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Activists gather outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump's executive actions on immigration in Washington January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Activists gather outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s executive actions on immigration in Washington January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Attorneys general from 15 US states, DC decry immigration order

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Democratic attorneys general across the United States today condemned President Donald Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country and are discussing whether to challenge the administration in court.

Hetmyer fined for breach of WICB Code of Conduct

(WICB) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board has advised that Shimron Hetmyer was fined for a breach of the Code of Conduct during the second round of matches in Group “B play of the Regional Super50 Tournament.

New leader Raphael Trotman (at right) and his predecessor Khemraj Ramjattan embrace after the vote. (Photo taken from Moses Nagamootoo’s Facebook page)

Trotman returned as AFC leader

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman was yesterday returned as Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), just barely clinching victory over the incumbent, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan by two votes at the party’s 5th Biennial National Conference.

 Bibi Mohamed with her grandson

Harlem

Harlem is a small village on the West Coast Demerara, just over three miles from Vreed-en-Hoop.

Former president Donald Ramotar’s vehicle with the wheel clamp on opposite Freedom House yesterday.

Vehicle assigned to Ramotar clamped

The state-owned vehicle in which former president Donald Ramotar and his security detail is transported was outfitted with a wheel clamp by a team of officials from Smart City Solutions (SCS), the PPP said yesterday.

Reis reports on delay in Banks’ planned beer line expansion

A year after Banks DIH (BDIH) Chairman Clifford Reis announced that the company’s sale of shares in Barbados beverage conglomerate Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) to Brazilian AmBev Group of Companies would see the company getting access to manufacture almost two dozen more beer brands, he reported to shareholders yesterday that the process was not as easy as planned.

Teen stabbed by cop over taunts

A 14-year-old boy is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing a stab wound to his abdomen after an altercation with a police officer on Friday afternoon.

New leader Raphael Trotman (at right)  and his predecessor Khemraj Ramjattan embrace after the vote. (Photo taken from Moses Nagamootoo's Facebook page)

Trotman re-elected AFC leader

Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has once again been elected leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) party after a close contest today that he won by two votes over the incumbent, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan.

GWI systems hit by malware

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says several of its systems have been hit by malware and other arrangements have to be made for billings and collections as of today.

Part of the crowd which engaged GRA Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia on Tuesday at the GGDMA headquarters. (Photo by Keno George)

Miners threaten mass protest over new tax measures

Unless President David Granger agrees to a meeting within a fortnight, miners yesterday warned that the country will be treated to a slowdown in declarations and mass protest over issues of contention, including new tax measures that they say will hurt their operations.

The crime scene along the McDoom Public Road was cordoned off, disrupting traffic as a result.

Suspected bandit shot dead by businessman

A suspected bandit was fatally shot by a businessman during an attempted robbery along the McDoom Public Road yesterday afternoon, while his alleged accomplice, who managed to escape after ditching their motorbike, is now wanted by police.

Moses Nagamootoo

Nagamootoo bows out of race for top AFC posts

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said that he will not be contesting for any of the top Alliance For Change (AFC) posts at the party’s National Conference being held today, while declaring that he wanted to make way for a new generation of leaders.

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