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Finance Minister Larry Howai said the subsidy to the state-owned carrier, which was estimated at 40 million US dollars last year, would come to an end October 1.

In a statement to Parliament, Mark said that he had received a letter from Herbert Volney indicating that he had resigned from the United National Congress.

Mail service between the United States and Cuba was cancelled in 1963 as Washington tightened economic sanctions on Havana.

The Energy Chamber, one of the most powerful groups in the country, has called on the Government to ensure that oil and gas production is maintained or increased each year.

The Guyana based CARICOM Secretariat said in a statement that the regional grouping is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving development in Syria.

The report, 'The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy,' released on Wednesday by the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, also says the mortality rate in the region has dropped by at least 80 per cent fo

This follows hints from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit that a general election could come before the constitutional deadline next year.

The two countries have agreed to ask the Jamaica-born academic, Professor Norman Girvan to continue as the United Nations (UN) Good Officer as they seek to settle their border dispute.

Kazim Maxine was killed as he walked out of the Laventille Technology and Continuing Education Centre.

Last month, Persad Bissessar said she had been approached by members of her ruling United National Congres, the biggest partner in the coalition People’s Partnership government, to postpone the polls.

President of the Student's Guild, Damani Parris, said the students plan to seek the help of veteran trade unionist Sir Roy Trotman, to hold discussions with the government on their behalf.