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Despite a stop order from the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, construction is continuing at this building at 81-82 Robb and Camp streets.

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has temporarily suspended vending operations along a section of the Merriman Mall and issued vendors a one week deadline to get themselves in order.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday accused the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Omesh Satyanand of misleading the public in relation to the list of ranks recommended for promotion.

A Cummings Lodge miner was yesterday denied bail after he made an appearance before a city court on a charge of attempting to murder a man during a bar brawl.

Vendors still selling under the dilapidated shed of the Stabroek Market Wharf are awaiting word on their relocation from the Mayor and City Council, which will be moving to begin rehabilitation works soon.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday reiterated that it had no plans to institute a security deposit for disconnected customers of up to six months of average monthly charges.

Mark Prince, who was allegedly shot by the would-be victim when he and others invaded a Bel Air Park home last November, was yesterday charged with armed robbery.

The new owners of the former Hotel Tower have officially applied to City Hall for permission to continue renovations.

A Port Kaituma farmer has landed himself in prison on an attempted murder charge after a domestic dispute allegedly broke out when his mother attempted to move herself and a man into his residence.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan celebrated the arrival of the New Year with residents of Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni).

A seaman yesterday denied knowledge of burgling the house of a long-time friend and instead told a city court that he blacked out after a night of drinking.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday eliminated the National Assembly’s control over nomination and removal of central bank directors through a legal reform that the opposition slammed as aimed at curtailing its power a day before it takes leadership of the legislature.

A Dowding Street, Kitty resident was yesterday refused bail after he appeared before a city court on a charge of cannabis possession for trafficking.

Marvin Somersall, who was accused of harming another, was yesterday released on bail after he told a city court that he was trying to defend himself.

UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that Riyadh would continue to work “very hard” to support bids for peace in Syria and Yemen despite the spat.

An Essequibo man was all smiles as he entered the New Year with a brand new car.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern yesterday that the Venezuelan government is trying to obstruct the actions of the country’s National Assembly, which convenes today for its first session with an opposition majority in more than 16 years.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Leading players in the sugar industry have given Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) a failing grade for its performance since taking over the Bernard Lodge, Monymusk and Frome sugar factories in 2009.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. authorities took 121 people into custody over the weekend, primarily in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina, as immigration authorities moved to deport families who entered the United States illegally after May 2014, officials said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Peoples National Movement (PNM) constituency of La Brea was the scene of fiery protests yesterday, involving residents angry over the lack of job opportunities and the deplorable state of the road.