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(Reuters) – Britain’s Ricky Hatton announced his retirement from boxing for a second time after his comeback ended in a ninth-round knockout defeat by Ukrainian welterweight Vyacheslav Senchenko in Manchester, England today.

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee says that Thursday’s referral by the Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman to the Privileges Committee of an opposition motion to gag him is a move to validate a political act.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico,  (Reuters) – Three-time world boxing champion Hector “Macho” Camacho died today, four days after he was shot in the face in a drive-by shooting, doctors said.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government has started its review of T&T’s defamation laws.

(Trinidad Guardian) Almost a decade after his girlfriend was chopped to death in a hotel room in Tunapuna, a 60-year-old man of San Fernando has admitted to the crime.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayres-Caesar says judicial officers should take domestic-violence cases seriously, because if they don’t the crime will be trivialised and victims will get no real protection or justice.

(Jamaica Observer) Imprisoned reggae artiste Buju Banton has been granted an evidentiary hearing by United States Magistrate James Moody.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Usain Bolt won the Male Athlete-of-the-Year award for the fourth time, a first since the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) started the prestigious award.

KHULNA, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – Shakib Al Hasan gifted his wicket on 97 to West Indies in a disappointing end to an otherwise remarkable Saturday for the all-rounder who became only the second bowler to take 100 test wickets for Bangladesh.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Judges in the Egyptian city of Alexandria decided to go on strike today in protest at a decree issued by President Mohamed Mursi which shields his decisions from judicial review, the state news agency reported.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s pacemen routed Australia’s batsmen with five late wickets to leave the hosts reeling at 111-5 at the close of day three today and give the tourists faint hope of pulling off an unlikely victory in the second test.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has not taken kindly to criticisms being levelled at her Government for spending approximately J$60 million to purchase high-end vehicles for government ministers while the nation faces serious economic challenges.

(BBC) Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen overcame a trial by spin in an unbroken stand of 110 as England reached 178-2 in reply to India’s 327 in Mumbai.

(Reuters) – Larry Hagman, who created one of American television’s most supreme villains in the conniving, amoral oilman J.R.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner yesterday publicly apologised to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for calling her a drunk three years ago.

(Trinidad Express) After nine days of no food and water, environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh was rushed to a private hospital yesterday evening.

(Jamaica Observer) SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — The police are confirming that four men were shot dead during a police operation in the community of New Town, just outside the St Elizabeth parish capital Black River in mid-afternoon, Friday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – When talking about his future, precocious world and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James repeatedly returns to the same three words: “the bigger picture”.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Conscious that he is not getting any younger, Usain Bolt will be focusing on pure speed next year after retaining his Olympic 100 and 200 metres titles in London.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Yesterday, Suriname and the other 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries forged a common economic strategy to act as one towards Europe.