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City businessman Mikhail Rodrigues, who was accused of a $2 million fraud, had the charge against him dismissed yesterday after the complainant chose to offer no evidence.

UNITED NATIONS/ MOSCOW/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Russia warned yesterday that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have “extremely serious” consequences, as President Donald Trump’s first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift between Moscow and Washington.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Republican-led Senate on Friday gave Donald Trump the biggest triumph of his young presidency, confirming his Supreme Court nominee over stout Democratic opposition and restoring a conservative majority on the highest U.S.

A decision to sell marijuana due to financial difficulties ended in tears yesterday for a Berbice man, who was sentenced to three years in jail and fined almost $5 million.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – A truck ploughed into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing four people and wounding 15 in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack.

A former Republic Bank clerk was yesterday charged in a city court with misappropriating $500,000 that she was supposed to transfer to another bank.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader and two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said yesterday he has been banned from holding political office for 15 years, a move that could galvanize protests against the leftist government.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Argentina unveiled plans on Friday to grant 1,000 university scholarships to Syrian refugees over the next five years after facing criticism from human rights groups for stalling on a commitment last year to take in 3,000 refugees.

A Berbice man is now a remanded prisoner after he was charged with having seven pounds of cannabis for trafficking.

Under increasing pressure from the public, the government today said that Cabinet will review the 14% Value Added Tax on private education tuition at its next meeting on Tuesday, April 11th.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — Jason Mohammed struck the second fastest-ever half-century by a West Indian against Pakistan, as the embattled Caribbean side pulled off a daring record run chase to win the opening One-Day International by four wickets here Friday.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned U.S. cruise missile strikes on Syria as illegal today, warning the move would further damage already battered U.S.-Russia

(Trinidad Express) Former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine says while bpTT’s decision to not build its Angelin platform in La Brea is disappointing, it should come as no surprise.

The E-Governance Unit of the Ministry of the Presidency, accompanied by officers from the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU), yesterday seized 15 complete desktop computers from the Enmore Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), triggering condemnation from the opposition PPP.

Mohammed Iqbal was yesterday morning sentenced to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to unlawfully killing his ex-wife, Sookdai (Lalita) Basdeo, whom he admitted stabbing to death.

Arguing that the granting of scholarships to two government ministers appeared to be a continuation of suspected old practices, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) yesterday called on the government to enhance transparency and accountability of the programme.

Ganesh Dhanraj, who is the prime suspect in the murder of his wife, yesterday plunged into the Essequibo River at Roden Rust to evade the police.

Although the Diamond Diagnostic Centre is staffed by a number of specialists in different fields, its efficiency has been hindered by the shortage of drugs and nonfunctioning equipment, members of the National Assembly’s Social Services Committee were told yesterday during a performance assessment visit.

A Guyana Police Force rank was yesterday charged with two counts of fraud, including converting $400,000 he received for another man to his own use.

A former murder accused was yesterday granted his release on bail after he denied a charge of causing bodily harm to another man, whose injuries may be life-threatening.