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A man was yesterday charged with shooting at policemen as well as forging a transport as part of a scheme to defraud another person of over $10 million.

Two men, who were held after allegedly committing a brazen robbery on Rose Hall cambio dealers on Monday, were yesterday charged and one of them was faced with multiple charges, including armed robbery and attempted murder.

Ex-policeman Waliaferro Joseph was last evening found guilty of attempting to murder his former lover, Uneatha McLean, at her Number 50 Village, Corentyne home, six years ago.

Promising incentives for businesses that invest in his government’s plan for a green and sustainable economy, President David Granger last evening restated that the country needs to wean off of its dependence on fossil fuel.

Loric Williams and Chris Douglas, former employees of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) who were charged last June with attempting to smuggle cocaine in rum to the United States of America, were yesterday found guilty of the crime.

Three persons including a woman are currently in police custody after ranks from the Major Crimes Unit yesterday afternoon conducted a search at a house in section A, block X Diamond, EBD during which one 9mm pistol and several rounds of ammunition were found.

At the Vreed-en-Hoop Court, Magistrate Crystal Lambert on Monday imposed four-year jail sentences on two accused on armed robbery charges while another was sentenced to three years  at the conclusion of a trial.

An attempt to charge three Sophia residents, who were victims of attacks on Election Day last year, was aborted yesterday after it was realised that the wrong charges were prepared.

Several parents of students enrolled in Grade Five of the Mae’s Primary School staged a protest outside the school yesterday, claiming that they paid for extra lessons that were not being delivered.

Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. and Cevons Waste Management are owed millions of dollars by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown for garbage collection in the city.

Rico Persaud, who stole a cellphone from a shop owner that he has been acquainted with for years, was yesterday sentenced to nine months in prison after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

A man was yesterday jailed for cuffing and threatening his common-law wife in the presence of their two children.

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) is seeking a meeting with former members of the Rosinante Farmers’ Co-operative Society members next Friday, to discuss regularization of the state lands once held by the co-op.

While noting the positive impact the cleaning of the city’s drains has had on minimising flooding in the city recently, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is urging residents to dispose of their plastic garbage sensibly.

Thirty Guyanese immigration officers and customs inspectors have completed a Spanish familiarisation course conducted by the Mexican embassy in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.

A Lacytown man, who was reportedly shot at when apprehended by the owner of a store it is alleged he broke and entered, was yesterday granted $100,000 bail by a city court.

The current rainfall is hindering the Sophia Ring Road project, but work is still continuing according to Community Coordinator, Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Neilson McKenzie.

Accused of skipping out on his $5,000 taxi fare, a man yesterday told a city court that he had every intention of paying.

The challenges faced by medical personnel within South Rupununi, Region Nine were among matters raised by community leaders and residents during a Ministerial Outreach, from May 5 to 7, GINA said.

The E-Governance Unit within the Ministry of Public Telecommunications has received specialised training in several areas of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from the Governments of India and China.