A high-speed shootout brought the Philip Goldson Highway near Mile 4 to a standstill on Monday afternoon, with eyewitnesses reporting one SUV pursuing another and shots exchanged between vehicles. Police are working to identify the parties and recover the vehicles. No casualty figures have been confirmed at the time of publication.
In Belmopan, Cabinet has received an update on the technical review of recommendations from the People’s Constitution Commission and is signalling that the package will move to the House later this month. The Commission’s recommendations cover a wide field, from electoral arrangements to citizenship and rights guarantees, and represent the most comprehensive constitutional review since independence-era debates.
In education, the Government of Guyana has opened ten agriculture scholarships to Belizean students through bilateral channels, building on the broader CARICOM single-development-area logic. The places cover undergraduate study at Guyanese tertiary institutions.
In transport, commuters face a new bus-fare structure following last week’s brief operator strike. The agreement between government and bus operators concludes a months-long negotiation; the new schedule comes into effect this month.
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