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The newly-appointed mayors of the country’s three new townships have identified infrastructural development as being among their main priorities.

Following the recent protest action taken by students to highlight their concerns over the neglect of the University of Guyana, President David Granger has agreed to meet with representatives of the student body.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s government rejected new accusations yesterday that her election was illegally funded with graft money and expressed confidence it can block an attempt to impeach her.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro threatened yesterday to seek a constitutional amendment to slash the opposition-led legislature’s term and vowed to lead a “revolution” should his foes wrest him from the presidency.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A Guatemalan court yesterday sentenced five men to terms of up to 53 years in prison for the 2011 killing of popular Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela specified yesterday that public sector employees, save those in the food industry, would receive Fridays off until a drought stops hurting hydropower generation.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton faced down protesters angry at the impact his crime reforms of 20 years ago have had on black Americans and defended the record of Hillary Clinton, his wife, who is relying on the support of black voters in her quest for the presidency.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The fight to abolish human trafficking, which claims nearly 21 million victims worldwide, is so far a failure, a top leader in the field said yesterday, calling for an immediate international effort to coordinate strategic efforts.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress yesterday approved a $100 million loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration to help stem a tide of gang warfare that has turned the country into one of the most violent in the world.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian court has ordered the government to suspend its agrarian reform programme, citing evidence that instead of helping the poor it was used to hand out free land to thousands of politicians, business owners and wealthy individuals.

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged in a TV interview yesterday that he once had a stake in his late father’s offshore trust, which was revealed in the “Panama Papers” leak from a law firm.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 89, made a rare appearance outside his home yesterday, visiting a school to mark the birthday of a late revolutionary heroine days after penning a scornful critique of U.S.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been cleared by the International Cricket Council to bowl again in international cricket.

Devon Browne, 25 years, of Crane Housing Scheme, WCD; Nalini Manikam, 18 years of Non Pariel, ECD; Veeram Dias, 21 years of Non Pariel, ECD and a 12-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with the murder of Roger Manikam whose body was found on the roadway at Coldingen, ECD, on April 03, 2016.

(Trinidad Guardian) It costs the State almost $50 million a month to maintain 2,235 remand prisoners in T&T. Attorney

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday declined to answer questions on his alleged interference in the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with respect to Chinese-owned logging company Baishanlin, saying that he will issue a statement.

An ex-convict was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Linden bus driver Alvin Lorrimer.

Henry Smith was sworn in as Mayor of Mabaruma by President David Granger yesterday but he will be unable to function in that capacity as Justice Diana Insanally has granted an interim order quashing the controversial appointment which had been made by Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan on Tuesday.

Delon Duncan, who was charged on December 4, 2015 with causing the death of Travis Bollers by dangerous driving was yesterday sentenced to 2 years 9 months imprisonment.

(Ministry of the Presidency photos) The nine recently elected mayors and their deputies were yesterday afternoon sworn in by President David Granger who said it was a happy day and a step forward for the country.