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-says typographical error was made -both companies set for court on GRA summons ExxonMobil yesterday distanced itself from the huge inflation of an invoice detected by the GRA and pointed to its former broker which it did not name and both are set to appear in court next week over the matter.

-warns of significant losses due to smuggling The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (DEMTOCO) has announced an after-tax profit of $2.27 billion for 2023 while noting a “significant” rise in cigarette smuggling which it estimates could cost the local economy some $1 billion annually.

-was to have been completed in July, 2023 By Antonio Dey Completion of the Bamia Primary School has missed another deadline and Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams yesterday again expressed his dissatisfaction at the delay in finishing the building.

-in wake of over 40 meetings being cancelled because of absence of gov’t MPs Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira yesterday defended the performance of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)  and argued that while government agencies are being reviewed and are guided by the Auditor General’s reports for the period under which the APNU+AFC was in office, attention must be paid to the number of violations committed.

-CPL open to renegotiating 50-year deal says Russell Viewed as a potential catalyst for a turnaround in fortunes for West Indies cricket, the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference wrapped up yesterday at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Colours of India – the clothing store famous around Guyana for its Indian clothing and accessories was yesterday completely destroyed by a sudden fire leaving the owner with millions of dollars in losses.

Forty-year-old Orlan Roberts who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old as she slept, was on Thursday handed a life sentence and a firm rebuke by High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon. 

(Field Level Media) Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 101-90 in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series last night. 

A Kilcoy, Corentyne fisherman is now on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine- Beharry at the High Court in Berbice for the murder of his friend, Alexander Yhap at Kilcoy, Corentyne in 2020.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Constitution defines the fundamental rights of all residents in this country and the overall structure of how the nation ought to operate.

Police conducted an eradication exercise yesterday in Bartica and Fort Nassau, Upper Berbice River, where they discovered illegal firearms and destroyed thousands of cannabis plants valued at some $295 million.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Hamas said it had received yesterday Israel’s official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group’s deputy Gaza chief said in a statement.

Dear Editor, I am writing to draw attention to a pressing issue that continues to plague our roads: the alarming increase in vehicular accidents in Guyana.

An autopsy performed by government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh on the body of Shawn George, the 52-year-old man who was stabbed to death during a scuffle on Wednesday night, has disclosed that he died as a result of multiple stab wounds.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one day in the mid-1970s.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Columbia University’s embattled president came under renewed pressure yesterday as a campus oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian protest at the Ivy League school.

Dear Editor, I am writing to highlight a segment of today’s business news (4/26/2024) regarding Exxon’s plunging stocks after unexpected refining outlays have negatively impacted their returns.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified yesterday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to help Trump’s 2016 presidential bid, even though it would have boosted sales of his tabloid.

Vera Florence Venture of Lot 72 Cave Street, Queenstown, Esse-quibo, in Region Two, is now the village’s oldest person having celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday.

Dear Editor, It is pleasing some concrete action is being taken against the two private security companies, whose employees were recently involved in activities, which resulted in deadly consequences.