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(Barbados Nation) Veteran sports journalist Trevor Thorpe and a law enforcement officer remain hospitalized after being struck by a car at  Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Shakedown Stages Rally in St John yesterday.

(Reuters) – The eighth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers moved within a game of eliminating the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls as they scored their third consecutive victory over the East’s top seeds, winning 89-82 on Sunday.

PPP Executive Ralph Ramkarran in a letter today restated that the Central Committee of the PPP had taken a position against the cut-off of state advertisements to Stabroek News in 2006.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Socialist Francois Hollande swept to victory in France’s presidential election yesterday in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against German-led austerity.

The Trinidadian conglomerate, ANSA McAL, is inviting companies and consultants to indicate their interest in providing services as the company moves ahead with its proposed ethanol/sugar project here.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0415h today on the Friendship Public Road, EBD, and which resulted in the death of Richard Smith, 31 years of Barr Street, Kitty.

(Jamaica Observer) Despite two false-starts that he said might have somewhat slowed his star, double world record-holder Usain Bolt made a successful, if somewhat easy start to his competitive season, cruising to a world-leading 9.82 seconds clocking to win the 100 metres at yesterday’s ninth JN Jamaica International Invitational at the National Stadium.

(Jamaica Observer) The mother and stepfather of a 12-year-old girl who is now pregnant, as well as the girl’s 20-year-old boyfriend have been charged with various breaches of the Sexual Offences Act and Child Care and Protection Act, the police reported yesterday.

Police say that at about 0045h today, mechanic Mark Dookhie, 28 years of Aishalton, South Rupununi, was allegedly shot to his back with an arrow by a man with whom he earlier had an argument while they were imbibing.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is not backing down despite threats of legal action by telecommunications giant Digicel following a raid at the company’s New Kingston head office on Friday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Yohan Blake brought the curtains down on the individual events at the JN Jamaica International Invitational World Challenge meet in Kingston with a blistering world-leading 19.91 seconds in the 200m race last evening.

(Trinidad Express) Central Bank governor Ewart Williams is more concerned that the industrial relations climate rather than the current political situation could have more of an impact on investors’ desire to get into the local economy.

(Trinidad Express) Police from the Southern Division Task Force yesterday formed a human shield to block the podium at a public consultation on the highway to Point Fortin held by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure at the Debe High School after it turned into a shouting match.

(Trinidad Express) Former Caribbean Airlines (CAL) chairman George Nicholas has lashed out at Finance Minister Winston Dookeran, saying he has “failed his people”.

A Partnership for National Unity today said that Sandra V. Jones will be sworn in, on Monday 7th May 2012, as the new GECOM Opposition Commissioner to replace the late Robert Williams.

(Jamaica Observer) Telecommunications company DIGICEL said staff at its New Kingston office was upset by the conduct of officials of the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and police personnel which resulted in them being inconvenienced.

Caricom foreign ministers who convened in Suriname on May 3-4 have described Venezuela’s objection to Guyana’s application for an extended continental shelf as regrettable.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The first day of the tour match between West Indies and Sussex Sharks at the Probiz County Ground in England was abandoned because of rain.

The Associated Press reported today that a medical emergency flight crashed near St.

The police say they are investigating an incident that occurred at about 1320h yesterday at Cove and John, ECD, where businessman Neil Beer, 51 years, was shot to his back while at the home of his brother who is a licensed firearm holder.