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A man who police say had 31 grammes of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of trafficking was on Monday released on $30,000 bail. 

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba rejected yesterday accusations by rights groups and diplomats that its court system had unfairly jailed protesters following widespread unrest on the island in July, defending recent trials as just and in line with Cuban law.

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a potential energy supply shock.

(Reuters) – A native tribal group has reclaimed a redwood forest in Northern California, with a San Francisco conservation group transferring more than 500 acres (202 hectares) to a council that represents tribal nations with historical ties to the area.

(Jamaica Observer) In a move to further extend its tentacles in the region, brokerage firm NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM) said it was now finalising plans to roll-out its long-awaited presence in Guyana.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso said yesterday he will seek to disconnect the handover of crude from outstanding debt to China during a visit to the Asian country next month, part of his plan to renegotiate some $4.1 billion in debt.

The Ministry of Health today said  that as of January 24th, 2022, ten more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Guyana went down by two points with a score of 39 and ranking of 87 out of 180 countries in the latest Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Report 2021 released today – the first full year of the PPP/C’s new term in office.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Unilever unveiled plans today to cut about 1,500 management jobs in a restructuring aimed at easing shareholders’ concerns after a failed acquisition and reports an activist investor has built a stake in the consumer goods giant.

(Trinidad Guardian) Works Minister Rohan Sinanan says he is awaiting a report following the partial collapse of the $280 million Mosquito Creek segment of the Solomon Hochoy Highway Extension project.

Despite a high-level meeting, the feud in APNU+AFC over who will be the Leader  of the Opposition rumbled on yesterday with former President David Granger insisting that he should remain the Representative of the List and retain the power to decide the parliamentary lineup.

Eight APNU+AFC MPs were yesterday sent to the Privileges Committee of Parliament over the chaos that gripped Parliament on December 29 but a similar motion from the opposition was deferred over what was declared to be a procedural error leaving its Chief Whip accusing the Speaker of partial conduct Hours after the Opposition submitted a motion to have over 20 government Members of Parliament (MPs) sent  before the Committee of Privileges, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira yesterday counteracted with a similar motion resulting in eight Opposition MPs being sent for a disciplinary hearing.

Reacting to the disclosure by Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat that the audit of ExxonMobil’s US$460 million in pre-contract costs remains incomplete, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament David Patterson called it “unacceptable,” while questioning government’s approach.

Ravello Tyndall, who is charged with raping three teenage boys, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was arraigned for the attempted murder of one them.

An Albion, Corentyne businesswoman was yesterday robbed of $18.5 million in the vicinity of Republic Bank in Rose Hall, Corentyne, as she was on her way to deposit it.

After more than two hours of debate, the National Assembly yesterday afternoon passed the ground-breaking Human Organ and Tissue transplant bill.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 23rd, 2022, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A Holland-based Guyanese woman who had been stranded in Trinidad with her daughter since Saturday as she was not fully vaccinated has since tested positive for COVID which means she will have to remain in quarantine and will not be able to travel to Guyana for her father’s funeral.

Prominent New Amsterdam businessman, Al Haj Hazrat Ali (Syed Hazrat Ali Mobarakhali) passed away at the age of 73 yesterday, his relatives said.

Twelve companies on Thursday submitted information to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for pre-qualification for the proposed natural gas-fired power plant and natural gas liquid plant.