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(Jamaica Observer) – Jamaica attracted US$699 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014 or 7.0 per cent higher year-on-year, according to just published data from a United Nations-based regional body.

(Jamaica Observer) Op-position member of parliament (MP) Daryl Vaz on Wednesday blasted Tivoli Enquiry Chairman Sir David Simmons for reading unsubstantiated information from a police diary alleging that former drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke had stayed at his house after eluding a police dragnet in Tivoli Gardens in May of 2010.

President of Guyana, David Granger, has officially proclaimed that the 11th Parliament will convene at 14:00hrs on Wednesday, 10th June, 2015 at the Parliament Chamber, Public Buildings, Georgetown, a release from Parliament Office said this afternoon.

(Reuters) – Adam Voges became the oldest player to score a century on debut as Australia seized control of the first test against the West Indies on the second day in Dominica today.

At about 1030h. today, the police say that they conducted a search on a house at East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, during which an Uzi sub-machine gun with 14 matching rounds and a .38 special revolver with 6 rounds were found in addition to 482 grams of marijuana.

Manu Durant who was a suspect in the disappearance of Buxton teen, Tenisha Morgan died earlier this morning after being shot during a `gun play’ incident at a popular gentleman’s club, police sources have confirmed.

(Trinidad Express) Republic Bank Ltd (RBL) managing director David Dulal-Whiteway has said the bank is doing an internal investigation into the FIFA-related wire transfers.

The discovery of two bodies in a home at Tain, Corentyne, Berbice, first suspected to be the result of a murder/suicide is now being treated as a double murder and a suspect is currently in custody.

Amid a crisis in the sugar industry, the Government of Guyana yesterday dismissed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, Dr Rajendra Singh, while also asking the Board of Directors to resign with immediate effect.

-Regional Executive Officers likely to be replaced   Former Chief Election Officer Gocool Boodoo earned close to half a million dollars per month as a consultant for the Ministry of Local Government but has since resigned his position according to new Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan who said he is unclear as to what services were provided by Boodoo.

The police and fire service are probing an attempted arson at the Ministry of Communities last evening, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said.

At about 2020h yesterday, police ranks intercepted a motor vehicle at Stewartville Public Road, WCD, during which they came under fire from one of the men who were in the vehicle, police say.

The Guyana Elections Commission will be gazetting the 2015 General and Regional Election results along with the list of Parliamentarians provided by the APNU+AFC governing coalition this week with or without the submission of the opposition’s list.

Junior Communities Minister Keith Scott, who has responsibility for housing, plans to move housing development in the country from the sale of house lots to the sale of turn-key homes in communities that are outfitted with basic services, such as schools and police stations.

A Wakapoa, Pomeroon River man is currently in police custody following reports that he had impregnated his 14-year-old daughter, who is currently some five months pregnant and hospitalized.

A crime scene detective testified yesterday when the trial of Ralph Tyndall, Anthony DePaul Hope and Kevin O’Neil continued for the murder of Colleen Forrester, whose body was found in a septic tank in Kitty in 2008.

Elderly forklift operator Balgobin Persaud was on Tuesday sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of causing the death of a University of Guyana (UG) worker.

Two juveniles are expected to be charged today for the assault on 10 year-old Shaquille Sears, Alex Parks, and Conroy Washington, which occurred at Independence Street, La Grange last Wednesday.

It has been almost one month since 11-year-old Ricky Samaroo has been admitted as a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Burn Care Unit, where he is being treated for second and third degree burns about his body.

Cabinet on Tuesday approved the formation of a Public Infrastructure Task Force to assess and holistically approach drainage and irrigation reform for the city.