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A man was yesterday morning robbed of $800,000, which he had just withdrawn from a bank, and four persons, including an accused in last year’s Ramada Princess Hotel Casino robbery, are currently in police custody.

Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments Dr George Norton says that the delay in the establishment of the critical Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-ing the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Authority was caused by organizations taking a lengthy time to submit the names of nominees.

Government does not expect that there will be any oil spills when ExxonMobil begins drilling offshore Guyana, but will be prepared if any occur, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman said on Thursday.

Unable to find the right photographs of wooden buildings in Georgetown for her child’s assignment, Amanda Richards and her then primary school child armed themselves with a ‘point and shoot camera’ and roved the streets of the city, taking what they considered to be the right photographs of various buildings.

Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams SC had more than enough time to challenge the US$2.2M judgment that Trinidad road construction company Dipcon won against government, according to his predecessor Anil Nandlall.

Several residents of Agricola, East Bank Demerara, yesterday afternoon stood in front the Brickdam Police Station venting their anger that the police had picked up and held a few of their relatives for a few hours without any given reason.

The increased use of drones in local airspace will now see operators of the device having to seek permission from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) beforehand.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Some 110 people have died in southern Somalia in the last two days from famine and diarrhoea resulting from a drought, the prime minister said yesterday, as the area braces itself for widespread shortages of food.

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House budget director confirmed yesterday that the Trump administration will propose “fairly dramatic reductions” in the US foreign aid budget later this month.

Advocate for broadcasting rights Enrico Woolford has challenged Home Box Office Latin America (HBO LA) to further explain why it has chosen to hold government and a local reseller accountable for an issue it should be able to settle in the US courts.

“If democracy in Guyana is to be fully implemented we need statesmen and women who look to future and who can give us a vision of solidarity and unity we can support.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada will not tighten its border to deter migrants crossing illegally from the United States in the wake of a US immigration crackdown because the numbers are not big enough to cause alarm, a government minister said yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A spokesman for Barack Obama yesterday rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that the then-president had wiretapped Trump in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign.

As the world looks toward the 10th edition of Earth Hour on March 25, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas – Guyana Office, along with partnering organizations, will join individuals and businesses to shine a light on climate action and signal a commitment to change climate change.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump accused predecessor Barack Obama on Saturday of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation which an Obama spokesman said was “simply false”.

On Wednesday, ranks in ‘A’ Division acting on information received went to Long Creek, Linden Highway and carried out a search in two farm houses and found in excess of 11 kilograms of dried cannabis, an unlicensed shotgun and five cartridges.

While City Hall still refuses to state how much was earned from metered parking over the last six weeks,  it has reported nearly $400 million in earnings for January from other sources, 51% of which was paid to garbage contractors.

A 15-year-old boy was yesterday arrested for killing Hemant Persaud, the brother of Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, who was stabbed to death almost two weeks ago at the Stabroek Market.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has pledged that $100 million would be given to the University of Guyana (UG) to better prepare the institution for training and development in light of the incoming oil and gas industry.

A seamstress was killed on Thursday evening after she was hit by a truck while walking along the Hubu Access Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).