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Local testing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus is expected to begin soon upon the return of two technologists who would have undergone training at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad.

There must be a change in public attitudes towards children suffering from autism and while a number of those with the disorder are receiving held from the Step by Step Foundation there are many more on the waiting list.

Although all technical mechanisms are in place to facilitate transmission from the Region 10 Television Station, wrangling between the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and the Board of Trustees of Region 10 Broadcasting Inc.

Farms are recovering from the red palm mite infestation which wreaked havoc on coconut plants for months, the Ministry of Agriculture says.

Chairman of the Board of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Hamilton Green on Thursday said that no official from the agency will be fired but that everyone had pledged to work in harmony for the betterment of the housing sector.

Swift work by the police have led to the arrest of a man who was allegedly involved in the robbery of goldsmith Bramdat Singh Sr at the Rosignol Market on Saturday.

PPP/C chief whip Gail Teixeira says that the present government is fast becoming the least transparent administration Guyana has ever had.

Narine Samsudeen, the welder who was shot twice on Thursday by a gunman during an attempted robbery on Regent Street, is in a stable condition in the hospital.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United Nations’ internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body’s interaction with organizations tied to an alleged bribery scheme involving a former U.N.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s parliament will debate tomorrow a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete said, after a top court ruled the president had violated the constitution.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The Australian Tax Office (ATO) said yesterday it is investigating more than 800 wealthy clients of a Panama law firm for possible tax evasion.

CHESTER, Pa., (Reuters) – A locomotive on an Amtrak train carrying about 330 passengers derailed when it hit a backhoe south of Philadelphia yesterday, killing two people and injuring about 35 in what passengers described as a jolt followed by a fireball.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, (Reuters) – West Indies players will share the entire $1.6 million in prize money for winning the men’s World Twenty20 title as well as a portion of sponsorship revenue, the head of the region’s cricket board told Reuters today.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy courted controversy here today when he hit out at the West Indies Cricket Board for its lack of support following his side’s capture of the Twenty20 World Cup.

President David Granger today congratulated the West Indies men’s and women’s teams for winning the T20 finals in India today.

About 0630h. today, the body of Roger Manikam, 64 years, of Section ‘B’, Non Pariel, ECD was found on the roadway along the Coldingen Railway Embankment, ECD, with a wound to the head.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred about 2130h last night on the La Jalousie Public Road, WCD, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Mohendra Bisnauth, 52 years, of La Jalousie.

Investigations are being conducted into an incident that occurred about 0145h.

KOLKATA,  (Reuters) – West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite smashed England’s Ben Stokes for four successive sixes to snatch a sensational four-wicket win in today’s World Twenty20 final as the Caribbean side became the first team to win the title twice.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s parliament will debate on Tuesday a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete said today, after a top court ruled the president had violated the constitution.