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Passengers, including First Lady Sandra Granger, who were on a Caribbean Airlines flight, BW 527, that was scheduled to arrive in Guyana at 7 am yesterday from the John F Kennedy airport never made it until five and half hours later after a traveller fell ill.

ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday blamed the United States for instability in the Middle East and said Washington’s fight against the Islamic State militant group was “a lie”.

The Ministries of Natural Resources and Public Infrastructure have committed a “sizeable” budget towards fixing several hinterland roads used by miners, according to Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor said yesterday her family had been threatened and followed by intelligence agents since she split with the government, and violence broke out in protests at the Supreme Court over a bid to change the constitution.

Less than three weeks after the police issued a wanted bulletin for him, Ezekiel Edward who was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of Roy Roland yesterday turned himself over to the police.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s deputy consul general in New York was indicted yesterday on charges of labour trafficking and assault for forcing his servant to work without pay through threats and intimidation, a New York City prosecutor said.

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala arrested three human rights officials and two police officers yesterday for their alleged responsibility in the death of 41 girls who died in a fire in a children’s shelter, the attorney general’s office said.

The police yesterday morning conducted a search of a hire car on the Aurora Public Road, Essequibo Coast during which a quantity of cannabis was discovered and five persons including a woman were taken into custody.

(Reuters) – Latin America needs to take action to help Venezuela resolve its political crisis or risk the country turning into a “sea of blood,” Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said yesterday, warning that a wave of refugees could hit neighbouring Colombia.

Clayson Clementson, the minibus driver, who was charged with attempted murder in 2016, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court for the crime.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They came to praise President Donald Trump, not focus on the controversies engulfing him.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Canadian mining company Crystallex has won a court order that advances its efforts to collect on a $1.4 billion award linked to a dispute with Venezuela over the 2008 expropriation of the Las Cristinas gold project.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is to submit a third list of nominees for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission to President David Granger.

The Guyana Police Force is warning all taxi drivers particularly those operating Toyota Allion and Toyota Premio motor cars to be on the alert for potential hijackers whose modus operandi has been to hire cabs in Georgetown enroute to destinations such as North Ruimveldt, Georgetown; Atlantic Ville, East Coast Demerara; Providence, East Bank Demerara and West Demerara; upon arrival at their requested locations, the drivers are robbed of their personal belongings as well as their motor cars.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force acting on information stopped and searched a hire car about 8 this morning on the Aurora Public Road, Essequibo Coast, during which they found a carton box containing 25 taped parcels of cannabis with a total weight of 12.3 kilograms.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canada launched a fast-track visa programme for highly-skilled workers on Monday, as it seeks to take advantage of a tougher immigration environment in the United States.

(Reuters) – A second U.S. appeals court today ruled against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority countries, largely upholding a lower court’s decision.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure today said that traffic on the Linden-Lethem Road has been disrupted due to a damaged bridge between the Mabura and Kurupukari Section.

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be questioned on Thursday by investigators probing how his family obtained its vast wealth, the first time a sitting Pakistani premier has appeared before any investigative agency.

Harry, a vegetable vendor at the Friday market at Wales, West Bank Demerara takes up his spot early even though business has dwindled, so he can please his few customers.