Stabroek News - 2018-02-17

• No evidence of public tendering for city’s $100M Le Repentir works
• Ex-cop accused in carjacking ring remanded over 2015 attack
• Alberttown man charged with dealing ecstasy to students
• U.S. charges Russians with tampering elections to boost Trump
• Diaspora seen as pivotal to Guyana’s oil future
• FBI admits failure to act on Florida school gunman, drawing anger
• Ethiopia declares state of emergency after PM’s resignatio­n
• U.S. set to lose top spot as global corn exporter to Brazil
• Head of OAS anti-corruption mission in Honduras resigns
• Brazil army ordered to take over security in violent Rio de Janeiro
• Insurance companies are violating customers’ human rights
• The Town Clerk is in control with the blessing of Mayor and some Councillor­s
• Unilateral judicial appointmen­ts by the President will be challenged
• On murder, Otisha and little boys
• “Three Billboards”, “Phantom Thread” and tales of two cities
• Ad attack on GO-Invest part of blackmail attempt -Gaskin
• New head of police complaints body to be appointed soon - Ramjattan
• Labourer charged with murdering drinking buddy
• Mother and daughter charged after CJIA cocaine bust
• GFC seeking public input on revised national forest plan
• Preliminar­y research shows net gain in mangroves
• Seventh-day Adventists Ingatherin­g Campaign begins tomorrow
• ‘See where it hurts the most’
• Up to 40% of immediate vacancies filled after private sector job fair for ex-sugar workers
• GAWU welcomes partial restart of operations at Skeldon, East demerara estates
• Suspected illegal NA funeral parlour shutdown
• Guyana’s ‘very low’ production cost expected to yield big returns
• Granger still awaiting legal advice on Chancellor, CJ -says acting appointmen­ts undesirabl­e
• The city has a crisis of administra­tion and management
• Venezuela’s hardline opposition party to boycott ‘fraudulent’ election
• South Africa’s Ramaphosa hails “new dawn”, warns of tough decisions
• Joseph to face Narine in Bounty squash semis
• Kings’ Hield, Bogdanovic shine as World routs U.S. in Rising Stars game
• Woods misses cut at Riviera after eight bogeys
• Australia hammer record chase after Guptill’s 49-ball ton
• United boss Mourinho denies rift with Pogba, slams ‘lies’
• Lowe expects “ugly” halo effect to wear off quickly
• Kent eye semis with easy win over USA
• Republic anniversar­y swimming championsh­ip underway
• Guyana officially declared host for Women’s World T20
• Record-breaker Kohli leads India to another easy win over South Africa
• Ageless Federer rides his time machine back to the top
• UAE seals showdown with Windies
• Jaguars qualify in rain-hit thriller
• Police Constable highlights scourge of violence against women and children in calypso single
• For Kareem Lewis music is life
• Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux separate
• Range of artistes on show at Rupununi music festival

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