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ISTANBUL/ANKARA, (Reuters) – A gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with New Year’s revellers early on Sunday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack.

A high- level consultation meeting that had broad representation took place today, to determine the way forward for the ailing sugar industry, a release from GINA said.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A joint memorial service and side-by-side burial are being planned for mother-and-daughter Hollywood stars Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, who died a day apart earlier this week in Los Angeles, the family said on Friday.

President David Granger today announced the appointment of the following persons as Senior Counsel “on account of their exemplary experience, erudition, excellence and diligence in the practice of the law, with effect from January 1, 2017”.

(Trinidad Guardian) Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) President General Ancel Roget yesterday announced that the union will serve strike notice on State-owned Petrotrin on Wednesday.

The Guyana Police Force says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old who perished when her home went up in flames in an early morning blaze at Triumph Squatting Area, E.C.D,

The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc today secured a conservatory order against the decision by the government to revoke its lease to the historic Red House.

(Trinidad Express) PriceSmart customers may have some difficulty getting certain items at the company’s branches around the country.

President David Granger today ordered that the lease of Red House to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Incorporated be revoked.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo today called for the urgent restarting of the Amaila Falls Hydropower project and he accused the government of misrepresenting the Norconsult report which was intended to be a facts-based assessment of the project to guide Guyana and Norway.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign of harassment against American diplomats in Moscow, a senior U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police yesterday swooped down on street vendors in downtown Port-of-Spain in search of unlicensed fireworks retailers and illegal scratch bombs.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Debbie Reynolds, a leading lady in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, including “Singin’ in the Rain,” died on Wednesday, her son said, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher.

The government today released the final report on the feasibility of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project and the project now appears to be off the table as a number of risks have been pointed out by the author, Norconsult.

The Guyana Defence Force today said that it has noted the front page headline in the December 28 edition of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle titled, `Yupukari cocaine plane – Army, police officers fingered.’

The purported lease of Red House on High Street to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre is invalid on three grounds and President David Granger can revoke it.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a symbolic visit to Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, commemorating the victims of Japan’s World War Two attack and promising that his country would never wage war again.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” films and later endured drug addiction and stormy romances with show business heavyweights, died on Tuesday aged 60, her daughter said through a family spokesman.

(Trinidad Express) Concerns are being raised over the treatment meted out to foreigners who are being immediately denied entry into this country by immigration officials at Piarco International Airport.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – A season-best knock from Stafanie Taylor anchored Sydney Thunder to a comfortable, eight-wicket victory over struggling Melbourne Renegades in the Women’s Big Bash League on Tuesday.