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MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac headed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti today, rumbling slowly west across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico.

(Trinidad Express) A single fatal gunshot wound to the back. This was what pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov yesterday listed as the cause of death for 23-year-old John John resident Nigel “Black Boy” Caesar.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was jailed for a maximum term today when judges declared him sane enough to answer for the murder of 77 people last year, drawing a smirk of triumph from the self-styled warrior against Islam.

(Trinidad Express) The Doppler weather radar facility installed in the Central Range to provide real-time tracking of severe weather is not working.

CYCLING-ARMSTRONG/DOPING (UPDATE 5, GRAPHICS) 20120824 L2E8JO0HM (Reuters) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong said on Thursday he would no longer fight doping charges by the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The Doppler weather radar facility installed in the Central Range to provide real-time tracking of severe weather is not working.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner yesterday stated he was duped by Port of Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing to meet with gang leaders.

(Trinidad Express) Former prime minister Patrick Manning was last night taken to the San Fernando General Hospital after suffering what was described as a seizure at his home in Sumadh Gardens, Vistabella.

The female dormitory at the New Opportunity Corps on the Essequibo Coast was gutted at around 8:30 tonight as police were called in to quell a fresh disturbance as inmates stormed various departments at the facility.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, fresh from his silver medal performance at the 2012 London Olympics clocked a personal best 9.69s to place first in the 100m Diamond League race in Switzerland a short while ago.

KATHMANDU,  (Reuters) – A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake bit it back and killed the reptile in a tit-for-tat attack, a newspaper said on Thursday.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands today but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S.

The body of missing New Amsterdam woman Roxanne Brewster was discovered this morning on the East Bank of the Berbice River.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Seventh-day Adventist pastor Reverend Charles Brevitt has said Jamaica is suffering from a critical breakdown in parenting, which has resulted in the unleashing of a crude, course and lewd generation on the nation.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government is expected to slash the public-sector establishment by some 3,000 posts by next month as part of its debt-containment strategy.

(Barbados Nation) The archaic Education Act has no bite and is failing the island’s children.

(Trinidad Express) A 33-year-old Rio Claro man with a history of guns, ammunition and murder charges was shot and killed on Tuesday night by two men.

(Trinidad Express) The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been going after delinquent people and businesses who were not complying with the programmes, Finance Minister Larry Howai has said.

(Trinidad Express) People’s National Movement (PNM) leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday said the nation should be concerned that National Security Minister Jack Warner would admit he hired a photographer to spy on his (Rowley’s) office.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner has confirmed that a representative was sent from his Ministry to hold talks with gang leaders in Laventille yesterday.