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The case of the Canada-based Guyanese woman, Roma Dookeran, who was found dead on the Leguan foreshore on March 15, 2023  is still under investigation.

Sherly Winter, a 40-year-old bag packer who was suspected to have been electrocuted at her worksite, Flexotech Inc.,

(Reuters) – The United Nations will convene a technical committee of Libyan experts in an attempt to resolve contentious issues and put the country on the path to long-awaited national elections, the acting head of the U.N.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Doctors discharged Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from a Sao Paulo hospital yesterday, after a pair of emergency surgeries last week to treat and prevent bleeding in his head.

BEIJING/HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – China’s CNOOC Ltd (600938.SS), has sold its U.S.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm yesterday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said.

The Werk-en-Rust community has taken a  step toward revitalization and spreading holiday cheer with the completion of a mural at the corner of Leopold and Breda Streets.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Retired former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson last Tuesday praised Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley as the Caribbean’s fiercest advocate for social and economic justice, noting that no one since his predecessor, Michael Manley, has been as eloquent in speaking on behalf of the region.

Two Fridays ago, Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee member, Terrence Campbell, stated that the NRF Board is a “rubber stamp” and that his efforts to be provided with the necessary justifications for withdrawals from the Fund have been stymied.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – An oil spill has occurred at the Shell loading terminal in Nigeria’s Delta region after a pipeline ruptured, Nigeria’s maritime agency said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Authorities have identified the man found dead in his vehicle at the Piarco International Airport car park on Friday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on Friday participated in the 8th CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan.

The Police today said that they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 2  this morning on the public road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), which resulted in the death of two pedestrians – 54-year-old Yvette Daniels and 48-year-old Vishnudat Mohabir.

(Trinidad Express) Bandits slit the throat of an elderly woman and left her to die in her home on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are expected to make a breakthrough when it comes to crimes affecting fishermen.

PORT LOUIS, (Reuters) – Police in Mauritius have issued an order for the arrest of the Indian Ocean islands’ former central bank governor, in connection to an inquiry into a conspiracy to defraud case.

Following an upsurge in complaints from buyers of reconditioned vehicles, the Guyana Revenue Authority will from January 1st next year require that an inspection certificate be provided from their place of import and given to it by the salespersons here.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on December 9th sealed a two-year deal with the government on vehicles and spares and has resolved to work for greater growth in the sector.

Jabez Jaazuel Williams, called ‘Beggie’, a 22-year-old pork-knocker of Wauna Village, Mabaruma, North West District, died after he was chopped in the neck and hand on Friday by his co-worker who has since confessed to the crime.

`At the centre of what amounts to a colossal looting of resources perpetrated on the current and future generations of Guyanese people stands the Natural Resources Fund’The GHRA has expressed dissatisfaction and alarm at the Government of Guyana’s stewardship of the National Resource Fund (NRF) and worries that current rates of withdrawal may endanger what is made available for future generations.