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ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s pacemen routed Australia’s batsmen with five late wickets to leave the hosts reeling at 111-5 at the close of day three today and give the tourists faint hope of pulling off an unlikely victory in the second test.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has not taken kindly to criticisms being levelled at her Government for spending approximately J$60 million to purchase high-end vehicles for government ministers while the nation faces serious economic challenges.

(BBC) Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen overcame a trial by spin in an unbroken stand of 110 as England reached 178-2 in reply to India’s 327 in Mumbai.

(Reuters) – Larry Hagman, who created one of American television’s most supreme villains in the conniving, amoral oilman J.R.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner yesterday publicly apologised to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for calling her a drunk three years ago.

(Trinidad Express) After nine days of no food and water, environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh was rushed to a private hospital yesterday evening.

(Jamaica Observer) SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — The police are confirming that four men were shot dead during a police operation in the community of New Town, just outside the St Elizabeth parish capital Black River in mid-afternoon, Friday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – When talking about his future, precocious world and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James repeatedly returns to the same three words: “the bigger picture”.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Conscious that he is not getting any younger, Usain Bolt will be focusing on pure speed next year after retaining his Olympic 100 and 200 metres titles in London.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Yesterday, Suriname and the other 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries forged a common economic strategy to act as one towards Europe.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), William Duguid, yesterday said sorry to Barbadians for his shocking outburst in the House of Assembly last Tuesday.

The police say they are investigating the murder of a man whose name has been given only as Richard, 22 years, of Bonasika Creek, EBE, which occurred at about 1730h yesterday.

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Clinton Urling today called on parliamentarians to compromise and to move away from the impasse over Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee and to focus on more important issues such as tax and constitutional reforms.

(WICB) KHULNA, Bangladesh – Marlon Samuels said he had mixed emotions about scoring his maiden Test double hundred on Friday here.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 15-year-old schoolboy who posed as a woman during a midday jewelry-store heist in Arima on Wednesday has been detained by police.

The Maritime Administration Department has notified that S/V VERITAS Viking is undertaking an offshore Geophysical  3D Seismic Survey on behalf of oil explorer Exxon.

(Jamaica Observer) Vanessa Wint’s death in the New Horizon Adult Correctional Centre on Wednesday night is a tragic end to the life of a teenager tormented by fear that an adult male who molested her would kill her parents if she told them about the heinous crime.

An insect infestation at Queen’s College has led to the postponement of a bar-b-que that had been organized by the school’s old students association (QC-OSA) on Sunday, November 25.

KHULNA, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – Marlon Samuels rode his luck to score a maiden double century as West Indies seized control of the second test against Bangladesh in Khulna today.

(Jamaica Observer) Lady Saw is one disappointed woman. The deejay, who has been at the top of her game since her breakout in the early 1990s, says she is leaving behind the persona her fans have come to know for nearly 20 years to pursue gospel music.