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The report on the Commission of Inquiry (Coi) into the Public Service was yesterday submitted to the Ministry of the Presidency, bringing wage negotiations with the civil servants’ unions closer.

President David Granger is “deeply concerned” about the incidence of crime.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon is threatening to take legal action against Kaieteur News (KN) unless there is a public apology and retraction of what he contends are thirteen “defamatory” reports on his recent trip to China and his association with Chinese logging company Baishanlin.

Rose Hall resident Desmond Gordon, who allegedly chopped his common-law wife to death on Monday evening, has been charged with her murder.

A Timehri guard was yesterday charged with murdering his friend, whom he allegedly stabbed during a drinking spree at his home.

Bloomfield, Corentyne cane harvester Bisram Ramsamug was yesterday charged with murdering his stepfather, whom he allegedly hacked to death during a drunken row early Monday morning.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on government to take steps to reduce overcrowding at the Camp Street Prison, while urging that measures be swiftly adopted to prevent any recurrence of the fire that claimed the life of 17 inmates in March.

Taxi drivers operating within the vicinity of Demico House and the Stabroek Market Square on Thursday protested in front of the Public Buildings for definite word on the city’s plans for their operations.

Hundreds of patrons, armed with their umbrellas, braved the gloomy weather on Thursday to show their support for GuyExpo 2016, which Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin said should be the launch pad for businesses seeking both local and foreign markets.

Among the abundance of talent at this year’s GuyExpo are three young women, Crystal Baptiste, 18, Samantha Ramah, 19, and Aneisa Douglas, 25, who are making art and craft from the most unlikely materials.

Tinniben Animation and E-Networks are set to launch Guyana’s first episodic animated television series, Nancy’s School Daze, which will begin airing in September.

After being on the run for more than a year, fugitive Thurston Kenrick Williams, who is a suspect in a fatal chopping that was carried out in the North West District, was yesterday arrested by the police just after he boarded a bus destined for Mahdia.

Scores of workers and pensioners yesterday demonstrated in front of the Rose Hall Sugar Estate, protesting the delay of their one week holiday and ten-year pay.

The Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday and Speaker Dr.

Former Chairman of the Board of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Dr Roger Luncheon has committed to providing a comprehensive response to the published results of the forensic audit of the scheme in a week’s time.

A 17-year-old drowned just before noon on Thursday after he slid into a canal at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara.

Antonio Rodrigues, who admitted to skipping out on his $5,000 taxi fare, was yesterday ordered to pay a $30,000 fine or serve three months in jail.

A Rose Hall, Corentyne man was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with shooting at a policeman.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was indicted yesterday over accusations that she oversaw irregularities in the central bank’s sale of U.S.

A woman was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty of having an illegal gun as well as ammunition.