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A Cuyuni miner was allegedly murdered after an altercation with another miner over missing gold and police have since arrested one man and are searching for a second.

A summons was on Monday issued for Regan Rodrigues, also known as ‘Grey Boy,’ who is to face new evidence in a preliminary inquiry for the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A suspected Syrian government chemical attack killed scores of people, including children, in the northwestern province of Idlib yesterday, a monitoring group, medics and rescue workers in the rebel-held area said.

Million-dollar bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the rehabilitation of several police stations across the country, under the Ministry of Public Security.

Scotiabank in collaboration with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has launched its third Vision Achiever LivePitch Business Plan competition for small business owners.

(Reuters) – For the first time ever, a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that federal civil rights law protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.

The University of Guyana (UG) launched an Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition at the Turkeyen Campus on Monday, under the theme ‘Optimize the collection and use of Occupational safety and health data.’

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces quelled masked protesters with tear gas, water cannons and pepper spray in Caracas yesterday after blocking an opposition rally against socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuadorean leftist Lenin Moreno won Sunday’s presidential election, the country’s electoral council said yesterday, after a tight contest with his right-wing opponent.

The government says it is prepared to engage stakeholders in a “frank and open” discussion regarding the 14 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on private tuition.

Alvin Rudder, who was recently convicted for sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl, has been placed in solitary confinement after he was attacked on Sunday at the Camp Street Prison.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Congressional intelligence committee Democrats said yesterday they would soon be allowed to view documents at the centre of a political firestorm surrounding the investigation of possible links between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia.

TEPIC, Mexico,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Standing in El Salvador’s Congress as the Central American state voted to become the first in the world to ban metal mining, Vidalina Morales’ elation was muted by the memory of four activist colleagues killed during a 12-year campaign.

The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) is once again calling on the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to decentralize its services, citing its successful use of decentralization to help 50 of its members gain new mining lands as an example of what can be achieved.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s top electoral court yesterday decided to hear new witnesses in an illegal campaign financing case that could remove President Michel Temer from office, delaying any verdict in the trial until at least May.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s biggest trade union called on President Jacob Zuma to quit yesterday, in the wake of a cabinet reshuffle that has cost the country one investment-grade rating and deepened a rift within the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

(Trinidad Guardian) Residents of St Rose and Belgrade Streets in Laventille on Monday lamented how their serene neighbourhood had been shattered by a double murder, after two men were killed in a vehicle parked in the area.

Three men were remanded to prison on Monday on a wounding charge after a court heard that the young victim may be left disfigured.

Following the concerns raised by citizens regarding the 14 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on private tuition, a team of Government Ministers will be meeting with parents and operators of private schools on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 11:00h at the National Cultural Centre (NCC).

The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Phillip Cort, 53, a miner of 32 Queen Street, Courtland, Corentyne, Berbice, whose body was found in his tent at Arimu Falls Top Landing, Cuyuni, Region 7 about 06:00hrs yesterday with multiple marks of violence.