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The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has called on President David Granger to reassign junior Minister of Natural Resources Simona Broomes saying that a conflict of interest exists in relation to a mining permit approved for her daughter.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal died yesterday morning after he lost control of an army vehicle and crashed into a parked truck along the Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara public road.

A farmer is now dead after he was fatally struck along the Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara public road on Monday morning.

An elderly man died on Monday evening, days after he suffered several blows to his head that were allegedly inflicted by his son after he refused to give him money.

A security guard attached to RK’s Security Services was shot and robbed on Monday evening, when he and a colleague were ambushed while attempting to make a deposit at the Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara branch of Demerara Bank.

Nearly 31% of Guyanese approve or understand violence against a wife who neglects her chores according to a 16-country survey by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP).

While the fireworks display at the end of tonight’s flag raising ceremony at D’Urban Park is expected to leave spectators in awe, concerns have been raised about the effect it will have on the animals that dwell in the nearby Guyana Zoological Park and Botanical Gardens.

Leron La Rose, the man accused of fatally chopping an acquaintance after a row at Rose Hall last year, has been committed to stand trial at the next sitting of the Berbice Assizes for the offence.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday received the Report from the Board of Inquiry, which was established to probe allegations of wrongdoing at the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL).

Two teenagers accused of robbing a man of money and other items were remanded to prison when they appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s court yesterday.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of possession of cannabis for trafficking after a court heard that he told lawmen he was only going to drop off the shipment.

A miner was last Friday remanded to prison after he was charged with allegedly wounding another man over a cellphone.

Lakeram, one of the four former workers who allegedly stole almost $3 million in goods from Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL), was last Friday charged.

The availability of the space cleared of vendors at the Stabroek Square led to it being selected as the new starting point for Thursday’s jubilee float and costume parade.

Geeta Boodhoo, 32, the amputee who suffered a broken knee when she was knocked down by a car at Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara is finally preparing for surgery today.

A Colombian national, purported to have forged documentation legitimising his entry to Guyana from Venezuela, was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail by a city court.

The Ministry of Education on Monday morning held a Flag Raising Ceremony in honour of Guyana’s Golden Jubilee of Independence.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba will recognize small and medium-sized private firms as legal entities, a Communist Party document published yesterday showed, a move that could remove obstacles for businesses and foster the emerging private sector.

The National Toshaos Council (NTC) has asked the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for a meeting of all stakeholders in a forest carbon project to address allegations that have been made about its execution and the roles of the bank and the Government of Guyana.

NORRISTOWN, Pa., (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge yesterday ordered comedian Bill Cosby to stand trial on accusations of sexual assault, the most serious setback so far for a man who epitomized the all-American dad on the 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show.”