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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The lead Republican negotiator in U.S. Senate efforts to craft a bipartisan gun safety bill walked out of the talks yesterday, while the lead Democrat remained optimistic that lawmakers could vote on legislation before leaving for a two-week July 4 recess.

A Wismar, Linden man is now dead after he suffered fatal injuries when he crashed into a rail along the Washer Pond Public Road, in Mackenzie, Linden, on Wednesday morning.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump pressured his vice president, Mike Pence, to overturn his 2020 election defeat despite being told repeatedly it was illegal to do so, aides to Pence told the congressional committee investigating the Jan.

(Reuters) – Cosmetics maker Revlon Inc REV.N has filed for bankruptcy, falling victim to global supply chain disruptions that pushed up raw material costs and prompted vendors to demand upfront payments.

(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of Surita Aruna Deosaran, who survived two bullets to her head in March, suspect the same gunman who shot her returned to finish the job on Wednesday afternoon.

Pre-bid meetings for the new Schoonord, West Bank Demerara to Crane, West Coast Demerara, four-lane highway, in Region Three began on Wednesday with a number of site visits with interested contractors, the CHPA said in a release.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 171 new cases of COVID-19.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden yesterday signed legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping, which lawmakers say will help curb inflation and ease export backlogs.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chile’s government is set to push forward its tax reform plans, including a bill on mining royalties, by the end of this month, a top cabinet member to President Gabriel Boric told Reuters, legislation that could impact the world’s top copper producer.

President Irfaan Ali says that the priority issues in several Bartica schools in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) will be addressed immediately.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany, France and Italy – all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious – made a joint visit today to show solidarity with Ukraine, where officials pleaded for more Western arms.

Declaring a staggering $132B profit for the fiscal year 2021, ExxonMobil’s local affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) yesterday said that it was the first it had made since it entered this country 23 years ago.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced the construction of 500 homes in Bartica as part of the government’s housing programme.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has described the police action in trailing Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton as an “untidy, unnecessary and useless” exercise.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disclosed that the new Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Headquarters will be constructed at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and three hotels will be built on the state land which was previously earmarked for this project at Pattensen, ECD.

A Police Detective Sergeant from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was yesterday charged by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) with larceny by public officer.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday launched the MV Ma Lisha which will be plying the Georgetown – North West route.

In a letter to Justice Navindra Singh, before whom his $2.6 billion libel suit is fixed for trial, former President David Granger stated that he did not want Justice Singh to conduct a pre-trial review (PTR) into the matter, and to also not preside over the trial.

A recommendation on the brand of tractor to be procured by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was disregarded in favour of another type that has never before been utilized by the industry here.

US Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has once again spoken out about what he termed as racism here saying that the US will take all steps necessary “to get things moving in a fairer more equitable direction” in Guyana.