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The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charges against Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade at the Kaieteur News (KN) Office, continued yesterday with testimony from two of the news agency’s staff.

Attorney General Basil Williams yesterday declined to say whether he has provided an explanation about the beginning of the process to compulsorily acquire Carmichael Street plots to Cabinet as he had been instructed as, according to him, discussions at such fora are not for the public’s ears.

With Guyana no longer in danger of being on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist, Attorney General Basil Williams yesterday said that the focus now will be on securing money laundering convictions and he expressed the belief that training is necessary for all those who have a part to play in making this a reality.

US Chief Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry has deferred the sentencing of Guyanese businessman, Ed Ahmad on fraud conspiracy charges to February 3rd next year.

Watcliffe Charles, the watchman who was struck down and killed while crossing the Plaisance Public Road, East Coast Demerara last Friday, died of multiple injuries, a family member said yesterday.

Thirty-eight farmers recently received macro-propagation training for sweet potatoes and cassava and seedling production training for hot peppers from NAREI under the Agriculture Policy Programme (APP).

Another date has been set for a decision in the trial of Carvil Duncan, the former Director who is accused of stealing almost a million dollars, from the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

The Ministry of Public Telecommunications is inviting web designers, software developers, computer programmers, and other interested persons to showcase their talents by participating in its first ‘Hack-a-ton.’

Three weeks after a  blaze destroyed a single bond at the Gafoors Shopping Complex at Houston, East Bank Demerara, the cause of the fire is yet to be determined as investigations are still ongoing.

According to a caution statement tendered and admitted at the trial of Clifton Graham who is accused of murdering taxi driver Rolston Bernard Henry, the accused was on the scene and witnessed the killing.

Six Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOS) benefitted from donations for youth programmes and initiatives from the Guyana Power and Light Incorporation (GPL) in observance of the company’s seventeenth anniversary, GINA said.

CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s increasingly militant opposition stepped up its push to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro yesterday with protests that drew hundreds of thousands but also saw unrest leading to dozens of injuries and arrests.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s anti-graft watchdog has told President Jacob Zuma that its report into possible undue political influence of his friends is final, dimming his hopes of adding to its findings as he battles pressure from within his own ANC party to resign.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Republican Party’s two-year run in the majority of the U.S.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday abstained for the first time from a United Nations General Assembly vote on a resolution calling for an end to a U.S.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A veteran Christian leader is set to fill Lebanon’s long-vacant presidency in a deal that underlines the ascendancy of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement and the diminished role of Saudi Arabia in the country.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Health authorities in Colombia and Brazil will launch large-scale mosquito-control campaigns using a using naturally occurring bacteria known as Wolbachia to fight the spread of dengue and Zika viruses among people.

QAYYARA/BAGHDAD, Iraq, (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters kept up yesterday their fierce defence of the southern approaches to Mosul, which has held up Iraqi troops there and forced an elite army unit east of the city to put a more rapid advance on hold.

(Reuters) – The Buenos Aires Herald published its last daily edition after 140 years yesterday, blaming tough economic conditions and a broad shift among readers to digital media.

LUANDA, (Reuters) – Angola’s Supreme Court has asked President José Eduardo dos Santos to respond to an inquiry on why he appointed his daughter as head of the state oil firm, according to court documents seen by Reuters.