Another fire station is slated to become operational in Region Three later this year. This disclosure was made to Kaieteur News by Chief Fire Officer, Marlon Gentle. His revelation was prompted by questions raised by this publication as it relates to the perceived delay of the functioning of a fire station that has been constructed at La Grange, West Bank Demerara. While the fire station appears to be physically completed, including the addition of utility services such as water and electricity, Gentle insisted that the facility is not ready to become operational.(Kaieteur news)…[+]

Police are running checks on an ex-soldier who was arrested on Monday night after he crashed the car he had earlier hijacked from a West Coast Demerara taxi driver.The ex-soldier is presently under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he is being treated for injuries he sustained as a result of the crash.Another man who was working as his accomplice managed to escape and is being sought by the police.(Kaieteur news)…[+]

BEIJING– China’s currency fell sharply in value on Tuesday following the central bank’s decision to improve its “central parity system” to better reflect market development in the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan against the U.S. dollar. Effective beginning Tuesday, daily central parity quotes reported to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System before the market opens should be based on the closing rate of the inter-bank foreign exchange rate market on the previous day, supply and demand in the market, and price movement of major currencies, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said. (Xinhua)…[+]

MALAYSIA- Malaysia has said it will send a team to the Maldives to inspect debris found on the Indian Ocean archipelago to determine whether it might be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The team will carry out an initial verification to establish if any of the debris is from an aircraft, Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said in a statement Monday. “At this stage, it is highly premature to speculate on whether this debris is in any way connected to MH370,” he cautioned.(CNN)…[+]

GUYANA-With security concerns rivaling economic considerations for the government’s priority, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has announced that a whopping $21B has been allocated to the security sector to tackle the “most pressing and most depressing problem facing our nation today.” Presenting the National Budget for the protracted financial year, Jordan outlined a number of proposals that should be the catalyst for an improved Police Force, and is expected to arrest worrying crime trends that have threatened to undermine the security of the nation. This year’s figure is $1.5B more than that which was allocated for the security sector last year under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic government.( kaieteurnews)…[+]

INDIA-As part of the “Digital India Week” that he launched on July 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 5 pushed for productive use of technology and social media and said it could potentially transform lives of all people. “To me technology used wisely is a catalyst to magically transforming the way we live. The future belongs to social media. It is egalitarian and inclusive,” Modi said during an online interaction with tech enthusiasts on how to make India a digitally empowered knowledge economy.( Indo-Asian News Service)…[+]

FERGUSON, United States — A gunbattle erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, between police and protesters on Sunday during a protest on the anniversary of the killing of 18-year-old black man Michael Brown by a white police officer, seriously wounding a man. The exchange of gunfire took place late Sunday night and lasted about 20 minutes, seriously wounding a man, according to the St. Louis county police chief. The man was hospitalized in a critical, unstable condition, and was undergoing surgery, Chief Jon Belmar told reporters on Monday. (Xinhua)…[+]

GUYANA-Pull quote : “If you are going to solve the employment problem do not expect some magical government to give you jobs in the police force and the army, you are going to have to create jobs within your communities,”. The need for the revival of village economies to support the national economy and reduce unemployment were the central themes of President David Granger’s presentation Sunday at a ceremony organized by the Cuffy 250 Committee. The event at the Critchlow Labour College, was held in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Berbice Slave Rebellion. Granger said that there is a need for an economic change and the rebirth of village economies in Guyana. (Kaieteur News)…[+]

BEIJING — France Friday announced that hunts for more MH370 debris will continue for at least a week off la Reunion after a wing section was spotted near the island. Dominique Sorain, administrator of the French overseas island, told reporters Friday that a military transport plane was patrolling the seas off the coast and a ship had departed for search. He said there will also be forces combing the eastern part of the island where a flaperon confirmed by Malaysia as part of the plane was discovered last week. (Xinhua)…[+]

GUYANA-The government of Guyana may soon find itself faced with a lawsuit by airline company, Insel Air. The company is contemplating legal action after its outgoing flight, 81-791, to Aruba and other connecting destinations, was cancelled and the aircraft grounded on Thursday due to reasons it maintains were misdirected. Immigration Officers had ordered Insel Air officials to take eight Indian Nationals out of the jurisdiction after they were refused entry to Guyana on July 19. They had arrived on an Insel Air flight from Curaçao and the pilot of an Aruba-bound Insel aircraft refused. (Kaieteur News)…[+]