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The police say they are conducting investigations into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1430h today on the Cullen Public Road, Essequibo, and which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Leroy Adams, 22 years, of Onderneening, Sand Pit Road, Essequibo and injuries to pillion rider Leandrew Gudge 21 years of Onderneeming, Essequibo.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The presidents of Colombia and Nicaragua today both said they hoped to avoid war and use dialogue instead to solve a dispute over a recent U.N.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri,  (Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) was left reeling in horror today after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murdered his girlfriend and committed suicide.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has received two vehicles to beef up security at the Botanical Gardens and the National Park.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi called a Dec. 15 referendum on a draft constitution and urged a national dialogue on the “concerns of the nation” as the country nears the end of the transition from Hosni Mubarak’s rule.

In the wake of the stunning heist of 470 pounds of gold in Curacao from a Guyanese boat yesterday, the Government’s “zero tolerance” for gold smuggling was today reiterated by Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment,  Robert Persaud during a meeting with the miners association and licensed gold and diamond dealers.

(WICB) KHULNA, Bangladesh – Darren Sammy said West Indies had the ability to rebound from defeat and win the second One-day International against Bangladesh to be played on Sunday here.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korea said it would carry out its second rocket launch of 2012 as its youthful leader Kim Jong-un flexes his muscles a year after his father’s death, in a move that Sou th Korea and the United States swiftly condemned as a provocation.

Curacao police today said that they have several leads following a daring heist in which gunmen on the Dutch-administered island pretending to be police stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated US$11.5 million from a fishing boat believed to be from Guyana.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The 8 December murder trial will be resumed this month.

(Trinidad Express) The World Bank has ranked Trinidad and Tobago as one of the worst energy-efficient countries in the world, Minister of Energy Kevin Ramnarine has said.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The persisting drought is killing to the people of the hinterland.

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guyana are hoping to complete the first phase of the Guyana Diaspora Project (GUYD) in Antigua by early next year, according to today’s edition of the Antigua Observer.

(Trinidad Express) Former Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute chairman Victor Hart has severely criticised local lawyers and doctors, claiming that they band together to prevent lawsuits against their colleagues.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – South Africa, fired by a devastating spell of bowling from Dale Steyn and sustained by the batting of Hashim Amla, took a firm grip on the third and final test against Australia today to end day two with an imposing lead of 292.

(Trinidad Express) Selling key CLICO assets, including Jamaica-based wine and spirit company Lascelles de Mercado, is how the Government plans to recoup some of the almost TT$20 billion it spent bailing out the company, Finance Minister Larry Howai said yesterday.

Reports out of Curacao that masked men snatched 476 pounds of gold today from a Guyana fishing boat are sending shock waves through the mining industry and security sectors here tonight.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A bill to create a permanent visa program for foreigners with advanced science and technical degrees cleared the House of Representatives today, the latest salvo in the broader fight over U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) China Jiangsu International Economic presented a successful TT$499,513,631. 81 bid to win the contracting job for the UWI, South Campus at Penal, according to information from Science and Technology Minister Fazal Karim.

(Trinidad Guardian) Transparency International is expected to release its latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) next Wednesday and chartered civil and structural engineering consultant Dr Myron Chin is appealing to the Government to consider introducing anti-corruption legislation similar to the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act 2010.