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Two men were yesterday charged with corruptly obtaining cash from Stabroek News photographer Keno George for his stolen camera.

The accused in the theft of almost $2 million in hardware items was released on bail last Friday after his lawyer told a city court that the stolen goods in fact belonged to his client.

First Lady, Sandra Granger on Monday launched the 10th Self-Reliance and Success in Business workshop for women in Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

An 86-year-old man is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after he was the victim of a bee attack outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts compound.

A man was arrested on Thursday and then placed on substantial bail after 72 hours by B Division’s lawmen as they are currently investigating an accusation that he posed as the Commander of B Division, Kevin Adonis and  conned a re-migrant of Palmyra Village of $800,000.

A man was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail after he admitted to larceny.

Extended power outages in Essequibo are due to maintenance works on generators, according to Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) spokesperson Wadecia Donald.

The Guyana Police Force on Monday launched its Mounted Branch in Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is investigating claims that a mysterious aircraft was spotted over Port Kaituma, North West District last Thursday.

The Department of Labour is wrapping up its investigation of the death of construction worker Mark Anthony Hodge, who fell while working on a four-storey building at Providence, East Bank Demerara last week.

WASHINGTON/SANFORD, Fla., (Reuters) – A top aide to Hillary Clinton urged the FBI yesterday to disclose what it knows about any ties between Donald Trump and Russia, accusing the agency of unfairly publicizing its inquiry into Clinton’s email practices while staying quiet about the Republican presidential candidate.

Members of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), yesterday afternoon, engaged President David Granger and Cabinet members on the current status of operations at the organisation, as well as future plans.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office yesterday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shake-up yet since President Park Geun-hye’s administration was rocked by a scandal involving a friend accused of meddling in state affairs.

A man was yesterday read a charge of inflicting bodily harm on a family member who accused him of stealing his marijuana.

Two nationals of Cuba and another of the Dominican Republic were separately fined for overstaying in the country last Friday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela freed three activists and the opposition postponed a symbolic trial in congress of President Nicolas Maduro yesterday even as it warned it would quit Vatican-backed talks in a matter of days if tough conditions were not met.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Thailand’s rice management committee said yesterday it will offer loans worth $1.29 billion to jasmine rice farmers struggling with falling prices, on the condition that they store the grain for six months to slow down market supply.

EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq, (Reuters) – Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul yesterday as the two-week campaign to recapture the jihadists’ last main bastion in Iraq entered a new phase of urban warfare.

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expected to win re-election by a landslide on Nov.

CURITIBA, Brazil, (Reuters) – He was already among the most reviled politicians in Brazil and now he is among the most feared.