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(Trinidad Express) As Jamaica prepares for Hurricane Sandy to make landfall today, State carrier Caribbean Airlines is advising passengers that all its flights to and from Jamaica scheduled for today have been cancelled.

(Trinidad Express) Former executive chairman of insurance giant CL Financial, Lawrence Duprey, has said that as far as he was concerned, he has done nothing wrong.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck western Costa Rica today, shaking buildings in the capital and sending residents running onto the streets, but there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.

Atlantic Hotels Inc. (AHI) has advertised for casino, restaurant and nightclub operators to manage an entertainment mega complex to be part of the Marriott-branded hotel which has come in for heavy opposition from various sections of the society.

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba,  (Reuters) – A ccused Sept.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – Apple Inc took the wraps off an 8-inch tablet today in its biggest product move since the debut of the iPad two years ago, launching a smaller version of the gadget into a market staked out by Amazon.com

(WICB) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Next year’s Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament, to be staged from Sunday, January 6 to Sunday, January 20 in Trinidad and St.

(Jamaica Observer) OTTAWA, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper says his country will continue to pursue efforts to boost trade and investments in order to help Jamaica get out of its current economic hardships.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Hurricane Warning is now in effect for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Sandy has strengthened and continues on a track towards the island.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) yesterday announced that Guyanese student Sarah Hakh has won the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in the region.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has lost about 16 000 private sector jobs over the past five years, says Opposition St Philip South candidate Anthony Wood.

(Barbados Nation) The Ramnaresh Sarwan issue is now a matter for chairman of West Indies’ cricket selectors, Clyde Butts.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The government has drafted a long-term plan to combat human trafficking in the country, entitled ‘Road map Suriname to Combat Human Trafficking 2012-2016’.

(Trinidad Express) The Hindu Credit Union (HCU) financed Karen Nunez-Tesheira’s successful campaign to become the Member of Parliament for D’Abadie/O’Meara in the 2007 general election.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip,  (Reuters) – The Emir of Qatar entered the Gaza Strip today for a visit that broke the isolation of it Islamist rulers, Hamas, but disappointed Israel and mainstream Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said there is no evidence of corruption in her Government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – It was billed as a debate on foreign policy, but that did not stop Democratic President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, from sparring repeatedly on issues that polls indicate are more important to voters: the economy and jobs.

Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is in the process of reviewing its current pest control contract following the mutilation of a body at the mortuary by rats.

The Guyana Water Inc says it  is currently experiencing operational difficulties at the company’s facility at Port Kaituma, Region 1 because of mining activities which have affected the water supply being used by the community.

The report on the Public Accounts for 2011 was today tabled in the National Assembly and revealed continuing abuse of the Contingencies Fund.