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In an effort to assist the Guyana Police Force, Chief Executive Officer of Roraima Airways Gerry Gouveia yesterday offered his company’s services for a one-hour aerial patrol every month at no cost.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague said yesterday there were preliminary grounds to believe US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan and at secret detention facilities elsewhere in 2003 and 2004.

 BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government published a revised peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels yesterday in a bid to build support to end a 52-year war, after the original draft was rejected last month in a referendum amid objections it was too favourable to the rebels.

OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) – A Canadian airliner with 54 passengers on board had to swerve to avoid an unmanned flying object near Toronto early yesterday, slightly injuring two cabin crew, in the most serious case of its kind in Canada, officials said.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has intensified its preparations for its 31st Congress, which will be held in Essequibo from December 16 to 18 under the theme: ‘Strengthen the Party, Defend Democracy, Onward to Victory.’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities of his new job on January 20, President Barack Obama said yesterday.

Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines are investigating four murders that occurred between Sunday night and yesterday morning in three different areas of the island and based on the modus operandi (MO), they believe the murders might have been committed by the same person.

A man who stole machinery valued $180,000 from his brother to get his attention because he wanted a job was sentenced to community service when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan last week.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure continues to monitor the erosion of a section of the sea dam in Mahaica and Chief River and Sea Defence Officer Ken vin Samad says it will be addressed next year.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Dialogue between Venezuela’s government and opposition has eased pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, angering many in the crisis-struck country who were pinning hopes on an early election to remove the unpopular socialist leader.

MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – The world is set to notch up a new heat record in 2016 after a sizzling 2015 as global warming stokes more floods and rising sea levels, the UN weather agency said yesterday at climate change talks overshadowed by Donald Trump’s election win.

A female who is wanted for questioning in connection with the recent robbery which occurred at the home of Clement Rohee, MP, was arrested about 12: 30h.today

Police today said that a twenty six year old serial robber of 86 Nelson Street, Mocha Arcadia, EBD, who along with an alleged accomplice used a motor cycle to commit a spate of robberies on Gas Stations and Supermarkets on the East Coast of Demerara, was this morning remanded to prison until December 15, 2016, after he was charged with six counts of armed robbery and attempted robbery between October 19 and November 11, 2016, taking away in excess of $3.3 Million dollars in cash and valuables.

Homicide investigators are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a businesswoman and her paramour which occurred yesterday at their business premises located at Ekereku Hill top, Kamarang, police say.

The APNU+AFC government today defined which teachers would be provided with state-funded laptops.

Monday, November 28 is Budget Day. This is according to The Parliament Corner advertisement in today’s Stabroek News.

Three males, one of whom has confessed to the murder of a Kamarang resident, are in custody, as investigators trying to wrap up their investigation and seek legal advice, police say.

(Trinidad Guardian)  A car enthusiast and his girlfriend were killed and two of their friends critically injured as their car crashed into a tree in Chaguanas yesterday.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the world’s two largest economies, with Trump saying the two had established a “clear sense of mutual respect”.

Construction of a US$20m hybrid Hotel and Shopping Mall is taking shape on Mandela Avenue and is expected to be completed by late 2018.