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IXMIQUILPAN, MEXICO (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone yesterday ahead of talks among their officials in Washington next week as the Mexico leader faces populist pressure from a frontrunner in the 2018 election.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women took to the streets in unexpectedly large numbers in major US cities yesterday to stage mass protests against US President Donald Trump, in an early indication of the strong public opposition the Republican may face in office.

Operations Manager of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Compton Sparman has said that a damaged fire tender along with the lack of fire hydrants and an open water source prevented firefighters from being able to fight the fire at the Byderabo dumpsite in Bartica last week.

BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s former leader Yahya Jammeh flew out of the capital Banjul yesterday and into exile after stepping down from power, a Reuters witness and mediators said.

Making it clear that he is committed to ensuring that the media has access to him, President David Granger said last Friday that he will consider holding a press conference but will continue to engage journalists when he meets them at functions.

By John Lloyd John Lloyd co-founded the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where he is senior research fellow.

In a bid to be able to better isolate faults and to have better voltage stability, Guyana Power and Light (GPL) will expend $6 billion to build four new substations and expand some existing ones.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A small moth with a yellowish-white coif of scales has been named after US President Donald Trump, in honour of the former reality TV show host and real estate magnate’s signature hairdo.

An Albouystown resident was early yesterday morning taken into custody after the police carried out a search at his house and uncovered several illegal items including a .45 pistol.

President David Granger today said the PNCR remains committed to the APNU+AFC coalition and he stressed the importance of the diaspora to the party.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Rawle Rodrigues, 43 years, a mason of Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, which occurred about 2130h.

(Trinidad Express) It was just last year that revelations were made by the Poultry Association of Trinidad and Tobago (PATT) that “expired” 180-day-old chicken was being imported into this country and sold to unsuspecting consumers.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he would again hold public consultations to select a new list of nominees for the chairmanship of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) if a proposed meeting between his representative and the Attorney-General on the issue is positive.

With the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) saddled with a $77B debt and defaulting on all of its repayment obligations, it makes no business sense to keep it going, its Chairman Dr Clive Thomas told the National Assembly’s Economic Services Committee (ESC) yesterday.

A young mother of two is now hospitalised in New Amsterdam after she was burnt in a suspected acid attack that was allegedly carried out by her former partner, who is now wanted by police.

The launch yesterday of a newly conceptualised committee of senior regional officials was overshadowed by the absence of representatives from those councils controlled by the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C).

  Due to retire just over a month from now, acting Chancellor Carl Singh yesterday made it known that he will execute all his duties and responsibilities until then.

A two-day seminar on the New Civil Procedure Rules 2016 opened yesterday and outgoing acting Chancellor Carl Singh said that one of his last remaining duties was to ensure that the rules become operational.

Government on Thursday announced that a feasibility study will be conducted to determine if it should establish an oil refinery here.

Government has urged Norway to look at other alternative energy options outside of Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP), according to President David Granger.