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A family is now seeking answers following the death of a man, who was injured in an accident early Sunday morning.

Twelve groups were yesterday presented with appointments to the Order of Service of Guyana for their contributions to the nation’s development.

A fisherman died on the spot yesterday morning after he was hit off of his bicycle by a motor car at Houston, East Bank Demerara.

Australian mining company Troy Resources Limited has achieved commercial production at its Karouni gold project here and less than two months after its first gold pour, the operation is now self-funding.

The indigenous community of Hiawa, North Rupununi on Monday came in for high praise from the Government for constructing a 340-metre road, which will cut the travelling time to nearby communities.

Residents of Hosororo Hill, Mabaruma, Region One, are angry at the actions of members of the joint services, who allegedly raided the houses of several families during the wee hours of Sunday in search of suspects in an assault.

A rice farmer won judgement in his favour last Friday when former acting Chief Justice Ian Chang ruled that he be restored his land since the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) had no authority to cancel his lease.

Malathion which is being used in the fogging of mosquitoes is not harmful to the public, according to the Head of the Vector Control Unit, Dr Horace Cox and in the wake of the growing concerns over the Zika virus the campaign is being stepped up countrywide.

The Governing Board and Senior Management of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) examined a number of priority areas for 2016 when they met recently at Lake Mainstay Resort on the Essequibo Coast for a three-day retreat.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – China is “changing the operational landscape” in the South China Sea by deploying missiles and radar as part of an effort to militarily dominate East Asia, a senior U.S.

AUSTIN, Texas, (Reuters) – Two major Texas health centers have developed what they are calling the country’s first hospital-based, rapid test for the Zika virus that can produce results in a matter of hours, the hospitals said on Tuesday.

More than a month after skeletal remains, suspected to be that of mining camp owner Jeonarine Basdeo was found at Kuribrong, Mazaruni, the police yesterday apprehended a suspect.

The decomposing body of a Brazilian woman was found in a shallow grave at Muruwa Backdam, Konawaruk River on Sunday afternoon bearing a laceration to the head.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian police in the state of Minas Gerais yesterday accused six Samarco executives and one contractor of murder in connection with the deaths of 19 people caused by a burst tailings dam at a mine in November.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama launched a final push yesterday to persuade Congress to close the U.S.

A wash bay owner was on Monday denied bail by a city court after he was charged with having cannabis for trafficking.

SAO PAULO/LIMA, (Reuters) – Brazilian police have uncovered evidence that Peruvian President Ollanta Humala may have received $3 million in bribes from engineering and construction conglomerate Odebrecht, according to federal court filings in Brazil.

With dry weather persisting due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, acres of rice are starting to die in the Mahaica and Mahaicony areas as some farmers are still unable to get water to their lands.

(BBC) A Mumbai court has cleared veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, 94, in the 18-year-old case of a bounced cheque.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus has risen to 4,690 from 4,443 a week earlier, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.