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(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has reacted to reports that a group of Jamaicans were allegedly ill-treated by immigration officers in Trinidad and Tobago after they were denied entry into the twin-island republic.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – After a Holy Week blighted by bomb attacks in Brussels, Pope Francis led the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter celebrations last night by urging them not to lose hope in a gloomy world.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders easily won nominating contests in Alaska and Washington yesterday, chipping away at front-runner Hillary Clinton’s commanding lead in the race to pick the party’s candidate for the White House.

A 24-year-old student has been charged with drug trafficking. Canadian national Brittany Chelsea Kotler has been charged with possession of six kilos of cannabis, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation.

NAGPUR, India, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy has praised his side for the way they responded under pressure to beat South Africa on Friday and clinch their spot in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 52-year-old former Republic Bank Ltd employee, who developed an incurable respiratory disease after being exposed to paint fumes following renovation works at one of the bank’s two branches in Tunapuna, will now receive a little over TT$2.5 million in compensation after the bank withdrew its appeal against the payout.

While the governing APNU+AFC coalition won the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council election on March 18 they were fiercely challenged by an independent group which won five of the 12 seats and captured the most votes in the Proportional Representation (PR) component.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is calling for investment proposals. In an advertisement in yesterday’s Stabroek News, the NIS made an open call for

Even as American oil-giant ExxonMobil continues its oil exploration activities here, a prominent Trinidad and Tobago business executive has recommended that Guyana invest some of its expected oil revenues in projects aimed at ensuring sustainable economic development.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is not pleased with the way the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has handled the declaration of the results for the recently concluded Local Government Elections but he is certain that his party the People’s Progressive Party has won a “massive victory” at those polls.

Municipalities must functions like corporations and earn their keep, says President David Granger who said “capital towns” will be established in every region to drive economic development.

A Guyanese man was earlier this month convicted in the United States of three charges relating to a US$50 million mortgage fraud scheme in Florida.

Amid the prolonged drought, residents of Charity Back Street, Essequibo Coast woke up this morning to see about 6 inches of water lodged in the lower flats of their houses and yards.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – West Indies beat South Africa by three wickets in a low-scoring thriller in their World Twenty20 Super 10 match today to join New Zealand in the semi-finals.

During yesterday, the police say that miner Shawn Sandy, 40 years, of Alexander Village, Georgetown, allegedly found a handgun and was showing it to dredge owner Feroze Khan, 30 years, of Bartica, at King Buoy Hole, Mazaruni, when a round was discharged.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados has been forced to close because of protest action by air traffic controllers.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A former Jamaican beauty pageant contestant was yesterday arrested after trying to smuggle seventy pounds of cocaine through security at the Los Angeles International Airport in California.

During 2012-2015, the PPP/C government granted logging company Baishanlin concessions amounting to $1.8 billion despite its failure to fulfill obligations under its investment agreements and this figure is likely to be significantly higher as the firm has been here since 2006.

The body of fugitive Steve Mohamed, a murder accused, was found riddled with bullets early yesterday morning at Le Repentir Cemetery in Georgetown.

A forensic audit says major irregularities were found in GuyOil’s charge system for fuel sales to customers along with abuses of the tendering system and it accused former Managing Director Badrie Persaud of conflict of interest transactions with relatives including a $62m transportation contract with a brother-in-law.