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Pakuri, commonly known as St. Cuthbert’s Mission, held its traditional tribal games last weekend.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican judge yesterday convicted and ordered a soldier jailed in connection with the disappearance of a civilian in a northern border state, a legal milestone in a country torn by an almost decade-old war between security forces and drug gangs.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian business leaders may have ideological differences with struggling leftist President Dilma Rousseff, but calls for her impeachment make many of them nervous, effectively giving her support from an unexpected quarter.

(Reuters) – Google Inc launched a Wi-Fi router yesterday, the latest move in the company’s efforts to get ready for the connected home and draw more users to its services.

(Trinidad Guardian) Some 200 workers were left on the breadline yesterday after a fire destroyed the popular Hearty Foods Supermarket at the corner of Sorzano and Pro Queen Streets, Arima.

In honour of her contributions to the nation, the late Minister in the Ministry of Education, Desrey Fox will have the Waramadong Secondary School in Region Seven named after her.

Businessman Sultan Rahaman passed away on Sunday in Orlando, Florida, according to a death announcement in today’s Stabroek News.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two days after he was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire on a Honda CRV Saturday night, two-year-old Jaheim Lord died.

Concerned at the number of employment visas being granted to foreign nationals, Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix yesterday said the government will be seeking to ensure “fair play,” particularly since the labour force for some of the jobs can be sourced by citizens.

The newly sworn-in parliamentary opposition will work with the government once there is fidelity to promises made to the populace during the elections campaign, newly-appointed leader of the opposition Bharrat Jadgeo said yesterday.

With the commissioning of the US$1M GAICO Wharf Facility & Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge at Nismes, West Bank Demerara yesterday, there is expected to be improved navigation of the rivers.

The drunk driver accused of causing the death of Christobel Hughes was yesterday fined for driving under the influence and remanded to prison on a death by dangerous driving charge.

Turning up for the first time in the 11th Parliament yesterday, opposition PPP/C MPs denounced the 2015 Budget as “full of fluff” with former Housing Minister Irfaan Ali leading the charge but his accusations drew heckles from the government side which repeatedly invoked the PPP’s failures during its 23 years in office.

Mike Tyson, the accused in three separate carjackings over the past three months, was yesterday remanded to prison by a city magistrate.

Region Two Toshao Joel Fredericks of Mainstay/Whyaka is the new Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) following elections yesterday which saw major changes in the composition of the body.

A couple was brutalised and robbed at their North Ruimveldt home early yesterday morning.

The police have released five persons who were held in connection with the brutal attack on two West Coast Berbice vendors early Sunday morning.

Two suspects are in police custody after being linked to the chopping death of an unidentified man at Nasano Backdam, North West District, on Sunday.

A total of 311 recruits joined the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) during its recent recruitment drive, a release from the GDF said yesterday.

The Guyana Government through its Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas, which will allow the organisation’s work to continue here.