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The Aircraft Owners’ Association of Guyana has raised concerns over the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Board’s operations, saying it appeared to be confused about its role.

Two persons died on Friday night after they were struck by a car along the Number 70 Village, Corentyne Public Road.

There are no records of annual return filings during the APNU+AFC’s five years in office for the Marriott Hotel and it is unclear if the hotel has been able to start repayments on its loan, due since 2017.

While the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions has been welcomed, citizens are being urged to continue to make efforts to protect themselves against the virus, including by getting vaccinated and practicing good hygiene.

Almost one week after the former leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon resigned as a Member of Parliament, the Parliament Office is yet to inform the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) of the vacancy.

A 12-year-old boy, of Black Bush Polder, who left home to take part in the festivities with his friends, drowned at a nearby canal on Friday.

Colin Campbell, the 37-year-old man who police say was found with an unlicensed firearm and a quantity of live ammunition last week, was shot by a rank during the operation and his family has accused them of excessive force and a cover-up.

The East Street, Georgetown businessman who was arrested along with three members of his family last week following the discovery of millions of dollars in local and foreign currencies, uncustomed liquor and narcotics at his premises remains in police custody.

Police in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) are probing an armed attack during which a group of five fishermen were robbed of $303,000 in cash and cellular phones early yesterday morning.

A United States citizen visiting Guyana has been missing for four days and his family is offering a $1 million reward for any information on his whereabouts.

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Thursday intercepted two envelopes which contained a quantity of cocaine at the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC).

Still in the design phase, the feasibility study to convert water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) for domestic use is expected to commence by June, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal has said.

A fire, suspected to be arson, on Friday evening destroyed a two-storey wooden house at Number 71 Village, Corentyne.

A yearlong project has begun to consolidate and revise the Laws of Guyana.

BELIZE CITY, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize today for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest before it even began amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire’s colonial ties to the region.

In recognition of the importance of the involvement of the private sector as the engine for growth and development, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana, and the Suriname Trade and Industry Association (VSB) have established the planned Guyana-Suriname Private Sector Business Council, consisting of key representatives of the private sectors of both countries.

LVIV/ODESSA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called yesterday for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow and also urged Switzerland to do more to crack down on Russian oligarchs who he said were helping wage war on his country with their money.

The Mayor and City Council has called on the Local Government Commission (LGC) to dispatch letters of appointment for those persons that it selected to fill various positions at City Hall.

NASSAU, (Reuters) – Financial institutions in the Bahamas have around $3 billion in assets whose owners are linked to Russia, the Caribbean nation’s central bank said late on Friday.

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Mainland China reported its first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year yesterday, according to a post on the National Health Commission’s website that said two people died in the northeastern region of Jilin.