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The two sisters who sustained injuries following Sunday evening’s two-vehicle collision on the public road at McDoom were discharged from the hospital.

OSLO (Reuters) – Cities from Oslo to Sydney are setting goals to curb climate change that exceed national targets, causing tensions with central governments about who controls policy over green energy and transport and construction.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump plans to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at a two-day summit next month, according to media reports, as his administration seeks to smooth relations with the world’s second-largest economy.

SAO PAULO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On the fringes of Sao Paulo, hundreds of makeshift dwellings fashioned from discarded plywood, plastic tarps and rusted sheets of corrugated iron occupy a hillside protest camp for squatters demanding affordable housing.

The Ministry of Social Cohesion is gearing up to debut the first ever Harmony Village through a partnership with several private sector businesses to promote awareness of Guyanese cultures and traditions from different walk of lives.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May cleared the final hurdle standing between her and the start of Brexit negotiations yesterday after parliament passed legislation giving her the power to start the EU exit process.

Caribbean Airlines today said  that the following flights have been cancelled due to the impending snow storm in the New York area: DATE FLIGHT ROUTE MONDAY 13 MARCH BW 528 TRINIDAD TO NEW YORK MONDAY 13 MARCH BW 011 MONTEGO BAY TO NEW YORK TUESDAY 14 MARCH BW 521 NEW YORK TO TRINIDAD TUESDAY 14 MARCH BW 524 TRINIDAD TO NEW YORK TUESDAY 14 MARCH BW 525 NEW YORK TO TRINIDAD TUESDAY 14 MARCH BW 010 NEW YORK TO MON TEGO BAY The remainder of the CAL press release follows: Passengers booked and ticketed to travel between Monday 13th March 2017 and Thursday 16th March 2017, will be permitted to make changes to their reservations without penalty subject to the following conditions:  Passengers must already be in possession of a ticket with confirmed reservations issued on or before Saturday 11th March 2017.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Guyana Jaguars defeated Jamaica Scorpions by seven wickets on the final day of their sixth round match of the Regional four-day championship at Sabina Park here today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gang leaders and rogue elements have been extorting money from Ministry of Works and Transport contractors, stalling several road projects across the country.

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence should properly explain to the nation why over $605M had to be fast-tracked       for emergency drugs for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday said.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday warned Guyanese businessmen that issues surrounding the country’s exchange rate are likely to get progressively worse with the cost of US$1 likely to reach as high as $250 or $300.

The country’s leaders have an obligation to rise above differences and agree on a Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission as a unilateral appointment can seriously jeopardise democratic gains, according to Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran.

Former President Donald Ramotar has defended his predecessor, Bharrat Jagdeo’s right to immunity in relation to the Pradoville 2 investigation saying that it was not criminal and cannot be compared to other global leaders who were impeached for various transgressions.

Chief Executive Officer of the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) Major (rtd) Aubrey Heath-Retemyer has assured that if anyone from the current administration steals state assets, he or she will be pursued.

A taxi driver was yesterday shot, allegedly during crossfire between a cop and two robbers in the vicinity of the La Penitence Market but the police say they are investigating the incident as there have been conflicting reports.

The Guyana Telephone Telegraph company (GTT) on Saturday morning officially opened another customer experience store at the corner of Camp and Robb streets.

In observance of International Women’s Day, the Maternal and Child Health Department of the Ministry of Public Health hosted a women’s health fair on Friday to promote women’s health for the next generation.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – At least 38 people were killed and about a dozen injured in northern Haiti late on Saturday after a bus drove into a parade of pedestrians while fleeing from an accident, the country’s civil protection authorities said today.

Horace James has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), effective March 1, 2017.

An accident along Carifesta Avenue yesterday morning resulted in damage to two utility poles.