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Thirty-three construction and engineering firms yesterday tendered for the reconstruction of bridges, Lots 1-4, under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, fighting to shore up his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales slammed a U.N.

NEW YORK/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and several of his top allies yesterday as U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Police say they have arrested a 38-year-old man  in connection with the robbery of three security officers who were at the time replenishing a Republic Bank Limited ATM, in the Caroni district on Monday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Heavily armed Mexican marines and soldiers stormed yesterday the police force of violent port city Acapulco on suspicions of ties to organized crime, arresting two officers accused of homicide and seizing weapons and equipment.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) YEARS of broken promises by Member of Parliament (MP) for Laventille West Fitzgerald Hinds to the people of the Beetham Gardens was what led to one man splashing muddy water at him during a tour of the area last month.

The Guyana Police Force in its efforts to weed out dishonest and corrupt members, said it yesterday charged a police constable stationed on the Essequibo Coast with Simple Larceny of a Samsung S7 Edge cellular phone valued $119,000.00, property of Angelena Byrne of Lot 106 Phantom Street, Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast.

NORRISTOWN, Pa.,  (Reuters) – Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison today for sexually assaulting a woman, capping the once-beloved comedian’s downfall from “America’s Dad” to convicted felon.

NEW YORK/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and several top allies on Tuesday as U.S.

A male suspect who shot a dog food vendor twice and robbed two females of their cellular phones, is being sought, the police said today.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) The police have activated an Ananda Alert for 15-year-old Hobbiegaye Aldridge and her baby, who are of Anchor Avenue, Bogue Village in St James.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Georgetown motorcade will end at the Chateau Margot ground this year as the traditional venue, the LBI ground has been leased to the Guyana Cricket Board and is not available.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said today that an Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo could worsen rapidly because of attacks by armed groups, community resistance and the geographic spread of the disease.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Eye­wit­ness­es to to­day’s brazen rob­bery of a G4S Se­cu­ri­ty ar­moured ve­hi­cle and its four armed guards have de­scribed it as “like a scene out of an ac­tion movie.”

The alleged leasing of land belonging to NICIL, by Town Clerk Royston King to a shipping company is being investigated by the ongoing CoI into the administration and operations of the City.

The PPP/Civic will be lobbying for broader definitions and stiffer penalties for elections offences.

Subryanville hotelier Erwin Bacchus, who was charged in August with manslaughter over the unlawful killing Jason De Florimonte, was yesterday charged with murder and remanded to prison.

Cabinet will have to decide whether recently signed agreements between the Government of Guyana and the Government of the People’s Republic of China will be made public, State Minister Joseph Harmon said yesterday, while declaring that the David Granger-led administration has nothing to hide.

The authorities are investigating the suspected rape of a teen girl in Linden and the circulation of a video with related sexual content.