Staff Editor

The main opposition, APNU today said that the allocation of channels 27/78 to China Central TV by the National Communications Network is not above board and the arrangement should be suspended.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar used the authority of her office to pre-empt the statement promised by National Security Minister Jack Warner on the issue of the existence of a revamped Flying Squad in Parliament yesterday.

(Reuters) – One FBI employee was fired for sleeping with a drug dealer and lying about it under oath, while another got the boot for bugging the boss’s office.

LONDON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Britain suffered its first ever sovereign ratings downgrade from a major agency on Friday when Moody’s stripped the country of its coveted top-notch triple-A rating, dealing a major blow to finance minister George Osborne.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Opener Johnson Charles struck his second consecutive One-Day International hundred while Darren Bravo notched his first ever, as West Indies brushed aside a ragged Zimbabwe by 156 runs in the opening one-dayer here today.

Police say that at about 1420h today,  Manageress Zang Ling Ling, 26 years, of Celina’s, Kitty Seawall, Georgetown, was about to enter a motor vehicle outside of the business place when two men rode up on a motor cycle.

Speaker Raphael Trotman today ruled that Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee will be allowed to fully participate in all facets of parliamentary life despite a successful opposition motion of no confidence against him.

Two men today appeared in separate courts charged with causing the deaths of two teens by dangerous driving.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – A South African court granted bail today to Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend, after his lawyers argued the “Blade Runner” was too famous to pose a flight risk.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Allies are discussing keeping a NATO force of between 8,000 and 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, the United States said on Friday in the first official indication of how many foreign troops will stay in the country after most combat troops leave.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chairman of the Police Service Commission Prof Ramesh Deosaran yesterday said crime-fighting efforts had failed.

(BBC) Australia captain Michael Clarke struck an unbeaten 103 to guide his team to 316-7 after the opening day of the first Test against India in Chennai.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation plans to double its initial investment plan for its Discovery Bay port expansion to US$20 million.

(Barbados Advocate) DEMS now, DEMS again! That was the refrain which sounded across the island last night as the reigning Democratic Labour Party (DLP) resisted a serious challenge from the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to retain power with a 16-13 advantage with a recount taking place up to press time in the St.

(Trinidad Express) A 70-YEAR-old San Fernando grandmother, whose family and neighbours said “would not hurt a fly”, was found dead in her house on Wednesday night.

(Trinidad Express) Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning suffered a seizure at his constituency office in San Fernando this afternoon, and is tonight at the Emergency Department of the San Fernando General Hospital.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-A large crowded is expected at the Chinese built state of the art national stadium in St.George’s

The Alliance For Change today upped the pressure on President Donald Ramotar for not taking action on irregularities at state TV NCN which implicated two senior officials of the network.

The police today said that Egland McIntosh is wanted for questioning in relation to Trafficking in Narcotics.

During this morning, police say they conducted a cordon and search operation in the Rosemary Lane (Tiger Bay) area, Georgetown, during which a quantity of electrical items, including television sets and stereo equipment, and seven motor cycles that are suspected stolen or unlawfully obtained were seized.