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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Philippines Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay told the United Nations yesterday his country’s new president, Rodrigo Duterte, had an “unprecedented” mandate and the world should not interfere in his crackdown on crime.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Brian Joseph on Friday urged 56 new police officers to always treat persons that they are called to assist, as they themselves would want to be treated and to keep justice at the forefront of their minds.

HELSINKI (Reuters) – More than 15,000 people gathered in Helsinki yesterday to protest against racism and violence, after the death of a man assaulted during a neo-Nazi rally in the city earlier this month.

The access road to Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, will soon be repaired as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is scheduled to begin corrective works this week, according to Jacoba Constantia-Conservancy Neigh-bourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Chairman Dhanraj Bipath.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized Pakistan yesterday, accusing it of being an exporter of terrorism, and vowing to mount a global campaign to isolate it.

Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, the 2010 Nobel Prize Winner in Organic Chemistry, will give a public lecture at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana (UG) on Monday evening.

LONDON (Reuters) – A union representing British doctors yesterday called off a series of strikes scheduled for the next three months, citing concerns about patient safety.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 100 illegal immigrants are entering the small Central American country of Costa Rica every day, looking for “coyotes” to take them across the Nicaraguan border and on toward the United States, President Luis Solis said on Friday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Pakistan defeated West Indies by 16 runs in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Dubai International Stadium here Saturday.

The Guyana Police Force says that ranks intercepted a vehicle at Wisroc Junction, Wismar, Linden about23:00h last night, in which five adult male Haitian Nationals were found.

(Trinidad Guardian) There were political fireworks at the start of the Parliament’s Second Session yesterday, as government’s bid to push through with the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (2016) bill in Parliament hit a “wall” when the Opposition refused to have a meeting on the proposed bill.

(Reuters) – Police in northwest Washington state today conducted a manhunt for a gunman who opened fire in a mall, killing four women and critically wounding a man, media said.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday requested conciliation to resolve the deadlock in its negotiations with the government on wages and salaries for public servants.

Although the Guyana Police Force has recorded a decrease in serious crimes for the year, the Indian Action Committee (IAC) says some citizens are fleeing the country due to a continuous spate of criminal attacks around the country.

Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board Lennox Craig was yesterday sent a lawyer’s letter warning him to desist from repeating “false” allegations made by an illegal operator against two Directors of the board and seeking damages from him.

Two suspects were arrested late yesterday afternoon and police say they have since confessed to murdering 76-year-old David Ramkissoon, who was found dead with his throat slit more than one month ago.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Associa-tion (GGDMA) wants strong action to be taken against illegal miners who are raiding lands that have been legally claimed, while warning that tolerance for such activity is harming the image of the industry.

After a “necessary” meeting of the leaders of the major trade unions in Guyana, the labour movement has written to President David Granger seeking “engagement to correct anomalies” which are a “threat to Labour’s existence.”

A police constable was yesterday charged with two counts of accepting bribes and he was released on $30,000 bail after his lawyer said he was wrongfully accused.

A woman was yesterday charged criminally with the assault of an eight-year-old, whom she is accused of slapping after he was involved in a fight with her son.