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    The City Council yesterday removed a skid steer loader which was encumbering the council’s reserve on Alexander Street, between Regent and Charlotte streets.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The U.S. government took the legal battle over President Donald Trump’s travel ban to a higher court on Friday, saying it would appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down parts of the ban on the day it was set to go into effect.

(Trinidad Express) Eleven years after they were charged with the murder of San Juan businesswoman Samdaye Rampersad, five men were found not guilty on Thursday of the capital charge, but instead on the lesser count of manslaughter.

Bridgette Theya Narine, the teacher who was found dead in her Mahdia, Region Eight apartment on Wednesday, died from hanging, according to a post-mortem examination.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration took an unusual step yesterday in its efforts to defang the U.S.

(Jamaica Observer) Despite being a part of the regional set-up for more than two-decades, former West Indies batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul believes he still had a lot left to offer on the international scene at the time of his premature retirement.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress today called on the APNU+AFC government to investigate a $605m “emergency” drug purchase deal for the Georgetown Public Hospital which has raised questions about the role of Minister Volda Lawrence.

With a possible contractual showdown looming over parking meters, questions will continue to rise over who advised the city on the deal with Smart City Solutions (SCS) that could leave the municipality with huge financial exposure.

Pursuant to SectionT2 (2) (ii) (a) and in accordance with the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act, Chapter l-0:01-, the Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack, has remitted the case of Police v.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia,  (Reuters) – Poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992 and helped thrust Caribbean writing into the global spotlight, died peacefully at his home in St.

(Trinidad Guardian) This country’s high murder rate continues to be driven primarily by gang and drug-related activities and a study has shown there are more than 100 gangs operating in T&T, according to the US State Department’s 2017 crime and safety report.

Town Clerk Royston King has told Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan that the suspension of the city’s metered parking system would amount to a breach of contract, for which the municipality would have to compensate contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS).

Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence’s emergency drug purchases for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are not transparent, according to Trans-parency Institute of Guyana Inc.

Three Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers have been dismissed following the allegation made against them earlier in the year that they raped a teenager at an army base.

The trial of former PPP/C public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government, continued yesterday with testimony from Peter Moore, the Chief Accountant at the Ministry of the Presidency.

The Private Sector Com-mission (PSC) has voiced concerns to a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission about increased taxation, the declining value of the Guyanese dollar and uncertainty about the direction of the economy.

Amid high numbers of deaths, the Ministry of Public Health yesterday launched a $1.6b IDB-funded maternal and child health (MCH) improvement project.

  A fight resulting from an apparent love triangle landed two women before a city court yesterday.

As the US$20M SleepIn Hotel and Carnival Casino prepares to submit a new application for a casino licence, its staff say they are eager to not only showcase skills learned and provide the services offered by the entity but to “really start working” for their money.

As the public protest over the metered parking system entered its seventh week, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday pointed out that meters were placed along streets that do not fall under the City Council.