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Corentyne fisher folks have welcomed the noticeable decline in pirate attacks but remain fearful that the joint services will be ill prepared to protect them in the event of any possible resurgence.

The doors of the Tower Suites, rebranded to continue the legacy of the Hotel Tower, were formally opened last evening and Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Director Indranauth Haralsingh hailed it as both historic and timely.

Pressing matters, including the unrest at the Georgetown Prison, have delayed the finalisation and release of the protocols for the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan.

Police are likely to reopen the investigation into the two-year-old murder of popular designer and entertainment promoter Trevor Rose, whose family remains convinced that he was killed because of a woman.

Former Minister of Education Henry Jeffrey has criticised the decision by the Ministry of Education to discontinue using the National Grade Two and Grade Four assessments in the score to decide secondary school placement, saying it is “anti-working class.”

About 1000h. today, police ranks at the Kurupukari Crossing Checkpoint, Rupununi, arrested Stafrei Hopkinson Alexander of Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who was in a vehicle at the Checkpoint.

About 2320h. last night, the police say that a mini-bus and a motor car were travelling in opposite directions along the Richmond Public Road, Essequibo Coast, when they collided.

Mere hours after retired Professor Pariedeau Mars was discovered dead in his Prashad Nagar home on Thursday evening, six teenagers, including two girls, were arrested and a quantity of items stolen from him was recovered.

The report on the Commission of Inquiry (Coi) into the Public Service was yesterday submitted to the Ministry of the Presidency, bringing wage negotiations with the civil servants’ unions closer.

President David Granger is “deeply concerned” about the incidence of crime.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon is threatening to take legal action against Kaieteur News (KN) unless there is a public apology and retraction of what he contends are thirteen “defamatory” reports on his recent trip to China and his association with Chinese logging company Baishanlin.

Rose Hall resident Desmond Gordon, who allegedly chopped his common-law wife to death on Monday evening, has been charged with her murder.

A Timehri guard was yesterday charged with murdering his friend, whom he allegedly stabbed during a drinking spree at his home.

Bloomfield, Corentyne cane harvester Bisram Ramsamug was yesterday charged with murdering his stepfather, whom he allegedly hacked to death during a drunken row early Monday morning.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on government to take steps to reduce overcrowding at the Camp Street Prison, while urging that measures be swiftly adopted to prevent any recurrence of the fire that claimed the life of 17 inmates in March.

Taxi drivers operating within the vicinity of Demico House and the Stabroek Market Square on Thursday protested in front of the Public Buildings for definite word on the city’s plans for their operations.

Hundreds of patrons, armed with their umbrellas, braved the gloomy weather on Thursday to show their support for GuyExpo 2016, which Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin said should be the launch pad for businesses seeking both local and foreign markets.

Among the abundance of talent at this year’s GuyExpo are three young women, Crystal Baptiste, 18, Samantha Ramah, 19, and Aneisa Douglas, 25, who are making art and craft from the most unlikely materials.

Tinniben Animation and E-Networks are set to launch Guyana’s first episodic animated television series, Nancy’s School Daze, which will begin airing in September.