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A constable was placed on $400,000 bail yesterday after he was faced with the charge of raping a teenage boy.

Region Three Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Chairman Inshan Ayube has denied accusations made by the Den Amstel Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) officials that they were never informed about the community visits made by President Irfaan and the starting of the works for rehabilitation of the community ground.

Government-nominated Elections Commissioner Sase Gunraj yesterday detailed instances where former Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield disregarded a large number of valid votes as he sought to finalise the results of the March 2, 2020 elections in defiance of directions from both the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the courts.

Political activist Dr Veerasammy Ramayya yesterday pleaded not guilty to a cybercrime charge stemming from statements he made about a pandit in an online video.

Fraud, perpetrated through romance and package delivery scams, was the most prevalent threat posed to Guyana’s financial sector in 2021, according to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) 2021 annual report.

The autopsy conducted on the remains of 75-year-old Agatha Gamell, the Charity Housing Scheme grandmother who was killed on Sunday, has revealed that she died from multiple injuries to her body.

Communications Special-ist, Kit Nascimento, has informed the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 General and Regional Elections that he will not be able testify in the public hearings as he is a defendant in a related case before the court Nascimento, who served as an Elections Observer on behalf of the Private Sector, was invited by the Commission to testify.

The Guyana Revenue Authority and the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) are investigating several cases where persons withdraw large amounts of money at the end of the year and use their reduced bank statement in their tax declarations to avoid taxes.

A mudslide, accidentally caused by a contractor, damaged two homes at Wismar, Linden on Wednesday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday morning successfully conducted a Medical Evacua-tion for a 30-year-old female patient from the Matthews Ridge Hospital, Region One (Barima/ Waini).

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cyril Ramaphosa’s future as South African president hung in the balance yesterday, as his office said he was exploring options after a report found evidence he may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash stolen from his game farm.

Minister of Housing Collin Croal yesterday made a final plea to the remaining Mocha/Arcadia squatters who haven’t taken up the move-in-ready house deal, as he announced that demolition will begin today so that the road project for that area could commence.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – Judges at the World Court ruled yesterday that Chile and land-locked Bolivia now agreed on previous points of dispute over access to the waters of the Silala river and that they would not need to make a decision on Chile’s claims before the court.

RUSSELS,  (Reuters) – European Union governments tentatively agreed yesterday on a $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil – an idea of the Group of Seven (G7) nations – with an adjustment mechanism to keep the cap at 5% below the market price, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters.

HAVANA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Cuba´s Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio yesterday accused long-time rival the United States of doublespeak after the Biden administration proposed to scrap a plan to install a new undersea telecommunications cable to Cuba.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Joe Biden yesterday used the first state visit of his presidency to demonstrate unity with France’s Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine, show willingness to speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and assuage European anger over U.S.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers on Wednesday evening arrested a North Sophia man after it intercepted a boat with 1,000 shotgun cartridges aboard.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson, who was the then Region Four Counting Agent for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) during the March 2020 elections, said his efforts to deliver a letter requesting a recount of votes tabulated for District Four to Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo had been frustrated by police officers.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Islamic State (IS) militant leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi, who was killed in mid-October in Syria, blew himself up after he and his aides were surrounded by local fighters in the town of Jasem, fighters involved in the clash told Reuters.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s energy ministry tried earlier this year to block the publication of stricter rules on natural gas flaring, according to documents seen by Reuters, saying they would hurt state oil company Pemex and its plans to increase production.