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The newly rehabilitated Main Street in Hopetown was re-commissioned by Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally on Sunday afternoon at a small dedication ceremony hosted at the location.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Monday launched the Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop in Bartica at the Regional Democratic Council Office.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s congressional ethics committee voted to strip suspended Speaker Eduardo Cunha of his seat yesterday for allegedly lying about undeclared Swiss bank accounts, the latest in a series of political earthquakes to rock Latin America’s largest country.

CARACAS/HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Venezuela is in talks with China to obtain a grace period in its oil-for-loans deal that would improve the OPEC nation’s capacity to make bond payments amid an economic crisis, sources briefed on the proposal have told Reuters.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld the Obama administration’s landmark rules barring internet service providers from obstructing or slowing down consumer access to web content yesterday, dealing a blow to big cable and mobile phone companies.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Supreme Court decided on Monday to return a corruption investigation into former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to a crusading anti-corruption judge who is presiding over cases in the sprawling Petrobras graft scandal.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – The California judge facing criticism over his sentencing of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault was removed yesterday from a new sexual assault case after complaints by prosecutors, officials said.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA said on Monday that a 20 billion reais ($5.7 billion) civil lawsuit seeking environmental and property damages for last year’s deadly Samarco mine disaster has been dismissed.

Three persons, including one of the prime suspects who surrendered to the police on Monday afternoon, hours after a wanted bulletin was issued for him in relation to the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News office, are expected to appear in court tomorrow.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC –Head coach Phil Simmons says the West Indies Cricket team is “moving in the right direction” after a comprehensive four wicket win over world champions Australia in the Tri- Nation series on Monday.

Team Legacy, which holds two seats on the 30-person City Council today expressed concerns about the controversial deal for parking meters in Georgetown and accused Town Clerk Royston King of acting independently of the council.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government is expected to announce a replacement in the Senate today for People’s National Movement Government Senator Hafeez Ali, who resigned his post last Friday, PNM officials have confirmed.

– but waters rise in Mahaicony Creek Flooding is receding in West Coast Berbice and Moraikobai, but the Mahaicony Creek is experiencing an increase in the water level.

Two siblings were yesterday charged over the discovery of cocaine in   frozen fish at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) last week and a third person was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice after he allegedly attempted to secure the release of the drugs.

City councillors yesterday expressed dismay at not being privy to the details of the contract signed between City Hall and National Parking Systems for parking meters to be installed around the city.

A construction worker was electrocuted on Sunday morning while working on a Robb Street building.

In less than a week, the police have issued a second wanted bulletin for a Turkeyen resident for questioning in connection with the lobbing of a grenade outside the offices of the Kaieteur News.

Four persons were yesterday charged in a city court with possession of over 76 kilogrammes of marijuana which was discovered during a police raid last Thursday at Versailles, West Bank Demerara.

Two men were yesterday jailed for four years and fined $1.5 million after they were found guilty of conspiring to traffic cocaine at Guyana’s main international airport.

A Guyhoc Park resident was yesterday remanded to prison after facing a charge of attempted murder at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.