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Orrel Stoll, a 31-year-old pork-knocker of Lot 55 Red Road, Providence, East Bank Demerara, was arrested at Triangle Backdam, Baramita, North West District, on December 13th, 2024 and charged today with two counts of attempted murder on Andrew Baird and Sylvia Baird.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service this morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila today, with the United Nations reporting six unconfirmed deaths and that two reservoirs and a hospital had been damaged.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Public Utilities, Marvin Gonzales is calling for a retraction from the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS) following their statement regarding the house fire that killed Lisa Morris-Julian, Minister in the Ministry of Education, and her two children.

-sustained 19 stab wounds -was to graduate today as best in nursing assistant programme Ridley Joseph, the toshao of Tassarene in Region Seven was murdered at a city hotel  yesterday morning.

The distribution of the $100,000 cash grant to residents of Mahdia, Princeville and Campbelltown, Region Eight officially began yesterday, following a launch by Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai.

By Khadidja Ba A group of approximately 40 Venezuelan Warrau including 11 children were left stranded on Church Street in Georgetown last night beside Real Value Chinese Supermarket, following a chaotic series of events involving government officials and the Alliance For Change (AFC).

A 63-year-old taxi driver yesterday collapsed and died at the Alberttown police station after being arrested.

-judge also orders four strokes of the whip Ganesh Dhanraj also known as `Jango’ was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment over the stabbing of his neighbour in 2014.

-two others also before court Three employees of Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital were yesterday charged with larceny – one to the tune of $14.3m.

By Shuntel Glasgow The families of the two pedestrians who were struck and killed on the public road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) have told Stabroek News that their Christmas celebrations have been shattered and want justice for their loved ones.

Alberttown chef  Kenny Reece, 54, was yesteday found dead and while the police say medical complications may be the cause, the family is awaiting the results of tests that are to be run on food he might have consumed.

The police yesterday said that they have recorded more than 4,000 traffic cases across all regional divisions for the reporting period December 8-15, 2024.

Scheduled road works are currently underway between Perth and Strath Campbell villages along the Mahaicony Branch Road.

Brian Johnson, a 24-year-old miner of Half Mile Linden, was on Sunday nabbed on the Essequibo Coast in  Caria Caria, with an unlicensed firearm with matching ammunition.

(Reuters) – A teenage shooter opened fire at a Wisconsin school yesterday, killing a fellow student and a teacher and wounding six other people before police found the suspect dead at the scene.

After months of delays and community frustration, there are signs of progress on the troubled Paruima Airstrip project in Region Seven.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit yesterday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S.

Residents of Mahdia and Campbelltown in Region 8 can expect improvements to their water and electricity services, according to the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) and the Hinterland Electrification Company Inc (HECI).

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – The arrest of a four-star general in Brazil over the weekend shows courts are ready to play hardball with those accused of plotting to violently overturn election results, breaking with the impunity that shadowed nearly a century of military coups.