Fire destroys section of Mackenzie Market
A section of the Mackenzie Market was ravaged by a fire around 9 pm last night, according to Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon.
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Fresh and salt beef: Errors made by ministry in awards for prison food – PPC
-laments six-month delay in receiving information Following a complaint by M S Invest-ments, the NPTAB was found to have erred in its evaluation of tenders for the supply of food to the prisons and the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) recommended remedial action and lamented the six months it took for answers to be provided in its investigation.
No vendor being moved from seawall but everybody has to comply with rules – Edghill
By Mia Anthony Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday met with vendors who ply their trade along the seawall between Camp Road and Vlissengen Road and he told them that those with a permit will continue to vend as long as they are in compliance with the vending agreement.
Ministry in push for malaria-free status here by 2030
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday signed a memorandum with miners, USAID and others aimed at achieving malaria-free status by 2030.
Executives from Cuban power company here for talks
Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday facilitated a meeting between the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Guyana, Jorge Francisco Luis, and Executives of the Cuban company Sistemas de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Construcciones SA de CV (SIECSA), and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).
Giuliani among 18 charged in Arizona election scheme; Trump an unindicted co-conspirator
(Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, is among 18 people charged in Arizona with illegally seeking to claim the state’s 2020 electoral votes for the then-U.S.
Israel says it is poised to move on Rafah
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel’s military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in the southern Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence official said yesterday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Haiti transition council to be installed today, says PM office
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A ceremony to install a stalled presidential transition council in Haiti will take place this morning on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince, the office of outgoing Prime Minis-ter Ariel Henry announced in a statement yesterday.
Hydromet Office hosts climate outlook forum
Stakeholders from various sectors were provided with essential tools and climate information to prepare for the upcoming May-June rainy season.
Brazil Justice says no evidence Bolsonaro sought asylum in Hungarian embassy
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes yesterday closed an investigation into whether former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro sought asylum at the Hungarian embassy in February, citing lack of evidence.
Former Mike’s Pharmacy building hit by fire
The building that previously housed Mike’s Pharmacy at Robb and Alexander Sts was yesterday hit by a fire of unknown origin at around 2 pm.
PAHO team investigating deaths of Trinidad babies revealed
(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has revealed the three-person team from the Pan American Health Organisation which has begun its independent investigation into the outbreak at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.
Spain’s Sanchez suspends public duties to ‘reflect’ on future
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said yesterday he would step back from public duties “for a few days” to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife’s private dealings.
Jumbo Jet donates two fire tenders to GFS
The Guyana Fire Service has expanded its fleet with the addition of two foreign used fire tenders.
Westbury man remanded over gun, ammo
Twenty-six-year-old Kwesi Griffith, a miner of Lot 32 Westbury Village, Essequibo Coast, was arrested and charged with the offences of ‘unlawful possession of firearm without license’, and ‘unlawful possession of ammunition without license’.
LIAT 2020 adds two jets to its fleet, moves closer to connecting Caribbean
(Trinidad Guardian) Antigua-based airline, LIAT 2020 Ltd, is one step closer to taking to the regional skies after it received its first two jet aircraft.
Barbados ‘pauses’ acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP
(Reuters) – Barbados will halt the acquisition of a former slavery plantation belonging to a British Conservative MP after locals said he should transfer land ownership to the state as a “reparations gesture” for historical wrongs.
Spain PM says suspending public duties to “reflect” on future following probe of wife
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said today he would step back from public duties for a week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife’s private dealings.
President offers condolences on passing of Shakti Strings owner
President Irfaan Ali today offered condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Bhappi Roopchan, owner of the popular Shakti Strings Band.
GPHC urges families to collect discharged patients to ease bed space woes
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today said it has observed a concerning trend in the occupancy of bed space within its facilities.
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