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(Trinidad Guardian) Despite the surging homicide rate inching towards 400, the majority of killings being gun related, and the staggering presence of approximately 12,000 illegal firearms in this country, the cargo and container scanners at the ports of Port-of-Spain and Point Lisas are obsolete or non-functional, making the detection of illegal weapons and other goods entering the country even more difficult.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for  Finance, Dr.

(Trinidad Express) Critics of the Marriott resort development plan for Rocky Point, which sits directly above Mt Irvine’s world-famous point break surfing location, fragile coral reefs and turtle nesting beach, say it threatens a wipeout of the very attractions which have drawn tourists to Mt Irvine for decades.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Police in Texas arrested a woman who they said shouted racial abuse at four Indian women in a viral video, telling them to “Go back to India,” in an incident brought to the attention of federal authorities.

NOIDA, India (Reuters) – Indian authorities demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris yesterday near the capital New Delhi, razing the tallest structures ever pulled down in the country in less than 10 seconds.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported eight new cases of COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) Every driver stopped, turned off the ignition, and waited, fearing the force of floodwaters pouring across M-1 Ring Road near Princes Town on Thursday afternoon.

A Guyanese woman died yesterday aboard a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight on which she and her family were returning home to New York  and her relatives are still in shock as she had no complications prior to boarding.

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh today witnessed the signing of a contract totaling $219 million for the upgrade of the Capoey Lake main access road on the Essequibo Coast.

There will be a disruption in water services tomorrow night as GWI interconnects 12-inch transmission mains and road crossing pipelines at Church Street between Vlissengen Road and New Garden Street.

NOIDA, India (Reuters) – Indian authorities demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris today near the capital New Delhi, razing the tallest structures ever pulled down in the country in less than 10 seconds.

 (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who took office earlier this month, yesterday proposed a multilateral ceasefire to all illegal armed groups operating in the country as part of an effort to promote peace and end decades of internal conflict.

Weeks after she decided she wanted to end the abusive relationship she was in, a 28-year-old La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her common-law partner shortly after returning home on Friday night.

A Ministry of Labour investigation has been launched into the fatal workplace accident that claimed the life of 30-year-old Cindy Jattan at Gafoors last Friday.

Government remains tight-lipped on the findings of ExxonMobil’s $460 million pre-contract audit, almost two years since the findings were handed over to the Energy Department, even as it trumpets transparency in the oil and gas sector. 

Skeletal remains were yesterday morning discovered along the Eversham, Corentyne foreshore and they are suspected to be that of a missing Suriname fisherman.

A fire, caused by a child playing with a cigarette lighter, gutted a Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) apartment on Friday and quick action by firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to other sections of the building.

Civil activist Jonathan Yearwood, who is seeking a copy of the contract(s) entered into by the Ministry of Housing and Impressions Inc relating to the International Building Expo, is yet to receive any word from the Ministry.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira has called on the Guyana Police Force to “investigate threats” allegedly made by Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton against Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has said that in order for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to deliver free, fair and credible elections, it must first address the concerns of all stakeholders, which means embarking on a period of house-to-house registration with the aim of compiling a new voters’ list.