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Police in Regional Division #2 have deployed a Joint Services patrol. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited has launched a composting initiative, “Platform to Plant,” to transform food waste from its Poinsettia offshore platform into compost.

PAIPORTA, Spain, (Reuters) – Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb particularly badly hit by last week’s deadly floods protested yesterday during a visit by Spanish King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with some throwing mud at them.

The Guyana Court of Appeal last week lowered the prison sentences of convicted killers Anthony De Paul Hope and Ralph Tyndall, who were initially sentenced to 62 and 55 years, respectively, for the 2007 murder of 56-year-old Colleen Forrester.

CHISINAU, (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu claimed victory at yesterday’s closely-fought presidential election, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, her rival backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of ‘D’  Field, Sophia in Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who sustained a head injury last month, underwent imaging tests yesterday in Brasilia, with the medical report saying his condition has remained stable.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Ltd is linking Guyana and Suriname with direct flights from the Eugene F Correia International Airport (Ogle Airport) to Paramaribo, Suriname, for the first time and an inauguration ceremony was held today.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran’s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent U.S. presidential

(Trinidad Guardian) A business group has denounced as unfair claims by criminologist Dr Daurius Figueira that an upsurge in extortions in central Trinidad is linked to businesses that are using drug money to fund their operations.

-in light of questions about unfinished examination of US$7.3b in costs   Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has flayed the award of a second audit of oil costs to the local consortium VHE considering the questions raised about its performance on the yet unfinished examination of a whopping US$7.3b in ExxonMobil expenses.

-after releasing hostages   Six masked bandits staged a daring hold-up yesterday in the Deep South Rupununi during which they seized a quantity of gold and they later escaped after having to release nine hostages they had taken.

Issues that began at a football game sometime ago have now resulted in the death of a Kaneville teen who was stabbed several times by a 15-year-old on Friday at about 16.30 hours at Samatta Point Grove, East Bank Demerara.

-telemarketing was not sustainable   By Milton Grannum Described as a strategic transition, Midas BPO has  handed over its Linden operations to Prochant, a US-based healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) company specializing in medical billing and revenue cycle management.

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) on Tuesday hosted a stakeholder forum at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Georgetown to reflect and discuss the impact of the US$100 million ($20 billion) invested in the Initiative by the Stabroek Block co-venturers, and explore opportunities for collaboration and networking in their respective sectors.

-police mum   Three months after Marlon Christopher Wilburg called ‘Miceman’ was charged with the attempted murder of six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave, he was released by the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

VALENCIA, Spain, (Reuters) – The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said yesterday.

By Mia Anthony A family is now mourning the loss of their son after he suffocated on a thumbtack at his school on October 29, 2024.

At about 10 pm on Thursday, Police ranks stationed at the Itaballi Police Checkpoint acted on information received and proceeded to a shop at Itaballi Landing, in Region 7 and arrested a businesswoman and her sister over marijuana.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives’ new leader and the first Black woman to a head a major British political party on Saturday, after winning a leadership contest on a promise to return the party to its founding principles.