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(Trinidad Guardian) Government is embarking on two major maritime projects as a cost of US$3 billion. This

The Linden Commission of Inquiry (COI) this morning handed over their report to President Donald Ramotar during a simple ceremony at the Office of the President.

Following the ongoing investigation of illegal mining in Marudi Mountain, Region 9, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has been directed by the Ministry of Natural Resources to review the Mining Licence held by Romanex Guyana Exploration Ltd.

ROME,  (Reuters) – The United States will send non-lethal aid directly to Syrian rebels for the first time, Secretary of State John Kerry said today, disappointing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad who are clamouring for Western weapons.

(Jamaica Gleaner) With a crippling backlog of approximately 400,000 cases in the courts islandwide, a parliamentary oversight committee was in no mood yesterday for excuses as it sought answers from the justice ministry about plans to dramatically reduce the startling number.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Dr Michelle-Anne Richards-Dawson, senior medical officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), could not contain her joy yesterday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the well-needed cardiac unit on the grounds of the hospital.

(Trinidad Express) Though lacking a GPS system, the 767 aircraft used by Caribbean Airlines to fly to London/Gatwick are suitable because they fulfilled the requirement of having a flight route which ensures the aircraft is no more than 120 minutes away from a suitable airport, Finance Minister Larry Howai stated.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The MCC World Cricket committee has backed the inclusion of Twenty20 cricket in the Olympics but acknowledges it will take a great deal of effort for that to happen, the organisation’s advisory body said today.

The report of the Commission of Inquiry into the killing of three demonstrators during power tariff protests in Linden on July 18, 2012 is to be handed into President Donald Ramotar tomorrow.

Faced with a demand for US$15M from Repsol for its share of oil drilling costs, CGX is entering into a private placement of  CDN$35-40M that could result in its fellow Canadian explorer Pacific Rubiales taking majority control of the company.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – An Afghan police officer drugged 17 colleagues and shot them dead today with the aid of the Taliban, police said, the latest in a series of so-called “insider”, or green-on-blue, attacks involving Afghan security forces and the Taliban.

(Jamaica Gleaner) “This cannot be real! They are like shining stars … full of promise.

(Trinidad Express) BOLLYWOOD mega-star Shahrukh Khan is coming to Trinidad and Tobago to headline a concert that will cost TT$2,500 a ticket.

ALMATY,  (Reuters) – Six world powers ended two days of talks with Iran on its nuclear programme without a breakthrough today, but agreed to meet in Istanbul next month and resume negotiations in Kazakhstan on April 5.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Benedict bid an emotional farewell at his last general audience today, saying he understood the gravity of his decision to become the first pontiff to resign in 600 years but that he had done it for the good of the Roman Catholic Church.

(Trinidad Express) Europe’s largest oil company Royal Dutch Shell once more has a significant stake in Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector.

(Trinidad Express) A man who was the alleged victim of domestic violence died yesterday hours after being stabbed by a woman.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken the earth around the Sabancaya volcano in southern Peru over just a few days and the rumbling, along with plumes of smoke spewing up to 320 feet (100 meters) high, have put officials on alert to evacuate the area.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama today warned of threats to Navy readiness and a storm broke over the government releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants due to budget pressure as automatic government spending cuts crept closer.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Stylish left-hander Darren Bravo fashioned his second half-century of the tour as West Indies fought off lethargy to beat Zimbabwe by five wickets and sweep the three-match one-day series here today.