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A West Bank Berbice man succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital this morning after he sustained a gunshot injury on Monday evening in a domestic dispute involving a couple.

 (Reuters) – Around the world, politicians, drugmakers and regulators offer contradictory outlooks on when a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hard times are ahead for the next two years.

Authorities in the German port city of Hamburg have found over €300 million worth of cocaine in a cargo ship container from Guyana containing rice.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.

(Trinidad Express) The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) came under criticism from United National Congress (UNC) candidate for Princes Town Barry Padarath after he cast his vote in Couva yesterday.

Rocky Profitt, also known as ‘Satan,’ is wanted by police for questioning over the death of Marlon Fordyce, who was fatally shot last Friday at Corriverton, Berbice.

In response to several queries, the media corps and, by extension, the general public, is being advised that the Office of the President will have oversight for the areas of Finance and Natural Resources.

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill  has instructed the Hinterland Electrification Company Inc (HECI) to take immediate steps to restore power to Matthews Ridge  in the north west after he was told by regional officials that the community had had no electricity since March of this year.

Director of Sports Christopher Jones was today relieved of his position and sent on his annual leave but the APNU+AFC candidate says that once he receives the benefits that come with the termination of contract, he will have no difficulties with the termination but if not he would have to fight it Jones told Stabroek News that he received the letter earlier today and it was headed ‘Termination of Contract’ and “essentially sending me off on leave as of today August 10th to September 13th”.

MINSK,  (Reuters) – The opposition in Belarus rejected official election results handing President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide re-election victory today, saying the poll was rigged and that talks needed to begin on a peaceful transfer of power.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded Japanese ship onto their pristine Indian Ocean beaches.

President Irfaan Ali and Minister of Public Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday afternoon, met with the leaders of the small political parties including the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), The National Movement (TNM), A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Change Guyana (CG)and the United Republican Party (URP) to brief and consult with them on the country’s response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

President Irfaan Ali and Suriname’s President  Chandrikapersad Santokhi have begun crafting a plan for economic, security and other agreements which will see the  swift reopening of the borders between Georgetown and Paramaribo, while catering  for COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, paving the way for the beginning of peace talks aimed at ending more than 19 years of war.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, reported its deadliest day of the COVID-19 outbreak yesterday, with 17 people dying, as police thwarted a planned anti-mask rally in the capital of Melbourne.

(Trinidad Express) The constituency of Chaguanas East is turning out to be one of the major battle grounds for the 2020 general election, as all the candidates have expressed varying degrees of confidence in emerging victorious.

(Trinidadian Guardian) Come rain or hail, the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) will not be extending the hours for voting in tomorrow’s general election.

The European Union (EU) today welcomed the “democratic” conclusion of Guyana’s elections and says it is prepared to assist with electoral reforms.

President Irfaan Ali today promised to be President of all of Guyana and said that ethnicity will not get in the way of this commitment.