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Schools will open from November 9th for face-to-face engagement for students of Grades 10, 11 and 12.

The opposition APNU+AFC today again accused the government of bungling the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic citing the 103 deaths since the PPP/C took over on August 3rd and the rapidly rising number of cases.

(Reuters) – Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90.

The Government of Guyana today terminated the employment of  Colvin Health-London with immediate effect.

(Reuters) – Chris Gayle may have missed out on yet another Twenty20 ton today when he was dismissed for 99 but he wrote his name into the history books when he became the first player to smash 1,000 T20 sixes.

The city council today warned all vendors that with effect from Monday November 2, 2020, there will be no unauthorized vending in and around the City of Georgetown.

The Guyana Government today implemented changes in the COVID-19 emergency measures from November 1st which will see gyms being able to open up to 50% capacity after being locked down for months and the curfew being further eased.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that as of October 30, 2020, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Canada today announced that its envoy here, Lilian Chatterjee has been appointed as the new High Commissioner for Barbados.

(Reuters) – Between playing President Donald Trump in Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s debate preparation and helping to vet Kamala Harris as his running mate, battle-tested election attorney Bob Bauer has been at the centre of Biden’s presidential campaign.

 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp posted its third straight quarterly loss today and detailed deeper spending cuts to come, as the oil major reels from the COVID-19 impact on energy demand and prices.

(Trinidad Guardian) North-East Tobago has been awarded the prestigious UNESCO Man and the Biosphere designation.

An Order issued earlier this month by the High Court of Guyana has  slashed the term of ExxonMobil’s Liza-I environmental permit down to five years from 20. 

NICE, France,  (Reuters) – A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” beheaded a woman and killed two other people at a church in the French city of Nice today, while a gunman was shot dead by police in a separate incident.

 (Reuters) – Moderna Inc is on track to report early data from a late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate next month, the company said today, offering the clearest timeline yet on when the world will know whether the vaccine is effective.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn today after he downplayed a report that detailed serious failings in the party’s handling of anti-Semitism complaints under his leadership.

(Trinidad Express) Forty-year-old Daren Mohammed was found dead at his home in Rio Claro two weeks ago.

(Trinidad Guardian) A woman and a man have been detained for questioning in the grisly murder of businessman Christopher Hosein.

(Trinidad Guardian) To add to his long list of accolades, Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco will now be immortalised at the Caribbean Wax Museum in Norman Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados.

The Office of the President today announced that after consultation with Justice Yonette Cummings OR, Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), President Irfaan Ali, will appoint Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, M.P.