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Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Colin Welch will remain on the job while an investigation into allegations against him pertaining to the importation of meters is being undertaken “I have not found it necessary to move him until that investigation is completed and if you are trying to say that he is impeding the investigation, that is not happening,” Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson said yesterday.

Stabroek News reflects today on the lives of notable Guyanese who passed away during the year.

A Grove construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was formally charged with causing the death of bread vendor Joseph Jaipaul, who died one month after being struck down on the Bagotstown Public Road.

A Kitty computer technician accused of forging a United States of America document was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to two charges of fraud.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo said the PPP’s complacency and arrogance were major factors in the party losing last year’s May 11, General and Regional Elections.

A 65-year-old man was remanded to prison on Wednesday after he allegedly murdered his nephew.

A 17-year-old was yesterday charged with fraudulent conversion of funds entrusted to him.

A 50-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being read a charge of cannabis possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday received an interim report from the Convener of the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform (SCCR) Nigel Hughes.

President David Granger last night called for 2016 to be the year of national renaissance and pledged to bolster national unity and security.

While some persons spent the last days of 2015 making New Year’s resolutions about getting fit, or saving money, Administrator Guyana Red Cross Society Children’s Convalescent Home Ewin Enmore’s hope is that the institution could be made more child-friendly in the new year.

Nearly two months after Stabroek News’ last visit to Chase’s Indigent Home, the building still remains in a deplorable state.

A small group of optimistic women whose ages range from 60 to 92 years old ushered in the New Year at St Joseph’s Home at 73 Vlissengen Road, Wortmanville Georgetown, smiling despite their obvious physical and environmental challenges.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Civil lawsuits accusing Bill Cosby of sex abuse and defamation could do major damage to the entertainer’s wealth, regardless of how a criminal prosecution plays out, lawyers who have handled similar cases said yesterday.

This year’s Christmas sales exceeded some market vendors’ expectations and yesterday they were hoping for the same volume and even better in the new year.

(Reuters) – Towns in Tennessee and southern Illinois prepared yesterday to cope with potential flooding after rain-swollen rivers washed out hundreds of structures in Missouri, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma and forced thousands to flee their homes.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Gleaner Company Limited (Gleaner) and Radio Jamaica Limited’s (RJR) shareholders voted to approve the merger of the Gleaner’s media business with RJR in separate extraordinary general meetings held in Kingston on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said yesterday it had sent two reports to the attorney-general’s office about its probes into the transfer of huge sums of money into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bank accounts and the affairs of state fund 1MDB.

KIGALI, (Reuters) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced yesterday his intention to seek a third term in 2017, confirming a decision that was widely expected following the approval of constitutional changes that could allow him to stay in office for years to come.

LOS ANGELES/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The Texas teenager derided for his “affluenza” defense in a deadly drunken-driving case won a weeks-long in delay in extradition from Mexico, while his mother was in a Los Angeles jail on Thursday after being deported.