has led to the arrest of a man who reportedly doused his wife with kersosene before threatening to kill her while armed with a gun.

Two separate larceny charges involving a handbag and pepper will result in two men spending time in jail.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and his eldest daughter, Daniele Harmon-Klien, on Sunday spread holiday cheer to more than 250 children of Phoenix Park, Pouderoyen and neighbouring communities on the West Bank Demerara, at a Christmas party held

A Friendship man was yesterday reprimanded and placed on a bond for a year after he was charged with assaulting his reputed wife over a text message from a taxi driver.

Three days ago, Regent Street vendor, Keron Herbert died after he was shot several times and the police are still looking for the perpetrator/s.

A 51-year-old man was yesterday fined after he was read charges of narcotics possession.

NORRISTOWN, Pa., (Reuters) – Bill Cosby was charged yesterday with sexually assaulting a woman after plying her with drugs and alcohol in 2004, marking the only criminal case against the once-beloved performer whose father-figure persona has been tainted by dozens of misconduct accusations.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Rivers and the sea ran red in parts of Malaysia this week after two days of heavy rain brought an increase in run-off from the booming and largely unregulated bauxite mining industry.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s policy chief apologised yesterday after a newly released memo from 30 years ago revealed he had blamed poor morals in the black community for riots and said any investment would be wasted on discos and drugs.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Rain-swollen rivers in the U.S. Midwest forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents, threatened crops and livestock and left scores of buildings underwater yesterday after days of extreme weather in which 24 people died.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia has declared a red alert because of low water levels in two key rivers which supply hundreds of towns and cities in the South American country, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge identified the former president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, as one of several alleged co-conspirators in a bribery scheme that helped SAP to sell millions of dollars in software to Panama, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court yesterday blocked four newly elected lawmakers from taking office after a legal challenge by the ruling Socialist Party, which was roundly defeated by the opposition coalition in the Dec.

Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud today said that he has received correspondence from the Police Service Commission that promotions have been put on hold until February 2016, a move he is disappointed at.

(Trinidad Guardian) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will not be bowing to demands from the Caricom appointed sub-committee which has called for the dissolution of the board.