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Delta Airlines will be pulling its service out of Guyana. “As of right now we are pulling our service from Georgetown Guyana “ , a United States-based customer  representative told Stabroek News today.

(Trinidad Express) Five people were killed instantly in Tobago in a head-on collision along the Claude Noel Highway early yesterday.

(Reuters) – Despite a blizzard in the US Northeast, “Identity Thief,” a newly released comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, collected $36.6 million in weekend ticket sales in the United States and Canada, making it the top-performing film.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – “We Are Young” by indie-pop trio FUN.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown showed up smiling at the Grammy Awards show today, saying he was just a little banged up after crashing his car into a wall on the eve of the annual music industry awards.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff has won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for the album Rebirth.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, , CMC – Steven Jacobs stroked only his second first class half-century to lead Guyana to first innings points over Leeward Islands on the second day of their Regional Four-Day Championship clash here today.

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba,  (Reuters) – A simulated wave of Caribbean migrants sailed to the Guantanamo naval base this week for a training drill designed to prepare U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A top U.S. Republican lawmaker said today he would support granting citizenship to children who are in the country illegally in a sign that conservatives who oppose immigration amnesty will be playing defense as Congress takes on immigration reform in the coming months.

ALLAHABAD, India,  (Reuters) – At least 18 people were killed in a stampede in the Indian city of Allahabad today as Hindus returned from a river dip at the world’s largest religious festival.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass./NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Northeast started digging itself out today after a blizzard dumped up to 40 inches (1 meter) of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – As Britons choke on discovering they may have eaten horse that was imported as beef, and ministers blame an “international criminal conspiracy”, this new scandal has exposed the sometimes murky labyrinth by which food reaches Europe’s dinner tables.

A dispute has erupted over the recent sale of a Lamaha Gardens property–used for decades by the community as a recreational area and a playground–which has been dubbed “illegal” and there are calls for an immediate investigation of the transaction.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reports are that an earth tremor shook sections of western Jamaica early this morning.

(Jamaica Observer) A senior security official who worked in the US Embassy in Kingston is expected to be charged soon for his alleged role in helping the manager of a popular Jamaican entertainer obtain a US visa to leave the island in the face of legal troubles, according to highly placed law enforcement sources.

(Barbados Nation) Calling the court system “dysfunctional”, a Queen’s Counsel has expressed concern about the high number of cases awaiting judicial decisions.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Adam Voges scored his maiden one-day international century as a depleted Australia secured a 5-0 series whitewash by beating West Indies by 17 runs in the final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.

(Trinidad Express) SuperBlue and Machel Montano are the joint International Power Soca Monarchs, having trounced all opponents at the final of the competition that began at 9.30 p.m.

At about 1630h yesterday, police say that the driver of a mini-bus at First Creek, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, allegedly reversed the vehicle and struck down Hilary Reeves, 61 years, of Kuru Kururu.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Tonito Willett’s half-century propped up Leeward Islands but Guyana were making a strong reply on the opening day of the first round of matches in the Regional Four-Day Championship here today.