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(CPL) An outstanding fifty from Lendl Simmons which transcended some difficult batting conditions took the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a 7 wicket victory over the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel. 

At about 0845h. today, police say that Ronaldo Ram, 20 years, of Canal No 1.

(Trinidad Express) Police yesterday executed an early morning surprise swoop on insurrectionist Yasin Abu Bakr and detained him as well as ten other people for questioning in connection with the murder of senior counsel Dana Seetahal.

Following their arrest after a shootout with police at Craig last week, charges were yesterday read to suspects in the murder of businessman Ganesh Ramlall and the violent robbery of Justice Nicola Pierre and her husband.

Over a dozen persons were injured after a minibus collided with a pick-up truck and landed both vehicles in a trench along Mandela Avenue, just outside of President David Granger’s home.

The University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus will be partially closed for the next two days as efforts are made to address the damage caused by last week’s storm and as well as health and safety issues created by the resulting floodwaters on the campus.

Efforts are still being made to contact “another individual” in the Courtney Crum-Ewing murder investigation, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday.

A jury yesterday found Leonard Singh not guilty of two counts of raping a 14-year-old girl.

Just days after Albouystown residents were experienced some relief from flooding, the community was waterlogged again up to late yesterday after a heavy downpour and owing to problems with the Sussex Street koker.

A minibus driver was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with causing the death of a 60-year-old man, who was struck down last Friday evening.

Given the amount of pension received by former presidents monthly, benefits are not really necessary, according to Attorney General Basil Williams who said yesterday that the passage of legislation to cap these benefits was an attempt to correct the mischief done.

Attorney General Basil Williams said the government is still looking at appealing the recent ruling of acting Chief Justice Ian Chang that a president can run for a third term.

Requests for the appointment of a special prosecutor in the magistrate’s courts where there is no cost to the state should be automatically granted by the DPP’s Chambers, according to attorney at law, Gino Persaud.

A man is now facing a charge that he committed a $17 million burglary after a gun allegedly found in his possession was linked to the stolen booty.

Ganganan Dhanraj, the 58-year old man, who was struck down, allegedly by a drunk driver, last Friday died at the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday.

Retired Major General Norman McLean, President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), yesterday implored government to work alongside the private sector on harbour expansion and maintenance to improve economic prosperity.

Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams will be presenting proposals to Cabinet to alleviate the financial burden placed on Guyanese law students by the recent hike in fees at the Hugh Wooding Law School.

Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman is expected to present a draft code of conduct for government ministers and other public office holders at today’s Cabinet meeting even as the ministers have been operating under a temporary code drafted by President David Granger.

The government is seeking to decentralize primary health care as moves are afoot to have 24-hour health service on the East Coast, according to Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Karen Cummings.

A call has been made for effective institutional support to meet the needs of vulnerable groups, particularly women, children and the elderly in times of natural or human disasters.