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The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is set to begin the process of buying back its co-generation plant which was sold by the previous government in April of this year for US$30M in a deal that had raised questions.

Essequibo rice millers owe Region Two farmers over $632m and the head of the rice board says that the government has made good on all payments so there should be no problem.

In defending his government’s appointment of supporters to the position of Regional Executive Officers (REOs), Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan yesterday said that the new officers should be judged on their performance, arguing that the past REOs went about their duties in a partisan manner.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Saturday assured that there is no political interference by the APNU+AFC government in the running of the Guyana Police Force so much so that even ministers can be locked up and charged.

Dozens of volunteers were yesterday part of a clean-up campaign that cleared drains along Regent Street of a build-up of sand and garbage which was thwarting the free flow of water.

Sections of the Linden-Soesdyke Highway are to be rehabilitated to the tune of an estimated $56m.

A government team on Saturday visited Mahdia for talks on transforming the mining community into a town.

A fire last evening nearly claimed the lives of three children at Victory Valley, Linden.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advertised drainage works for Subryan-ville in Georgetown.

President David Granger joined the children who attended the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana’s (CIOG) 21st annual fun day on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Today is V-Day. “V” for Voting, which some 1,099,205 electors are eligible to do.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – The German government decided to free up additional three billion euros ($3.35 billion) for federal states and municipalities to help cope with this year’s record influx of refugees and migrants, a joint statement by the ruling coalition issued yesterday said.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Still reeling from a corruption scandal that felled their president three days ago, Guatemalans voted yesterday to elect a new leader in a tight contest that is likely to head to a second-round run-off.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized prosecutors to investigate two ministers close to President Dilma Rousseff for allegedly receiving illegal campaign donations, one of them the treasurer of Rousseff’s last campaign, Brazilian media reported.

ROME, (Reuters) – Pope Francis said yesterday a meeting between Colombian and Venezuelan bishops was a clear sign of hope in a border dispute that has seen some 16,000 Colombians leave their adopted home.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile is considering taking in dozens of families fleeing Syria’s civil war, the foreign minister was quoted as saying yesterday, as pressure on countries to welcome more refugees grew after the publication of an image of a drowned Syrian toddler.

(MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s official account of the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 students last year does not add up, a team of international experts said yesterday, citing deep flaws in the government’s investigation and dismissing its claims that the victims were incinerated in a garbage dump.

The Ministry of Tourism says it has been inundated with consumer complaints and warned that the law governing this area will be strictly enforced effective December 1, 2015.

Chairman of the Guyana Rice Development Board, Claude Housty says that government has settled all of its financial obligations with rice millers.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board president, Azim Bassarath says he disagrees with the decision to sack Denesh Ramdin as Test captain and hopes the move is not part of any plan to target Trinidadian players.