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Ron Forde, called ‘Andel’, one of the two suspects in the murder of sex worker Noel Wilson Luthers, called Nephi, was arrested on Sunday evening by police ranks at Linden.

The Canadian Government-funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project will continue its region-wide sensitisation programme on Continuing Legal Profes-sional Development (CLPD) in Guyana today.

Efforts are underway to appoint a Registrar of the Land Registry, according to Attorney-General Basil Williams, who says that with documents not being signed by Juliet Sattaur, who was recently sent on leave, the department is facing a backlog.

Minister of Social Cohesion Amna Ally on Friday told Region Three residents that racial discrimination, hostility and segregation must be confined to the past.

In a formal response, Guyana has rejected Venezuela’s objections to regulations recently issued by Georgetown in connection with this country’s maritime zones.

The suspect in the murder of 77-year-old Danrasie ‘Carmen’ Ganesh is believed to be responsible for at least one previous attack on other residents of Montrose, who are now living in fear.

A court was yesterday told that there is sufficient evidence against the four men charged with robbing Land Court judge Nicola Pierre and her husband Mohamed Chand, including a confession and identification by the victims.

Finance Minister Winston Jordan yesterday announc-ed tax exemptions for small and medium scale miners on several items used in the industry.

As many questions remain unanswered about the death of airport worker Chris Jacob, a Coroner’s Inquest will be conducted in hopes of finally determining the true circumstances surrounding how he met his end.

The U.S. Embassy partnered with the Ministry of Health last week for a blood drive at the Embassy.

Clifton Gibson, one of the three men accused of murdering Rubis accountant Jason Cort, yesterday pleaded not guilty to a charge that he escaped from custody.

After a brief meeting with two sisters, ages 9 and 11 who reside at Barr Street, Albouystown, President David Granger has committed to setting up a “reading room” in that area.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) held its 37th General Council Meeting (GCM) on Saturday August 1st 2015 at the CIOG’s Secretariat, Woolford Avenue, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

FERGUSON, Mo., (Reuters) – Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missou-ri, yesterday in an effort to quell a repeat of the violence that erupted during demonstrations overnight to mark the police shooting of an unarmed black man one year ago.

South Ruimveldt Park resident Seretse Nievelder, who refused to stop his vehicle when suspected bandits pulled up alongside him, is now an admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was shot to his foot.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demanded that Pakistan crack down on the Taliban after a car bomb explosion near Kabul airport claimed by the Islamist militants killed five people yesterday, the latest in a series of suicide attacks to rock the capital.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 wounded yesterday in two blasts in eastern Iraq claimed by Islamic State in a province once considered mostly free of them.

DENVER, (Reuters) – Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper yesterday declared a “state of disaster emergency” over the accidental release of more than three million gallons (11.3 million liters) of potentially toxic wastewater from a defunct Colorado gold mine into local streams.

ISTANBUL/DIYABAKIR, (Reuters) – Two women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul yesterday and at least nine people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara began a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants.

ATHENS, (Reuters) – Greece and its international lenders were locked in marathon overnight talks to seal a multibillion-euro bailout deal on Tuesday, racing against a countdown to European Central Bank debt repayments falling due in days.