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SITTWE, Myanmar,  (Reuters) – Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.

Government’s petroleum adviser, Dr Jan Mangal says that with the discovery of the ExxonMobil Liza well, competitive bidding should be employed in the award of oil exploration leases.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump takes the world stage at the United Nations for the first time this week, he will share the spotlight with his envoy Nikki Haley, who has emerged as the surprising public face of U.S.

Two suspects have been apprehended in relation to an armed robbery that occurred early yesterday morning at Mon Repos, where a contractor was relieved of a gold chain valued $1.6 million.

(Jamaica Observer) DUANVALE, Trelawny — At least two grandchildren of Violet Moss Brown, the world’s oldest person who died on Friday at the age of 117 years old, believe that, had she not been taken “against her wishes” from her Duanvale residence to a medical facility six days prior, she would have been still alive today.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has responded to the recent attacks on media workers, saying it was wholly unacceptable and should not be initiated or encouraged by any person, under any circumstances.

CAIRO/RAMALLAH,  (Reuters) – Hamas has agreed to dissolve the administration that runs Gaza, it said yesterday, a major step towards handing control of the enclave to a Palestinian unity government after a decade of bitter rivalry with President Mahmoud Abbas.

Police ranks stationed in Bartica between 10 on Saturday night and 5 am yesterday conducted several routine stop-and-search operations during which ten drivers were tested and found to be above the legal alcohol limit.

LOUIS, (Reuters) – St. Louis police in riot gear broke up a protest that turned rowdy last night with property damage including broken storefront windows, ordering protesters to disperse and detaining several people including news photographers.

Justice Brassington Reynolds is expected to rule next month on the admissibility of a newspaper report in the challenge by conveyancing clerk Mohendra Arjune to the city’s contract with Smart City Solutions (SCS) for the parking meter project.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Scandal-hit Brazilian construction company Odebrecht said yesterday it has sold its 33 percent stake in a massive subway project in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, but vowed to keep working in the country.

  WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, signaling a shift in tone from the Trump administration, which angered allies with its decision to pull out of the agreement.

    (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Maria is likely to reach hurricane strength today, prompting U.S.

The Guyana Police Force is mourning the loss of one of its members who died at about 7.30 pm yesterday on the Unity Old Road, East Coast Demerara.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday said he does not “knowingly associate with crooks except in the Parliament”.

Several private developers who have failed to execute infrastructural works on lands allocated by the previous government on the East Bank corridor are on the radar of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), which plans to take them to court.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan is in favour of raising the legal age for the purchase of alcohol to 21, although he admits it could be a hard sell to the populace.

A Guyanese Needs Assessment Team yesterday met with the Guyanese community living on the hurricane-ravaged island of St Maarten, where it was told that basic food items are among the immediate needs.

Consultations on the Local Content Policy for the oil and gas industry have urged that existing sectors not be neglected and for a way to be found to build capacity and better all industries.

The Government of Guyana through its Innovation Programme on Friday awarded $40 million in grants to 24 groups and 13 Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) clubs to fund proposals to solve social and environmental problems.