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Sea and river defence works at Ruimzigt, West Coast Demerara  have been completed.

The Rotary Club of Stabroek last Wednesday commenced its school improvement project at the St Joseph’s High School with a donation of school desks and bookshelves obtained through a partnership with Food for the Poor.

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday commissioned a study into Out-of-School Children (OOSC) and one speaker cited the 14% figure at the secondary level.

Bauxite company Bosai has begun a study aimed at investing in the stalled manganese project in the North West with a team expected in the country soon, company secretary Norman McLean has said.

A Route 40 minibus driver was yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace after threatening to stab another bus driver.

PHILADELPHIA,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama painted an optimistic picture of America’s future in a speech yesterday aimed at giving full-hearted support to Hillary Clinton to help her defeat Republican rival Donald Trump and become the first woman elected U.S.

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday invited Russia to dig up tens of thousands of “missing” emails from Hillary Clinton’s time at the U.S.

A mason who was allegedly held by the police with more than 500 grammes of marijuana in his possession was yesterday remanded to prison by the chief magistrate.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo was on July 22, 2016 appointed an FAO Special Ambassador for Forests and the Environment.

Corporate Secretary of Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) Laurian Bancroft continued to give evidence on Tuesday during the trial of former GPL board member Carvil Duncan, who is charged with conspiring to steal over $28 million from the company.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A Guatemalan judge yesterday charged former President Otto Perez with money laundering and bribery in a massive corruption case in which 52 others were also accused, including former ministers, business people and lawyers.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has committed to providing support for the upgrading of Radio Paiwomak, the first hinterland community radio station in Guyana, which is based at Bina Hill, Annai.

(Reuters) – John Hinckley Jr., who wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by a deranged obsession with actress Jodie Foster, can be freed from a psychiatric hospital to live with his mother, a federal judge ruled yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Muslim woman on Tuesday won a landmark judgment against a security firm for discrimination on the basis of her religious beliefs.

The Indian Action Committee (IAC) will be holding an “Evening of Entertainment” on Sunday, July 31 at the National Cultural Centre.

(Barbados Nation) After eight years in the pipeline, the first step has been taken to make the multimillion-dollar Hyatt Hotel a reality on the Bridgetown landscape.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – In the lead-up to an international court ruling on China’s claims in the South China Sea this month, United States officials talked about rallying a coalition to impose “terrible” costs to Beijing’s international reputation if flouted the court’s decision.

Country Manager of Exxon Mobil Corporation, Jeff Simons today reaffirmed that the company will not start the actual extraction of oil from its huge offshore well for another five years.

ST.JOHN’s, Antigua, CMC-Promising Antiguan fast bowler Alzarri Joseph is set to make his Test debut after he was drafted into the West Indies side for the current home series against India.

(Reuters) – Chris Gayle and Shane Watson need no introductions in cricket-playing countries but while they are unlikely to become household names in the U.S.