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The Ministry of Natural Resources last night announced that it had solicited a legal opinion on concerns that the mining holdings of Simona Broomes conflicts with her role as minister in the ministry.

By Jonelle Fields The trial of the five men accused of robbing Justice Nicola Pierre and her husband began yesterday with the emotional testimony of the judge, who identified at least three of the men as being responsible during the violent attack at her home and also said that calls to the police went unanswered.

Efforts to re-accredit the University of Guyana Medical School (UGMS) have been given a boost by “a good corporate citizen,” who has pledged $200M to assist in the construction of a building to be used for student instruction.

By Dreylan Johnson Nearly six months after being charged, Regan Rodrigues was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment for escaping custody, but cleared of the gun and ammunition possession charge which linked him to the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing.

All of GuySuCo’s estates made losses for 2014, led by Skeldon with a whopping $4.2b, and this was likely one of the factors that pushed the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the corporation to recommend full privatization in three years.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan says that he prefers to await the outcome of a police investigation and Coroner’s Inquest before commenting on the involvement of an army rank in the recent bungled Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) operation that resulted in three deaths.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is calling on President David Granger and the APNU+AFC Government to honour what it says were promises made by the coalition to ensure the protection of people from being marginalised because of their sexual orientation.

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and Minister in the Ministry, Simona Broomes visited Mahdia in Region Eight on Sunday and heard a range of complaints including about the poor state of roads in the mainly mining community.

A member of the gang that fatally chopped elderly Bush Lot businessman Arthur Doodnauth Rajkumar and his common-law wife Diane Chamanlall in their home last Saturday has also confessed to their involvement in the arson at Hope in which Anita Baichan burned to death.

At the request of the Education Ministry, Television Guyana (TVG) will continue to provide satellite uplink services for the Guyana Learning Channel (GLC) despite longstanding concerns that this contract was not necessary in the first place.

The villages of Anna Regina and Adventure, Essequibo Coast have been thrown into shock as two persons tragically took their own lives last week.

Over two weeks after Mon Repos carpenter Ganesh Ramlakhan was allegedly stabbed to death by his cousin, the police are yet to find the perpetrator, who has contacted the family from Suriname to make death threats.

The Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) yesterday said that President David Granger has not interfered and will not interfere in any probe by the police or army of the Carifesta Avenue fatal crash but former Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday maintained that the President’s statements amount to meddling with the inquiry process.

Almost one year after Richard Remington was murdered, two of the five men accused of killing him were charged and remanded to prison during last week.

By Dreylan Johnson   Nearly six months after being charged, Regan Rodrigues was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment for escaping custody, but cleared of the gun and ammunition possession charge which linked him to the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing.

As investigators continue to probe the murder of British teen Dominic Bernard, the High court yesterday granted a 72-hour extension to police for the detention of suspects Aaron Hing and Staymon George, who are still to be charged.

Canada yesterday donated $3m worth of items- including video analysis equipment – to the Guyana Police Force to bolster the fight against crime.

A man was yesterday sentenced to one year in jail for robbing a woman of her gold chain in a gun-point attack.

A Plaisance market vendor was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail after being charged with assaulting a longtime friend after the woman inquired about her husband.

Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton yesterday visited the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre on Carmichael Street and declared himself very impressed with the services offered.