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(Jamaica Gleaner) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reserved its decision on the application by the Jamaican Government to join in the Shanique Myrie case.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A policeman was Thursday evening shot dead in Patrick City, St Andrew.

(Trinidad Express) Herbert Phillip Volney, 59, widely regarded as a loose cannon, entered the field of politics under a cloud of controversy in 2010.

(Trinidad Express) The fiasco of Section 34 sparked widespread calls for two heads – the Attorney General’s and the Justice Minister’s.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Trinidad’s Republic Bank is interested in taking over the state’s shares of the Hakrinbank, the bank’s general director Jim Bousaid tells de Ware Tijd.

(de Ware Tijd) BRUSSELS – In spite of the criticism leveled at Suriname and President Desi Bouterse, the European Parliament (EP) will come to Suriname with around 150 persons to attend the ACP-EU summit this November.

(WICB)  Colombo, Sri Lanka – On the eve of his 33rd birthday Chris Gayle spent part of this morning answering questions from members of the media assembled for the ICC World T20, after he entertained onlookers with some stunning strokeplay.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s formidable pace attack proved too good for Zimbabwe, who bowed out of the Twenty20 World Cup following a 10-wicket thrashing in a Group C game at Hambantota today.

(Reuters) – After two African villages started using mosquito nets to fight malaria, the local mosquitoes seemed to change their biting habits to skirt the barriers, according to a French study.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met President Barack Obama at the White House and received the highest congressional award on Wednesday.

DENVER, (Reuters) – A U.S. federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition known as popcorn lung from a chemical used in flavoring microwave popcorn.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will finally be breaking her silence today after almost two weeks of public outrage over the early proclamation of Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act.

BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI, India, (Reuters) – Schools, businesses and government offices were shut in many parts of India today as protesters blocked roads and trains as part of a one-day nationwide strike against sweeping economic reforms announced by the government last week.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Iamgold is seeking to raise US$ 650 million in the US and Canada by issuing securities.

(WICB) Colombo, Sri Lanka – The West Indies have assembled some of the leading power-hitters of the modern era in their 15-man squad for the ICC World T20 tournament.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The first group of foreign workers for the Staatsolie Refinery Expansion Project (REP) are gradually arriving.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In the past ten years the police has not received any reports of drugs planes stranding in the Tibiti area.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname’s chargé d’affairs and acting Ambasador Chantal Doekhie did not attend Queen Beatrix’s speech yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s Customs Department is reporting a spike in the number of persons attempting to smuggle cocaine in the island.

(Jamaica Observer) Local financial stakeholders lobbying for the Government to take on a US tax compliance rule, which require them to release client information to American authorities, have gone regional.