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In the wake of a death of a geologist at its operations, Australian miner Troy Resources today announced a suspension of mining at its Region Seven operations putting hundreds temporarily out of work but also raising long-term concerns about the restart of its operations.

(CWI) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) announces the appointment of former West Indies player, Phil Simmons as the Head Coach of the West Indies Senior Men’s Team for a period of four years, as well as the appointment of three new selection panels.

A gold dealer was shot dead this morning while two others were injured after armed bandits attempted to carry out a daring daylight robbery outside El Dorado Trading, Newtown, Kitty.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Supreme Court today sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests across the region.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of a so far unidentified male of African descent, clad in short camouflage pants, blue jersey and a pair of fawn Clarks shoes.

(Trinidad Guardian) A brazen rob­bery by three gun­men at Gold King­dom Jew­el­ry, Trinci­ty Mall cre­at­ed a pan­ic amongst mid­day shop­pers and mall-go­ers yes­ter­day af­ter shots were fired in­side the packed es­tab­lish­ment while the men es­caped on foot.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure could inflict “incalculable human suffering.”

(ESPN) When the New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants 38-35 to end the 2007 regular season, they became the first NFL team to go undefeated since the league expanded to a 16-game format.

Under fire for frequent blackouts, GPL has begun  long-awaited repairs to its vital submarine cable across the Demerara River which suffered damage in June and August this year.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge made athletics history today  when he became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, stretching the limits of human endeavour and passing a milestone few thought could be reached for decades if at all.

The Police today said that they are investigating the murder of Marva Oudkerk, 67, a pensioner of Lot 241 Bourda Street, Georgetown which occurred at the said address between 4.30 pm  on October 9 and 6.30 pm on October 10, 2019.

In the wake of a fatal accident at its Karouni mine in Region Seven, Australian mining company Troy Resources Limited today applied for a halt of trading of its securities in its home country pending an announcement on its operations here.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South African former President Jacob Zuma will stand trial on corruption charges relating to a $2 billion arms deal after a high court today  denied him a permanent stay of prosecution.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize today for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with longtime enemy Eritrea.

The police today said that Lennox Roberts is wanted for questioning in relation tothe horrific  murder of David Gentle on 2019-09-02at Haslington, E.C.D.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have been helping President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer investigate political rival Joe Biden have been arrested on charges of funneling foreign money to U.S.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Austria’s Peter Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, and the postponed 2018 award went to Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, the Swedish Academy said on today.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – During a high-level meeting at Ethiopia’s foreign ministry in July, officials were shocked by social media reports that their prime minister was visiting Eritrea.

Amid negative comments on social media about his presence at a PNCR campaign launch in Linden on Saturday, Jamaica batting star Chris Gayle has reiterated that he is apolitical and had simply taken the opportunity to meet his fans.

A mining accident today at Australian-owned company, Troy Resources Ltd resulted in the death of an employee and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has been instructed to carry out a thorough investigation.