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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, (Reuters) –  Authorities in the Dominican Republic today arrested a former police colonel accused of being a “powerful drug trafficker” responsible for sending tons of cocaine to the United States.

ZURICH,  (Reuters) – Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his latest ban from football, soccer’s governing body said on Wednesday.

A second man, Edward Castello, 23 years, of La Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast, was today charged with the murder of businessman Herman Ramnarine of Lima, Essequibo Coast, which occurred on October 24, 2012, at Lima, police said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Approximately 3,000 Caribbean Airlines passengers have been displaced by Hurricane Sandy.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York City’s subway system will resume limited operations on Thursday, four days after it was shut down ahead of the arrival of Sandy, the massive storm that brought unprecedented flooding to the world’s financial capital, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a parliamentary vote on the long-term European Union budget today after members of his Conservative Party rebelled, dealing a damaging blow to the government.

A bodyguard of Ricardo Rodrigues died this afternoon after he was shot several times as he reversed out of a yard in Laluni Street, Queenstown by gunmen who were in two cars.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Fresh allegations emerged today of sexual misconduct by late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, further damaging the corporation’s reputation and increasing pressure on its management.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee this morning denied that he was in any way responsible for the death of the three Lindeners on July 18th and charged that there is a campaign of “vilification” against him that is politically motivated.

The autopsy scheduled to be performed on Canadian, Jean Pierre Le Blanc, who was shot in the  buttocks when Ricardo Rodrigues was gunned downed on October 15th and who died suddenly last Friday at the Georgetown Public Hospital was again postponed  today.

In a surprise move, the government today confirmed Deodat Sharma to the post of Auditor General after he had been acting in the position for seven years.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Transport Chandresh Sharma has maintained he has no details relating to Caribbean Airlines flight HER72-600 which made an emergency landing because of a detached engine casing last Friday.

(Jamaica Observer) Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rt Rev Howard Gregory has lashed out against successful members of society who live in isolation, saying that their selfishness has done nothing for nation-building.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Constabulary Communications Network (CCN) has confirmed that the burnt body found near Port Royal on October 17 is that of missing postal worker Tandy Lewis.

(Trinidad Express) The attack by Communications Minister Jamal Mohammed was “highly troubling” and indicative of a pattern of abuse by Government officials against the media, according to executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel-McKenzie.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – South African bowling great Allan Donald believes the pace attack of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel which will take on Australia in a three-test series next month is the best the country has ever produced.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Millions of people across the U.S. Northeast stricken by massive storm Sandy will attempt to resume normal lives today as companies, markets and airports reopen, despite grim projections of power and mass transit outages lasting several more days.

(Trinidad Express) A 16-year-old boy appeared in the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with having three guns.

(Reuters) – John F. Kennedy International and Newark Liberty International airports, two of the three main flying hubs for the busy New York City area, will reopen today morning with limited service, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said yesterday.

(Reuters) – More than 100,000 Canadians were still without power today after the huge storm Sandy toppled trees and power lines in Canada’s most populous provinces, killed one person, and halted units at an Ontario refinery.