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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A judge, called a “hater” by Donald Trump for his handling of a lawsuit related to the businessman’s Trump University real estate school, has unsealed documents related to the case.

(Trinidad Guardian) Eight-five per cent of the murders in T&T are gun-related, according to figures from the T&T Police Service (TTPS).

(Barbados Nation) Family  and friends of health care workers Derek and Kimberly Lovell are still trying to understand what would have caused the Geriatric Hospital orderly to kill his 27-year-old wife, a nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

QUETTA/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – The brother of a man killed alongside Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a U.S.

President David Granger yesterday said that it is his view that corruption in Guyana is more widespread outside of government and said a concerted effort must be made by all to tackle the scourge and go after the “real rogues”.

(Trinidad Guardian) Eight-five per cent of the murders in T&T are gun-related, according to figures from the T&T Police Service (TTPS).

One fisherman is now dead, while three of his crew mates are missing after they were attacked on Friday night by five pirates armed with cutlasses in Corentyne waters.

Poor planning and supervision were major contributory factors in the collapse of the PPP/C government’s multi-billion dollar E-Governance Project but with a detailed plan for completion, a new management team and the hiring of a technical expert it can still be salvaged, a forensic audit conducted by Chartered Accounting Firm Ram and McRae has concluded.

A 16-year-old waitress is currently hospitalised at a private city hospital after she was shot to the chin late Friday evening by a lone gunman, who posed as a customer and attempted to rob the Chinese restaurant where she works.

They all did it for various reasons but the women in the Guyana Fire Service over the years came together in their agendas: to serve people and to provide support where needed.

ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – In Japan, ostensibly to cover Prime Minister David Cameron’s talks with other G7 leaders, travelling reporters had other things on their minds — mainly next month’s vote on whether Britain should ditch its membership of the European Union.

The remote regions of Guyana are now accessible, to those who may not want to travel to them, through the pages of Undiscovered Guyana a book featuring images of Guyana’s diverse landscapes.

Guyana is in a serious crisis when it comes to sex abuse among children and there is also the frightening situation of oral sex and sexual touching being pervasive among nursery-level children, while the majority of the girls in their late teens found in state homes are there because of sexual abuse, a roundtable discussion convened by ChildLink Inc heard recently.

KABUL (Reuters) – The world community has yet to find an adequate response to cultural destruction as shown by the deliberate wrecking of ancient sites in Syria and Mali by Islamist radicals, the head of the UN’s cultural organization said.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leaders and top government officials have held talks in the Dominican Republic to lay the groundwork for a potential dialogue to defuse a political standoff and a deepening economic crisis, local media reported yesterday.

The United States has reiterated its recognition of the 1899 Arbitral Tribunal Award settling the boundary between Guyana and Venezuela, even as it expressed concern about the ongoing turmoil in Caracas.

CARACAS (Reuters) – German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said yesterday it will temporarily suspend flights to Venezuela as of next month due to economic difficulties in the South American nation and problems converting local currency into dollars.

Local actress and radio personality Nuriyyih Gerrard was on Friday night crowned Miss Guyana World 2016 as the local leg of the annual pageant concluded with a simple coronation ceremony at Parc Rayne.

The police yesterday arrested Colwyn Croal, who was wanted in connection with several crimes, including the recent attempted murder of a Linden resident and her employer.

Germany’s Ambassador to Guyana Lutz Hermann Görgens last week signalled his country’s interest in providing technical support to the Georgetown Municipality in the areas of renewable energy and special training opportunities, during a courtesy call on Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.