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Small prospectors are the intended beneficiaries of syndicates which are being established across the country, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources which on Wednesday rejected charges by the miners association that there is a divide and rule campaign.

President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)  some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company’s  decision to retrench 120 workers.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday signaled that it would be seeking updated property rates for several large corporations and businesses operating in the capital, including the New Building Society (NBS), GBTI and Bounty Supermarket.

The signing of a contract to the tune of € 552,855, around $122m,  will see the drilling of three new wells at Diamond, Sophia and Sparendaam, Region 4.

Four indigenous communities in Region Eight recently received equipment and sports gear they requested from the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, GINA said.

Machinery Corporation of Guyana (MACORP) through its lawyers, Luckhoo & Luckhoo says that Karim Price of Port Kaituma who appeared in court on February 28, 2017 on  gun and ammunition charges is not a member of its management team.

As the probe into the smuggling of an AK-47 rifle out of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Compound, Eve Leary continues, police have arrested a civilian.

Pirates attacked and robbed the captain and crewmembers of six fishing vessels of a quantity of articles as they were plying their trade in the Pomeroon River, Essequibo last weekend.

Courtney Benn Contracting Services has secured a $186m contract for the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said yesterday he would stay out of any probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election but maintained he did nothing wrong by failing to disclose he met last year with Russia’s ambassador.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt’s top appeals court found former president Hosni Mubarak innocent yesterday of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, the final ruling in a landmark case.

The Ministry of Public Health’s Permanent Secretary (PS) Trevor Thomas has been relieved of his duties, with effect from March 1, 2017.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – New West Indies head coach, Stuart Law, has underscored the value of the three-match one-day series against England staring here Friday, especially with the regional side already setting their sights on the 2019 World Cup.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign on Wednesday after the Washington Post reported he failed to disclose two meetings he had with Russia’s ambassador before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president.

– Skeldon first on market Government on Tuesday decided that the sugar industry is not sustainable and cannot be saved as is; it will soon roll out a plan for the ailing sector that includes keeping only three estates and privatizing the others, sources say.

The 14% VAT on private education will remain in place for the time being, President David Granger said yesterday, while stating that only eight out of 57 local private institutions are tax compliant, a situation which government is looking to correct.

While he awaits a report from a panel on candidates shortlisted to fill the positions of Chancellor and Chief Justice respectively, President David Granger yesterday appointed Justices Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Roxane George-Wiltshire SC to act in the respective positons in the interim.

Several members of the Guyana Police Force including an Assistant Superinten-dent of Police (ASP) and a Corporal, who allegedly smuggled an AK-47 rifle out of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Com-pound, Eve Leary Tuesday morning, are currently under close arrest.

Special Lance Corporal in the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Marlon Washing-ton, who was charged with causing death by dangerous driving of Linden teenager, Denilson Rose, in 2015, was yesterday sentenced to five years for the crime, and fined for two other offences.

President David Granger yesterday met with the Atlanta, Georgia-based Carter Center’s Country Representative, Jason Calder, who updated him on the status of the US$297,000  Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) project, which is being spearheaded by the Centre.