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Schoolchildren of Windsor Forest Primary on their playground today. Improvements to the tune of $5M were carried out at the school by the Chinese company CHEC.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians will be going to the polls on Thursday, February 21.

(WICB) St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced the 2013 window for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Turks and Caicos Government has now filed a formal request to Brazilian authorities for the extradition of former premier Michael Misick.

LAS VEGAS,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called on Congress today to make good on plans to overhaul the U.S.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Hugo Chavez is upbeat about recovering from cancer and confident in his medical team, his No.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, who is in T&T attending the 2013 Energy Conference, warned yesterday T&T’s high crime rate could affect investments and the economy.

Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy was earlier today admitted to the Georgetown Hospital after he collapsed while at his office.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – At least 65 people, apparently shot in the head, were found dead with their hands bound in a district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo today, activists said.

HARARE, (Reuters) – A draft constitution in Zimbabwe that paves the way for an election this year curbs presidential powers and strengthens cabinet and parliament, which have been weakened under veteran President Robert Mugabe’s rule.

Marking 20 years of service in Guyana, GENERAL EQUIPMENT GUYANA Ltd, headed by Renger van Dijk , donated 1 million dollars earlier this month towards the rehabilitation of the St.

“Caricom is in danger” was the stark warning that former Prime Minister of Jamaica, PJ Patterson delivered to a Rotary event here last night and he called for decisive action from leaders and the development of a “knowledge economy” for the survival and future prosperity of the integration movement.

(Jamaica Observer) Red Stripe and Pepsi Cola Jamaica have joined forces to form what they say will be the largest beverage distribution company in Jamaica, providing up to 200 new jobs and adding significant efficiencies to both companies’ route to market network.

CANBERRA, Australia,  CMC – Opener Kieran Powell narrowly missed out on a century while Ramnaresh Sarwan made a timely return to form with a half-century but West Indies still made a losing start to their tour of Australia with a 23-run defeat to the Prime Minister’s XI here today.

(Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has defended the organisation following a scathing attack aimed at them by spin great Shane Warne, who panned the board in a series of Twitter rants.

(Trinidad Express) The family of a Sea Lots man who was stabbed to death after he bumped into a group of women along the Brian Lara Promenade, in Port of Spain are pleading with the police to solve the crime.

CAIRO, Egypt,  (Reuters) – Egypt’s army chief said political strife was pushing the state to the brink of collapse – a stark warning from the institution that ran the country until last year, as Cairo’s first elected leader struggles to contain bloody street violence.

(Trinidad Express) Finance Minister Larry Howai said yesterday that the deficit in the National Insurance Fund was manageable and there was no cause for panic.

The Home Affairs Ministry today signed a contract with the United Kingdom-based Capita Symonds firm for consultancy services for the Guyana Police Force in keeping with the Security Sector Strategic Plan which was unveiled by the government on December 31 last year.

NEW YORK,  CMC- CONCACAF has announced that it is exploring a number of measures designed to combat match-fixing and corruption in football.