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Head of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene is appealing for the members of the public to report all cases of child abuse.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has issued a warning to city dwellers over unauthorised signs and other structures on council property.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Washington shut down U.S. federal government offices today, while New York prepared for a normal workday following the worst snowstorm in decades to ravage the U.S.

Restoration of the Kitty market would be in the hands of the next Mayor of Georgetown, city mayor Hamilton Green says.

President David Granger on Saturday pledged to add two more ‘B’s to his ‘Boats, Buses and Bicycles’ programme, in the form of books and breakfast, to ensure children from across the country are not stymied in attending school.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Indonesian agriculture officials routinely inflate rice harvest data to present a rosy picture to the government and keep farm subsidies flowing, but their latest phoney numbers could lead to a severe shortage of the staple in coming months, officials say.

University of Guyana (UG) law student, Glenfield Dennison who was shot twice in front of his home on Thursday night remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Hospital as the police investigation continues.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Iran unveiled an expanded shopping list for more than 160 European planes – including 8 superjumbos – and dangled another big order in front of Boeing at Tehran’s first major post-sanctions business gathering yesterday.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – The United States is scrutinising developments in Poland, the U.S.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A former Haitian coup leader wanted by the United States for smuggling cocaine called on his supporters yesterday to resist “anarchists” who forced a presidential election to be canceled, in a sign of deep polarization that could lead to more unrest.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s government, grappling with a fatal attack in a remote aboriginal town, is very concerned about the “tragic and alarming” conditions in other indigenous communities, a top official said yesterday.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is broadening its search for candidates for the long-awaited Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and a new deadline for nominees of February 19th, 2016 has been set.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 56-year-old woman man died at the Sangre Grande Hospital yesterday, making her the seventh victim of the H1N1 virus since the first reported death last year.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Millions of residents, business owners and workers began digging out on Sunday from a massive blizzard that brought Washington, New York and other northeastern U.S.

Banks DIH’s shareholders will be receiving a special interim dividend due to the sale of its shares in Barbados beverage conglomerate Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) and Chairman Clifford Reis told shareholders yesterday that a deal with the buyer would also see the company getting access to manufacture almost two dozen more beer brands.

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday denied that its ranks seized jewellery estimated to be valued over US$10,000 from a Better Hope goldsmith, who has since filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

One person is currently in custody in connection with last Friday’s armed robbery of the Bank of Baroda branch at Mon Repos and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum says investigators are searching for the man suspected to have led the attack.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is moving to regulate the operations of taxis in the city, which may see fees being charged on properties used as bases as well as the demarcation of special zones for independent drivers.

Residents of Mabaruma, North West District and other parts of Region One are currently experiencing water woes as the drought effects of the ongoing El Nino weather phenomenon continue to pose countrywide water problems.

The impregnating of an 11-year-old in the North West allegedly by a man who had raped her mother around the same time causing her death, has called into question the level of policing and social services in this region.