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(Reuters) – Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor count of forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, as part of an agreement with prosecutors that spares the Oscar-winning actor any immediate jail time.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) last month wrote the Government of Guyana regarding the possibility of it (government) taking over ownership of the bridge to reduce tolls but President Irfaan Ali has ruled this out.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Fiji police investigated yesterday the arrival of a luxury vessel owned by a Russian oligarch, questioning its captain about how he brought the boat to the Pacific island nation without customs clearance.

STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI,  (Reuters) – Finland will take a decision about whether to apply to join the U.S.-led

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) are currently exploring ways to collaborate.

CEO of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, Dane Gobin, and CEO of Instream Energy Systems out of Vancouver, Canada, Dave Dennis, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Sunday for the purpose of providing “reliable, environmentally friendly, low cost hydrokinetic energy to support conservation and sustainable use of Guyana’s natural resources”.

(Reuters) – Russia said last night the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated following an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was the result of a missile strike.

(Trinidad Express) Cabinet has stopped the award of a contract for a national CCTV (closed-circuit television) network in Trinidad and Tobago to Irish-owned telecommunications provider Digicel, and referred the evaluation and its outcome to new Attorney General Reginald Armour.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and spraying gunfire inside a New York City subway car, injuring 23 people, was arrested yesterday on a federal charge of violently attacking a mass transportation system, capping an around-the-clock manhunt.

A King Street man was yesterday fined for stealing mirrors from two cars.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil yesterday granted 59 exploratory blocks of oil and natural gas to 13 companies, including Shell SHEL.L,

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will be extradited next week to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking and firearms charges, Honduran Security Minister Ruben Sabillon said yesterday.

Four months after being elected Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) – the main component of APNU+AFC coalition – Aubrey Norton was yesterday elected unopposed to fill the vacancy of Leader of the Opposition and pledged to hold the PPP/C government accountable.

Residents living in Lima Sands in Region Two have expressed satisfaction that their road is finally undergoing rehabilitation after making such requests for the past four years.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board yesterday approved creation of a new facility to help low-income and most middle-income countries deal with longer-term challenges such as climate change and pandemics.

PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton was this afternoon elected as Leader of the Opposition, replacing Joseph Harmon who resigned earlier this year.

The police are investigating the reported murder of teacher Shenese Walks, 19, of Craig, East Bank Demerara who was found with a knife stuck in her neck.

APNU+AFC members, Aubrey Norton and Volda Lawrence were this afternoon sworn in as Members of Parliament.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Authorities arrested the gunman who allegedly set off smoke bombs and shot 10 passengers in a packed New York subway car, television station NBC New York reported, citing four law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the case.