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CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s attorney general said in a statement yesterday that 533 people arrested for taking part in protests over a contested July election have been freed.

-welcomes return to collective bargaining The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday welcomed the return of collective bargaining but says the government’s recent wage hike for public servants is inadequate.

PALM BEACH, Florida,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group 9984.T

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Donald Trump yesterday lost a bid to overturn his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star in light of the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Northern Division Police, alongside Northern Division Fire Officers, are investigating a devastating house fire that claimed the lives of Member of Parliament Lisa Morris-Julian and her two children, aged 25 and 6, early yesterday morning at their family home on Farfan Street, Arima.

`a blend of breathtaking scenery, unpredictable terrain, and moments of pure adventure’ By Khadidja Ba Travelling to Mahdia by road is not for the faint-hearted.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit today after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) today said it is  is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Toshao Ridley Joseph of Tassarene Village in Region Seven.

(Trinidad Express) Member of Parliament for D’Abadie/O’Meara Lisa Morris-Julien has died in a house fire along with two relatives.

More than seven months after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) advertised for applicants for Court of Appeal judges, there has been an impasse on the names submitted, sources say.

Sixteen months after a controversial contract award was made to Tepui Inc, the $870.5m Belle Vue Pump Station has seen very little work and there are reports that a Chinese contractor will be asked to take on the project.

The Police yesterday said that they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 2  yesterday morning on the public road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), which resulted in the death of two pedestrians – 54-year-old Yvette Daniels and 48-year-old Vishnudat Mohabir.

As its steps up preparations for next year’s general elections, GECOM yesterday advertised for several categories of elections workers and trainers.

By Khadidja Ba The Central Housing and Planning Authority’s road improvement project outside of the Giftland Mall has caused significant disruption for both shoppers and businesses around the Mall this Christmas season.

-Mustapha says mega farms planned Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha over the weekend handed over a Mavic Multispectral drone to the Region Nine Agriculture Department in the North Rupununi Sub-District to assist with soil testing and analyses.

-in aftermath of poles collapse Amid Thursday’s hair-raising collapse of concrete poles, residents of South Ruimveldt  yesterday voiced their frustration over recurring power outages and delayed roadworks, which they say are negatively impacting their daily lives, especially during the holiday season.

PARIS/MORONI,  (Reuters) – Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said yesterday.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) on Friday said it is offering a total increase in salaries of 10% for workers in 2024 inclusive a of a 3% that was paid earlier this year.

DAMASCUS/LATAKIA, Syria, (Reuters) – Syrian Christians attended regular Sunday services for the first time since the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad a week ago, in an early test of assurances by the new Islamist rulers that the rights of minorities will be protected.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 53 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics said, and the Israeli military said its air and ground forces in the north of the enclave killed dozens of militants and captured others.