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(Trinidad Guardian) Keron Valentine, who has held the post of deputy mayor for the past six years, is now the mayor of Port-of-Spain.

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) employee Jason Abdulla was arrested late Monday afternoon at Freedom House, Robb Street as part of the still ongoing investigation into the death of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing and yesterday the police pulled in shadowy figure Shawn Hinds and another man in the same matter.

Saying that the opposition is being subjected to “extremely partisan behaviour” by Speaker Barton Scotland, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday declared that the situation is becoming overbearing and that the PPP/C would fight future attempts to restrain its representation of the people.

Police yesterday arrested three airport workers and are seeking another in relation to the 1.3 kilogrammes of cocaine that was found in New York aboard a Dynamic Airlines flight which left Guyana on February 2nd.

A 60-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on charges of injuring his 10-month-old grandson and his daughter-in-law with a cutlass.

Attorney Gordon Gilhuys was yesterday morning taken into police custody and released on station bail after he allegedly attempted to obstruct the course of justice.

If given the legal okay, the Wai Wai village of Konashen, in Region Nine, will this year be the newest protected area, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman yesterday reported to the National Assembly.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday condemned Monday’s attack on Iqbal Rahim, a volunteer working with the Benschop for Mayor campaign in upcoming local government elections.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman yesterday disclosed that government is currently negotiating with the Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc.

Among the 288 contract workers employed at the Ministry of the Presidency, 40 are drivers, 20 are community officers and 18 are engaged in various communication and publicity fields.

The Government of Guyana yesterday hailed the Geneva Agreement on the border controversy with Venezuela, whose 50th anniversary is being celebrated today, as part of the founding instruments of this country’s freedom.

Trevor Amsterdam, the man accused of fatally shooting fugitive murder suspect Jermaine Simon, was yesterday brought before a city court and remanded to prison on a murder charge.

British peer Lord Avebury who became well-known in local circles for a report exposing fraud in the 1980 general elections has died at the age of 87, according to the BBC.

David Persaud, the truck driver accused of causing the death of Police Constable Edson Williams by dangerous driving, was yesterday found not guilty.

Reiterating its call for a reversal of the decision to shut the Wales estate, the main sugar union GAWU says recent statements by the Minister of Agriculture and the Chairman of GuySuCo show that no firm plans are yet in place for the period following closure.

On Monday, the Schools Welfare Unit of the Department of Education – Georgetown, held the first in a series of Suicide Awareness Sessions at Central High School.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s new economy czar is a former business leader who openly admires the country’s socialist policies but recognizes the need for market reforms, potentially bringing a dose of pragmatism to government policy amid an economic crisis.

A woman was chopped yesterday morning during an attack by fellow villagers, whom she says have threatened to kill her.

Chief Executive of GWI, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles met with representatives of hospitals on Friday and asked them to review how their medical waste is disposed of as water utility workers are encountering hazards such as needles.

DOHA/LONDON, (Reuters) – The fate of the first global oil deal in 15 years could be decided today when OPEC members travel to Iran to persuade the country to participate in a deal to freeze output levels, possibly by offering Tehran special terms.