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Amid questions about the role of UK Advisor Dr Sam Sittlington in the arrests and questioning of former President Bharrat Jagdeo and a series of former ministers and other officials, British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn today provided a clarifying statement.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two men, a Chinese and a Guyanese, were each fined $5,000 yesterday after appearing on separate charges of illegal entry into the country and possession of a tampered passport.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  (Reuters) – England’s Alex Hales and Joe Root struck centuries as the tourists cruised to a series sweep with a massive 186-run victory over West Indies in the third and final one-day international at the Kensington Oval today.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall today queried the role of UK expert Sam Sittlington in the operations of the Special Organised Crime Unit which saw the arrest of former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday and the questioning of several former PPP/C Ministers.

Former People’s Progressive Party minister Robert Persaud today broke his silence on the Special Organised Crime Unit’s (SOCU) investigation into the controversial ‘Pradoville 2’ allocation of lands saying financial constraints caused him to sell the property.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says that due to scheduled maintenance work being conducted on the airport runway by the Airport Authority of Trinidad & Tobago (AATT), the Piarco International Airport will be closed during the hours of 11:00 p.m.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australia retain respect for Virat Kohli despite the India captain’s “absurd” and “offensive” allegations against counterpart Steve Smith, assistant coach David Saker said on Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T-born former professional footballer Dwight Yorke encountered problems entering the United States recently because he used a United Kingdom passport, Finance Minister Colm Imbert says.

Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee says that the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) will have to arrest him at his premises as while he is prepared to co-operate with any investigation he will not be visiting its Camp Road HQ.

LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When “Game of Thrones” fans blasted a scene involving the brutal rape of Sansa Stark by her sadistic husband on their wedding night, Sophie Turner, who plays the TV show’s popular character, was shocked.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – Australia captain Steve Smith is a “role model” and allegations that he and his team flouted the rules when deciding whether to review decisions during the second test against India are “outrageous”, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday.

The Government of Guyana today rejected allegations of a political vendetta in relation to the probe of the Special Organised Crime Unit which saw former President Bharrat Jagdeo and the former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, among others, being detained and questioned.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo and former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon were this afternoon arrested in connection with the Pradoville 2 probe.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce has called for the State Assets Recovery Bill to be sent to a select committee of Parliament and the business group has also expressed concern about plans to close the Skeldon and Rose Hall estates.

(Trinidad Guardian) As of September 2016, there were in excess of two million mobile subscribers in a population of 1.4 million people in T&T.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up six wickets to lead India to a dramatic 75-run victory over Australia in the second test today, the win enabling the hosts to level the four-match series at 1-1.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial first attempt was blocked in the courts.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is advertising for expressions of interest for the operation of a duty free service (Diplomatic Shop) in Central Georgetown.

This vehicle ended up in the trench along Carifesta Avenue this morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine yesterday described as “bad news for the energy sector,” the decision by Methanol Holdings Trinidad Limited (MHTL) to shut down two of its five methanol plants at the Plipdeco estate and offer VSEP to the affected workers.