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Leoner Gonzalez, a 26-year-old miner and Vene-zuelan national, appeared yesterday at the Kama-rang Magistrate’s Court to answer separate charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

CAIMITO, Cuba,  (Reuters) – Cuban farmer Leonardo Abreu clambered over fallen banana plants in a field beside his home, taking stock of the wreckage two weeks after Category 3 Hurricane Rafael ripped across Cuba.

PARAMARIBO,  (Reuters) – Suriname’s state-run oil company Staatsolie said yesterday that U.S.

Nathaniel Burrowes, a 25-year-old labourer of Agatash Village, Bartica, appeared in the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed, to answer to the charge of driving a motor vehicle whilst his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit.

BAKU,  (Reuters) – Climate negotiators were warned yesterday that the “hardest part” was about to start in talks over how much money should be provided to developing countries to help them adapt to climate-fuelled weather disasters and transition to cleaner energy.

The police say that legal advice is still being sought from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to Marshall Allicock whose vehicle collided with another vehicle along the La Bonne Intention Railway Embankment, ECD on September 29, resulting in the death of Salima Heeralal.

President Irfaan Ali last night conferred Guyana’s highest national award “The Order of Excellence” on India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at a State Dinner hosted by the President and his wife, First Lady Arya Ali, at their official residence.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Gautam Adani, the billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, has been indicted in New York over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, U.S.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Guyana’s fourth oil floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility is expected to depart for this  country in the first quarter next year, the CEO of U.S.

PARAMARIBO,  (Reuters) – Suriname’s state-run oil company Staatsolie said today that U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil has withdrawn from its offshore block 52, and block operator Petronas Suriname E&P will take over its 50% stake.

Francis Azore celebrated her 100th birthday on November 8th, 2024, the Ministry of Human Services said today.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Devendra Persaud, 32, over rape.

A truck laden with sand toppled this morning on the Mandela to Eccles Interlink causing traffic delays, the police said. 

BAKU,  (Reuters) – OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais today told the COP29 climate summit in Baku that crude oil and natural gas were a gift from God, and that global warming talks should focus on cutting emissions not picking energy sources.

(Trinidad Express) Port workers have been directed by the Industrial Court to return to work with immediate effect.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here last night to a 21-gun salute.

By Khamisi Slowe An electrician was crushed to death yesterday on Sheriff Street after two speeding trucks came into contact with each other and one careened into a house and the other was left precariously perched over a trench after piercing a water main.

The Ministry of Human Services yesterday said that Old Age Pension Books for 2025 will be available from next month.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday announced the launch of “Operation Brain Tumour”, an initiative aimed at reducing the national backlog of patients diagnosed with brain tumours.

-Antigua PM lauds development The inaugural flight of LIAT (2020) touched down at CJIA  yesterday from Antigua and the development was hailed by the Prime Minister of that country who underlined its importance to regional connectivity.