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The hearing by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s (GTT) proposal to raise the rates for landline services was delayed again yesterday and adjourned indefinitely.

Abdul Budhoo, charged with killing his two cousins, was yesterday found guilty of the crimes and is now awaiting a probation report for his sentencing.

An Uitvlugt man and a 16-year-old boy were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with three counts of armed robbery, including the attack on a North Road grocer that led to their capture last Tuesday.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan has set a date for a ruling on whether a case has been made out against murder accused Ganga Krishna and Avishkar Bissoon, who are alleged to have started the fire at the Robb and King streets building that claimed the lives of a father and his two daughters.

In seeking to improve the housing delivery system in 2017, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) plans to regularise 21 areas, which will make 1,852 lots available for housing.

A Paramakatoi farmer was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for being in possession of almost one pound of cannabis, which he claimed he was using to make tea for a sick niece.

The trial of former PPP/C minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings for the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government continued yesterday with the testimony of a detective, who recounted that they both opted to remain silent when confronted about stealing state funds.

A police corporal yesterday testified that checks revealed that no passport was issued to Anjanie Boodnarine bearing the number of the travel document that she had used to exit the country.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – If Washington’s European allies had any hope that Donald Trump would sound less like Donald Trump now that he is days from the US presidency, his first European newspaper interview quickly buried it.

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s government said yesterday it has filed a complaint against Nicaragua at the International Court of Justice for establishing a military post on its territory, heightening the risk of renewed tensions between the two nations.

The 12 victims of the 2008 massacre at Bartica died after sustaining multiple gunshot injuries, with the majority dying after being shot to their heads.

  HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate in the fight againstterrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering and other international criminal activities on the eve of president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

A decision is expected on Thursday on whether the case concerning the seizure of funds from convicted drug lord Barry Dataram and Troy Dataram should be before the Magistrates’ Courts.

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Police put down a new uprising at a prison in northeastern Brazil where 26 inmates were killed by a rival gang faction over the weekend and questioned five drug gang leaders they think ordered the bloodshed, authorities said yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist leader said yesterday that US president-elect Donald Trump was the victim of a global “hate campaign” and could not be worse than outgoing Barack Obama.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Jamaica Observer) — The police are reporting that the six men who were in an alleged gun battle with members of the security forces in Goodwill, St James were members of the ‘Ski Mask’ gang operating in Montego Bay.

Three miners were granted $50,000 bail by the Chief Magistrate on Friday after they denied a charge of stealing raw gold from another miner.

The opposition PPP today raised a series of questions about a deal signed by the government for the establishment of a law school here.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said that amended lists of items zero-rated and exempt for the Value-Added Tax (VAT) will take effect from February 1st  2017.          

(Trinidad Guardian) A romantic drive with his common-law-wife of over nine years ended tragically for Mahase Latchman, 28, as gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, shooting his wife and wounding him during the wee hours of yesterday morning.