Staff Editor

(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.

The police say that at about 1900h tonight, inmates at the New Opportunity Corps, Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, broke out of their dormitories and into the compound of the complex.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Saheed Makatnauth, 7 years, of No.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Kumar Singh, 50 years, of No.

The police say that at about 0230h today, Roxanne Brewster, 30 years, of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, is reported to have allegedly fallen into the Berbice River while walking across a gangway leading to a boat moored at Everton, EBB.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The three high-profile figures charged with corruption have each been granted bail in the sum of $250,000.

St John’s Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the West Indies 15-man squad for the International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament in Sri Lanka in September.

(Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has no doubts the team will miss the experience of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman but expects young players to step up and fill the void created by the retirement of the batting stalwarts.

(Reuters) – Usain Bolt is a definite starter for another Olympic Games in four years’ time, opening up the possibility of more sprint records or an attempt at other events, the six-time gold medallist said today.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean today and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police say the owner of the nightclub in Colleyville, Manchester where one of two girls was raped by a group of men on Monday morning will be charged with human trafficking.

The police force is investigating the theft of as many as 100 computers from the warehouse storing the units for the government’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon disclosed today.

(Barbados Nation) Police are investigating what they believe is another murder in Barbados.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC-West Indies middle order batsman Shriv Chanderpaul has moved up one place in the latest ICC reliance rankings for test batsmen.

Police say that at about 1645h yesterday, acting on information received, Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri security officials found a packet containing 1 kilogram, 978 grams of cocaine in the vicinity of the western perimeter fence.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – LIAT wishes to advise that due to the impending passage of   Tropical Storm Isaac, it has been forced to cancel the following services for today Wednesday, August 22, 2012: FLIGHT ROUTING LI 512 Barbados to Antigua to St.