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(Jamaica Gleaner) Some say he was a good man who turned bad after he killed a man who was accused of murdering a member of his family.

(Trinidad Express) Some farmers were flooded out, Caribbean Airlines cancelled flights and several streets, especially in East Trinidad, were under water as a large area of disturbed weather lumbered through the southern Caribbean yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Minister of the People Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh explained yesterday that Trinidad and Tobago has been receiving deportees from the United States who had military training and the capacity to build bombs, posing a serious threat to national security if they team up with the local underworld.

(Trinidad Express) A LAVENTILLE mother will be laying two more of her sons to rest following their shooting deaths on Thursday night, which occurred three years after another one of her sons was murdered in 2009.

(Trinidad Express) Carnival mas band designers, bandleaders, artisans, musicians and others involved in what is defined as works of mas will from now enjoy copyright protection for their respective creations and productions.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Anyone involved in spot-fixing should be banned for life, former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan told Reuters today, days after six umpires were provisionally suspended for allegedly agreeing to fix matches.

Tropical Storm Rafael has formed over the eastern Caribbean Sea, and tropical storm warnings have been issued for numerous Caribbean islands, the Associated Press reported today..

(Jamaica Gleaner) Antigua’s agriculture minister Hilton Baptiste has voiced his personal support for farmers who ‘take the law into their hands against’ those who would rob them of their livelihood.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. stocks wrapped up their worst week in four months, led lower today by financial shares as results from Wells Fargo and JPMorgan ignited concerns about shrinking profit margins for big lenders.

Five American citizens were early this morning busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri with cocaine hidden in their crotches as they were preparing to board a New York-bound flight.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud earlier today confirmed that rubber bullets were discharged by the police during last night’s unrest in Agricola which saw traffic being blocked for several hours.

(Trinidad Guardian) Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal has expressed concern that privileged documents from her office have fallen into the hands of a third party.

APNU today expressed dismay over reports that commuters were stranded last evening by unrest at Agricola but it also accused government officials of contributing to the situation by making incendiary remarks and maintained its call for Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee to be dismissed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Bermudian promoter Kevin Smith is aiming to curb crime and violence in the region through a series of concerts in different Caribbean countries.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Chances are if 25-year-old Andre ‘Tall Man’ Edwards had $20, he would be still alive, and so too would 23- year-old Damion Smith.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The owners of the cash-strapped Deccan Chargers have sold the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise to a real estate company for an undisclosed sum.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize today for its historic role in uniting the continent in an award seen as a morale boost as the bloc struggles to resolve its economic crisis.

(Trinidad Express) Street and flash flooding along with gusty winds are expected today as a large tropical wave is predicted to impact the southern Caribbean, especially Barbados.

(Trinidad Express) Two policemen appeared in court yesterday charged with soliciting and receiving a bribe.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago’s air travel industry is getting some new competition.