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UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Panama has alerted the United Nations – in a letter seen by Reuters today – to U.S.

Akeem Thompson, 27, was yesterday granted bail on three charges including discharging a loaded firearm at a Lusignan businessman.

High Commissioner-Designate of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the Republic of India, Dharamkumar Seeraj (left), yesterday, presented a copy of his credentials to Anshuman Gaur, Chief of Protocol at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

On 19 December 2024, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an application for special leave to appeal a decision in Admiralty by the Court of Appeal of Guyana in GY/A/CV2024/003 Andy Duke v The Ship “MT Tradewind Passion”.

KARTALKAYA, Turkey,  (Reuters) – A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains killed 66 people today and forced panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night.

(Trinidad Express) A relative of two brothers shot and killed near their home in Matelot on Sunday said the two victims’ refusal to join a gang in the area made them targets.

(Trinidad Guardian) hen professional pan player Leslie Jordano and his band received an invitation to perform at a high-profile event in October 1996, he had no idea it would lead to a memorable connection with billionaire businessman Donald Trump.

The ongoing road extension project on Carifesta Avenue will see the removal of the median, which was installed in 2016, to facilitate an expansion of 14 meters closer to the National Park.

A 12-member jury yesterday found a man guilty of stabbing another to death in 2020 following the completion of the trial before Justice Navindra Singh and he now awaits sentencing which will be handed down on February 17th.

Investigations are currently under way following the severe beating  of a boy by students at the West Demerara Secondary School on Friday.

A lack of basic medical supplies, poor infrastructure, and inadequate staffing are some of the conditions under which medical personnel are forced to work at the Timehri Health Centre.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) met on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at Congress Place, Sophia, under the chairmanship of Aubrey  Norton MP, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Opposition.

The police yesterday put out wanted bulletins for two men over fraud.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) concluded its first National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of 2025 on Saturday at the Centre for Change and  unanimously endorsed Party Leader Nigel Hughes as the AFC’s presidential candidate for the 2025 elections.

The Cooperatives Department of the Ministry of Labour has reported that there are 2,999 registered societies across Guyana, comprising 1,736 cooperative and 1,263 friendly societies.

On Friday  Zorie De Mattos celebrated her 110th birthday. A celebration was held for her by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.

Carlton Jones, a 28-year-old unemployed man from Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi was yesterday jailed after facing a series of charges including unlawful wounding and larceny of cattle.

Ranks from the Police Narcotics Branch, Eve Leary, conducted searches on Sunday afternoon at an unfinished concrete building located at Washclothes Village, Mahaicony and found a large amount of cannabis Four large parcels wrapped in transparent plastic containing suspected cannabis were found, the police said in a statement yesterday.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is partnering with the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to  conduct a labour market analysis to shape regional migration policy as part of efforts the ensure the success of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) particularly as it relates to the free movement of people between member states, an ILO release has stated.   

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday  laid out a sweeping plan to maximize U.S.