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The police say they are investigating an assault with intent to rob which occurred at 1445h today on Darmindra Dean, 48 years, a businessman, of Anna Catherina, WCD, who is a licensed firearm holder of a .32 Taurus revolver and owner of D&D Supermarket and Bar at Annai, Region 9.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Fly Jamaica Airways will consider listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in order to finance the cost of acquiring four additional aircraft, according to Chief Executive Officer Captain Paul Ronald Reece.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has backed the slumping Guyana Jaguars to quickly turn around their form and qualify for the semi-finals of the Regional Super50.

Ambassador Perry Holloway today joined Commanding Officer Jennifer M. Farina, Gunnery Sergeant Angel M.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today announced that he had declined nominations for top leadership posts in the Alliance for Change which is holding its national conference tomorrow.

The Mayor & City Council, Guyana Teachers Union and Smart City Solutions, after giving due and special consideration to the critical and fundamental role that our teachers play in the education and development of the nation’s children, agreed today, 27th January, 2017, at a joint meeting between the Council, the Union and the Company, that vehicle parking spaces immediately in front of the public schools will not be regulated for the purpose of metered parking by Smart City Solutions, a joint statement  said.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal had to be at his battling best to outlast Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 at the Australian Open today and set up a mouth-watering ninth grand slam final meeting with his great rival Roger Federer.

(Trinidad Express) Within the last five months the number of “entities” listed as terrorist bodies in Trinidad and Tobago under local anti-terrorism laws have grown from 80 to 333 as the government is seeking to pursue cases in the local courts of financing of terrorism abroad.

A section of the gathering at the interfaith service held last evening to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the Lusignan massacre.

Residents of Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) will now benefit from improved emergency health services as the Regional Democratic Council secured a new ambulance to be used by the Lethem Hospital, according to a release from the Ministry of Communities.

The PPP today called on the government to scrap the parking meters project.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions defeated Guyana Jaguars by 41 runs, in the day/night sixth game of the Regional Super50 at Kensington Oval here today.

The opposition PPP today called on the government to rescind proposed hikes in MMA-ADA rents and charges.

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s president today scrapped a planned summit with Donald Trump in the face of insistent tweets from the U.S.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today distanced himself from “perceived scurrilous” attacks in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle against Chancellor of the Judiciary, Carl Singh and stressed the importance of the separation of powers.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer held firm against a furious fightback from fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka, edging his former apprentice 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 in a Melbourne Park classic to reach the final of the Australian Open today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Richard Ramlal was killed execution-style. A single bullet to the back of his head, fired at close range, was the only wound to the body, forensic pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov, who conducted the autopsy on Ramlal’s body, said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Having seen her sister Venus win her semi-final at the Australian Open on Thursday, Serena Williams admitted she felt the weight of history to seal her place in their first grand slam title decider in eight years.

Police are investigating a robbery under arms committed on Hanson Forde, 24 years, an excavator operator and his mother Dawn Martin, 40 years, a housewife both of Crane Housing Scheme, WCD, which occurred about 20:20 h.

The Alliance for Change today announced that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Raphael Trotman have been nominated for the leadership post currently held by Khemraj Ramjattan who will also be running again at the party’s National Conference on Saturday.