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A new magisterial district is to be constituted for the Upper Demerara.

(Trinidad Guardian) Eight years after the Clico collapse, shareholders in Barbados, St Vincent and Grenada are now calling on the T&T Government to bail them out of the debacle.

Police say they are investigating a serious accident which occurred about 5.15 this morning, on the #53 Village Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice involving a hire car with five  Haitian Nationals and  a reported stray donkey.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has said all state workers must take part in a vote on July 30 for candidates to his controversial new superbody assembly, seeking to avoid an embarrassingly low turnout in a country seething with discontent.

(Trinidad Guardian) President Anthony Carmona says it is only talk he is hearing after people are murdered in T&T.

The Caribbean Arrest Treaty was formally signed this afternoon by the leaders of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St.

Homicide Detectives are investigating the murder of security guard Sammy Prowell, 55 years, of 12 Mocha, EBD, whose body with a lacerated wound to the neck, was discovered in front of the property he was securing on Robb Street, Lacytown about 0545 this morning, police say.

President David Granger (left) in bi-lateral discussions with US State Department Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon on the sidelines of the 38th Meeting of CARICOM Heads in Grenada on July 5th.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Deonarine Laljit, 37, a hire car operator of No.72 Village, Corentyne, Berbice which occurred about 13:00h today at Line Path Public Road.

(Trinidad Express) Police have charged Rayad Mohammed, the man who wrote a Facebook post directed at Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, his wife and daughter.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Superstar opener Chris Gayle has been named in a West Indies 13-man squad to face India in the one-off Twenty20 International at Sabina Park on Sunday.

Members of the NYPD/U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force apprehended murder suspect Marcus Bisram in the Rockaways, New York at about 1 pm today, according to the New York Daily News.

The European Union (EU) today apologised for magnifying by 10 times the size of the support it had given to Guyana’s sugar industry.

Professional Guard Service (PGS) today said that the three men who attacked Republic Bank on Water Street this morning wore masks, carried hand guns and opened fire on bank staff in the premises.

Republic Bank Guyana (Limited) today lauded the performance of the police and security services during an attempted robbery at its Water Street branch this morning.

The police were this morning in a shootout with four men who attempted to rob Republic Bank Limited on Water Street.

(Trinidad Express) There is a $100 million illegal gun trade in this country and some of the drugs and guns are being smuggled in via jet skis and possibly through 40 per cent of containers at the ports that are given a “green light” without any checks.

The police today confirmed that planned searches of the premises of former Attorney General Anil Nandlall were abandoned last week after he became aware of the search warrants.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition plans to organize an unofficial referendum later this month on President Nicolas Maduro’s controversial plan to rewrite the constitution via a special new congress, opposition sources said on Monday.

The Hague, (Reuters) – Costa Rica asked the highest U.N. court today to establish its maritime boundaries with Nicaragua once and for all to end repeated border disputes with its Central American neighbour.