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The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory at the American Presidential Elections on Tuesday.

While sleeping in his bedroom, a man’s Delhi Street, Prashad Nagar house was burgled yesterday morning and over $1.2M in items were carted away.

Calvin Bailey, who was acquitted of murdering his 18-month-old toddler, but is serving time for another killing, was yesterday charged with wounding a prison inmate.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has failed to keep its promise to restore water supply to residents of ‘E’ and ‘D’ Fields, Sophia by mid-October, but its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Richard Van West-Charles said yesterday that residents should be able to have access to running water by the end of this week or by early next week.

Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Sheik Amir and other hospital managers say patient overcrowding and staff shortages continue to plague the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Two men, who were on Tuesday brought before a city court on separate robbery charges, were granted bail.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico said yesterday it will not pay for a border wall after Donald Trump’s surprise U.S.

The main trial of the three men accused of murdering 12 persons at Bartica in 2008, is expected to resume this afternoon, after a voir dire which was being conducted, ended yesterday.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has confirmed that the fire that destroyed the Congenial Supermarket on November 2nd in Cane Grove, Mahaica was a case of arson.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba yesterday announced a week of pre-scheduled nationwide military exercises to prepare for “enemy actions,” the day after the United States elected Donald Trump, who has threatened to unravel the U.S.-Cuban

(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump put aside the celebrations and focused yesterday on his 73-day transition to the White House as rival Hillary Clinton promised to bury the bitterness of their long presidential race and work to unify a divided country.

NEW YORK/LONDON, (Reuters) – Two days ago, pollsters and statisticians gave Hillary Clinton odds of between 75 and 99 percent of winning the U.S.

A 50-year-old man was on Tuesday charged with assaulting a police constable, who allegedly found him smoking cannabis.

(Trinidad Guardian) An Enterprise grandmother was found bludgeoned to death metres from her home early this morning.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at about 11:00 hrs today, at lots 6-7 “AA” Ixora Avenue, Eccles, E.B.D,

President David Granger, today, extended congratulations to the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump and declared that he is confident that cordial relations between the two countries will continue, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said. 

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton conceded the 2016 U.S.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Latino activist groups had hoped to showcase their rising political power in the U.S.

(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.

The University of Guyana (UG) is scouting buildings for an off-campus centre in downtown Georgetown that will not only sustain itself but will bring additional revenues for the cash-strapped institution.