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Following many delays in his sentencing, Elroy Withrite was yesterday handed a 19-year sentence  for the 2019 killing of Andrew Drakes from Farm, East Bank Essequibo.

Building strong institutions is crucial to fighting corruption and ensuring inclusive growth.

According to report in yesterday’s Trinidad Guardian, 45-year-old Deon Marshall, a Guyanese national and businessman, was gunned down at his vending stall, Mix Master Punch Bar, on Tuesday in Arima, Trinidad.

By Milton Grannum Following the conclusion of its investigation, the  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday said that the substance that seeped from tiles in at least two homes at Crane, West Coast Demerara was not harmful and was a result of efflorescence.

In response to calls from its supporters for a unified presence in preparation for the General and Regional Elections next year, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and Working People’s Alliance (WPA) have agreed to work towards the formation of a coalition while making room for other parties wishing to come on board.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal on Monday disclosed that a contractor assigned to the Lethem Housing Project, has been  dismissed.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has received a significant boost to its operational capabilities with the recent inauguration of its Geographic Information System (GIS) and Drone Operations Centre, and according to a GDF release yesterday, this state-of-the-art facility will serve as the central hub for all drone operations within the Force.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department has begun an investigation into a mining accident that occurred on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Aramu Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday expressed concern that the mining sector has been smitten with the ‘Dutch disease’, a consequence of Guyana’s new-found oil wealth, and has laid the blame for this, squarely at the feet of the PPP/C government.

DAMASCUS,  (Reuters) – The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said yesterday that he would dissolve the security forces of the former regime, close its prisons and hunt down anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees.

Forty-three-year-old Carl Kato of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with simple larceny.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two real estate agents known for promoting flashy properties in New York and Miami have been arrested on sex-trafficking charges, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday, accusing them of raping dozens of women.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo a brain procedure this morning to complement the surgery he went through this week, the hospital said yesterday in a medical update that stressed he was doing well.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, he said yesterday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana met with the Chairperson and the Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on December 06, 2024, to be briefed on preparations for the forthcoming elections.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s government yesterday celebrated the reopening of the capital’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, shut since last month, even as the U.S.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering its resources to the region to assist in its fight against financial irregularities and state corruption.

(Reuters) – Some Canadian premiers are urging Ottawa to respond robustly to the threat of tariffs from incoming U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has accused the Integrity Commission of targeting him and out to damage his reputation.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia would develop artificial intelligence with BRICS partners and other countries, in a bid to challenge the dominance of the United States in one of the most promising and crucial technologies of the 21st century.