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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee said that while the new Members of Parliament attended an orientation yesterday he would not confirm that the party would make its first entry into the 11Th Parliament today.

Samuel Hinds Jr has moved to the High Court through his attorneys Peter Hugh and Latchmie Rahamat in a bid to stay Magistrate’s Court proceedings against him.

  Pooran Saroop called ‘Beco’, 56, a former farmer and security guard of Lot 7 Brothers Village, East Bank Berbice was discovered dead yesterday morning with chops to his head.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has allowed an appeal by two Essequibo farmers over a rice land dispute and set aside a Guyana Court of Appeal decision.

Come next year’s budget, the government’s takings from the 24% of the proceeds of the Guyana Lotteries Fund will be included in the Consoli-dated Fund, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman said yesterday.

A minibus driver was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly driving a minibus recklessly and causing the death of a man.

Self-confessed `death squad’ member Shawn Hinds is still not cooperating with police, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who yesterday said that a copy of the interview he did with HPGTV Nightly News has been handed over to the police.

Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman yesterday ridiculed the PPP’s claim that the government has purchased 52 luxury vehicles to be used by ministers and advisors describing the recent claim as a “sideshow” by the opposition.

The trial of Colin Bess, who had been charged with raping a 12-year-old child, ended in a hung-jury on Tuesday.

The APNU+AFC government would ideally like to have the long-awaited local government elections held by the end of this year, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman said, and the administration is working assiduously to have a date named shortly.

A man was yesterday fined after he tried to illegally take an animal out of the country on July 29.

Cabinet on Tuesday approved funds to be distributed among active African groups across the country to host Emanci-pation Day activities which are held on or around August 1.

Cabinet has considered a draft code of conduct for ministers of government, members of the National Assembly and public office holders and it is now under active discussion which would continue at a Cabinet retreat next month, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman said yesterday.

BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – United Nations human rights experts have urged the Dominican Republic to prevent arbitrary deportations of Haitian migrants and Domini-cans of Haitian descent, and to address allegations of racial profiling during deportations.

Following concerns by tourists and overseas-based Guyanese about animal welfare in the country, a team of regional and international veterinarians volunteered their services and is performing surgeries for the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA).

On Monday, Joshua Moonsammy died in the Paediatric Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after spending the last five years of his life as a resident there.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The long list of 13 titles for the 2015 Man Booker Prize for fiction written in English, published yesterday, features the first Jamaican author in contention for the 50,000-pound ($78,000) prize.

The Town Clerk of Georgetown, Royston King in addressing the Council at its Statutory meeting on Monday said he has approached Central Government on several issues affecting the municipality including valuation of properties in the city, a release from City Hall said yesterday.

BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Peruvian special forces rescued 26 children and 13 women, some of whom had been raped and held captive for three decades, when they raided a southeastern jungle camp of the left-wing Shining Path rebel group.

The indigenous community of Moruca located in Barima-Waini, Region One hosted its 11th annual Expo last weekend under the theme “One culture: many Livelihoods” but two visiting ministers voiced concern over what they said was a decline in its quality.