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A Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown woman was yesterday morning taken into police custody after she allegedly set her house on fire.

A 44-year-old fisherman lost his life on Friday night after he was involved in an accident along the Massara Access Road, in the North Rupununi, Region Nine.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force on Friday warned of a sharp rise in cases where suspected Nigerian nationals who are in the country illegally as well as some out of Guyana, are working with local accomplices to carry out scams and pyramid schemes on unsuspecting persons.

Police in Region One have apprehended a suspect, who allegedly broke into a Moruca shop and stole more than $100,000 in items last Thursday.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed five new COVID-19 cases from its latest test results.

ExxonMobil Guyana recently made a financial contribution to the United Women for Special Children (UWSC) to fund the pursuit of master’s degrees for two special education teachers.

Caribbean attorney and journalist Oscar Ramjeet has led the efforts to publish a Commemorative Magazine to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) and its achievements since the regional institution was established by Caribbean Governments five decades ago.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Road traffic deaths have increased by 25% in 2022, with 30 lives lost on the nation’s roads, according to data from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Branch Roadway Surveillance Unit.

(Barbados Nation) – A Guyanese woman and her partner, who were living and working in Barbados under the Caricom Single Market and Economy free movement of labour programme, appeared in court on Friday charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding her eight-year-old child.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security Vindhya Persaud on Thursday hosted an informal engagement with the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) officers to discuss the challenges and the changes needed to make the child protection system more efficient and effective.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered fresh financial and military support during a surprise visit.

After six months of training in leadership and management skills, 18 Guyanese women have graduated from the Global Women in Management (GWIM) programme.  

HAVANA, (Reuters) – U.S. farmers, on a trade tour in Cuba, said on Wednesday they would like to sell more wheat and other farm products to the impoverished Caribbean island as a global food crisis looms, but that Cold War-era restrictions continue to hamper new deals.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted yesterday when he lost a vote of confidence in parliament, after being deserted by coalition partners who blame him for a crumbling economy and failure to deliver on his campaign promises.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France votes today in the first round of a presidential election, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election hopes.

Region Two Chairperson Vilma De Silva on Friday called on Essequibo residents to use the day to reunite and iron out their indifferences for the betterment of the region.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday that Mexico does not accept the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a video message released to coincide with a global event in support of Ukrainian victims of the conflict.

(Barbados Nation) Stressing that crimes against tourists have far-reaching consequences for Barbados’ economy, a judge slapped the gun-toting burglar, whose shot crippled a Canadian visitor in a botched burglary, and his cutlasswielding accomplice, with 31 years in jail yesterday.

The Ministry of Education today expressed condolences on the passing of actor and educator, Henry Rodney.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a confidence vote in parliament today, the speaker of the lower house said, following desertions from coalition partners who blame him for a deteriorating economy and failure to deliver on his campaign promises.