The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill of 2015 was passed in a tranquil environment Thursday in the National Assembly. Bringing the Bill before the Members of Parliament was Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams. The crucial Bill went through all its stages and was passed in the absence of the opposition. The opposition had walked out. They were to walk out again when the government presented the Local Government Amendment Bill.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

U.S. –  A child abuse case that shook seasoned investigators has gotten worse. An autopsy showed that two children found in a rented storage unit died of “ongoing physical abuse,” authorities in Monterey County, California, said at a press conference.

The children tentatively identified as Delylah Tara, 3, and her brother, Shaun Tara, 6 had been stuffed into a plastic storage bin, Salinas Police Chief Kelly McMillin said.(CNN.COM/photo:cnn.com)…[+]

After 12 years as Commissioner-General, Khurshid Sattaur, was sent on leave Thursday with immediate effect. A unanimous decision was made by the Governing Board of Directors of the Guyana Revenue Authority to send Commissioner Sattaur on vacation leave with immediate effect Thursday following a meeting that Sattaur attended.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill of 2015 was passed in a tranquil environment Thursday in the National Assembly. Bringing the Bill before the Members of Parliament was Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams. The crucial Bill went through all its stages and was passed in the absence of the opposition. The opposition had walked out. They were to walk out again when the government presented the Local Government Amendment Bill.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

Although judicial backlogging is not unique to Guyana’s newly sworn in Acting Chief Justice, Yonette Cummings-Edwards plans to invite all hands on deck to tackle the issue. She gave the assurance Wednesday she was sworn in by President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. Justice Cummings-Edwards told media operatives that her plan is to focus on the state of the local justice system. “I intend to look at the state of affairs right now and I intend to deal with backlog cases. I intend to deal with matters affecting the smooth functioning of the judiciary and I intend to have all hands onboard for us to work together towards having a system that will ensure that justice is done.”(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

Guyana is set to sign another Norway forest conservation deal next year with that country preferring to fund energy projects rather than the controversial, US$1B Amaila Falls hydro-electric project.

The disclosures were made to government officials by Norwegian representatives during a meeting earlier this month in Paris, France. Also present at the meeting were top officials of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which is managing proceeds of that US$250M, ground-breaking forest deal that expired last month. Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, who was part of the Paris meeting with Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, said that from the talks, it is mere formality that another forest deal will be signed next year. The delay would not hamper or interrupt current collaboration between the two countries.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

/abonnement/U.S. –  A suspended member of the Secret Service’s uniformed division was shot and killed in southwest Washington on Tuesday hours after making a court appearance in a domestic dispute case. Arthur Baldwin, 30, was shot multiple times in the 4700 block of 1st Street, police said Wednesday. He was unconscious when police found him and he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.(CNN.COM/photo:cnn.com)…[+]

A Brooklyn woman has been convicted in the killing and dismemberment of a friend and neighbor whose remains were discarded on Long Island.

A Suffolk County jury took only a few hours to convict Leah Cuevas of second-degree murder, Newsday reported. Prosecutors say she killed 28-year-old Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne, a mother of four, in a dispute over rent and utility payments in the summer of 2014. Browne was renting a room from Cuevas. Some of the Guyana-born immigrant’s remains were found in an abandoned lot in Bay Shore on July 9. Her head and arms were found days later in three different locations about 25 miles west in Hempstead. Trial testimony detailed the discovery of Browne’s blood inside Cuevas’ Brooklyn apartment. Prosecutors say Cuevas stabbed Browne 39 times. Neighbors had said Browne had gotten into a fight with Cuevas just before she went missing. Cuevas faces 25 years to life in prison when she’s sentenced Jan. 14.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]