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The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Friday clarified that it has only withdrawn participation from one of the nine constituencies in the Wakenaam Local Authority Area (LAA) for the upcoming November 12th Local Government Elections.

Two men are currently in police custody after a search by the Joint Services uncovered an unlicensed shotgun and 67 matching rounds hidden aboard their boat at the mouth of the Pomeroon River.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) said it served notice on Shamnarine Narine, of Guyana Tractor and Equipment Company, about the unauthorised construction at Plot ‘HN’ Industrial Reserve, Plantation Ruimveldt on Friday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A deeply divided U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as Republicans dismissed accusations of sexual misconduct against the conservative judge and delivered a major victory to President Donald Trump.

A 52-year-old woman was detained on Friday afternoon after the police conducted a search at her First Avenue, Bartica house and found a quantity of cocaine and cannabis.

(Trinidad Express) The Sankat family has expressed thanks to those who offered support and prayers to their son, Nishal Sankat.

The Statistical Unit of the Ministry of Social Protection (MoSP) last Monday started its biennial Occupational Wages and Hours of Work Survey (OWS) and its Skills Needs and Supplies Survey.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has widened his lead over leftist Fernando Haddad ahead of today’s deeply polarised election, and would win a likely second-round run-off later this month, a CNT/MDA poll showed yesterday.

The police in ‘A’ Division on Friday evening arrested a 17-year-old at Emerald Tower Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, where he was allegedly found with a .32-calibre revolver and three matching rounds of live ammunition.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A team from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to investigate complaints by Jamaican workers employed with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited about poor working conditions.

ANKARA, (Reuters) – Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said yesterday.

A 24-year-old resident of Sisters Village, on the West Bank of Demerara, was arrested on Friday evening after the police intercepted him at Cummings Lodge Public Road and a search led to the discovery of an unlicensed pistol.

At least six people are reported to have died after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Caribbean neighbours Haiti on Saturday evening.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) A Jamaican man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Connecticut for beating his wife unconscious with a lamp.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) A 32-year-old woman is dead and her male passenger fighting for his life after an early morning accident along the Uriah Butler Highway.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A deeply divided U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as Republicans dismissed sexual assault accusations against the conservative judge and delivered a major victory to President Donald Trump.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) yesterday served Notice on Shamnarine Narine of Guyana Tractor and Equipment Company for unauthorized construction at Plot ‘HN’ Industrial Reserve, Plantation Ruimveldt.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) A HIT-and-run accident is what claimed the life of Ken “Professor” Philmore contrary to earlier reports.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) The Manchester police expect that very soon, Demar Scott, the man held by the St James police in connection with the alleged rape of two guests at a resort there, will face identification parades in relation to six rape cases in Mandeville last year.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Po­lice are in­ves­ti­gat­ing an in­ci­dent in which a prison of­fi­cer’s Tacarigua home was fire­bombed ear­ly yes­ter­day.