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The Justice For All Party (JFAP) today disclosed that it had withdrawn from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the key constituent of the former governing coalition, APNU+AFC.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that tomorrow, Sunday, September 6th,  customers from North Sophia to Better Hope, East Coast Demerara will experience an interruption in the supply of electricity from 8 am to 4 pm.

(Barbados Nation) To Barbadians he was the “People’s King”, but to his daughter Zena Worrell, Colin Observer Reid, 65, was the greatest father in the world.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted today after Extinction Rebellion climate change activists blockaded printing presses used by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, the publisher of The Times and The Sun.

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), taking the country’s death toll to 46.

The Ministry of Public Works is advising users of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, that due to mechanical issues with the retractor span, heavy vehicular traffic will be restricted for the next few hours.

(Reuters) – Lionel Messi ended intense speculation about his future today by saying he will remain with Barcelona for another year.

 (Reuters) – Soon after learning that “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman had died at age 43, fans urged Marvel Studios not to recast the role, setting up a dilemma for the studio planning a sequel to Hollywood’s first major superhero film with a predominantly Black cast.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia’s “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published today by The Lancet medical journal that were hailed by Moscow as an answer to its critics.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong “infringes on certain fundamental rights” and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the former British colony.

The Guyana Marriott Hotel has terminated the services of 37 employees from various departments of its local operation, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton today confirmed.

A pedal cyclist died this afternoon after he was struck down by a speeding motor vehicle along the Rupert Craig Highway.

 (Barbados Nation) A 53-year-old Guyanese woman on Wednesday became the 177th person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Barbados.

TOKYO/WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the Japanese coastguard said today.

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – Jamaica’s ruling party looks set to retain power by a strong margin in a general election today thanks to its steady stewardship of the economy and despite a recent resurgence of the country’s coronavirus outbreak.

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents of North Carolina to vote twice in the Nov.

 (Trinidad Express) As numbers continue to rise, there is a rolling backlog of COVID-19 testing that is yet to be completed.

Former Harbour Master Stephen Thomas has been appointed as the new Director General of the Maritime Administration Department, according to a release today from the Ministry of Public Works.

The Ministry of Housing and Water today announced the appointment of Sherwyn Greaves as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

President Irfaan Ali yesterday asserted that the work of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) won’t be affected by the abrupt sending on leave of its Executive Director, Dr Vincent Adams and while he declined to provide reasons for the move he hinted at Adams’ political affiliation.