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  GENEVA/SHAMLAPUR, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official today slammed Myanmar for conducting a “cruel military operation” against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, branding it “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks conducted a raid at about 6 am today at a house on the corner of Camp and Norton streets Georgetown and uncovered bulk parcels of suspected marijuana contained in two barrels and two boxes, a release from CANU said.

A 30-year-old male suspect is being sought for the murder of farmer Menie Xavier, 49, of Karaudarnau Village, South Rupununi which occurred about 11 pm  on September 8,2017 at the said village.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred about three this morning on the Met-en-Meerzorg Public Road, West Coast Demerara which resulted in the death of cyclist Kevin Richard, 20, of 73 Halley Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown and also the hospitalisation of the pillion rider Verna Wells, age and address presently unknown.

  HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Waves of up to 36 feet (11 meters) smashed businesses along Havana’s sea side drive this morning in the wake of Hurricane Irma, pummeling famous hotels such as the Copacabana, which were evacuated along with flooded neighbourhoods.

                (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma knocked out power to more than 3 million homes and businesses in Florida today, threatening millions more as it crept up the state’s west coast, and full restoration of service could take weeks, local electric utilities said.

  YANGON/SHAH PORIR DWIP ISLAND, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – Myanmar today rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence-racked state of Rakhine, declaring simply that it did not negotiate with terrorists.

(CPL T20) A stunning late surge from the Trinbago Knight Riders turned a helter-skelter match on its head right at the death to seal their second Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title and deny St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in a thrilling final.

The University of Guyana held the fourth in the Vice Chancellor’s Rennaissance series of lectures on Thursday at UG’s Education Lecture Theatre, Turkeyen campus.

  (Reuters) – The powerful Hurricane Jose was moving away from the northern Leeward Islands on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, giving some relief to the Caribbean archipelago battered by the massive storm Irma earlier this week.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England pace bowler James Anderson took a career best of seven for 42 on Saturday to destroy the West Indies’ batting on the third day of the third test at Lord’s and set up his team for a 2-1 series victory.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Lance Corporal with the T&T Regiment was released on $80,000 bail when he appeared in court yesterday charged with sexually assaulting two minors ages eight and 14.

Twenty-two police officers fresh from Police College will spend an additional two weeks in training before becoming full-fledged traffic officers, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Guyana’s Honorary Consul in French Guiana, Travis Tracey-Lecant, has advised that all Guyanese who need information, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, on relatives who reside on the French island of St.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has extended sympathy to those affected by the hurricanes in the region, which are impacting the airline’s operation causing several flights to be cancelled.

  LONDON,  (Reuters) – James Anderson joined an elite band of bowlers with 500 test wickets and Ben Stokes plundered a vital half century as England took command of a low-scoring third test against West Indies at Lord’s on Friday.

(Ministry of the Presidency) President David Granger, today, said that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged assassination plot against him has exposed serious deficiencies and weaknesses in the Guyana Police Force (GPF), which will have to be corrected.

  (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma threatens to knock out power to more than 4.1 million homes and businesses served by Florida Power & Light (FPL), affecting around nine million people based on the current storm track, the utility’s chief executive said on Friday.

  WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said today Hurricane Irma will devastate part of the United States and that U.S.

At least six die in huge  JUCHITAN, Mexico, (Reuters) – At least 34 people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in decades tore through buildings, forced mass evacuations and triggered alerts as far away as Southeast Asia.