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iRADIO which currently has two controversial radio frequencies − 90.1 and 91.5 − in operation has been sold to a Trinidad owned company which has a branch here, according to sources who questioned the validity of such a purchase given that the licence to operate the frequencies was acquired less than three years ago.

To 78-year-old Yvonne Trim, age is just a number. A resident of Roden Rust, East Bank Essequibo, Trim is about to complete her first year of studies in mechanics, but for her this is just to give her the papers to match her skills as she is already a whiz at vehicle repairs.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson is aiming for Category 1 aviation status by 2018 but acknowledged that this is going to be an uphill battle due to the lack of technical skills.

A Caneville, East Bank Demerara teen was yesterday afternoon intercepted with drugs strapped to her body as she was preparing to board a LIAT flight to Barbados.

Imrain Khan who shipped the consignment of shrimp which was recently intercepted in New York with US$12M ($2.4B) worth of cocaine concealed inside has been released after being questioned by police and ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU).

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday afternoon arrested a Guyanese as he attempted to smuggle some 12 kilos of cocaine in among other things Kerrygold milk powder at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

While measures to alleviate the flooding in Georgetown continue, there are plans to extend this to an urban renewal programme as well as address flood problems in other parts of the country.

A wash bay owner was on Friday night abducted from his business in Georgetown by gunmen who later took him to ‘A’ Field, Sophia where he was shot twice but they were forced to flee on foot after their car ended up in a trench while they were escaping.

Meticulous work by ranks attached to the major crime investigation unit operating out of CID Headquarters, Eve Leary has led to the arrest of four persons in the shooting death of Rubis Accountant Jason Cort, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who revealed that charges are likely to be laid early this week.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican signed its first treaty with the “State of Palestine” on Friday, calling for “courageous decisions” to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and backing a two-state solution.

SOUSSE, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tour companies were evacuating thousands of foreign holidaymakers from Tunisia yesterday, a day after a gunman killed 39 people as they lounged at the beach in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine judge has ordered the seizure of assets of oil drilling companies operating in the Falklands Islands, including property held by US firm Noble Energy, as the country takes a firmer line on the disputed territory ahead of October elections.

TAIPEI (Reuters) – About 200 people were injured after a fire suspected to have stemmed from the explosion of an unknown flammable powder occurred in a recreational park in northern Taiwan, local media reported yesterday.

Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman on Friday met with the team, headed by Dr Grantley Walrond,  which will be conducting an inquiry into the collapse of mining pits.

While the public education system might not have collapsed to the point of complete ruin, the country is far too close to it for comfort, Minister of Education, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine says.

At about 1910h. last night, police say that Devon Chung of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, was in conversation with another man at D’Urban Street and Cemetery Road, Georgetown, when two men armed with firearms approached and held them up.

(Trinidad Express) The Las Alturas Commission of Enquiry is facing a legal setback as the Chinese contractor responsible for building the controversial Las Alturas Towers was yesterday granted leave for judicial review of the commission’s decision to add it as a party in the enquiry.

A three-year tussle over anti-money laundering legislation came closer to conclusion yesterday with the new APNU+AFC government passing its first bill in the 11th Parliament.

The man who shipped shrimp which was intercepted in New York last week with US$12M ($2.4B) worth of cocaine concealed inside yesterday turned himself over to local law enforcement authorities saying that he wants to clear his name.

Attorney Murseline Bacchus, one of the lawyers representing former president Bharrat Jagdeo in the private criminal charge against him, yesterday filed a notice of motion to prevent the magistrate proceeding with the hearing of the matter.