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Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday said that while Guyana has lost faith in the UN Good Offices process as it relates to the country’s border controversy with Venezuela, it is willing to give it one last try.

The primary complaint against GPHC Matron Collene Hicks was that she was not a team player.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on December 15 wrote President David Granger seeking his intervention in ensuring a bonus for sugar workers.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the Renovation of the Guyana

President David Granger on Monday handed over a 30-seater bus for use by schoolchildren in the Upper Demerara community of Kwakwani and nearby areas under his ‘Five B’s’ programme.

The family of accident victim Dave Prashad have been told by doctors that he might be home for Christmas.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Security forces shot dead at least 26 protesters who had gathered in the streets of Kinshasa and other cities of Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday to demand that President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate expired overnight.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights commission has urged the Philippines to launch a murder investigations into President Rodrigo Duterte claims he killed three people as mayor of Davao City and all killings in his war on drugs.

(Trinidad Express) A 13 year old boy has appeared in court for the unlawful killing of a 17-year-old school boy in Couva.

(Trinidad Express) The lawyer for accused Dale Seecharan who is charged with murdering Shannon Banfield, has asked that the State hand over Seecharan’s fingerprints and video footage connected to the case.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Top executives of New York-based hedge fund manager Platinum Partners were arrested on Monday and charged with running a $1 billion fraud that federal prosecutors said became “like a Ponzi scheme” as its largest investments lost much of their value.

(Jamaica Observer) The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), the umbrella organisation of journalists here, on Monday slammed Prime Minister Andrew Holness for his “failure” to hold press briefings since assuming office in February this year.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment before Republican Donald Trump takes office next month.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Embattled West Indies will spend Christmas at number eight in the ICC Test team rankings.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo secured the most votes for the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Committee on Sunday, placing him in pole position to contest for the post of General Secretary (GS).

With four separate problems sparking a wave of blackouts  across the city and other areas over the last week, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday said it was doing all it could to prevent a recurrence during the upcoming holidays.

The two bandits who were fatally shot by police on Sunday night after committing a brazen robbery at Seaforth Street, Campbell-ville have been positively identified by relatives.

One of the suspects in the Corentyne money changer robbery was yesterday charged and remanded to prison when he appeared before the Chief Magistrate.

The management of Dyna-mic Airways was yesterday forced to divert one of its aircraft scheduled to travel to Venezuela to rescue over 600 passengers who were left stranded over the weekend at the Cheddi Jagan International and John F Kennedy airports.

The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) yesterday said it was prepared to improve its pay hike offer after scores of workers from the Guyana Power and Light Company’s (GPL) Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Department down-ed tools and gathered outside the power company’s Main Street office yesterday to protest what they said was an unfair pay increase proposal.