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The police say they are investigating the murder of Herman Ramnarine, 56 years of Lima, Essequibo Coast, which occurred at about 2015h yesterday.

EZjet founder Sonny Ramdeo has stepped down from his post as Chief Executive Officer to remove any doubt about the “viability” of the airline in the wake of a lawsuit by his former employer accusing him of embezzlement.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Banker Jacquie Hey broke more than a century of male exclusivity when she was unanimously voted onto the board of Cricket Australia (CA) today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell today endorsed Barack Obama in his bid for re-election, citing the Democratic president’s efforts to wind down the war in Afghanistan and tackling terrorism.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Well-known crime fighter Terrence Bent, who heads the Kingston Western Police Division, was yesterday shot by unknown assailants.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Hurricane Sandy barrelled into Jamaica yesterday and left hours later with damage estimated at several billion dollars in its wake.

(Trinidad Express) A letter was sent to the Prime Minister six months ago, calling for an investigation into allegations of corruption into several mega-construction projects, president of the Joint Consultative Council for the Construction Industry (JCC) Afra Raymond has said.

(Trinidad Express) Communication Minister Jamal Mohammed yesterday came under fire for attacking TV6 and the Express under the veil of a personal and private opinion.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy, strengthening rapidly after crossing the warm Caribbean Sea, slammed into southeastern Cuba early today with 105 mph winds that cut power and blew over trees across the city of Santiago de Cuba.

(Trinidad Express) There was tension on the high seas yesterday as Venezuela’s police, La Guardia Nacional, boarded a Petrotrin oil rig to determine whether it was illegally operating in the Venezuelan oil zone.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EZjet Air Services Sonny Ramdeo is facing a civil suit in the United States filed by his former employers, who are accusing him of devising a “sophisticated scheme of fraud and deception” to embezzle some US$5.4M from their coffers.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Public Service is reporting that about seventy percent of its customer is now currently without electricity as Hurricane Sandy passes across the island.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the southeast coast of Jamaica this afternoon, posing a major flood risk to low-lying areas near the capital Kingston, hurricane forecasters said.

Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan today submitted the post-mortem report for Dameon Belgrave to the Guyana Police Force, which was then handed over to the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA).

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Canada-based Guyanese

TAMPA, Florida,  (Reuters) – Carlos Roa celebrated this summer when the Obama administration announced a new program to defer deportation for young undocumented immigrants.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A sex scandal gripping Britain’s BBC deepened today with claims that a paedophile ring had existed involving some of its stars, as its former director general said his handling of the case shouldn’t stop him becoming the boss of the New York Times.

SEATTLE,  (Reuters) – “Millennium bomber” Ahmed Ressam, whose original 22-year prison term was deemed too lenient by a U.S.

Guyanese Queens district leader, Albert J. Baldeo, a two-time candidate for the City Council there surrendered to federal authorities in New York this morning to face corruption charges, according to reports.

(Jamaica Observer) The island’s disaster management agency said emergency responders are ready for any eventualities as Jamaicans brace for the onslaught of Tropical Storm Sandy which is expected to make landfall on the southern end of the country this afternoon.