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Police say that at about 1040h today, the decomposed body of Junior Henry, 41 years, of Williamsburg, Corentyne, Berbice, was found in an abandoned building at Williamsburg.

Police say that Clevon Romeo, 39 years, of Lima, Essequibo Coast, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrate Court today after being charged with robbery under arms and murder committed on businessman Herman Ramnarine of Lima, Essequibo, on October 24, 2012.

Mark De Abreu who was wanted for questioning by the police in relation to the murder of Ricardo Rodrigues turned himself in to the police today accompanied by his lawyer Mark Waldron.

(Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy, located about 110 miles (180 km) southeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and about 175 miles (285 km) south-southeast of New York City, is expected to make landfall early Monday evening, the U.S.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti,  (Reuters) – As Hurricane Sandy barreled toward the U.S.

(de Ware Tijd) THE HAGUE – A 36-hour delay in Amsterdam of a Surinam Airways/SLM flight on 20 November last year has cost the airline some 8 million Euros.

(de Ware Tijd) LIGORIO – Emma Pobosie officially celebrates her 111th birthday today, which makes her the country’s oldest inhabitant.

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has reaffirmed her Government’s commitment to regional integration.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Out of favour West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and attorney Dave Kissoon have resigned from the board of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s two main television stations, CVMTV and Television Jamaica (TVJ) are to answer to claims of violating the constitutional rights of gay activist Maurice Tomlinson in the Supreme Court on December 12.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Ian Hayles says early estimates indicate that close to 11,000 farmers across the island have been affected by Hurricane Sandy, with some 1,500 hectares of crops totally destroyed.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is promising a new Constitution, the divestment of the state-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the reform of the court system as part of a 15-point plan to improve governance in Barbados by 2016, once returned to Government.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Labour Party has taken legal action against Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler for alleging that it will send home public sector workers if it regains power.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the U.S.

(Reuters) – Seventeen people from the replica HMS Bounty abandoned ship while stranded at sea off North Carolina in the path of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S.

With Hurricane Sandy approaching the US, Caribbean Airlines has cancelled a series of flights for today and tomorrow.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Forty four Haitians have been declared dead due to Hurricane Sandy.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A system believed to be a tornado caused extensive damage when it hit Somerset in western Bermuda this morning, cancelling several flights.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – The Sydney Sixers made light work of the Highveld Lions as the Australian side cantered to a 10-wicket win in the Champions League Twenty20 final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg today.

(ICC) Sri Lanka and New Zealand will launch what will be an interesting couple of months of Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) when the two sides go head to head in a one-off match at Pallekele on Tuesday 30 October.