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(Barbados Nation) Caribbean law enforcement agencies must not consider the term “turf” when it comes to fighting crime, Barbados’ Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson told regional police chiefs yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Interim executive director of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) Francis Forbes has described as “disturbing” the illicit trafficking of small arms and the growth of gangs in the region.

(Trinidad Express) The United States will be providing US$3.43 million for a programme to combat illicit trafficking in firearms in the Caribbean, which will include forensic training and officer exchange programmes.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned his team to be wary of a backlash from Australia in their three-test series after the hosts were stung by their series defeat to South Africa earlier this week.

(Trinidad Express) Hunger striker and environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has experienced further physical deterioration between Monday and yesterday.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Philips, LG Electronics , Samsung SDI and three other firms were fined a record 1.47 billion euros ($1.92 billion) by EU antitrust regulators today for fixing prices of TV cathode-ray tubes in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.

(Trinidad Express) In its regulation of failed billion-dollar insurance company CLICO, the Central Bank faced a double-edged sword—archaic legislation limited its legal teeth and attempts at moral suasion on issues like corporate governance fell flat.

Guyana ranked a very poor 28 out of 100 points in the Transparency International 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – U.S. anti-virus software guru John McAfee, who is on the run from police in Belize seeking to question him in a murder probe, has crossed into Guatemala and said today he will seek political asylum there.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – A man behind a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the U.S.

Following a sting operation today, a Police Constable attached to the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court as an orderly was placed under close arrest after he was caught with money he had accepted to settle a domestic violence matter.

The Ministry of Natural Resources will soon dispatch a team to the Dutch island of Curacao to launch an investigation of its own to ascertain if the over 400lbs of gold stolen during a heist on Friday originated from Guyana.

(WICB) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has received and accepted the following Guyana Squad for the Caribbean T20 as provided by the Guyana Cricket Board: Guyana CT20 Squad: 1.           

(Trinidad Express) Highway hunger striker Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has agreed to conditionally accept the draft proposal submitted by the Joint Consultative Council (JCC) and the Works and Infrastructure Ministry.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British explorer Tullow Oil said today the Zaedyus-2 appraisal well in French Guiana had not found any commercial hydrocarbons, dampening hopes of a large new oil field offshore the South American country.

(Trinidad Guardian) Sir Anthony Colman, chairman of the Clico/Hindu Credit Union (HCU) commission of enquiry, has shot down Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard’s application to suspend the inquiry or change the way it is conducted.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government is reviewing the criminal libel law with a view to weakening the law and enhancing freedom of speech and freedom of the media, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has said.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Chaguanas businessman shot and killed one of two robbers during a robbery yesterday afternoon.

(Jamaica Observer) Efforts to prosecute child sex offenders in State-run children’s homes have been stumped by the soft-touch approach to apprehending men, some of them enjoying high profiles, a discussion yesterday revealed.

While reserving judgement on a stunning gold heist in Curacao on Friday, President Donald Ramotar says he is disturbed at the situation as it suggests that Guyana is being robbed of revenue as a result of smuggling.