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President David Granger yesterday pledged $1 million to support the educational programmes which are being undertaken by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) and inveighed against extremism.

Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira says there are issues with various parliamentary procedures that need to be addressed and cited the breaching of Standing Orders, which she said is deeply concerning.

For twenty-one-year-old Lukeisha Clarke, this will be a “black Christmas” as she will spend it hoping for justice instead of fancy presents.

Former Georgetown Mayor and well-known florist Compton Young now lives in a senior residential care home but despite this, and having a leg amputated as a result of diabetes, he says he is living his best life yet as he continues to do what he loves, floral arrangements.

If there is one wish that 12-year-old Reaha Mangru of Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara would like to have granted this Christmas, it would be to save the vision in her left eye.

The police have completed their investigations into the alleged drugging and gang raping of a woman which occurred a month ago at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) building at Mahdia, according to Divisional Commander Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram.

Aubrey Squires and Milton Massiah will be spending Christmas on the streets but to them that’s not a great problem.

These nativity musings have to do specifically with the Birth of the Jesus Child, who eventually was to become the Christ – the One sent and anointed to become a Messiah.

The Haags Bosch Landfill fire continues to burn, though the intensity of the fire is less, almost a week since it started and garbage disposal at the facility remains at a standstill.

When the 2016 Budget is presented in January, sweeper/cleaners who earn meagre salaries can expect to see their wages increased to at least minimum wage, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon.

Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (Demtoco) on December 17th spread Christmas cheer at the Night Shelter at La Penitence.

The investigation into the invasion of a Puruni mining camp on November 15, which ended in assault, has been completed and the police will soon send the file for legal advice, Divisional Commander Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Obama administration yesterday came under fire from Democratic presidential candidates and human rights groups for plans to intensify deportations of Central American migrants by rounding up undocumented families.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – A fire tore through the intensive care unit and the maternity ward of a Saudi hospital before dawn yesterday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 123, officials said.

The girls of St. Ann’s Orphanage in Georgetown got a special Christmas treat on Monday from the management of the Ramada Georgetown Princess, a release from the hotel said yesterday.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis led the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas yesterday, urging those “intoxicated” by possessions and superficial appearances to return to the essential values of life.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican judge has sentenced a former regional governor from the main conservative opposition party to two years and three months in prison for embezzlement, the government of Aguascalientes state said.

BANGKOK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thai authorities must step up witness protection for a major human trafficking trial with the accused including an army general and one investigator fleeing the country fearing for his life, activists said on Thursday as the first witnesses gave evidence.

As the United States Department of State celebrates 75 years of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The governor of Rio de Janeiro declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as a budget shortfall caused chaos in the state’s healthcare system only eight months before the city of Rio is due to host the 2016 Olympic Games.