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(Trinidad Express) A Hindu pundit appeared in the Siparia Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with nine counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor.

(Trinidad Express) The son of Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh spent last night in police custody after he surrendered to officers of the Port of Spain Criminal Investigations Department (CID), in connection with an incident which took place at a doubles stand outside Brooklyn Bar in Woodbrook two weeks ago.

(Trinidad Express) There is no deception in the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on food and although some 50 items are already zero-rated, over 7,000 more will now be added to that list.

(Trinidad Express) Motorists who use premium gas will be the main persons to feel the pinch from Minister of Finance Larry Howai’s first budget, presented yesterday in the Parliament.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday he would undergo surgery for a non-aggressive prostate cancer in a health scare that seemed unlikely to derail his government’s imminent talks with Marxist rebels to end decades of war.

BERLIN, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A German insurance giant revealed employees put a trip to a swingers’ hotel in Jamaica on company expenses when it published the results of an internal audit on a public website.

(Reuters) – Grammy-winning British singer Adele is adding Bond girl to her superstar resume by signing on to write and sing the theme of the latest James Bond film “Skyfall” – her first song to be released since her best-selling heartbreak album “21” – Columbia Records said in a statement today.

KABUL, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 14 people, including three NATO soldiers and four police, and wounded 37 in volatile Khost province in eastern Afghanistan today, a NATO spokeswoman and local officials said.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Spain is ready to request a euro zone bailout for its public finances as early as next weekend but Germany has signalled that it should hold off, European officials said today.

A man and woman have been held after police found rifles and grenades at a Tabatinga, Lethem residence today.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti imposed a ban on plastic and foam food containers as well as black polyethylene bags today, amid concern that the country’s poorest consumers would not be able to afford the substitutes.

Following the conclusion of the 20th Delegates’ Congress of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on August 28, 2012, the fifty-two member General Council met for the first time on September 29, 2012 and veteran unionist Komal Chand was returned as President.

(Trinidad Guardian) Today, little Roshan Wendell Ramrattan should have been cutting a cake to celebrate his second birthday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Batting legend Brian Lara was among 33 cricketers who were honoured by the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) in a special event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Nation’s Independence.

Defending champions England have been knocked out of the World Twenty20 after being overpowered by hosts Sri Lanka in their final Super Eights match.

Oil explorer, CGX Energy Inc today said that it is contemplating farming out 5% of its interest in an offshore block to a Spanish multinational.

(Jamaica Observer) Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites said that the homosexual lifestyle would not be promoted in the education system, following the decision to revise the controversial Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) curriculum for public schools.

(Trinidad Express) PNM San Fernando East MP Patrick Manning never informed Chief Whip Marlene McDonald, the PNM caucus or the Parliament that he had any concerns about Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) bill.

(BBC) West Indies claimed a ‘super over’ win to send New Zealand out of the World T20 and leave England needing to beat Sri Lanka to avoid a similar fate.After

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The Iranian rial plunged more than 7 percent in open-market trade today to a record low against the U.S.