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A man was charged yesterday with the murder of Romain Seth, the eight-month-old baby who died during the Kaneville Housing Scheme fire last month.

The community of Bare Root, East Coast Demerara was yesterday sent into a state of shock after a young mother and her three children were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) displaying symptoms of poisoning.

Cabinet will stop giving its no-objection to contract awards once the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is ready to work, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

Warning that the government’s proposed State Assets Recovery Bill constitutes a “threat to democracy and good governance,” the Private Sector Commission (PSC) is seeking to have it sent to a special select committee prior to being considered by the National Assembly.

President David Granger last evening urged Chinese investors to also expand into agriculture and agro-processing in order to drive the green economy.

City parking meter contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS), already facing intense public criticism over the manner in which it has entered the local market, was quick to distance itself yesterday from public statements made by one of its directors, Ifa Kamau Cush.

An extension of time has been granted to the ‘B’ Division Police to continue questioning suspects in Wednesday’s murder of phone card vendor Danian Jagdeo and they hope to wrap up investigations soon.

A second person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Leilawatie Mohamed, the Tain, Corentyne mother of four who was shot dead in her home, even as police have uncovered more evidence that suggests that she was the victim of an execution and not a robbery.

The fire last month that gutted a Cummings Lodge apartment building, which was used primarily for student housing, was electrical in origin, an investigation has found.

Guyana has opened its first ever diplomatic mission in Port-of-Spain, which is expected to enhance bilateral relations with Trinidad and Tobago.

Additional works are to be carried out by a Barbados-based firm to make the Guyana Forensic Laboratory fully operational, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday, while pointing out that it will take another month or two to reach the stage that government wants it to be at.

Region Nine Regional Executive Officer (REO) Carl Parker will be asked to step down until the conclusion of the criminal proceedings against him for sexual assault, Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan has said.

Villages across the country will be participating in a “Best Village Competition” organised by the Ministry of Business’ Department of Tourism.

Bartica massacre convict Mark Royden Williams was yesterday read the death sentence on an additional count of murder.

Demico cook Alexis Turpin and her lover Stephon Barlow, who are charged with fatally beating her partner in July, 2016, were yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

A fourth person has been charged with the murder of taxi driver Orin David, who was gunned down on August 1st, 2016.

Minibus driver Ozel Sam was yesterday charged with causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving.

Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton has expressed his commitment to working with the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) to address challenges affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community in Guyana.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s acceptance of Beijing’s demand that he re-commit to a “one China” policy was heavily influenced by his new top diplomat, who argued behind the scenes that relations would remain on hold until Trump cleared up doubts about a longtime bedrock of U.S.-China

The dead body of a farmer was on Thursday evening discovered at Greenfield, Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, hours after he left home.