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The United States (US) Government on Friday donated three new vehicles to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand, (Reuters) – Business began unravelling for Thai pig farmer Jintana Jamjumrus two years ago, after dozens of her animals got feverish and died within days of a mysterious illness she suspected of being a viral disease with no known vaccine, African swine fever (ASF).

QUITO, (Reuters) – OCP Ecuador, the operator of Ecuador’s privately held heavy crude pipeline, suspended pumping crude yesterday as a preventative measure after it ruptured in the Amazon, and began cleaning and repairs.

ROME, (Reuters) – Italy has rejected a request by Venezuela for the extradition of Rafael Ramirez, a once powerful oil minister and former head of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, his lawyer said on Saturday.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Saturday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Suriname Trade and Industry Association to strengthen economic ties and initiatives between the two organisations.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Thousands held a loud but peaceful protest in Canada’s capital Ottawa yesterday against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates, on the streets and snow-covered lawn in front of parliament.

Ranks in Regional Division #8 on traffic duties at Seven Miles, Mahdia stopped an ATV without any identification mark at 17:45 hours on 2022-01-28 and requested the driver to produce his licence and other documents for the said ATV, which he failed to do, a release from the police said today.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 28th, 2022, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday threw its support behind PNCR leader Aubrey Norton to be the new Leader of the Opposition, sources said, but there was no sign that former President David Granger, the Representative of the List for the main opposition coalition, was making attempts to facilitate the change.

The new North West Ferry is expected to be completed and delivered before Christmas, according to Indian High Commissioner Dr K J Srinivasa.

Police Constable 23012 Faustin Magloire lost his life in an accident on Thursday evening when he crashed into a parked truck along the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

APNU+AFC Members of Parliament (MPs) Annette Ferguson and Christopher Jones are among a group of eight persons who were on Friday freed of a charge that they participated in an illegal procession last year.

The Bank of Guyana will next month issue special $2,000 notes in commemoration of the country’s 55th independence anniversary.

A Guyana Fire Service (GFS) investigation has found that an unattended candle was the cause of the fire that destroyed a two-storey apartment building at Cross Street, Werk-en-Rust on Thursday night.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday took aim at the government’s proposed $552.9 billion national budget, saying that it fails to deliver the needed resources to the poor and vulnerable to improve their lives and livelihoods.

The Indian Government is working on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Guyana Government that would see persons in the oil and gas sector benefitting from training in India, High Commissioner Dr K J Srinivasa said.

Among the latest batch of University of Guyana (UG) graduates this year are proud sisters Towanna Crandon-Primo and Kaleda Crandon, who are the first members of their family to acquire tertiary education.

After steeply hiking the public debt ceilings in early 2021 to allow for international borrowing of up to $650 billion and domestic borrowing of up to $500 billion, the government is now reporting that Guyana’s total stock of public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) debt grew by 20.6% last year.

The Ministry of Education on Friday launched a series of locally produced textbooks designed to accelerate literacy acquisition at the primary level.

With $6.8 billion to be allocated for Guyana’s COVID-19 response in this year’s proposed national budget, the Minister of Health Dr.