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(Trinidad Guardian) Gasparillo residents reacted with anger and panic yesterday after bandits invaded the home of a hardware owner and killed his daughter.

Police are investigating the death of a homeless man, who is suspected to have been mauled by pit bulls, which have been linked to attacks on two men at Para Field, Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD), early yesterday morning.

A twin-engine Cessna aircraft which was discovered at the Yupukari Airstrip,  Region 9 on Wednesday was sporting a bogus registration number.

The damage to the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) submarine cable, which caused a widespread power outage in sections of regions 3, 4, and 5 back in July, should be repaired by mid-November, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson.

Mario Figueira, the businessman who was charged last month with trafficking nine Brazilian women, yesterday faced additional charges that he had possession of eight of the women’s identification cards.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after he was accused of murdering another man.

President David Granger yesterday appointed members of a tribunal that will determine whether embattled trade unionist Carvil Duncan ought to be removed as Chairman of the Public Service Commission.

The establishment of the awaited National Airport Authority can be expected soon, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, who also reported yesterday that a review of operations at the Eugene F Correia International Airport (EFCIA) has been completed.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said he respected the decision of his former Alliance For Change (AFC) colleague Dr.

Users of the faulty Hope Canal Bridge on the East Coast may soon get some relief as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday announced that it will soon advertise tenders for critical repair works.

Attorney-General Basil Williams has dismissed the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC) concerns over the proposed state assets recovery legislation as politicking, while saying that the legislation is based on the international convention against corruption that was signed on to by the last government.

While pledging his commitment to the development of the East Berbice region, President David Granger on Wednesday voiced his confidence that Rose Hall will lead the commercial revolution in the area.

Two men are expected to be charged today after they were caught red-handed during a robbery at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

President David Granger  yesterday welcomed Guyana’s re-engagement with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Two sisters from Venezuela, who were yesterday charged with entering Guyana illegally, were fined while a probe was ordered into allegations that they were abused during their stay here.

Two weeks after refusing the government’s “final offer” of a 10% to 1% differentiated increase to public servants, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is still considering its next step.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against three men accused of the Kaieteur News grenade attack continued yesterday with more evidence-in-chief from a police officer who conducted the investigation.

The Guyana Woman Miners Organisation (GWMO) with the Carnegie School of Home Economics, over the July-August school break, coordinated an extensive skills training programme for survivors of Trafficking in Persons.

An Albouystown man was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with attempting to commit a felony.

The Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Confucius Institute of the University of Guyana (UG) launched a Chinese language and culture course on Wednesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.