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WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Nikki Haley, a rising Republican star, said today she was stepping down as U.S.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., (Reuters) – Hurricane Michael grew into a major Category 3 storm as it howled closer to Florida’s Gulf shore today, sending tens of thousands of coastal residents fleeing to higher ground one day before its expected arrival with towering waves and roof-shredding winds.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) A HIGH COURT judge has dismissed an application for an injunction sought by a beauty queen pageant contestant against the Miss Universe Organisation.

The Government says it is making plans for long-term support for Venezuelan migrants, 2,588 of who have so far been documented in Guyana.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Head of the Hin­dus­tan Shiv mandir Pun­dit Ka­she­va Go­sine has led devo­tees in a march against crime, say­ing many crimes in Princes Town go un­re­port­ed.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) A family dispute in Manchester on the weekend that left one brother dead and one in police custody has also left their mother and four of their siblings homeless after her house was burnt down.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) Police need help in locating 17-year-old Anjalide De Gannes.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Iconic Jamaican fashion designer Ivy Ralph passed away yesterday at Nuttall Hospital in Cross Roads, St Andrew.

Following a second intervention by President David Granger, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is considering whether to abandon the arbitration process and accept a new offer for wage increases from the Ministry of Education (MoE), including a 10% hike for 2016 and an 8% hike for the current year.

A young Corentyne block maker is now dead after being stabbed over two dozen times by a drinking buddy, who police say has confessed to the crime.

Garbage contractors Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Inc and Cevons Waste Management Inc say they may be forced to consider pulling their services once again from Georgetown as City Hall has racked up another debt totalling nearly $150 million between the two companies.

A motorcyclist is currently fighting for his life in a city hospital after he was injured in an accident at the junction of Princes and John streets, Georgetown, where he is reported to have fatally struck a 60-year-old pedestrian on Sunday afternoon.

In a bid to stem the continued flow of contraband into the prison system, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is now offering monetary incentives to its members for information that can lead to the detection of possible collusion between ranks and inmates.

An 18-year-old woman was raped on Sunday after she was abducted from her Corentyne home by two bandits, who robbed her family.

Handyman Quincy Henry, called ‘Fix It,’ who admitted to attempted murder, was yesterday handed a 13-year sentence by Justice Brassington Reynolds at the High Court in Georgetown.

Prem Chand, who admitted to trying to bilk a man of $100,000 by pretending to be both a doctor as well as a patient in need of heart surgery, was yesterday fined $100,000 for the crime.

Rosemary Singh, the businesswoman wanted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) after Canada’s recent seizure of a large shipment of cocaine from a vessel that originated in Guyana, is suspected to have fled to neighbouring Suriname.

Following the recent service disruptions experienced by Digicel’s data subscribers, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday said it has the capacity to support the affected users on the rival network until the situation is resolved.

Retired judge Stanley Moore is leading a special team assembled by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to probe a complaint about the hiring practices at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

On behalf of the government and people of Guyana, President David Granger has extended condolences to the government and people of Haiti, where a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit on Saturday, resulting in death and injury.