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Two cousins, who were arrested after the police discovered almost 100 pounds of marijuana at a Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara apartment, were yesterday charged and remanded to prison.

A labourer was yesterday brought before a city magistrate to face a charge over the murder of Kamarang farmer Dexter Edwards.

Five alleged human trafficking victims were rescued and a wanted female perpetrator is before the court following a raid in the Omai Mining area last Friday, according to the Ministry of Social Protection.

Convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram and his common-law wife Anjanie Boodnarine are set to face a new trial over unlawful possession of ammunition.

Citizens Bank Guyana Inc is closing its Charity, Essequibo Coast branch.

Having a disability, whether it is acquired or congenital, should not be a limiting factor when pursing higher education, according to two new University of Guyana (UG) graduates.

One of the three men who were arrested by the police on Monday following a high speed chase in the city was yesterday positively identified during an identification parade as the man who shot and robbed director of BM Soat Auto Sales, Rameez Mohammed last month.

Former attorney-general Anil Nandlall is calling on the government to release the forensic audits on the ‘Pradoville’ housing scheme and the country’s hosting of World Cup Cricket, while arguing that persons who may face prosecution are clueless as to alleged wrongdoings and therefore cannot prepare a proper defence.

Minister of Health Dr. George Norton has said the 250 nursing students who wrote the State Final Examination on October 18 and 19, 2016 will not be asked to re-sit these examinations “until a proper investigation is completed” into allegations that the examination papers were being sold.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev yesterday over allegations he extorted a $2 million bribe from top oil producer Rosneft, a case that could expose fault lines in the Russian leader’s inner circle.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key economic positions but jettisoned a national security expert from his inner circle as his transition cleared an initial paperwork snag on Tuesday.

Three billion-dollar bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a bridge at Sand Creek across the Rupununi River.

As the police continue to look for suspects in the armed robbery committed at the home of PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee, several searches were conducted yesterday at different locations but investigators came up empty-handed.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A revised peace accord between Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is final, negotiators said on Tuesday, a statement likely to anger those who rejected the original draft in a referendum as too favorable to the rebels.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Three opposition lawmakers at the centre of a dispute between Venezuela’s congress and its top court stepped down yesterday following an agreement meant to ease a political standoff between the opposition and President Nicolas Maduro.

The government and the private sector are set to submit a joint position to the United Kingdom (UK) to address the current restriction on the importation of greenheart logs from Guyana, according to Mohindra Chand, Chairman of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s Forest and Wood Sector Sub-Committee.

NUEVA OCOTEPEQUE, Honduras,  (Reuters) – The Central American nations of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador yesterday launched a joint security system to combat gangs and drug smuggling, as well as curtail migration and lower murders in one of the world’s most violent regions.

Speaking on Friday at the Bygeval Secondary School graduation, First Lady Sandra Granger urged that in the age of technology the human element always be kept in mind.

The Guyana Police Force does not have any proof that licensed firearms were rented out to commit recent robberies, Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud said on Monday.

Investors from Brazil yesterday met Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), Owen Verwey, to explore investment opportunities in Guyana’s economy, GINA said.