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Justice Jo-Ann Barlow yesterday sentenced a man to 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his mother-in-law in 2005.

Guyana and India yesterday signed a US$1 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the setting up of an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence in Guyana, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman yesterday defended government’s continued engagement with controversial logging company Baishanlin saying that a “do wuh you want with me” scenario is not happening and the firm will be taken over by a Chinese state-owned company.

Guyana will dish out US$1.5M (approximately $300M) to host the finals, semifinals and four other matches in this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 series, according to Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman who said yesterday that it is a good investment particularly for the country’s economy.

The police yesterday arrested the father of Simone Hackett’s child  in connection with her knifing to death in Cummings Lodge.

An adapted version of the Ministry of Education’s language curriculum for deaf students was launched yesterday  and training of teachers by regional experts is underway.

A 25-year-old waitress was stabbed about her body yesterday afternoon allegedly by her common-law husband and doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) were up to press time preparing her for emergency surgery.

A man who was accused of attempting to kill a former policeman had the case against him dismissed yesterday by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Five persons including characters known to the police are in custody as investigators continue to probe the killings of Mohamed and Jamilla Munir, who were burnt to death in their Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo home on Sunday night.

With the support of Canada, a research trial on several varieties of Irish potatoes to determine their suitability for local conditions is underway, a release from the Canadian High Commission said yesterday.

Lakeraj Fredericks, who is accused of the 2011 murder of Clifton Bonus, will have to face a retrial after the jury could not decide on a verdict at the conclusion of his trial at the High Court on Monday.

Cabinet is not the forum for inter-party discussions and the AFC’s concerns regarding the powers of Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who is a member of APNU, is likely to be discussed at a high-level inter-party summit.

Three years after his first trial ended in a hung jury, murder accused Rondell Bacchus appeared before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday for the commencement of his retrial into the 2008 murder of scrap iron dealer Akbar Alli.

A 19-year-old was yesterday fined by a city magistrate after being charged over cannabis he was going to “experiment with”.

A 53-year-old man was on Tuesday  granted bail after being charged in a city court with unlawful wounding.

Multi-million dollar tenders were opened on Tuesday for major school works and other projects.

Xtra Energy and Extra Orange Drink became the latest sponsor to throw its support behind the Boyce and Jefford Organization by affixing their name to the organizers Five-a-Side Football Challenge.

PEDERNALES/QUITO, Ecuador, (Reuters) – Ecuador will temporarily increase some taxes, sell assets, and may issue new bonds on the international market to fund a multi-billion dollar reconstruction after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake, a somber President Rafael Correa said yesterday.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has been mapping semi-precious stones and with declining prices globally for gold and other metals, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says the development of these “neglected” minerals can boost the livelihood of many people.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – From trimming menus in staff canteens to cutting back on soap and washing detergent at worker camps, the global mining industry that once lavished perks on employees is scrimping like never before as a brutal downturn engulfs minerals markets.