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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.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it is deeply distressed at the violence which broke out in Dominica following a public meeting on Tuesday 7 February.

(Guyana Revenue Authority) Motorists who may have been baffled or perturbed by the requirement to pay additional fees when renewing motor vehicle licences should take note of the following: The 2016 Budget provided for an increase in motor vehicle licences and other fees effective March 14, 2016, under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act Cap: 51:02, relating to motor vehicle licences and other fees including Registration, Transfers, Certificate of Fitness, Driver’s Test of Competence, General Dealers Licence etc.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump changed tack and agreed to honour the “one China” policy during a phone call with China’s leader Xi Jinping, a major diplomatic boost for Beijing which brooks no criticism of its claim to self-ruled Taiwan.

(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court today unanimously upheld a temporary suspension of President Donald Trump‘s order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

A crowd larger than last Friday’s turned up outside City Hall today to protest against metered parking.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) is making progress with its investigation into the allocation of lands at `Pradoville 2’ to cabinet members of the former administration and their close associates, financial investigations expert Dr Sam Sittlington said yesterday.

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region 9, Carl Parker is to appear in a Georgetown court today following a sexual assault allegation levelled against him.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, today described the president’s Twitter attacks on the judiciary as “demoralizing” and “disheartening,” a spokesman for Gorsuch said.

President David Granger, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Basil Williams, Minister of State,  Joseph Harmon and Minister of Communities,  Ronald Bulkan, this evening, met with Mayor of Georgetown,  Patricia Chase-Green and Town Clerk, Royston King at State House.

A phone card distributor was this afternoon shot dead at Adventure, Berbice by a robber who relieved him of an undisclosed amount of cash and phone cards before escaping.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The Three Degrees, a female vocal group best known for the 1974 smash “When Will I See You Again,” has sued Sony Music Entertainment Inc, seeking to recoup decades of royalties it says were withheld by a former manager and his widow.

Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran says the proposed expansion of parking meters to a larger part of the city poses a frightening prospect for those who cannot pay and he suggested a campaign of civil resistance.

A 45-year-old domestic worker was last night shot and killed in her Tain, Corentyne home by a bandit.

(Trinidad Guardian) A mathematics teacher was allowed to continue on $70,000 station bail yesterday, after she appeared in court charged with two sexual offences involving a female student.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Jamaica Scorpions were lifted by John Campbell’s strong all-round performance as they took their biggest stride yet towards the semi-finals of the Regional Super50, with a 20-run win over Guyana Jaguars here Tuesday night.

Phillip. H. Mozart Thomas is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to fraud which occurred between 2016-02-04 and 2016-05-20.