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Several LIAT passengers irked over non-delivery of luggage

Several LIAT Airlines passengers, who would have flown into Guyana, are frustrated at not receiving their luggage on time.These passengers have been visiting the Eugene F. Correia International Airport for the past couple of days inquiring about their suitcases but to no avail. When Kaieteur News visited the Airport on Saturday, some of the passengers were voicing their concerns. Many stated that they came to Guyana to celebrate the country’s Golden Jubilee.

One passenger stated that it was an unpleasant experience and making the issue more frustrating is that LIAT is not providing any answers. Efforts to contact LIAT representatives have so far been futile.(Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

Iraqi PM: Operation to free Falluja from ISIS starts

IRAQ   – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took to live television early Monday to announce the start of an operation to recapture the city of Falluja from ISIS.

Speaking on Iraqi state TV from the military’s Joint Operations Command in Baghdad, Abadi said Iraqi security forces would provide safe passage for civilians to leave the city during the operation. Abadi’s overnight announcement came hours after Iraq’s military implored residents of ISIS-held Falluja to flee their homes ahead of the operation to wrest the metropolis from the terror group (CNN.COM/photo: www.cbsnews.com)…[+]

New polls show Clinton and Trump neck-and-neck

USA   – A pair of new polls out this weekend show the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and his likely Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton are both viewed unfavorably by more than half of U.S. voters.

In a Washington Post-ABC News survey released Sunday, the candidates both registered net negatives in the double-digits, with 57% of the electorate saying they had unfavorable impressions of the respective candidates. Fifty-four percent of respondents to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll took a dim view of Clinton, while 58% looked unfavorably on Trump. The horse race itself is swinging toward the billionaire businessman, who according to the Washington Post-ABC News poll has picked up 11 points since March, giving him a narrow 46%-44% lead. But the sum result in both surveys is a statistical dead heat. Clinton leads by 3 points, 46%-43%, in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Trump’s recent bump coincides with a growing sense of acceptance among Republican establishment figures. From former primary opponents to elected officials on Capitol Hill, the GOP is broadly warming to its likely standard-bearer(CNN.COM/photo: cdn3.img.sputniknews.com)…[+]