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Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, retired Justice Cecil Kennard passed away yesterday morning.

The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for two 12-well exploration campaigns in the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks, offshore Guyana, by ExxonMobil, is being objected to by environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly.

Much more progress is required on the legislative front to be able to effectively report on the extractive industries, according to Guyana‘s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group member Vanda Radzik.

Seeking to allay fears, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday told rice farmers in Black Bush Polder that the paddy price will remain at $65,000 per tonne based on an assurance given to him by millers after the government reduced the commission they pay to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) by US$2 and slashed the scanning fee by 50%.

Guyana will be seeking to gain a foothold in Barbados for the sale of Guyanese-crafted gold jewellery from May, Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond announced on Friday, while assuring craftsmen that government is committed to assisting the sector in finding new markets.

A new non-governmental organisation that aims to assist cancer patients throughout treatment, including by providing financial aid, was launched on Saturday.

As Guyana strives to rebuild and expand its tourism sector, a new online booking app has been launched to enable easier access by potential visitors from across the world to the country’s offerings.

CGX Energy has secured a US$35 million loan to continue to finance part of its share of costs for petroleum-related activities on the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana.

A young baker was stabbed to death on Thursday night during an argument at Alberttown, Georgetown with an older brother, who has since been arrested for the crime.

An Albouystown man, who was booked on a flight to Barbados, was arrested on Saturday at the Eugene F.

Guysons K+B (GKB) on Saturday announced the commencement of the training needs assessment for the transition of workers from Enmore’s sugar packaging facility to its oil field service centre and manufacturing facility.

LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russian forces yesterday of killing seven civilians in an attack on women and children trying to flee fighting near Kyiv, and France said Russian President Vladimir Putin had shown he was not ready to make peace.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday said it would rush up to $200 million in additional small arms, anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine, as Ukrainian officials pleaded for more equipment to defend against heavy shelling by Russian forces.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticized stiff price hikes for gasoline and diesel by state-controlled oil company Petrobras PETR4.SA

Police officers responding to a domestic violence report were allegedly attacked and injured by two persons at Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Friday night.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met Russian President Vladimir Putin for several hours on Thursday evening in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, Germany’s Bild am Sonntag (BamS) reported, although it was unclear what was achieved.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – The Vatican yesterday protested to Nicaragua over the effective expulsion of its ambassador to Managua, saying the unilateral action was unjustified and incomprehensible.

A Guyana Fire Service (GFS) investigation has concluded that the fire that gutted a Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) building last Monday night was electrical in origin, Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham has confirmed.

(Reuters) – A Belgian animal shelter has taken in two young lions evacuated from Ukraine, who it says Russian troops had threatened to shoot when they encountered them outside Kyiv.

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – A former Nicaraguan presidential hopeful and her brother were found guilty of several financial crimes on Friday, relatives of the two told Reuters.