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(Reuters) – Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and himself a notable figure in the militant group, was killed in a U.S.

The unreliable supply of energy remains a significant hurdle to Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) achieving its mission of delivering safe and adequate water to citizens, according to Managing Director Dr.

First Lady Sandra Granger on Friday commended the National Library for making positive steps towards embracing technology.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – A group of Brazilian anthropologists and environmentalists has put forward Chief Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapó tribe as a candidate for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work protecting the Amazon rainforest.

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe was honored as an icon, principled leader and African intellectual giant at a state funeral on Saturday, after a week of disputes over his burial threatened to embarrass President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

(Trinidad Express) There are cases of babies under one year old being raped in Trinidad and Tobago and there are also hundreds of alleged rapists walking around and not registered on a sexual offenders registry.

LONDON (Reuters) – Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has added more roads within Georgetown to its list of those that will be rehabilitated, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

The Maria’s Pleasure Primary School on the island of Wakenaam in the Essequibo River was recently gifted a laptop computer by the Ministry of Communities.

(Barbados Nation) The Ministry of Health and Wellness has warned Barbadians about the dangers of vaping, particularly on the heels of reports of an outbreak of severe respiratory illnesses associated with the practice in the United States.

NASSAU,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Humberto lashed already devastated parts of the Bahamas with heavy rain and strong winds before crawling northwest on Saturday, and forecasters said it was likely to become a hurricane before the end of the weekend.

RIYADH/DUBAI/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, including the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility, in a strike that three sources said had disrupted output and exports.

(Trinidad Express) A La Horquetta man, charged with the murder of his neighbour, shopkeeper Christopher Khanhai.

GECOM has not yet agreed on a firm timeline for general and regional elections and while it continues to examine whether the polls can be held before year-end, the commission has indicated that costs would go up.

A 15-year-old was fatally stabbed during an argument at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday afternoon and the suspect, who is a relative, has been arrested.

From June 1st to August 31st, Guyanese customers experienced power outages an alarming eight times per day on average, according to statistics produced by electricity utility, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company, at a stakeholders’ forum yesterday.

Almost years after being established, oil services company Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) has sunk over US$100 million ($20.8 billion) into its operations here and plans to invest US$50 million ($10.4 billion) in the next 12 months.

The decision by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to discipline Town Clerk Royston King based on recommendation from a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the operations of City Hall was yesterday nullified by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall.

A 25-year old Sophia resident, who allegedly set his lover on fire because she refused to speak with him, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder.

Under pressure over a series of gaffes, US 2020 presidential front-runner Joe Biden confused Guyana for the African nation of Ghana while speaking at a campaign event, according to a report in the Washington Examiner.