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The PPP/C has finalised its list of representatives for the National Assembly, according to PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee, who yesterday signalled that former president Bharrat Jagdeo is tipped to be the opposition leader.

Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall has agreed to forfeit the aircraft on which he was transporting over US$600,000 along with the cash and may spend less than five years in prison, according to the plea agreement he has entered into with the US government.

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee yesterday refused to say whether former government minister Robert Persaud had resigned from the party.

Keon Brewster, who was accused of trying to smuggle cocaine concealed in rum out of the country, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail and fined over $15 million after he changed his plea to guilty.

Taking note of the strong gusts of wind on Sunday, Mocha resident Andrew Little predicted that there was going to be a storm.

Bothram Garnette, an East Canje resident who was allegedly found with a quantity of cocaine concealed in false walls of his suitcase, was yesterday refused bail after he appeared in a city court on a drug trafficking charge.

The interim management of the beleaguered Guyana Sugar Corporation is focused on the immediate future such as preparing for the next crop as the government simultaneously pushes ahead with its Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the industry.

Winslow Smith, who murder accused Anthony De Paul Hope claimed was the last person he saw with his murdered aunt Colleen Forrester, yesterday denied that the woman left with him on the night she was last seen alive.

Taxi driver Clarence Schwartz was yesterday remanded to prison after he was arraigned on three charges, including causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang on Wednesday ruled that a directive given by Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection Minister Simona Broomes that the Public Service Commis-sion (PSC) suspend interviews to fill vacancies within her ministry violated the constitution and as a consequence is “unlawful, null, void and of no legal effect”.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said last Friday that there needs to be a national plan for addressing crime and this, in addition to the provision of more resources to the police, should include educating youths and developing better economic circumstances in the country.

The US Embassy, Castellani House and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) are hosting a film screening today to commemorate Pride Month “The film will be shown at the Castellani House to observe Pride Month, which was designated by President Barack Obama this year to recognise the significant contributions of LGBT people throughout the world,” the embassy said in a press release.

Almost two months after Sophia shopkeeper Shawn Anys was shot dead in front of his four children, relatives are still hoping for justice although no one has yet been arrested.

There will be no mass relocation of the residents of North Timehri as the new government pursues plans to expand the runway of the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA), Minister of infrastructure David Patterson has said.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said Guyana has been remiss in neglecting to make greater use of maritime transportation as the dominant conduit for the flow of goods and passengers within and beyond the country’s borders, even as he revealed the new administration’s plans for “comprehensive infrastructural connectivity and reform” to boost trade and capitalise on the country’s many waterways.

Sixteen-year-old Mary Ann Chappell has been missing for almost a week and her family is seeking the help of the general public to find her.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has continued to flag persons who flout the anti-littering laws and has recently recorded four victories against offenders who have been ordered to pay fines amounting to a total of $130,000.

(Reuters) – US President Barack Obama yesterday announced a proposal that would make nearly 5 million more workers eligible for overtime pay, a move that would touch nearly every sector of the US economy and could face legal challenges.

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations is downsizing its humanitarian staff in some Asian countries where governments have stepped up with funds and manpower after a decade of massive floods, storms and earthquakes.

WASHINGTON – (Reuters) A year after Islamic State declared a caliphate on territory seized in Iraq and Syria, the al Qaeda splinter group faces military pressure from a US-led coalition but remains a potent force holding key cities, the Pentagon said yesterday.