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  President David Granger has had a first round of chemotherapy in Cuba for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and has been given permission by his doctors to travel.

The Government of Guyana today requested a postponement of the scheduled sitting of the National Assembly from today to Monday November 19th as a result of the motion of no confidence which was lodged yesterday by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said that a motion of no-confidence has been lodged with Parliament office against the APNU+AFC government.

President David Granger has been diagnosed in Cuba with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and underwent surgery and began a second phase of treatment today, according to a statement from the Guyana Embassy in Havana, Cuba.

Results from the heatedly contested local government elections in Whim, Corentyne – the hometown of APNU+AFC Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo were keenly awaited and results showed the PPP/C securing major wins.

Fly Jamaica, which had been en route to Toronto, Canada,  made a crash landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana this morning.

President David Granger is resting comfortably at an official residence following an intensive series of tests by specialist doctors immediately after he arrived in Cuba on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, a release today from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

Amid a raging dispute over tolls, the Guyana Government today said it was taking temporary control of the Berbice Bridge effective today.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) today announced that after much deliberation it had decided not to submit a bid for the Enmore Sugar Estate at this time.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said he will seek to limit the right of citizenship for certain children born in the United States in a new bid to dramatically reshape immigration policies that was likely to spark a congressional battle.

Amid growing questions, about the state of President David Granger’s health, the Ministry of the Presidency (MotP) today issued a release in which the President is reported as saying that he had been experiencing “symptoms” following a check-up in Trinidad in May and was proceeding to Cuba to have the relevant investigation done.

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HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general sued Exxon Mobil Corp today, alleging that the world’s largest oil company for years misled investors about the risks of climate change regulations on its business.

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan today said that the delay in the payment of members of the joint services is not a result of unavailable finances, but rather the submission of inaccurate information.

Police in Bartica ‘F’ Division say they are currently investigating an accident late yesterday afternoon  at Kumung Kumung Trail, Puruni River that claimed three lives.

The Guyana Court of Appeal (GCA) earlier today upheld the ruling of the Chief Justice (ag) that the President constitutionally resorted to the proviso, which allowed for him to unilaterally appoint Justice (ret’d) James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

The Chairman of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc Dr Surendra Persaud today announced massive toll increases following the absence of an agreement with the government on the way forward.

Three prisoners including a murder accused are currently on the run after they escaped from the Holding Bay of the Lusignan Prison early this morning by scaling a wall.

In Trinidad, a female pastor is allegedly stabbed to death by another pastor who is a Guyanese na­tion­al.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) today struck a deal on a three-year agreement on wage increases for the country’s teachers, thereby averting another nationwide strike.