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The National Assembly has assented to an affirmation order meant to initialize the VAT Tax (Amendment) Regulations of 2016, which will bring such changes on stream as the payment of VAT on water and electricity.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition said it received correspondence today, Monday, January 9, 2017 from the Ministry of the Presidency in which President David Granger formally notified Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo that his list of nominees for the Chair of GECOM was unacceptable and asked that a new list be provided.

(CMC) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Hoping to expand its commercial footprint, improve its management and develop a better relationship with players, the West Indies Cricket Board announced today that Englishman Johnny Grave will take up the position of chief executive officer from February.

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has refused entry into Guyana of one 1X20 ft container with 7200 cases x 24 boxes x 125 ml of Awal Junior Milk (Strawberry, Banana and Chocolate flavours) which was imported from the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Canadian miner, Guyana Goldfields Inc produced 151,600 Ozs of gold last year, just over 20% of the country’s total production of just over 700,000 Ozs.

President David Granger yesterday announced that he has rejected a list of six names provided to him by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo from which one was to be extracted for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

For the year ended September 2016, Banks DIH notched up profit after tax of $4.3b compared to $2.5b in the preceding year.

A fight at the New Amsterdam Prison yesterday left two inmates seeking medical attention at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital and one suffered serious injuries.

Arson is suspected to be the cause of a fire in Sophia on Saturday night which destroyed a four-apartment building and has left ten persons homeless.

Using Kamana Court, known by most as Red House, as a reference, President David Granger yesterday vowed to fight the misuse of state property and said that he will also endeavour to ensure the preservation of the history of all of Guyana’s presidents.

The Chairman of the Buxton/Foulis NDC says that that the week-long flooding that occurred in sections of Buxton near the railway embankment was the result of a six-foot-wide-breach in the east sideline dam, which was repaired yesterday afternoon.

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran has called on President David Granger to hold a press conference and address inconsistencies in his government over the Norconsult report on the viability of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) and other important issues.

It was high drama early Saturday at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre on the East Bank of Demerara  when electrical wires in the nursing station started sparking.

A 59-year-old shoemaker of Mackenzie, Linden was on Saturday evening taken into custody after a search of his premises unearthed three kilogrammes of cannabis and several items suspected to have been stolen from a telephone company last year.

Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the Tower Suites club.

Whitney Ann Griffith and Arletta Kellman, the two persons who were injured in the horrific crash on Wednesday night on the Linden /Soesdyke Highway, remain patients of the Linden Public Hospital, according to the police.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A new prison uprising in Brazil early yesterday left four dead, adding to the chaos in Brazil’s penitentiary system that has left almost 100 inmates killed in the past week in a gang war.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday a 50 percent hike in the minimum wage and pensions, the fifth increase over the last year, to help shield workers from the world’s highest inflation rate.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died yesterday at the age of 82, a big blow to moderates and reformists deprived now of their most influential supporter in the Islamic establishment.