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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump removed his chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council yesterday, reversing his controversial decision early this year to give a political adviser an unprecedented role in security discussions.

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

Police ranks in ‘D’ Division are making stringent efforts to quickly apprehend a man who allegedly strangled his reputed wife, in his Parika, East Bank Essequibo home, about 07:3 am today.

BEIJING/TAWANG, India,  (Reuters) – China said today that India’s decision to host Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on a contested stretch of land on the India-China border would cause serious damage to relations between the two countries.

Three men were yesterday each sentenced to 19 years in jail after pleading guilty to a series of 2009 crimes, including manslaughter, the attempted murder of policemen and setting a section of the Supreme Court on fire.

A young couple are calling on health officials to investigate the medical staff at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, whom they say did not give their premature baby a “fair chance” to live.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the operations of the Centre for Information Technology (CIT) of the University of Guyana (UG), following allegations of theft of equipment from the Centre and misconduct of staff members.

The former bank manager who was wanted by the police for questioning in relation to a recent multi-million-dollar fraud at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) branch in Bartica, yesterday turned herself over to the police.

Once the David Granger administration delivers a “concrete, realistic and cost effective plan” for Guyana’s transition to clean and renewable energy sources, the country will get access to funds now held by Norway and the Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank (IDB), according to Special Envoy and Director of the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative Per Fredrik Pharo.

The Ministry of Natural Resources says it has noted media reports on the charges of alleged bank fraud against licenced gold dealer Saddiqi Rafeek Mohamed Rasul and the alleged linkages with personnel at the Guyana Gold Board.

Some commercial banks in the city are still finding it difficult to meet even modest requests by customers seeking to buy US dollars and of six banks that were visited by this newspaper yesterday, only two had US currency for sale.

After four weeks of no work, East Demerara cane planters yesterday appealed to fellow workers to “stand ready” to lend support as they anticipate the closure of the East Demerara Estate which straddles Enmore and LBI.

“Exorbitant” rates and the fact that Guyanese were already in charge were key reasons behind the government’s decision to end its arrangement with Finnish firm Wartsila for the management GPL power plants.

The police are on the hunt for four men who attacked businessman Mahadeo Shiwpaul and his family at their Good Hope, East Coast Demerara home on Sunday and carted off an undisclosed amount of cash.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday accused members of government of seeking to “dictate” the editorial content of the state media.

University of Guyana (UG) Vice-Chancellor Professor Ivelaw Griffith says the planned increase in tuition fees is an overdue decision that is intended to widen the institution’s revenue base so that it can deliver the best services.

Head of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Dr Oudho Homenauth said the institute will be monitoring all imported coconut planting materials from Mexico after concerns were raised by farmers about the lethal yellowing disease.

A West Coast Demerara man was on Monday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing over $2.6 million in cash and valuables from a pensioner.

A trial date has been set for Haleno Luiz, the Brazilian pastor who is charged with causing the death of a motorcyclist last month.

The trial of former General Manager of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) Nizam Hassan, who is accused of approving payments for substandard work on the rehabilitation of the company’s Robb Street headquarters, began yesterday.