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Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar this morning berated several delinquent contractors for delayed roadworks.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Gang violence within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett, dead and his female schoolmate of Grange Hill High School hospitalised.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – At least 10 people died and 11 were injured in the early hours this morning in a major fire at a guesthouse in Brazil’s southern city of Porto Alegre, said the Rio Grande do Sul state fire department, which is still searching for the missing.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns today about China’s support for Russia’s military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world’s biggest economies.

(Reuters) – Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded

(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Works and Transport is urging the owners of the vessel responsible for spilling more than 50,000 barrels of hydrocarbons along Tobago’s coastline to remove the wrecked craft within one month or else it will be disposed of in accordance with the law.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York’s highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable.

 (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, his office said today, as a transitional council took power with the aim of returning stability to a country where gang violence has caused chaos and misery.

BRASILIA/MONTEVIDEO,  (Reuters) – A diplomatic crisis in Ecuador and uncertainty over Venezuela’s political future have divided South American nations and killed enthusiasm for a summit that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is trying to convene, diplomats in the region say.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Two million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long COVID symptoms, of whom 381,000 have had their day-to-day activities limited a lot, according to an official study published today.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran’s judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported today.

The prospective buyer of the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Egyptian-born American businessman Ramy El-Batrawi passed away yesterday at the age of 62.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said today he would step back from public duties for a week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife’s private dealings.

President Irfaan Ali today offered  condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Bhappi Roopchan, owner of the popular Shakti Strings Band.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today said it has observed a concerning trend in the occupancy of bed space within its facilities.

LISBON, (Reuters) – President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late yesterday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, and suggested there was a need for reparations.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the United States, some of which included Jewish Passover Seders, as demonstrators demanded an end to civilian casualties in Gaza.

(Trinidad Guardian) NiQuan yesterday terminated its 75 employees and will now mothball its Pointe-a-Pierre plant, which had been in “sleep” mode.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela unity opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will appear as three parties’ candidate on the ballot for July presidential elections, after two additional parties said today they were able to list him in their slots.

On Sunday 21st April 2024, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers conducted an operation on High Street, Georgetown, where they intercepted a motor car.