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CARACAS, (Reuters) – Former PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez denied as “irresponsible lies” a Venezuelan congressional investigation accusing the state oil company of corruption to the tune of $11 billion during his decade-long tenure.

A miner was yesterday fined $25,000 by a city magistrate after he pleaded guilty to assaulting another man.

WASHINGTON/DELAWARE, Ohio, (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said rsday he would accept the result of the Nov.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Eduardo Cunha, the former head of Brazil’s lower house of Congress who led the impeachment drive against former President Dilma Rousseff, was arrested yesterday on corruption charges.

(Reuters) – Two doses of a vaccine that protects against cervical and several other types of cancer are enough for 11-to 12-year-olds, rather than the previous three-shot regimen, the U.S.

A sustainable economic base is needed for the development of Guyana and the wider Caribbean Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says, according to GINA.

Police say they are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on the driver of a delivery truck, which occurred about 1900h.

The police say they are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on an overseas based Guyanese, during which a 42 year old, Peter’s Hall resident was shot in his neck, at Herstelling, EBD, about 0300h.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his “separation” from the United States today, declaring that it had “lost” and he had realigned with China as the two agreed to resolve their South China Sea dispute through talks.

(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump had one last chance at a nationally televised debate to reach out to the undecided voters he badly needs to keep his presidential campaign viable.

Barama Company Limited (BCL) yesterday announced that it is not seeking a renewal of its 25-year concession with the Guyana Government, meaning that dozens more of forestry jobs will be lost.

Bartica is set for a 31-hour blackout today and GPL is beset by various faults across the  country including on its pivotal 69kv transmission line in the city leaving consumers and the business community fuming.

All upcoming works to the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) will be financed through a grant provided to Guyana by China, says Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Telecommunications, Derrick Cummings.

The passports that were found in possession of drug convict Barry Dataram and his reputed wife were legitimately issued travel documents which were tampered with, according to acting Crime Chief Hugh Jessemy who said yesterday that the probe has now been widened to find those behind this highly-skilled forgery.

Faced with a $16B loss last year, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday told GAWU that there would be no increase in wages and salaries for 2016.

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs [MoIPA] (formerly Ministry of Amerindian Affairs) has not accounted for expenditure totaling $818 M which was spent from the Amerindian Purposes Fund (APF) in 2015.

Lord Canary, eulogized as an icon, developer, cultural enabler, and the best Calypsonian Guyana has ever produced, was ushered from this world yesterday with fitting tributes.

Guyhoc Park resident, Keon Hall, who was charged in June with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Michelle Drennon with intent to commit murder, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the offence.

The trial into the 2009 murder of taxi driver Rolston Bernard Henry commenced yesterday before Justice Roxane George and a 12-member mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

As part of its 13th anniversary celebrations, John Lewis Styles is donating $5m worth of kid’s clothing to 10 NGOs and it will be closing its Children’s Department because of poor performance.