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LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was honoured by the Los Angeles Lakers in a moving and often emotional ceremony on Friday when a bronze statue of the Hall of Famer was unveiled outside the Staples Center.

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Vivian Richards believes he can make a difference at Melbourne Stars after being named as mentor for the Twenty20 Big Bash outfit today.

SAN PEDRO, Belize,  (Reuters) – To the many people who crossed his path on a tropical island in Belize, it was apparent John McAfee’s life had taken some bizarre turns in the last few years.

(Reuters) – Hostess Brands Inc, the bankrupt maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, has sought a U.S.

ATHENS,  (Reuters) – Actors and the producer and director of an American play in Greece that depicted Jesus Christ and his apostles as gay have been charged with blasphemy, court officials said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Gillian Lucky has recommended that police be outfitted with body cameras when out on duty to execute search warrants and for closed-circuit television cameras to be installed in all charge rooms and holding cells at police stations.

(Trinidad Guardian) A request from the T&T Government for the removal of ten videos currently posted on YouTube has been declined.

Inefficiency in the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has resulted in a large portion of the workforce not making contributions to the scheme and some elderly persons not receiving pensions.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s David Summerbell Jnr was controversially disqualified from race two in the final round of the Seaboard Marine-sponsored Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) at the South Dakota race track in Guyana on Sunday.

(Jamaica Observer) Days after a scheduled performance in northern California was scrutinised by a gay rights group deejay Beenie Man is facing more pressure from the gay community in the United States.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans pumped more money into local unit trust investments while reducing the amounts held in overseas mutual funds at mid-year, according to information out of the Financial Services Commission (FSC).

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Kieran Powell notched up his second century of the match before Bangladesh brought alive the first test by grabbing five West Indian wickets in 13.1 overs today to raise the spectre of an unlikely victory.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has cautioned regional financial institutions against taking a “knee-jerk” reaction in opposition to the implementation of the United States’ (US) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

(BBC) A Cheteshwar Pujara double hundred and three late wickets put India in complete control of the first Test against England in Ahmedabad.

(Barbados Nation) Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Anthony Hylton is confident the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will rule in his country’s favour and against Barbados when it hands down the decision in a widely anticipated case involving 24-year-old Shanique Myrie, a Jamaican who accused Barbadian Customs and Immigration officers of cavity-searching her at Grantley Adams’ International Airport.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ cricket selectors have been bowled a vicious bouncer by a coach.

(Trinidad Express) In a bid to capitalise on access to new sources of information available, Transparency International has revised the methodology which it uses to calculate the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of countries around the world.

(Trinidad Express) CCTV cameras will be installed “almost immediately” in Tobago and in crime hotspots such as Port of Spain and environs, Laventille, Morvant, Beetham Estate and Diego Martin.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Irfaan Ali, yesterday met with Delta Airlines’ officials to discuss ways to address the present situation which has left thousands of EZJet passengers stranded and to deal with the busy year- end period.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Russian airline Transaero will begin a non-stop service from Moscow to Montego Bay, Jamaica on January 1, 2013, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dr.