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Bridgetown, Barbados –  An attack on a member of staff the Welfare Department at the Speightstown branch, St.Peter has caused the office to close.

While not disclosing the nature of the attack, several officials in the Ministry of Social Care have confirmed that the worker was violently attacked by a member of the public.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Care Sonja Welch admitted that her ministry was aware of the incident and expected a report from the chief welfare officer today.

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 Georgetown – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) launched its upgraded website, www.gra.gov.gy ,  as part of activities in observance of its 11th anniversary at the City Mall, Regent Street.

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The Parliament Chamber is expected to be heated today with debate over the admitted blunderings of Government Ministers in the appointment of Reshmi Ramnarine as head of the Strategic Services Agency.

National Security Minister John Sandy, who issued an apology last evening, is expected to apologise again in the Chamber in what some say may be an effort to thwart a motion by Opposition Leader Keith Rowley to refer him to the Priviledges Committee of Parliament.

Opposition MPs are also planning to raise the issue as motions on the adjournment of the House.

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 Georgetown – Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation around 7:15 AM today after complains of back pains.

Dr. Luncheon’s condition is listed as stable and the
doctors have been conducting further investigations.
 

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Georgetown– The President’s recent comments at the Annual Army Conference about the arrest of Bouterse, never mentioned that he was asked by the United States to do so. The President’s exact words were: "I heard talk off arresting Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse whenever he comes here, I said no I will not arrest Bouterse, let whoever want to arrest him do it, Bouterse in the legitimate leader of the Suriname’s people and we have to work with him".

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Georgetown- The police last evening issued a wanted bulletin for  a 38 year old carpenter Sven Niles, who they believe has information on the murder of detective constable Igris Bobb Blackman . Blackman’s bound and battered body was discovered in a septic tank at his home in Parfait Harmonie West Bank Demerara. The police said that the wanted man may have been in the house the same day the body was discovered.

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Georgetown– The Police investigates the sudden drive by shooting at the home of International recording artiste Jomo Primo. A number of spent shells were recovered at the scene as residents of Joseph Pollydore street, Lodge are still fearful of what transpired. Reports are that  about eight gunshots rang and as people peeped out they saw a car speeding away from in front of Primo’s residence. When contacted the artiste said that he could not be the target since he has no problems with anyone, yet the gunmen opened fire at his home.

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Three fishermen, missing at sea, since Monday are now feared dead. The men from Moruga, disappeared after their boat developed a leak and sank off the coast of Venezuela.
Up to today the search for the men was continuing but relatives of one of the men identified as Wilbert Coto Noel say they are quickly loosing hope.

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