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A scrap metal dealer was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after a city magistrate found him guilty of a break and enter charge.

A Paradise resident was yesterday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after he denied committing an armed robbery in the interior.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Companies that want to buy Brazilian timber without contributing to illegal deforestation have a new tool to help them ensure stolen wood does not appear in their supply chains – a digital platform tracing the origins of wood, environmentalists said.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A vaccine developed by Merck is the first shown to be highly effective in preventing human infection with Ebola, according to final results from a clinical trial.

(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump is suspending the operations of his charitable foundation over concerns that donors could be seen as buying access to the Trump family, The Washington Post reported yesterday.

PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump called for an expansion of the United States’ nuclear capabilities yesterday, in a tweet that alarmed nonproliferation experts who said that a boost to the U.S.

UNITED NATIONS/ WASHINGTON,  (Reu-ters) – The United States intended to allow the U.N.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government allocations for Carnival 2017 have suffered yet another cut.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski yesterday denied any involvement in $20 million in bribes that Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht SA said it paid to an unnamed official to win a public works contract in 2005, when he was prime minister.

The Pattensen woman, who was charged with trafficking a young woman, was today found guilty, sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $2 million restitution to the complainant.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year on Thursday for taking 48 wickets and scoring 336 runs in eight tests during the voting period.

The two union groupings in the country, the TUC and FITUG today called on Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government allocations for Carnival 2017 have suffered yet another cut.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday submitted a list of six names to President David Granger from which he could possibly choose the next chairman of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM).

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday advised that drug charges be laid against the two police constables who were held in Berbice on Monday afternoon following the discovery of five kilogrammes of marijuana.

Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Bharrat Jagdeo has not ruled out contesting for the position of General Secretary of the party.

Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud yesterday urged 225 new law enforcement officers to remember their oath of office throughout their careers as it is the most effective guide in providing service to society.

A Canje family’s holiday season took a turn for the worse, as a father and son will now have to be laid to rest together, since they were discovered dead one day apart.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) yesterday launched its first meter on Regent Street however, citizens will not be required to pay for the service until January 7.

A Grove, New Scheme woman was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail by a city court, after she denied embezzling nearly $4 million from Gafsons Industries Limited, where she was employed.