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BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A Colombian court yesterday overturned another court order issued last month that had suspended activities at Sirius-2, previously called Uchuva-2, a major gas well located off the country’s Caribbean coast.

Around 400 families in Anns Grove, East Coast Demerara, and over 200 in Walton Hall, Region Three will finally acquire legal ownership of land they have been occupying for centuries, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

As part of its efforts to mitigate the expected labour shortage which can be viewed as a consequence of Guyana’s rapid economic development, the government is tapping into the diaspora, known to have many of the skillsets that will be needed here.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Eight of 11 justices on Mexico’s Supreme Court have resigned and declined to participate in an election for the court scheduled for June, the court said yesterday.

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin,  (Reuters) –  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris accused each other of deepening the discord of a deeply polarized nation as the U.S.

SEOUL/TOKYO,  (Reuters) – North Korea conducted what appeared to be its longest ever intercontinental ballistic missile test on Thursday as South Korea warned Pyongyang could seek missile technology from Russia in exchange for deploying troops to help with the war in Ukraine.

The National Data Management Authority (NDMA) is currently engaged in an initiative aimed at enhancing the protection of government data and systems and in keeping with this effort, hosted a critical cybersecurity training session for public sector employees in Region Six.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly called on the United States to end its decades-long sanctions regime on Cuba, as the communist-run Caribbean island nation suffers its worst economic crisis in decades marked by collapsing infrastructure and shortages of basic goods.

One Communications’ ongoing cancer awareness campaign, which has a significant focus on empowering the Champions of Hope programme, received a major boost from SBM Offshore Guyana, its ‘Lead Hero for Hope’.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada’s home ownership crisis is likely to worsen over the next few years as proposed project sales languish at historically low levels, stalling the funding needed for construction, half a dozen economists and realtors told Reuters.

(Trinidad Express) A group of 30 police constables have emerged victorious in a judicial review claim against the Office of the Police Commissioner and the Promotion Advisory Board.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivian president Luis  Arce yesterday called for the end of costly highway blockades that have paralyzed parts of the country and fueled an increasingly volatile conflict with his main political rival.

The Essequibo Coast Praant Dharmic Naujawan and Spring Garden Mandir were the winners of this year’s Diwali motorcade in Region Two.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A woman who accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her two decades ago cannot sue him without revealing her identity, a federal judge ruled in a Wednesday decision whose reasoning could apply to other civil lawsuits against the music mogul.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India and China have completed pulling back their troops from two face-off points on their disputed Himalayan frontier as planned, an Indian defence official said yesterday.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has registered a whopping 47.89% increase in profit for the year ended September 30, 2024 when compared for the same period last year.

LA ALCUDIA, Spain,  (Reuters) – At least 72 people have been killed in the deadliest flooding to hit Spain for three decades after torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, sweeping away bridges and buildings, local authorities said today.

Twelve-year-old Kareem Durant, a student at Carmel Secondary School and of D Field Sophia, Georgetown was fatally stabbed yesterday and an 11-year-old boy is in custody the police said.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Estate Management and Business Development Company Limited (EMBD) will have to pay over $83 million in outstanding fees to Junior Sammy Contractors Limited.

– but company insists monies are safeGuyana Water Inc (GWI) employees have expressed concern over the continued mandatory monthly deduction of five per cent of their salaries towards a pension plan which an insurance provider  ceased managing but which the company is yet to inform them about.