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In a bid to source better quality equipment and improve the efficiency of electricity generation and distribution, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is reviewing its procurement policy, Chairman of Board Robert Badal has said.

Andrew Aulder, who was charged with causing the death of another man, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty.

A young Canadian woman, who was allegedly caught with more than 4 kilogrammes of cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri (CJIA), was yesterday remanded to prison after she denied the charge of having the narcotics in her possession.

A man charged with the rape of a girl under the age of 16 was on Wednesday freed after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict.

A 40-month sentence was yesterday handed down to Kerry Dick, a youth whom the police had alleged attempted to murder a Kitty man, with the aid of another, last year.

A city taxi driver was yesterday granted his release on $800,000 bail after he denied causing of death of a man along Mandela Avenue.

The lawyers for the three accused in the 2008 Bartica massacre, where 12 men were killed, are slated to begin their closing addresses to the jury on Monday when the trial continues at the High Court in Georgetown.

A quick response by firefighters prevented the destruction of a Republic Park home yesterday afternoon.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 24-year-old Santa Cruz man is assisting police with their investigation into the murder of his 44-year-old friend Kwesi Mona.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he is only in the early stages of considering whether to lift U.S.

Police are searching for three persons who they believe can provide vital information on the fatal shooting at ‘Warlock,’ East Ruimveldt on Thursday night.

(Trinidad Express) A mother and her two children were killed almost instantly in a crash on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway on Thursday.

While the restoration of the Albouystown Health Centre remains incomplete, city councilors have voiced concern over the structure being used for illicit activities.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru and Colombia vowed to stand with Mexico as the country faces an uncertain economic future and grapples with a crisis with the United States just days into U.S.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels announced a plan yesterday to substitute illegal crops and eradicate vast tracts of coca leaf, the raw material for cocaine, over the next year as part of a peace deal to end a half-century conflict.

(Trinidad Express)- A 17 year old schoolgirl was shot dead and her 33 year old boyfriend wounded after they were attacked by gunmen in Arima on Thursday.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred visitors from Syria and some other Muslim-majority countries, saying the moves would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks.

Cuban Ambassador to Guyana Julio Marchante, along with representatives of Caricom and other stakeholders yesterday paid a visit to the site of the Regional Centre for Stimulating the Development of Children, Adolescents and Young People with Special Educational Needs Associated with Disabilities, located at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).

The police say they are investigating an assault with intent to rob which occurred at 1445h today on Darmindra Dean, 48 years, a businessman, of Anna Catherina, WCD, who is a licensed firearm holder of a .32 Taurus revolver and owner of D&D Supermarket and Bar at Annai, Region 9.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Fly Jamaica Airways will consider listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in order to finance the cost of acquiring four additional aircraft, according to Chief Executive Officer Captain Paul Ronald Reece.