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NASSAU,  (Reuters) – Piles of debris, decaying human and animal corpses and fetid water on storm-hammered Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas are posing a new risk for those who survived Hurricane Dorian’s wrath: Disease.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A commercial flight with 326 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing when hot coffee was accidentally spilled over the cockpit control panel over the Atlantic ocean, according to a report on Thursday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson today denied lying to Queen Elizabeth over the reasons for suspending the British parliament after a court ruled his decision was unlawful and opponents called for lawmakers to be recalled to discuss Brexit.

(Barbados Nation) At least one Barbadian living in The Bahamas who was reported on social media as missing, is alive and well today.

(Jamaica Observer) Teenaged sprint sensation Briana Williams was provisionally named to Jamaica’s World Championships squad despite her anti-doping case being set to take place September 23-25, ending just two days before the start of the global event in Doha, Qatar.

A massive Massy superstore was opened in the MovieTowne compound at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara yesterday and over 120 persons are employed at the location.

Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix has rejected as “completely false” a report that some Haitian and African migrants, during an August 28th meeting, were promised citizenship for their votes.

Six months after its last visit, the Carter Center has returned to Guyana with a four-member delegation, hoping to gain insight into the country’s current political situation.

Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall yesterday sentenced a young man to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape of a minor but he will serve a maximum of 10 years.

Forensic Pathologist Dr Vivekanand Brijmohan is no longer with the Ministry of Public Health as his services were terminated over a week ago.

(Trinidad Newsday) A Point Fortin family is mourning the loss of 20-year-old Kiara Alleyne, who was found dead in her Florida apartment on Wednesday by detectives.

Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency,  Joseph Harmon, yesterday urged the Gaming Authority to put measures in place to encourage “responsible gambling” pointing out its impact on “challenged” communities.

The Public Procurement Commission says there is no merit to the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) position that the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the government and ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary violates the public procurement law.

Strong arguments by Barbados attorney-at-law Mohia Ma’at that the grounds put forward against bail are “all without merit” were not enough to keep his Guyanese client from spending 28 days on remand.

A city magistrate yesterday jailed a 26-year-old miner for three years after he was found guilty of  four offences including wounding a police officer and armed robberies.

The two brothers who were severely burnt during an incident at their Corentyne, Berbice home less than a month ago are said to be out of danger and are recovering well in the United States, where they are currently receiving treatment.

A 20-year-old carpenter who said he robbed a woman of her phone and other articles so that he could buy milk and pampers for his child was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for the crime.

A fire suspected to be of electrical origin yesterday completely destroyed a two-story wooden house at Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant, Corentyne.

Five males have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl which reportedly occurred sometime Saturday evening at a location on the West Coast Berbice.

Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams yesterday afternoon received a courtesy call from United Kingdom Deputy High Commissioner to Guyana, Ray Davidson to discuss matters of mutual interest, including climate change and conservation, according to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency.