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(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has reiterated the Jamaica Government’s position on shifting Jamaica further away from its neo-colonial state by putting plans in place to remove The Queen as Jamaica’s head of state.

(Jamaica Gleaner) THE SOUNDS of multiple gunshots, followed by screeching car tyres and the cries of a weeping wife shattered the silence in the Queensborough, St Andrew, community yesterday morning.

(BBC) An unbeaten 75 from debutant Moises Henriques averted a fourth-day defeat for Australia, who closed just 40 ahead of India at 232-9 in the first Test.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Benedict has changed Catholic Church law to allow a successor to be elected early, the Vatican said on Monday, as a senior cleric’s resignation added to the sense of an institution in crisis.

(Barbados Nation) Legal authorities in Britain are investigating a huge Caribbean hotel property scheme that involves Barbados, after nearly 3 000 Britons pumped £250 million (about BDS$800 million) of their savings into it.

(Trinidad Express) A TEENAGER on his way to share Sunday lunch with his mother was shot dead in John John, East Port of Spain, yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) The University of the West Indies (UWI) will be the beneficiary of three new chairs of learning to be located at the St Augustine campus.

(Trinidad Express) SEA LOTS residents exploded in sporadic fits of rage yesterday and some even cried as they expressed their emotions after a car driven by an off-duty police officer ploughed into six residents on the pavement just after 9 a.m.,

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – “Argo” stormed to Best Picture victory at the Oscars on Sunday on a night of surprises that ended in disappointment for frontrunner “Lincoln” and handed the most overall wins – four – to “Life of Pi.”

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Left-handed opener Devon Smith continued to force his way into West Indies contention, striking his third century in six innings here today to power Windward Islands to a strong seven-wicket victory over Guyana.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Stroke-maker Ramnaresh Sarwan put to rest lingering fears about his future by crafting his first international century in nearly three years, as West Indies coasted to a an easy seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day series here today.

The police say they are probing the murder of miner George Cardario, 51 years, of Middle Mazaruni, which occurred at about 0330h.today

(Jamaica Gleaner) The US Supreme Court will not block the deportation of thousands of Caribbean and other immigrants who pleaded guilty to serious crimes two years ago.

(Reuters) – The remake of the cult 1980s film “Chashme Buddoor” has the soul of the original but has been tailored to today’s Indian audiences, lead actor Ali Zafar said.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – Debutant Kyle Abbott took nine wickets as South Africa completed a 3-0 series sweep over Pakistan with a crushing innings and 18 run victory in the third and final cricket test at Centurion today.

(BBC) Captain Mahendra Dhoni hit an imperious unbeaten maiden double Test century as India closed day three of the first Test with Australia 135 ahead at 515-8.

The police say they are conducting investigations into the murder of Kumar Mohabir, 25 years, of Enterprise, ECD, which occurred at about 1930h last night at Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Under a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration, convicted killer Donald ‘Zeeks’ Phipps dropped his attempt to get back approximately J$24 million which the police had seized at his house after the State challenged his claim.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Benedict, speaking in his last Sunday address before becoming the first pope in some six centuries to step down, said he was following God’s wishes and that he was not abandoning the Roman Catholic Church.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Clive Lloyd, the legendary former West Indies captain, appears to have suffered a major setback in his efforts to become the next president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).