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HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s National Assembly approved a law yesterday that bans commemorative statues of Fidel Castro and naming public places after him, in accordance with the wishes of the revolutionary leader, who died last month.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian investigators looking into the crash of a military plane that crashed, killing all 92 on board, believe a fault with its wing flaps was the reason it plunged into the Black Sea, an investigative source told the Interfax news agency yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The details of a national prosecutions structure which entails tracing court data so as to ensure a smoother and better coordinated criminal justice system is expected to be made public next month.

As many as five identification parades have been held in efforts to track down the perpetrators of the North East La Penitence robbery that ended with the death of then Banks DIH worker, Matthew Scott.

(Trinidad Express) Concerns are being raised over the treatment meted out to foreigners who are being immediately denied entry into this country by immigration officials at Piarco International Airport.

Former Minister of Health, Dr Noel Blackman who pleaded guilty in a New York court on August 24, 2016 to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a controlled substance, will now be sentenced in February next year.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) has clarified that payment for the use of parking meters will begin on January 23rd.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is set for a forensic audit.

(Trinidad Guardian) A five-year-old autistic boy who was praying with a lighted candle for the release of his imprisoned father, accidentally set fire to his family’s four-apartment home and his grandmother’s home next door, leaving 28 members of his extended family homeless.

A girl whose only wish was to be able to spend the holidays with her mother died on Christmas Day following a tragic accident at the Berbice orphanage where she w

With the year coming to a close, President David Granger is still to act on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over appointments to the bench despite the widely held view in the legal community that he has no choice but to act on the advice of the JSC.

During a season when the world is filled with joy and good cheer, there are still many who mourn over the loss of a loved one.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition today ruled out returning to Vatican-led talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s government unless it makes major concessions amid a crushing economic crisis and bitter political standoff.

LIMA, (Reuters) – President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski proposed dredging a reservoir in a dry northern region of Peru to extract what he described as “much more gold” than what the country’s biggest gold mine holds, according to an interview with a local newspaper.

TAIPEI, (Reuters) – A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defence Ministry said of what China has termed a routine exercise.

As the US$45M MovieTowne complex gears for opening next year, demand for rental at its Turkeyen, East Coast of Demerara location has forced the company to seek additional lands for expansion.

The Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) vessel found in a secluded area in Region One, two years ago had the capacity to transport six tonnes of cocaine, Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) James Singh said last Friday while revealing that persons were charged and jailed in another country for their links to the craft.

City Councillor Lionel Jaikarran, who was elected to represent Georgetown’s Constituency One (Kingston/ Queenstown), says he is ashamed to walk the streets of his constituency since he has not been able to deliver on his promises made during his campaign for the Local Government elections held on March 18.

The police are expected to return the case file in relation to the seven month old piracy case during which fisherman, Hemchand Sookdeo was attacked and killed, to the force’s legal advisor for further advice, since searches for the other three missing crew members have since proven futile.

Ten months after she underwent surgery for the removal of gallstones that left her in a vegetative state, Thelma Ribeiro’s condition has deteriorated to a point where she is now in a critical condition at the Lethem Regional Hospital, her relatives have said.