Staff Editor

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – The Kremlin said today that a visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Russia was being prepared, a sign of continued close ties between the two major oil-producing nations which are both at odds with the United States.

US carrier United Airlines last night touched done at the CJIA, Timehri  marking the launch of a new direct service between Houston, Texas and Guyana.

SAO PAULO/MARACAY, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to data released today, as a climate change-driven drought plagues the Amazon rainforest region.

 Editor’s note: Last week, former US President Bill Clinton visited Guyana, to participate in conversations on investment in the region at the United Caribbean Forum, organised by the locally based Dominican Republic Chamber of Commerce.

HOUSTON/BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters)  – Energy companies from Argentina and Brazil have begun talks on reversing the southerly flow of a Bolivian natural gas pipeline network that connects the three countries as a regional gas deficit could force Brazil to pay up for alternative supplies of the fuel.A

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – The Kremlin today dismissed a report that Russian military intelligence may be behind the mysterious “Havana syndrome” ailment that has afflicted U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) A combination of alcohol, along with the noise emanating from an apartment above at Building 16, Oropune Gardens, Piarco, are believed to be what led a suspect to kill a father and son on Saturday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – An Indian court renewed detention today for key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal until April 15 in a graft case, his lawyers said, less than three weeks before voting begins in general elections.

The two Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-manufactured Dornier 228 planes from India acquired for the Guyana Defence Force arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport this evening on two Boeing C-17 Globemaster military transport planes.

At about 14:00 hrs today, Tony Danraj Mootoosammy, a 46-year-old farmer and United States of America-based Guyanese of Bath Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, and also of New Jersey,  USA, was contacted at the entrance of the Annual Easter Sunday Horse Race Meet, at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne, Berbice.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Turks punished President Tayyip Erdogan and his party today in nationwide local elections that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as the president’s chief future rival.

Following the publication issued by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on the 29th March, 2024, regarding the seizure of 536 kilogrammes or 1,181 pounds of cocaine, that occurred during a joint operation involving the GDF Coast Guard and CANU at Vergenoegen, Essequibo-Island West Demerara,  two Venezuelan males were apprehended in connection with the matter.

(Trinidad Guardian) Quick work by the newly formed response unit in the North Central Division led to the arrest of a suspect who killed a father and son and injured two others during a stabbing incident in Oropune Gardens, Piarco, yesterday.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada has sent around 70 soldiers to Jamaica to train troops from Caribbean nations who are due to take part in a U.N.-authorized

Yesterday, ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard conducted a joint operation at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, where they intercepted a go-fast vessel with two occupants.

The Ministry of Home Affairs today said that the Guyana Fire Service is actively combatting multiple grass fires throughout the country, which are causing poor visibility due to a combination of ground fog and smoke.

LARNACA, Cyprus  (Reuters) – A second shipment of aid carrying almost 400 tons of food for Gaza left Cyprus’s Larnaca port today, a Reuters witness said.

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – Indonesian firefighters were struggling to put out a massive fire that broke out today at a military ammunition facility just outside the capital, causing a series of explosions and sending clouds of smoke into the night sky.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) today cited malicious damage to several hydrants throughout Georgetown and says it is actively addressing the issue.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)  has hailed the late Justice Désirée Bernard – a member of its inaugural bench in 2005 – as a pioneering jurist.