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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. blacklisted Venezuela’s Vice President Tareck El Aissami and an associate for drug trafficking, the first crackdown by the Trump administration against top officials in President Nicolas Maduro’s government for money laundering and the drug trade.

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman says he would petition the Ministry of Finance to set aside a greater portion of the gold royalties for land reclamation projects in mining areas, GINA reported today.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Adele swept the Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking home statuettes for the top prizes – album, record and song of the year – in a shock, history-making victory over Beyonce on a night marked by political statements and emotional tributes.

OROVILLE, Calif., (Reuters) – Evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States remained in place early on Monday after residents were abruptly told to flee when a spillway appeared in danger of collapse.

An early morning blaze yesterday claimed the lives of three persons at Beterverwagting (BV) and police are working on the theory that a man hacked his wife to death before setting the place afire.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Jazz and R&B singer Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy winner whose hits included “We’re in This Love Together” and “Moonlighting,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles at age 76, just days after announcing he was retiring from touring because of poor health.

A prisoner held at the Camp Street jail escaped from the facility this morning but was held shortly after following a chase by a policeman.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 15-year-old female national footballer was found dead yesterday morning with her throat slit in Courland, Tobago.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea early on Sunday, the first such test since U.S.

The youth arm of the PNCR, the GYSM, is calling for a separate ministry for youth.

(Reuters) – U.S. federal immigration agents arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least four states this week in what officials on Friday called routine enforcement actions.

(Reuters) – Pakistan batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have been provisionally suspended and sent home from a Twenty20 competition being played in Dubai as part of an anti-corruption investigation, the country’s cricket board has said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government yesterday called on representatives of certain local Muslims organisations to share information and assist in identifying potential terrorist recruiters and those going abroad to participate in conflicts.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Soul music legend Aretha Franklin says she plans to retire from full-time touring after she releases a new album in September.

President David Granger described Chinese investment in Guyana as vibrant at the launch of the New Thriving Restaurant at Providence, last evening. 

President David Granger, First Lady Sandra Granger, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Mrs Sita Nagamootoo, former Presidents Donald Ramotar and Samuel Hinds, Ministers of Government, Members of the Diplomatic Corp, Members of the Opposition and Members of the Private Sector among others attended the opening of the New Thriving Restaurant located at the Amazonia Mall in Providence today.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan has banned cinemas nationwide from screening an Indian blockbuster movie starring a famous Pakistani actress, a censor official said on Tuesday, the latest media clampdown after last year’s spike in tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Fresh from a legal setback to his travel ban, U.S.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today repeated his call for the Mayor and City Council to discard the controversial parking meter project in its entirety.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) Managing Director of Business Development, Amir Oren, and    Managing Director of Operations,  Simon Moshelle, today condemned “in the strongest possible terms, an utterly obscene and despicable statement issued by Mr.