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In his address to South American Presidents of the regional trading bloc MERCOSUR, President David Granger yesterday warned of chaos if established borders are violated.

President David Granger yesterday sought to enlist the aid of Mercosur member countries in defence of Guyana’s sovereignty from Venezuela’s renewed territorial claims.

Floodwater from Wednes-day’s torrential rain was slowly receding yesterday but some communities on the East Coast have seen no respite even as the government’s relief operation takes shape.

A suspect has been detained in connection with the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed yesterday, while saying that the man was being “intensively interviewed” at CID Head-quarters, Eve Leary.

The suspect in the murder of Janice Paul, who was stabbed over a dozen times about her body on Wednesday, died late last night after he was caught and badly beaten before being tied up and handed over to police by public-spirited citizens.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Health Leslie Cadogan was on Thursday instructed to proceed on accumulated leave of 193 days from Monday, July 20th to enable significant reforms particularly in light of growing concerns over the procurement and distribution of drugs.

Wheelchair-bound Juliet Bobb-Semple yesterday remained one of hundreds of citizens in dire need of assistance following Wednesday’s flooding.

Contrary to suggestions that the Kitty Pump Station was shut off yesterday during low tide, the pump was being used to drain the surrounding environs.

The City Constabulary after weeks of investigations has concluded that former acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba breached the financial regulations and systems at the Georgetown Municipality when she granted a $27M tax waiver to a company belonging to Ganga Prasad, the former owner of Stand Cinema.

Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman on Wednesday announced that government has indefinitely shelved the former administration’s $10,000 school grant initiative on the grounds that it is “fiscally unsustainable” and it is now actively considering a number of other initiatives in keeping with its priorities for education.

The top 25 students from the University of Guyana’s Department of Law will be granted automatic entry to the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) for the new semester, but they will also face a tuition hike of over 30%, prompting a call for government intervention.

In response to the country’s high suicide rate, the Guyana Police Force will later this month launch suicide helplines, Commis-sioner of Police Seelall Persaud announced on Wednesday.

A man died last night after he was struck down by a minibus in front of a bar on d’Urban Street, in Georgetown.

The suspected bandit that was shot dead last month after a shootout outside of Butcher’s Pool Hall and Bar, at Middleton Street, Kitty has been identified.

A week after a suspected smuggler was shot and killed, allegedly by a member of the Berbice Anti-Smuggling Squad (BASS), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday announced that the controversial unit would be disbanded.

Three suspects in Thursday’s evening robbery at the M Ali and Son Supermarket in New Amsterdam are now in custody after police pursued them through the town in the aftermath of the attack.

Police who turned up to investigate an accident at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara on Thursday afternoon ended up making a large drug find in one of the vehicles.

A New Amsterdam man was taken into custody yesterday after police found six kilogrammes of marijuana at his home.

A forgery charge which had been laid against recently appointed Town Clerk Royston King more than a year ago was on Thursday withdrawn based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Attorney-General Basil Williams was yesterday granted leave to respond to submissions made by lawyers for former president Bharrat Jagdeo who are seeking to prevent Magistrate Charlyn Artiga from hearing a private criminal charge against him.