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The Guyana Police Force is investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle that approached two students of Marian Academy on Friday, November 1, 2024, in an incident that has raised concerns among parents and staff at the school.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday spearheaded the launch of a new library at the Hampton Court Primary School, Essequibo.

Some 200 families in Block 42, Amelia’s Ward, Linden, Region Ten, will soon be able to process ownership documents for lands they have occupied for decades.

Chief of Defence Staff of the Guyana Defence Force,  Brigadier Omar Khan on November 5th met with  General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff of India, according to the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS).

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says that Guyana has secured US$22 million to strengthen its healthcare research capabilities.

Some $75.2 million has been spent to upgrade roads in North East La Penitence, Georgetown, to improve accessibility for residents and commuters, a Depart-ment of Public Information (DPI) release stated on Tuesday.

A 28-year-old single mother of three has experienced a transformation in her living conditions after receiving  a new home courtesy of the Men on Mission initiative.

Relative to a Social Media post from Action News Guyana dated 2024-11-05,  the police have arrested a driver accused of road rage.

A fifteen-year-old girl is in a serious but stable condition after she was struck by a lorry yesterday at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara.

Kennard Jabar, 36, of East La Penitence, Georgetown, was placed on 400,000 bail after being charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

While two serving members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are to be charged with the October 10 abduction of Kevin Fiedtkou, the GPF is gathering additional information since the other suspect is yet to be arrested.

Daniel Spellen appeared yesterday before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, facing the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed yesterday as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island’s southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and wreaking havoc on the already crisis-stricken country.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Germany’s ruling coalition collapsed yesterday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in Europe’s largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S.

-Mustapha tells FAO conference Guyana’s livestock sector is not only a crucial part of the country’s economy but also a vital component of its cultural heritage and community well-being, but like many other countries in the region, it faces numerous challenges, making a regional approach to sustainable livestock transformation essential.

(Trinidad Express) A police officer and a suspected criminal were fatally shot, and another police officer was injured in Guapo, Point Fortin in the early hours of yesterday.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley yesterday, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.

A man was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment for stealing two batteries belonging to the Ministry of Home Affairs after he pleaded guilty before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

(Trinidad Guardian)  Local conglomerate, ANSA McAL, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the US-based chlor-alkali producer Bleachtech LLC via its US subsidiary ANSA Chemicals US LLC, for a purchase price of US$327 million.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A British doctor was yesterday jailed for more than 31 years for an audacious but unsuccessful plot to kill his mother’s partner with a fake COVID-19 vaccine, which involved him forging medical documents and dressing in disguise to poison his victim.