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The Department of the Public Service yesterday said that 80% of the Guyanese students studying in Cuba prefer to stay in that country rather than travel home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Allies of both Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his bitter foe, opposition leader Juan Guaido, have secretly begun exploratory talks as concerns grow about the possible impact of coronavirus, according to sources on both sides.

Frontline health care workers who are treating and assisting COVID-19 patients are tested if necessary, in accordance with the criteria set out by health officials in the country.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korean state media yesterday made no mention of new appearances by leader Kim Jong Un, a day after intense international speculation over his health was sparked by media reports he was gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure.

Dominica is set to benefit from US$6.6 million in immediate funding from the World Bank to assist in that country’s emergency response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, The World Bank in a release yesterday said that the funding which was activated on April 15 will focus on enhancing health system capacity and strengthening food security.

Three bandits on Monday robbed a Whim Village, Corentyne, woman after they invaded her home and a Liverpool Village, Corentyne, man while he was walking home along the Whim Main Public Road. 

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Prices of key Latin American crude grades plunged this week following the crash in benchmark crude futures, aggravating an already-weak market that has seen very few spot sales throughout April, traders told Reuters yesterday.

The World Bank activated US$4.5 million on April 17 to provide immediate funding to assist  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to respond to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, with the focus on strengthening the capacity of that country’s health system.

Following an appeal for help, the Ministry of Public Health has assisted the Dharm Shala in replenishing the medication of its residents.

(Reuters) – Missouri yesterday became the first U.S. state to sue the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus, saying that China’s response to the outbreak that originated in Wuhan city led to devastating economic losses in the state.

Bauxite barging company Oldendorff will be shutting its operations here after 15 years as a result of the stalemate between the RUSAL-owned company BCGI and striking workers.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The principal of an eastern St Andrew school is now on bail after he was charged recently for the alleged sexual abuse of his teenage daughter.

(Jamaica Star) Every August, Nicolene Downer goes in a state of depression.

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has claimed the life of a Guyanese political activist in the United States.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Benchmark Brent and U.S. oil futures for June delivery plunged to around two-decade lows on Tuesday, a day after U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The true extent of Britain’s COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government’s daily figures indicated as of April 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe.

(Trinidad Guardian) A situation beyond that imagined in a nightmare. This was the reaction of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley after he learnt of the dramatic drop in US oil prices while at the first meeting of Trinidad and Tobago’s Road Map to Recovery team yesterday.

-10-hour work day approved, 14-day quarantine for CARICOM observers reversed Following the approval of a 10-hour work day and the reversal of a decision to quarantine CARICOM observers for 14 days,  the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) is one step closer to executing a national recount of votes cast in the March 2 General and Regional Elections. 

By Shaquawn Gill Two young men died, while another is now hospitalised in a critical condition after the car they were travelling in crashed along the Bagotstown Public Road on Sunday night.