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Works on the Stanleytown sluice in Region Six have been halted amid an ongoing dispute between residents and government authorities over the method of rehabilitation.

Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Caribbean Office, Dr. Joni Musabayana has emphasised the urgent need for Caribbean nations to adopt a region-wide standard for worker compensation in cases of injury or workplace fatalities.

-crowd in tense standoff with GRA officers A High Court judge yesterday granted a temporary order against the GRA’s seizure of a fleet of luxury vehicles from businessman Azruddin Mohamed, hours after a tense standoff between a crowd that had gathered at his Houston location and revenue officers.

-Lyte and Cambridge reinstated Presidential candidate of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald, has won the right to contest the union’s presidency following a High Court ruling last Friday.

-concerned over temporary fixes East Coast commuters yesterday expressed dismay with the dislocation caused by the collapsed Strathspey, East Coast Demerara bridge and one noted that the hurried repairs done just in August last year had not lasted long under the weight of heavy trucks.

-around 1100 learners displaced Fire yesterday morning tore through the Mae’s School in Subryanville  displacing around 1100 learners and the government is making preparations to assist with their relocation.