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Colwyn Harding and an accomplice were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before a city magistrate on a robbery charge.

A fraud charge against a police officer was on Tuesday dismissed after the court ruled that insufficient evidence was led by the prosecution.

A 46-year old man is now homeless after a fire suspected to be of electrical origin destroyed his two-storey home at Number 69 Village, Corentyne, Berbice on Tuesday night.

Stallholders at the Lethem Public Market are counting their losses after the building which houses the market was broken into on Tuesday evening.

A West Coast Demerara resident was yesterday afternoon arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri after it was discovered that he had swallowed several packets of cocaine.

Two hooded bandits on Tuesday evening broke into a Woolford Avenue building which houses two educational institutions and carted off  an undisclosed amount of cash and valuables.

A joint murder charge which was expected to be read to former Demico cook Alexis Turpin and her lover Stephon Barlow, who are accused of the fatal beating of the woman’s partner in July, was postponed as the prosecution is awaiting further advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – One day before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese officials said they had not finalized when or where in New York it would take place, who would be invited, or in some cases whom to call for answers.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has embarked on a project to promote the participation of indigenous communities in improving forest governance.

GUATEMALA CITY/SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have agreed to join forces and seek support from Mexico to forge a joint strategy in response to Donald Trump winning the U.S.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order yesterday removing Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty, piling pressure on a court that is already reeling from withdrawals by some African countries.

LONDON, (Reuters) – “Post-truth” was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off “alt-right” and “Brexiteer”, a choice the publisher said reflected a year defined by emotive political discourse.

After not being able to repay a loan to the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), construction company Dipcon Engineering Services Limited  (DESL) has entered into receivership and its assets will be liquidated.

(Trinidad Guardian)- Determined to stop unscrupulous contractors from benefitting from suspicious land transactions, Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says he is forwarding evidence to Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi.

The best friend of murdered businessman Oriley Small took to the witness stand yesterday to deliver testimony in the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against his accused killer Morris Prince.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly yesterday declared former PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez “politically responsible” for what it says was flagrant corruption at the state oil company during his decade-long tenure.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock ban on high-value banknotes will hit the war chests of his rivals before a key state election next year, sparking accusations that his strike against “black cash” will unfairly boost his party’s chances.

The prime suspect who is wanted in connection with the murder of Michael  Payne on November 11 last, in Albouystown, was arrested about 8.30 last night, in Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown.

(Trinidad Guardian) Determined to stop unscrupulous contractors from benefitting from suspicious land transactions, Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says he is forwarding evidence to Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi.

A suspected bandit was killed during a shootout with police at Vryheid Village, West Canje, Berbice, early yesterday morning.