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A man and a dog were reportedly discovered dead in a yacht spotted drifting in the Atlantic Ocean offshore Guyana on Monday and investigators have since been deployed to the area to conduct investigations.

President David Granger yesterday said that Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes is well-suited for her new portfolio given her knowledge of the mining industry even as he stated that he knows of no issue that she might have that could cause a conflict of interest.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was not presented with any evidence of corruption.

Trees along Brickdam were yesterday mutilated by persons with cutlasses in an apparent exercise to prune them but the city is denying any responsibility for this.

The celebration of Guyana’s 50th year of Independence continues with the unveiling of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) 737/800 Boeing aircraft, which will be branded with the 50GUY anniversary logo, a release from the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport said yesterday.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has upgraded its protective wear for workers including those in the sanitation department.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s delayed presidential run-off election will take place on Jan.

Citing the polarising effect on society from government decisions, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday called on the APNU+AFC administration to make a more concerted effort to build effective coalitions to mitigate the divisions that have arisen Saying that the intentions of the coalition Government as articulated by President David Granger to create a more secure, fairer and inclusive society are laudable, the GHRA said that realizing them in the context of the most racially-polarised elections in Guyanese history is a distant prospect.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro named a hardline sociologist yesterday to steer Venezuela’s economy during an acute recession that is battering the OPEC nation and has cost the ruling Socialists’ control of congress.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Tunapuna businessman was expected to appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate yesterday on charges of human trafficking, child prostitution and assault.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – North Korea said it successfully tested a nuclear bomb yesterday, drawing threats of further sanctions even though the United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device was as advanced as the isolated nation claimed.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala yesterday detained 14 ex-military officials, including the brother of a former president, for forced disappearances and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest period of its 36-year civil war.

Shawn Barrow, the 23-year-old charged with the murder of East Ruimveldt resident, Kellon Hinds, will return to court on January 12, for the beginning of the preliminary inquiry.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina has swapped $16 billion in notes held by the central bank for fresh dollar-denominated bonds, the government said yesterday as the country moves to bolster reserves and strengthen its hand against creditors suing over defaulted debt.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China accelerated the devaluation of the yuan yesterday, sending currencies across the region reeling and domestic stock markets tumbling, as investors feared the Asian giant was kicking off a virtual trade war against its competitors.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil has cut the number of doses for vaccinations given by the public health service to counter human papillomavirus (HPV) and pneumonia, as Latin America’s largest economy looks to reduce health costs in the midst of a deep recession.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – Texas tycoon Sam Wyly engaged in “lies, deception and fraud” in a years-long scheme to dodge taxes on $1.1 billion held in offshore trusts, a lawyer for the Internal Revenue Service said yesterday.

Approximately 15,000 ounces of gold is being smuggled from Guyana each week and the country is losing as much as 60% of gold produced here in this manner, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.

(Barbados Nation) A day after Chris Gayle was fined for making disrespectful comments to a TV reporter, he has denied fresh allegations that he indecently exposed himself to a woman in Sydney during the 2015 World Cup.

Expressions of interest (EOI) have been invited for the repair of the Chinese-built Moco Moco hydropower plant in Region Nine which was severely damaged by a rockslide in 2003.