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A policeman was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon and two others were injured while they were in the process of arresting a man who was wanted in connection with a rape allegation.

Permanent detention of former Health Minister Dr Noel Blackman has been ordered by a New York judge after the US government argued that he posed a serious flight risk from the charge he faces of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of the painkiller, oxycodone.

Declaring that the decision to fire him was based on “a political directive,” former Managing Director of the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) Badrie Persaud says he was denied an opportunity to respond to the audit report that precipitated his sacking.

A taxi driver was yesterday arraigned on charges of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to report the accident after the victim succumbed to injuries two days ago.

Over 1,500 sugar workers yesterday engaged in a strike as part of an ongoing Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) campaign over wages and the closure of the Wales sugar estate.

A man who pleaded guilty to intentionally wounding his neighbour, was yesterday sentenced to nine years behind bars by Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Georgetown.

In a survey of political interest in 28 Latin American and Caribbean countries, Guyana placed last with only a 28.5 interest out of a maximum of 100, according to the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP).

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday received multi-million dollar bids for the construction of sea defences in Regions 6 and 3.

A little over one week after residents of Hosororo Hill, Region One alleged that their homes were raided by members of the joint services, investigations into the matter have been completed and the file will be sent for legal advice soon.

Concerns over the omission of St Cuthbert’s Mission in the supplying of troolie palm leaves for the rebuilding of the Umana Yana in Kingston have been resolved, according to village Toshao Lennox Shuman, who has promised to provide leaves of exceptional quality for the project.

Sun and Sand Mining Resources Inc. plans to invest a total of US$12M into a proposed open pit mine in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni.

Caricom Heads of State were recently briefed that Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has made a proposal to Guyana and Venezuela on the way forward in the ongoing border controversy between the two countries.

In spite of various challenges, the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) management says it is optimistic of meeting the first sugar crop target of 80,500 tonnes, GINA said.

Damion Allicock, who police alleged was a member of the “Hot Skull” gang, was yesterday granted his release on a total of $105,000 bail after being read four charges, including escaping police custody.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday set the date for the commencement of the trial of former minister Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings for charges of forgery and attempted larceny.

A Potaro labourer was placed on $100,000 bail yesterday after he appeared before a city court facing allegations that he stole close to $1,000,000 in cash.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities Dawn Hastings-Williams on a recent outreach exercise to Smith Creek, Barima River, Region One told residents that every child there must attend school.

Residents of Region One in the Mabaruma District on Saturday benefitted from free eye tests and spectacles as the Ministry of Public Health continues to work with private sector agencies to host medical outreaches.

A Plaisance man was yesterday released on self-bail on a wounding charge after a court heard that he stabbed another man with an ice pick only to defend himself during an attack.

Romana Sanasie, the daughter of murdered businesswoman Patricia Sanasie, testified yesterday from New York in the ongoing Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Richard Stanton, who is accused of the crime.