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WINDSOR, Ontario/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – North America’s busiest trade link will reopen for traffic, ending a six-day blockade, a top U.S.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of February 12th, 2022, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Civil society group Article 13 today expressed deep concern over the government’s replacement of Dr Rudy Jadoopat at the natural resources transparency body with Dr Prem Misir.

The United Kingdom’s shadow overseas secretary, David Lammy has written to the government asking it to pardon 70 abolitionists convicted for their roles within the 1823 Demerara slave uprising.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed has hit back at Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on his claims about a high demand for Venezuelan prostitutes in Chaguanas, saying it was based on a report that shows no real investigation or information based upon sound research.

TUNIS, (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president cemented his grip over the judiciary today with a decree that lets him dismiss judges or block their promotion, helping consolidate his power after he seized executive authority last summer in a move his foes call a coup.

Government anticipates that its Local Content Secretariat (LCS) will become functional by this month end and is continuing to push for maximal opportunities in the oil and gas sector for locals in partnership with ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD).

The US$100 million Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre will open next month end to cater to an expatriate clientele seeking long-term stays with luxury accommodation, proprietor Robert Badal said on Friday.

Edith Reuben, the Yarrowkabra housewife whose body was found hanging from a mango tree in her yard last week, was hanged and the police have since arrested two suspects, including her husband, who they say have confessed to the crime.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Saturday commissioned a new 15-bed Infectious Disease Unit in the compound of the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital, in Region Six.

A $3 billion increase in the bid price for the Linden to Mabura Hill road upgrade project is the result of an addition for contingencies and Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has said it is not unusual for bid prices to be “corrected” during the evaluation stage of tenders.

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) has called for the removal of Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall after he told an opposition parliamentarian that she needed a “dildo” during a parliamentary sitting last week.

While seeking to dispel suspicions raised by the opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) over the decision to terminate negotiations with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) for the construction of the new Demerara River bridge, the government on Saturday disclosed that the talks lasted almost a month but no agreement could be reached.

Three women have been added to the country’s growing list of COVID-19 fatalities.

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin yesterday that the West would respond decisively to any invasion of Ukraine, adding such a step would produce widespread suffering and isolate Moscow.

A sum of $1.7 billion was on Thursday approved for the construction and rehabilitation of police stations across the country.

WINDSOR, Ontario, (Reuters) – A standoff between Canadian police and protesters blocking a key bridge to the United States continued yesterday, hours after authorities moved in seeking to end the blockade of the important trade corridor.

In anticipation of this week’s International Energy Conference and Expo, which is being held from February 15 to February 18 at the Marriott Hotel at Kingston, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has organised a Benab Duty-Free Shop at the nearby Umana Yana, to showcase local products.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – A convoy of fighters moved into Tripoli from the Libyan city of Misrata yesterday to shore up the interim prime minister amid a push by the parliament to oust him in favour of its own candidate.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday reported that a party of ranks on Friday destroyed a total of $115 million worth of marijuana discovered in the Berbice River.