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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.

The Ministry of the Presidency today condemned false articles online pertaining to President David Granger.

The authorities in Suriname have launched a search for Guyanese fishermen, who went missing in their waters on Saturday evening after a storm split their fishing boat into two.

Between 04:45-08:00hrs today, ranks of the Guyana Police Force commanded by a Senior Superintendent conducted “Operation Restore Order” at Agricola, East Bank Demerara and North Road, Bourda, during which 29 persons inclusive of a female were arrested for various offences including Possession of a firearm component, Cocaine and Marijuana Possession and Robbery under Arms, the police said in a release today.

A Guyanese man, Shawn Smith, threw his 4-year-old brother off the roof of their 7-story building to his death on Saturday morning, according to the NY Post.

Guyanese carpenter Nandlall Mangal has won US$245.6 million in the Powerball game in New York.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure today said that the Railway Embankment Road between Annandale Market Road to Lusignan Access Public Road will be closed from 6 pm today to midday on Sunday, 30 September 2018.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Georgetown motorcade will end at the Chateau Margot ground this year as the traditional venue, the LBI ground has been leased to the Guyana Cricket Board and is not available.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Australian Stuart Law has quit as head coach of embattled West Indies just eight months before the start of the ICC World Cup in England, dealing a severe blow to the regional side’s preparation for the event and leaving authorities scrambling to find a replacement.

Tropical Depression Kirk will become a Tropical Storm within the next 21 hours and would be passing close to the Low Coastal Plain of Guyana on Wednesday September 26, 2018, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said early today.

Guyana and China are to sign a concessional loan agreement tomorrow.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Occidental Petroleum are joining a group of major international oil and gas companies in an initiative aimed at curbing carbon emissions in the sector, they said in a statement today.

Guyana and Trinidad today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Sector Cooperation with the leaders of both countries, President David Granger and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr.

The State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, is expected to lead a delegation on a visit to Guyana on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 September.

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago,  Dr. Keith Rowley, is scheduled to visit Guyana on Wednesday and Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, and the Commissioner of Police,  Leslie James this morning met with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China,  Cui Jianchun to discuss security issues related to the Chinese Community.

Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection Keith Scott today apologised for remarks made about striking teachers that have incensed trade unions and others.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) today said that it had lodged an appeal against the dismissal of the $600m theft charges against former Public Service Minister Jennifer Westford and her aide Margaret Cummings.

Assistant Commissioner Leslie Albert James has been named as the new Commissioner of Police, with his appointment taking immediate effect.

ExxonMobil has made its ninth discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the Stabroek Block in the past year and proving a “new play concept” for potential development, the company said today in a release.