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The North Road woman who was shot in her mouth by her husband on Wednesday night is still in the ICU of a private hospital awaiting surgery.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said the signals the government is sending to investors are not good, while reiterating the assertion that the administration does not have a strategy for development.

Regional Executive Officers (REO) and other officials from the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) yesterday began meeting with various ministerial teams to refine their 2017 proposed work programmes and were warned against corrupt practices.

The National Assembly early Tuesday morning approved the appointment of members of the long-awaited Public Procurement Commission (PPC), almost 13 years after the enabling legislation was passed by the National Assembly.

A man is now hospitalized after he was shot in his home late Wednesday night.

Former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds was called to the witness stand once again yesterday to testify at the trial of Carvil Duncan, the former board director accused of stealing from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL).

The trial of former minister in the PPP/C administration Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, for the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government, has been scheduled to recommence next month.

Concerns about bias in the procedures for the appointment of the Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) as well as fears over too much power residing in the office holder were among the issues raised yesterday when a public consultation was held on the contents of the draft State Assets Recovery Bill.

Former University of Guyana Students Society (UGSS) President Joshua Griffith on Monday hosted an Olympic themed, “Give for the Gold”, blood drive at the National Blood Bank, in observance of his 25th birthday.

Devon Blount, a miner who is alleged to have been found in illegal possession of a shotgun, was yesterday remanded to prison by a city court.

On Wednesday, US Ambassador Perry Holloway hosted a ‘Dinner and Discussion on Discrimination in the Workplace’ at his residence.

Close to three weeks since emergency works on the Matarkai Main Access Road in Port Kaituma were expected to commence, heavy rainfall continues to delay the process, leaving frustrated residents contemplating their options for road use.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela is on the verge of a “political earthquake” that will cause the government to collapse because the country’s massive economic problems mean the current situation is not sustainable, opposition chief Jesus Torrealba said.

A Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara resident was robbed of his car at gunpoint by three men late Wednesday night.

WASHINGTON/MIAMI BEACH, Fla., (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump called President Barack Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton the “co-founders” of Islamic State, ratcheting up his assertion that they are responsible for the rise of the militant group and sparking renewed criticism of his leadership ability.

Rights advocates around the Caribbean have welcomed the ruling by Chief Justice of Belize Kenneth Benjamin, that Section 53 of the Belize Criminal Code is inconsistent with the Constitution.

(Reuters) – All three major U.S. stock indexes closed at record highs yesterday for the first time since 1999 as surging oil prices and strong earnings from department stores Macy’s and Kohl’s buoyed investor sentiment.

STRATHROY, Ontario,  (Reuters) – The man killed during a Canadian police raid at his home in Ontario on Wednesday was a supporter of Islamic State who was in the final stages of preparing an attack on a Canadian city with a homemade bomb, police said yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela is on the verge of a “political earthquake” that will cause the government to collapse because the country’s massive economic problems mean the current situation is not sustainable, opposition chief Jesus Torrealba said.

Police say they are investigating a Robbery Under Arms committed on three Japanese Nationals and taxi driver Abdool Rahim, 38 years, of Canal No.