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Twenty-six-year-old Noah Beaton appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court today to face charges related to the murder of Tasserene Toshao Ridley Joseph. 

Customers of Tuschen and Zeelugt New Housing Schemes and sections of De Kinderen are advised that the ongoing power outage is a result of a minibus colliding with a GPL  pole at De Kinderen.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Reginald Armour is a “blundering buffoon” who is unfit to hold office, says Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) says the current congestion at the port of Kingston is the result of a drastic increase of cargo volumes as well as disruptions in mainliner service schedules.

The Ministry of Home Affairs today said that embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus attempted to leave the country via Brazil on Monday but was thwarted.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S.

AVIGNON, France,  (Reuters) – A French court found Dominique Pelicot guilty today of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade, and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her unconscious body in a case that has horrified the world.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than a day after Social Development Minister Donna Cox defended proposed legislation that would impact the elderly’s access to the Senior Citizens’ Pension Grant, Attorney General Reginald Armour is now saying the controversial amendment that would have seen people with savings of over $25,000 become ineligible for old-age pension, was included in error.

(Trinidad Express) A Barrackpore contractor was shot dead at a friend’s house before daybreak on Tuesday morning.

Peruvian news agency Andina today reported that Lima is to set up an embassy in Guyana for the first time ever.

GTU President Mark Lyte today told Stabroek News that he had been suspended by the union’s General Council over the controversial deal struck between teachers and the government in August this year.

(Trinidad Express) On December 8, a passenger plane over Port of Spain descending into the Piarco International Airport, came within six metres (20 feet) of unmanned drone.

SANTOS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Helena Monteiro da Costa’s father was brought from Angola to Brazil as an enslaved person in the 19th century.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch a mass deportation operation targeting millions of immigrants living in the U.S.

Orrel Stoll, a 31-year-old pork-knocker of Lot 55 Red Road, Providence, East Bank Demerara, was arrested at Triangle Backdam, Baramita, North West District, on December 13th, 2024 and charged today with two counts of attempted murder on Andrew Baird and Sylvia Baird.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service this morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila today, with the United Nations reporting six unconfirmed deaths and that two reservoirs and a hospital had been damaged.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Public Utilities, Marvin Gonzales is calling for a retraction from the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS) following their statement regarding the house fire that killed Lisa Morris-Julian, Minister in the Ministry of Education, and her two children.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit today after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) today said it is  is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Toshao Ridley Joseph of Tassarene Village in Region Seven.