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NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Residents of lower Manhattan faced up to four days without power yesterday as Consolidated Edison, New York City’s power provider, scrambled to repair the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of the massive storm Sandy today as New York City and a wide swathe of the eastern United States struggled with epic flooding and extensive power outages.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – At one New York hospital where backup generators failed, staff carried premature babies down more than a dozen flights of stairs in one of the more dramatic moments for healthcare workers during powerful storm Sandy.

Police say that at about 0600h yesterday, the body of miner Royston Moore, 34 years, of Middle Street, Pouderoyen, WBD, was found at White Creek, Matthews Ridge, NWD, with suspected gunshot injuries.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)  yesterday hosted a farewell ceremony  for Commissioner Karen Livan who worked for 37 years with the Commission and the Government of Guyana.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The giant storm Sandy wreaked havoc on the New York City subway system, flooding tunnels, garages and rail yards and threatening to paralyze the nation’s largest mass-transit system for days.

Trinidad and Tobago is yet to abolish criminal appeals to the Privy Council which is to be replaced by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

(Trinidad Guardian) An American expert is high in praise of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as comprising some of the best and brightest in the region.

(Trinidad Guardian) Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran said yesterday that the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has been described as “a kind of US backward imperialism,” and he called on Caribbean countries to “build alliances with other jurisdictions in the Americas that are equally affected by FATCA” to address the issue that is “of immediate concern to all regulators in the Americas.”

At about 0600h.yesterday, police say that the body of miner Royston Moore, 34 years, of Middle Street, Pouderoyen, WBD, was found at White Creek, Matthews Ridge, NWD, with suspected gunshot injuries.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A huge fire that erupted as Sandy ripped through New York City with near-hurricane force winds on Monday night destroyed dozens of homes in one of the city’s most remote neighborhoods, officials said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Six days after Hurricane Sandy passed through Jamaica, leaving a trail of devastation, residents of St Thomas were doing their best as they sought to put their lives back together.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Day-night test cricket, possibly played with a pink, orange or yellow ball, is an inevitability now the way has been cleared for such matches, Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland said today.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A levee broke in northern New Jersey today, flooding the towns of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt with 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) of water in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, officials told Reuters.

(Trinidad Express) The United States has issued a warning to its citizens to exercise vigilance when travelling in or visiting Trinidad in the wake of two recent incidents in the Westmoorings and Glencoe areas, including the home invasion of Congress of the People (COP) member Rocky Garcia.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Exelon Corp declared an “alert” at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a record storm surge, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said, warning that a further water rise could force the country’s oldest working plant to use emergency water supplies to cool spent uranium fuel rods.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, battered the nation’s eastern seaboard today, swamping New York City streets with record levels of floodwater, blacking out power to millions of people and bringing transportation to a halt through much of the region.

CNN is reporting that there is three feet of water on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan from the sea surge generated by Hurricane Sandy.

NEW YORK/REHOBOTH BEACH, Del., (Reuters) – Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain tonight near the gambling resort of Atlantic City, New Jersey, after forcing evacuations, shutting down transportation and interrupting the presidential campaign.

Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn says that the aircraft found on an illegal airstrip in Guyana’s interior was seized early this morning, GINA reported.