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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday accused followers of a US-based Islamic cleric he blames for last month’s coup attempt of being complicit in attacks by Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeast which killed 10 people.

Research Assistant at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Analesa Skeete is currently preparing to read for her Master of Biological Sciences in Mexico.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the men’s 200 metres gold for the third successive Summer Games on Thursday, crossing the line in 19.78 seconds at the Rio Olympic stadium.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rain allowed just 1-3/4 hours play on the opening day of the fourth and final Test between West Indies and India at Queen’s Park Oval here Thursday.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force in the early hours of this morning apprehended the prime suspect in relation to the alleged murder of Malika Hamilton, 14 yrs, of Ann’s Grove, E.C.D

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian bombers launched a third day of air strikes against militants in Syria from an Iranian air base, the Russian defence ministry said today.

Only 38.37% of the local students who wrote Mathematics at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations were able to secure a pass.

The membership of the People’s National Con-gress Reform (PNCR) has increased by over 50% since the APNU+AFC coalition, of which the party is a major partner, won last year’s general elections.

Fatima Karim of St Rose’s High School and Kayshav Tiwari of Queen’s College each secured 19 Grade One passes at this year’s Caribbean Examination Council’s (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, according to results announced by the Ministry of Education yesterday.

A UK-based Guyanese woman is now dead, while her daughter is hospitalised after the taxi that was transporting them to the airport for their trip home crashed into a parked truck at Mahaica yesterday morning.

Larissa Wiltshire of Queen’s College, who managed to secure Grade one passes in 12 units and has already been accepted to the University of the West Indies’ Dentistry programme, is the country’s top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) performer this year, according to recently released preliminary results.

President David Granger will face no challengers for leadership of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) at its biennial congress next week, as former leader Robert Corbin yesterday reiterated that he has no intention of ever seeking elected office again.

Two would-be bandits were yesterday captured and severely beaten by a group of persons after they entered the home of a North Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident and attempted to rob him of his valuables.

Rohan Girdharry, 45, along with his two sons Radesh Girdharry, 25, and Satesh Girdharry, 19, of Lot 127 Angoy’s Avenue was yesterday charged jointly at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court with attempted murder and inflicting bodily grievous harm.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Dr Richard Van West Charles said there is “no conflict” arising from him being part of a company that was granted a licence to import and sell fuel, pointing out that no licence was granted to him as an individual.

Even with the Telecommunications Liberalization Bill passed in Parliament, CEO of BrainStreet Lance Hinds said that a tougher road is ahead in getting a fully liberalized ICT sector.

There is a dire need for more air traffic controllers in Guyana, according to Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Egbert Field.

A 55-year-old man died on Tuesday evening, hours after he lost control of the ATV he was riding and slammed into a motor car on the Buxton Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

An ex-convict was yesterday sentenced to three months in prison for robbery after telling a court that his inability to find a job led him to commit the crime.

Defence attorney Charles Ramson Jr yesterday said that the prosecution has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that former Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) director Carvil Duncan did not receive authorisation to pay himself the $984,900 that he is accused of stealing from the company.