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The joint membership of the UGSSA and UGWU view the lawsuit filed by UG Vice Chancellor against UGSSA president Dr Mellissa Ifill in response to a no confidence petition against him as “an attempt to bully and intimidate” and they say it will be vigorously challenged.

State attorney Diana Kaulesar yesterday urged a jury to find Anthony De Paul Hope and Ralph ‘Nick’ Tyndall guilty of murdering Colleen Forrester, while saying statements given by both men are inconsistent.

A clerk at the Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) was yesterday charged with stealing from his workplace due to what his lawyer said was an oversight.

Puran Brothers Disposal Inc says it wishes to inform the public that while it participated jointly with a partner in the bidding process for the construction and operations of the Haags Bosch Sanitary facility, it was later excluded from all aspects of the project.

The Guyanese public will now have access to non-stop flights to Orlando, Florida from Surinam Airways at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on a weekly basis for three months.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) has donated a trophy to the Lachmansingh Primary School for its annual graduation and prize giving ceremony, after the school requested assistance.

(The Sports Xchange) – Dwyane Wade will remain in Miami after accepting a one-year, $20 million contract offer from the Heat, according to reports.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Burundi’s parliamentary elections on Monday were not fair or free and human rights were violated, the United Nations said yesterday.

COTONOU, (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande urged African leaders yesterday to respect their constitutional term limits amid concerns that some are prepared to risk political instability in order to cling to power.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – BP Plc will pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S.

Havana, (Reuters) – Cuba has opened 35 Wi-Fi access points nationwide, offering unprecedented online access in a country that until now has restricted use of the Internet to an elite few.

ATHENS/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund delivered a stark warning yesterday of the huge financial hole facing Greece as angry and uncertain voters prepare for a referendum that could decide their country’s future in Europe.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis sets out on Sunday to three of South America’s poorest and smallest countries, taking his message of solidarity with the downtrodden to prisoners, peasants, garbage pickers and indigenous people.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian police arrested Jorge Zelada, former director of Petrobras’ international division, as part of an ongoing investigation into bribery and corruption at the state-run oil producer, prosecutors said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday urged Venezuela’s government and opposition to find a “peaceful resolution” to their disputes before a Dec.

(Barbados Nation) The criminal case against three senior staff members of the Nation Publishing Company Limited was dismissed yesterday.

PPP member Desmond Morian has moved to the court seeking to bar APNU+AFC members Winston Felix and Keith Scott sitting in the National Assembly unless their names are extracted from their coalition’s list.

Man held by cops At about 1300h. today, the police say that Sharon Baldeo of Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, was in a mini-bus that stopped at Eccles, EBD, to allow a male passenger to exit.

Amid signs that Venezuela is trying to limit condemnation from Caricom on its May maritime decree that targeted huge swathes of Guyana’s Atlantic waters, President David Granger and Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge yesterday ramped up pressure on the regional body to take a strong stance while pointing out the threat to the wider community.

Registrar of Lands Juliet Sattaur was yesterday sent on leave to facilitate an investigation into the operation of the registry and “certain financial matters,” Minister of State Joseph Harmon has revealed.