Staff Editor

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 4, CMC – A rampant West Indies flattened Pakistan for a record-equaling low at Kensington Oval, as they romped to an emphatic 106-run victory in the second Test here Thursday, to level the three-match series and set up a decider in Dominica next week.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, will retire from carrying out royal engagements from the autumn, Buckingham Palace said today, ending more than six decades of active public life.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – An influential group of Republican and Democratic U.S.

A fire suspected to be of electrical origin this morning ripped through the Senior Staff Club and Guest House located in the Albion Estate Compound in Berbice.

The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Suresh Mangru, 70, of Lot 35 Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara, whose body was discovered about 4.30 this morning, on the western parapet of Garden of Eden Public Road, some 400 yards from his home, with injuries to its head and right side ribs, consistent with that of a vehicular accident.

(Trinidad Express) India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar will not be attending or playing a friendly match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy when it opens on May 13.

(Trinidad Express) Dr Anthony Norman Sabga, chairman Emeritus of the ANSA McAL Group of Companies, and one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most recognised businessman has died at the age of 94.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) recorded a 61 per cent decline in its after-tax profit for the three-month period ending March 31, 2017, the regional group headquartered in Claxton Bay reported yesterday.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today submitted a list of six nominees to the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

Trade union grouping FITUG today came out against the 14% VAT on private education fees.

(Trinidad Express) A total of 660,375 calls were intercepted by the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) in 2015, according to a report laid by National Security Minister Edmund Dillon in the Parliament.

PARIS – I vividly remember French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s first appearance on television.

New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation has agreed to supply to the GPHC, replacements for a defective batch of soda lime which is used to assist patients to breathe while under anaesthesia.

Workers from the TUC and FITUG marched together today in observance of May Day.

Workers from all sectors of society are participating in the annual May Day march today.

(Trinidad Guardian) A man accused of kidnapping a three-year-old girl 12 years ago is one of two men shot dead in separate killings in San Fernando and Moruga on Saturday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI) will meet on Sunday to consider an additional revenue offer from the game’s world governing body but regardless of what decision they come to, a Champions Trophy pullout by the holders looks unlikely.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Phlegmatic right-hander Roston Chase carved out a fluent unbeaten hundred to avert another West Indies catastrophe and frustrate Pakistan, on the opening day of the second Test at Kensington Oval here today.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Brian Charles Yearwood, 16 years, a student of Covent Garden Secondary School and of 69 Public Road, Grove, EBD, which occurred at about 8 last night at Covent Garden Nursery School Compound.

(Trinidad Express) The government has acquired two companies from collapsed insurance giant CLICO—Occidental Investments Ltd and Oceanic Properties Ltd—at no cost.