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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Quinson Josiah Richards, 21 years old, labourer of Fair Hall that occurred on 27.11.2020. According to investigations, some unknown person(s) for with malice aforethought caused the death of the deceased by striking him on the head with an unknown object at Glen between 5:00pm on 25.11.2020 and 7:10am 26.11.2020.A post-mortem examination will be conducted on the body of the deceased to ascertain the exact cause of death. Persons with information pertaining to this investigation are asked to contact the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Crimes at 1784-456-1339 or the officer in…

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Police have arrested and charged Esha Charles, a 24-year-old domestic of Chauncey with the offence of wounding on 27.11.2020. According to investigations carried out, the Accused allegedly unlawfully and maliciously wounded a 30-year-old Female Attendant of Layou by beating her about her body and stabbing her on her right hand with a knife. The incident occurred at Layou about 10:05am on 10.09.2020. The Accused appeared before the Serious Offences Court to answer the charge and pleaded not guilty. She was granted composite bail in the sum of $2500.00 and ordered not to contact the virtual complainant. The matter was adjourned…

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MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify hundreds of thousands of ballots in a longshot attempt to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700 votes. Trump filed the day after Democratic Governor Tony Evers and the chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission certified Biden as the winner of the state’s 10 Electoral College votes. Trump asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court, controlled four to three by conservatives, to take the case directly, rather than have it start in a lower court. The state’s highest…

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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona was finalised Monday, further cementing his win even as Donald Trump continues to make baseless claims of vote fraud. “This election was conducted with transparency, accuracy and fairness in accordance with Arizona’s laws and elections procedures, despite numerous unfounded claims to the contrary,” Arizona secretary of state Katie Hobbs said during the vote’s final, official certification. The last Democrat to carry the southwestern state in the race for the White House was Bill Clinton in 1996, marking a significant shift of the US electoral map this year. Biden beat Trump…

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The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, on Monday resumed its commercial schedule with flights to a limited number of destinations. The Antigua-based LIAT, which is now under administration, said it will operate flights five days a week to seven destinations across its network. The seven destinations are: Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, St Kitts, and St Vincent and LIAT said that the limited schedule of flights will return connectivity to these destinations which were impacted by the airline’s suspension of commercial services in March due to financial problems and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that forced many Caribbean countries to shut…

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On 28.11.2020, Police arrested and charged Hubert Browne, 47 years old, gardener of Queens Drive with the theft $1700.00 in cash from a 91-year-old retiree also of Queens Drive. The incident occurred about 10:00am on 27.11.2020.The Accused appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate Court to answer to the charge and pleaded guilty. He was sentence to 6 months imprisonment.

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Police have arrested and charged Dexter Quammie, 46 years old, labourer of Rillan Hill with the offence of wounding on 29.11.2020. Investigations revealed that the Accused allegedly unlawfully and maliciously wounded a 35 year old caretaker also of Rillan Hill by stabbing her about her body with a knife. The incidents occurred about 5:50pm on 25.11.2020. The Accused appeared before the Serious Offences Court to answer to the charge and pleaded not guilty. Bail was granted in the sum of $2500.00 and he was ordered not to contact the virtual complainant. The matter was adjourned to 19.01.2021.

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Nearly 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the greatest number since the pandemic gripped the country in March, despite pleas from health experts for Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving. The Transportation Security Administration screened at least 1 million people on four of the last 10 days through Sunday. That’s still half the crowd recorded last year at airports, when more than 2 million people were counted per day. With new reported cases of coronavirus spiking across the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had issued a warning against Thanksgiving travel just a week before…

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Police have arrested and charged Ken-I Young, 37 years old, Bus Conductor of Layou with the offences of Assault Bodily Harm and Theft on 25.11.2020. According to investigations, the Accused allegedly assaulted a 32 year old secretary of Lowmans Hill by slapping her on the left side of her face and kicking her to the ground. He was further charged with the theft of one (1) black Samsung A11 cellular phone value $600.00 containing one (1) Flow Sim Card value $15.00ECC and $120.00ECC in cash. The incident occurred at Lower Bay Street, Kingstown on 07.11.2020. The Accused appeared before the…

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation. Biden campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director. Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will be his press secretary. Four of the seven top communications roles at the White House will be filled by women of color, and it’s the first time the entire senior White House communications team…

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