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CARACAS (Reuters) – Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez’s trip to support jailed opposition leaders in Venezuela has brought cheers from anti-government foes but cries of interventionism from socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the deaths of African migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean by boat to Europe.

During today, the police say that Carol Miranda Shako, 42 years, of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, had an argument with a man with whom she shared a relationship during which she was struck to her head and chopped to her neck with an axe.

The opposition PPP today decried what it said was a spate of `witch-hunting’ embarked upon by the new APNU+AFC government.

The Guyana Police Force says that following consultations with the Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, the Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud has today proceeded with the transfers of Senior Officers of the Police Force which had previously been put on hold.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today denounced a Presidential Decree by Venezuela purporting to annex maritime zones belonging to Guyana and the government here is to internationalize the matter.

At about 0150h. today, the police say that Keith Daniels, 18 years, of Public Road, Kitty, Georgetown, was walking along Public Road when he was confronted by three men, one of whom stabbed him to the chest and they escaped.

(Trinidad Express) Congress of the People (COP) political leader Prakash Ramadhar has called on Jack Warner to be a patriot and hand himself over to “Uncle Sam”.

An impromptu raid in Bartica early yesterday morning netted 27 persons suspected to be victims of human trafficking and two alleged traffickers including a woman charged with the offence in 2011 were also detained.

An escapee from the police outpost at Wisroc was shot dead in a confrontation yesterday with law enforcers after he had shot a cop in his head.

A man was shot dead last night at North Sophia and another man was injured.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), Keith Burrowes has resigned from his post in the wake of the change in governments and amid concerns that his appointment was political.

Minister of State Joe Harmon is awaiting a response from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on whether the party will be engaging the APNU+AFC alliance for a more unified and inclusive government.

Despite years of preparation, Parika is not considered a priority for township status, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan says.

The bandits who came under fire from a wounded victim on Saturday afternoon at Grove on the East Bank had done a reconnaissance of the area the day before, an eyewitness said.

The Guyana Government has prohibited the Venezuelan state-owned airline, Conviasa from flying here as it had failed to lodge the required bond with aviation authorities.

Outreach Strategies, an American public relations firm is being paid US$250,000 ($50M) for four months to promote the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) inclusive of endorsements by “celebrities” within Guyana and external stakeholders of international standing.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1930h on Saturday at Line Path, Skeldon, Corentyne, and which resulted in the death of a pedestrian, Ashok Kumar called “Ram”, 68 years of age.

The Ministry of Finance is expected to begin financial audits of at least four agencies today, three of which are the Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC), the Guyana Gold Board (GCB) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) GINA said that this was disclosed by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan

Over 100 Amerindian communities will be holding meetings for Toshaos and Village Councillors shortly, Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock says.