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Minister in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes on Saturday witnessed disturbing damage to the environment by miners in Konawaruk (Potaro-Siparuni).

Delon Henry, called ‘Nasty Man’ was yesterday committed to stand trial for the murder of East Ruimveldt resident Dexter Griffith.

NGO, Red Thread yesterday maintained its protest for Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence to be removed over her attempts to shield an APNU+AFC candidate who was accused of child molestation and another counter-picket was held by her supporters.

The police yesterday received legal advice to charge a suspect with the murder of bus driver Alvin Lorrimer, who was gunned down two weeks ago.

Vishnu Doerga of Doerga Business Enterprises has been elected as the new President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).

Four persons, including a 12-year-old, are now in police custody in connection with the murder of Nonpareil pensioner Roger Manikam, who was found dead along the Coldingen Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

A Jamaican national, who police say was found with over a kilo of cocaine, was yesterday remanded to prison on a narcotics trafficking charge.

The father of 10-year-old Ishmael Raghubir, who was driving the truck from which his son fell to his death on Sunday, has been released on station bail.

Canadian mining firm Guyana Goldfields Inc produced 41,281 ounces of gold at its Aurora mine in Region Seven during the first quarter of this year and its total gold production since September last year is now at 77,182 ounces.

New primary and nursery schools will be built in Number 36 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, as part of the region’s capital works programme, according to Region Six Chairman David Armogan.

A shift system is being instituted for some students attending the Goed Fortuin Primary after upset parents pulled their children from the school on Monday due to dangers posed by ongoing construction on the  building.

Senior Legal Adviser, Ministry of Legal Affairs and Office of the Attorney General’s Chambers, Judy Stuart and the President of the Guyana Press Association, Neil Marks recently participated in a US programme on combating corruption.

The radio station once owed by former Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud has been rebranded to focus on music and celebrity gossip.

Guyana has become the 57th member and the 2nd CARICOM member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court yesterday threw out post-election violence charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, giving him a major boost as he prepares to make another run for office in elections next year.

LONDON/REYKJAVIK,  (Reuters) – Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned yesterday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm which have shone a spotlight on the offshore wealth of politicians and public figures worldwide.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma yesterday survived an impeachment vote in parliament launched after the constitutional court ruled he had ignored an order to repay state funds spent on his private home.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian Federal Supreme Court justice yesterday ordered Congress to start impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer, deepening a political crisis and uncertainty over leadership of Latin America’s largest country.

MILWAUKEE,  (Reuters) – Republican Ted Cruz won the Wisconsin presidential primary yesterday, dealing a blow to front-runner Donald Trump’s hopes of amassing the delegates needed for the party’s nomination ahead of the July convention and boosting the chances of a rare contested convention.

(Trinidad Express) PORT OF SPAIN – A national crisis. That is how Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has described the unacceptable level of criminal conduct in the country.