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An Interim Management Committee was this month set up to manage the Linden Utility Cooperative Society Limited (LUCSL).

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers yesterday conducted an intelligence-led operation at 259 Indepen-dence Boulevard, La Penitence, which resulted in the discovery of one 9mm Glock 17 pistol with a magazine containing four 9mm rounds.

Two persons were yesterday charged with assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and behaving disorderly in public.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is targeting early 2023 for the operationalization of the first World Trade Center in the CARICOM region, according to the company’s Executive Chairman Komal Samaroo.

Bids were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the temporary rental by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) of a (60,000 to 80,000 sq ft) compound situated within Houston to Providence, East Bank Demerara, for storage of goods. 

LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine wants sanctions that are economically destructive enough for Russia to end its war after accusing some countries of still prioritising money over punishment for civilian killings that the West condemns as war crimes.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (MoAA) is not taking criticisms of its operations lightly and in a strongly worded statement lashed out at critics for registering concerns over its functioning.

ADEN,  (Reuters) – Yemen’s president said yesterday he has dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and delegated his own powers to a presidential council that will carry out leadership duties.

(Trinidad Guardian) Driven by a desire to protect 15-year-old Alliyah Alexander from going down the wrong path, a close male relative whose corporal punishment led to her death is now in police custody.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 11 new COVID-19 infections from a batch of 1,405 tests.

OUAGADOUGOU, (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup, a military tribunal ruled yesterday.

As part of its efforts to assist those fisherfolk who have been impacted by low catches over the past six months,  the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday distributed approximately 170 food hampers to fisherfolk and their families from the East Coast of Demerara, The distribution comes months after a group of fishermen complained of not being able to harvest in their usual grounds due to offshore oil operations.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Mobile phone operator Digicel said yesterday it plans to wind down operations in Panama following the government’s approval of a merger between competitors Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) and Claro.

(Trinidad Guardian) A former national footballer was one of the two suspects killed by police in a robbery at Boundary Road in San Juan yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States targeted Russian banks and elites with a new round of sanctions today, including banning Americans from investing in Russia, in response to what President Joe Biden condemned as “major war crimes” by Russian forces in Ukraine.

The Guyana Government today wrote the Chair of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton expressing concern at what it said were numerous reports of the poor quality of public telecommunications services.

LVIV, Ukraine/DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Artillery pounded key cities in Ukraine today, as its president urged the West to act decisively in imposing new and tougher sanctions being readied against Russia in response to civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka’s prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya.

OUAGADOUGOU, (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup, a military tribunal ruled today.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s top court could rule tomorrow on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to block an opposition attempt to oust him, a step his critics say is unconstitutional and has touched off political turmoil.