NEWSDAY’s winding-up petition to cease business after more than three decades has been adjourned to January 23.

At a brief hearing on January 19, attorneys for Daily News Ltd, publishers of Newsday, sought an adjournment from presiding judge, Justice Marissa Robertson, to comply with the statutory seven-day period set out in the rules for the winding up of a company in keeping with provisions of the Companies Act.

Attorney Gregory Pantin said the petition, which was filed in the High Court on December 31, was gazetted on January 15, “later than we were trying to arrange.”