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Venezuela’s opposition revives push to end Maduro’s rule

CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Offering prized bags of flour to police and hurling empty medicine boxes on the floor, Venezuelan opposition protesters launched a new push today to force President Nicolas Maduro from power and end 18 years of socialist rule.

A parking meter outside the Bishops’ High School

Parking meters in by-laws hitch

Paid parking, which was to be implemented today, appears to be on hold at least for several days after the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) made a late submission of by-laws to Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan for approval.

Several held in trafficking in persons raids

A number of persons were over the weekend arrested following Trafficking in Persons (TIP) operations in Georgetown, the East Bank of Demerara and the West Demerara, sources close to the operations told Stabroek News.

Jean Rodrigues

File on Timehri bus park shooting with DPP

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is currently in the process of reviewing the file on the shooting of Jean Rodrigues, the woman wounded by a policeman in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market in September last year.

Correction

The Ministry of Finance has pointed out that yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek page 1 headline `Jordan blames `contrived’ reporting for foreign currency panic’ was incorrect as the Minister had used the word `contrived’ to describe the reported shortage of currency and not the reportage on the matter.

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