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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres’ representative on the Guyana and Venezuela border controversy is scheduled to arrive here next week and Georgetown is welcoming his visit.

The Community Policing Organization of Guyana (CPOG) has played an important role in curbing criminal activities having conducted over 20,000 patrols and effected 89 arrests last year, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday while calling on persons to join the voluntary organization.

A gold miner was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail by a city magistrate after he was accused of fraudulently converting his business partner’s jewellery to his own use and benefit.

A West Ruimveldt woman was yesterday denied bail over a charge of possession of ammunition but was granted bail over cannabis possession when she appeared in a city court.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) is mourning the passing of veteran journalist Steve Narine.

The office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) is still looking at the case file, in relation to four-year-old Ramkarran Mohan who was struck down and killed on the Tuschen Housing Scheme Main Road, at East Bank Essequibo (EBE).

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government of going “beyond a red line” with a poison gas attack on civilians and said his attitude toward Syria and Assad had changed, but gave no indication of how he would respond.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has observed that the Berbice Mining Syndicate has been speaking in the media about lack of access to the Parish Peak area and says this area is off-limits.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s African National Congress “closed ranks” around President Jacob Zuma after two key allies of the ruling party called for his resignation following a cabinet reshuffle that cost the country one of its investment-grade credit ratings.

An accountant of New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) testified yesterday that $10 million was approved for the rehabilitation of the company’s Robb Street headquarters, in the National Budget in 2010, as the trial of former General Manager of NGMC, Nizam Hassan, who is accused of approving payments for substandard work, continued.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A Democratic senator delivered a 15-1/2-hour, all-night speech denouncing President Donald Trump’s U.S.

First Lady,  Sandra Granger, on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), which presented her with  1,000 pairs  of shoes in support of her programme to provide footwear for students who are in need, particularly in the hinterland.

President David Granger last evening said that international peace and economic integration are the utmost goals of the Caribbean; goals, which he acknowledges are shared by the European Union, and were the cornerstone of the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community (TEEEC).

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank chief said yesterday the bank altered course on how to protect the peso after a couple of tweets by U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he thinks Susan Rice, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama, committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates mentioned in intercepted communications, but he declined requests for evidence, the New York Times reported.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition lawmakers, some carrying injuries from this week’s protests, yesterday sought the dismissal of Supreme Court judges whom they accuse of propping up a socialist dictatorship.

A farmer was yesterday read a charge by the Chief Magistrate which alleged that he stole a chainsaw valued at $250,000.

Baramita can now be recognized as a “titled community” having formally received its Land Title last weekend, giving its people exclusive rights to their territory.

Collaborative efforts have commenced for the 179th Commemorative Indian Arrival anniversary at Plantation Highbury on May 5, 2017.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Brazilian government programme to formally distribute land to thousands of small-scale farmers is helping the country protect its vast forests, according to research presented to lawmakers yesterday.