Staff Editor

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force acting on information stopped and searched a hire car about 8 this morning on the Aurora Public Road, Essequibo Coast, during which they found a carton box containing 25 taped parcels of cannabis with a total weight of 12.3 kilograms.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canada launched a fast-track visa programme for highly-skilled workers on Monday, as it seeks to take advantage of a tougher immigration environment in the United States.

(Reuters) – A second U.S. appeals court today ruled against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority countries, largely upholding a lower court’s decision.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure today said that traffic on the Linden-Lethem Road has been disrupted due to a damaged bridge between the Mabura and Kurupukari Section.

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be questioned on Thursday by investigators probing how his family obtained its vast wealth, the first time a sitting Pakistani premier has appeared before any investigative agency.

SAN JUAN,  (Reuters) – Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly today to apply to Congress to become the 51st state, election officials said, although less than a quarter of eligible voters cast ballots in the plebiscite.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara revealed today that he received a handful of “unusual” phone calls from Donald Trump after the November election that made him feel uncomfortable, and said he was fired after declining to take the third call.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Claycourt king Rafa Nadal regained his Roland Garros throne after two years in exile with a brutal 6-2 6-3 6-1 mauling of Swiss Stan Wawrinka to complete ‘La Decima’ today.

Police ranks on a mobile patrol on the East Bank of Demerara observed two males standing at a street corner at Land of Canaan, about 11:30 last night and on approaching they dropped a bag and quickly fled through the unlit street.

(Trinidad Guardian) Marcia Ayers-Caesar says her removal as a High Court Judge is “unlawful and unconstitutional” as she was put under pressure to resign.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution is opposed by 85 percent of Venezuelans, according to a survey by polling company Datanalisis carried out as protests calling for presidential elections intensified.

The Guyana Human Rights Asociation today called for the creation of a modern elections commission amid the ongoing impasse in selecting a new chairman.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Jelena Ostapenko produced an astonishing fightback to overpower favourite Simona Halep 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the French Open final on Saturday and become the first Latvian grand slam champion.

(Trinidad Guardian) Several civil judges have expressed alarm over what appears to be an attack on the integrity of Justice Frank Seepersad, as questions are now being raised about whether politics has infiltrated the walls of the Judiciary.

(Reuters) – Afghanistan teenage leg-spinner Rashid Khan recorded the fourth best bowling figures in one-day international history, taking seven for 18 as the visitors thrashed West Indies by 63 runs in St Lucia on Friday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s top electoral court dismissed a case today that threatened to unseat President Michel Temer for allegedly receiving illegal campaign funds in the 2014 election when he was the running mate of impeached President Dilma Rousseff.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Carlos Wong, 46, a miner of Half Mile Wismar, Linden which occurred about 9 am today at Omai Landing, Essequibo River by two males who have not yet been apprehended.

Heavy rain over the last 24 hours and this morning resulted in Mahdia in Region Eight, (Potaro-Siparuni) being flooded, DPI/GINA said.

Even as the police legal advisor continues to look at the recommendations made on laying charges in the `Pradoville 2’ land case, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday maintained that the continuous pursuit of this matter is nothing but vindictiveness.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said today she would form a new government with assistance from Northern Irish unionists to provide political certainty and lead Britain in talks with the European Union to secure a successful Brexit deal.