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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s acceptance of Beijing’s demand that he re-commit to a “one China” policy was heavily influenced by his new top diplomat, who argued behind the scenes that relations would remain on hold until Trump cleared up doubts about a longtime bedrock of U.S.-China

VITORIA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo yesterday said they had reached a deal to end a week-long police strike that has sparked violent anarchy and left more than 120 people dead.

The Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture has moved to institute vending zones on Republic Day in an effort to avoid the congestion experienced during last year’s float parade and aid in crowd control.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said late yesterday aboard Air Force One that he is considering issuing a new travel ban executive order, while White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said the administration could still escalate a legal dispute over Trump’s original travel ban to the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice called yesterday for the legalization of marijuana and even cocaine to undo the growing power of drug gangs behind a wave of violence that has shaken Latin America’s largest country.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday authorized a probe into allies of President Michel Temer on allegations they tried to thwart an investigation into political kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras, a court official said.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it is deeply distressed at the violence which broke out in Dominica following a public meeting on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Fresh from a legal setback to his travel ban, U.S.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today repeated his call for the Mayor and City Council to discard the controversial parking meter project in its entirety.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) Managing Director of Business Development, Amir Oren, and    Managing Director of Operations,  Simon Moshelle, today condemned “in the strongest possible terms, an utterly obscene and despicable statement issued by Mr.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it is deeply distressed at the violence which broke out in Dominica following a public meeting on Tuesday 7 February.

(Guyana Revenue Authority) Motorists who may have been baffled or perturbed by the requirement to pay additional fees when renewing motor vehicle licences should take note of the following: The 2016 Budget provided for an increase in motor vehicle licences and other fees effective March 14, 2016, under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act Cap: 51:02, relating to motor vehicle licences and other fees including Registration, Transfers, Certificate of Fitness, Driver’s Test of Competence, General Dealers Licence etc.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump changed tack and agreed to honour the “one China” policy during a phone call with China’s leader Xi Jinping, a major diplomatic boost for Beijing which brooks no criticism of its claim to self-ruled Taiwan.

The New Building Society (NBS) has mounted a legal challenge against the city’s metered parking by-laws, which it says are illegal and a judge has since ordered Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan to show why his decision to approve the by-laws should not be quashed.

Carl Parker, the Regional Executive Officer (REO) for Region 9, was yesterday charged with sexual assault.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall says that circulars from the Bank of Guyana (BOG) on February 2nd to cambios fixing the spread between buying and selling rates is ultra vires of the law.

  A second demonstration against the city’s metered parking project saw a swell of support yesterday and although government, through consultation with the Mayor & City Council and Smart City Solutions, has committed to ensuring lower parking fees, protesters made clear that a reduction is not enough.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says he is disheartened by findings in the 2016 Household Drug Survey which found among other things that alcohol binge drinking is as high as 64.2% in males and 46.3% in females.

Seven persons have been held in connection with the murder of Danian Jagdeo, the phone card vendor who was shot during a robbery on Wednesday at Adventure, Corentyne, according to ‘B’ Division Commander Ian Amsterdam.