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(Trinidad Express) A month ago, the sister of Nigel “Black Boy” Caesar told him his friends would look at him lying dead in a pool of blood and laugh.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean today and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week as it moves on projected path across most of the Caribbean, the U.S.

    Agreement between the Government of Guyana and Region # 10On this 21st day of August 2012 the Government of Guyana and Region 10 hereby agree to the following: i)          That the situation of Electricity Tariffs in Linden will remain at the pre-July 1st 2012 rates and the implementation of a future tariff regime in Linden will await due consideration of the findings and recommendations of the Technical Team.

The agreement between the government and the Region Ten delegation regarding the Linden situation was earlier this evening signed after the contentious clause in the Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry was dealt with earlier in the day.

Former Police Commissioner Laurie Leland Lewis was today remembered for leaving a lasting impression on both the police force and the many who knew him.

(Barbados Nation) Rihanna, during the one-hour special on Oprah’s New Chapter, shocked her mother Monica Braithwaite when she gifted her with a brand new five-bedroom home in Barbados.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – LIAT wishes to advise that due to the impending passage of a tropical storm, services throughout its network are likely to be disrupted tomorrow, Wednesday August 22, 2012.

MONROVIA,  (Reuters) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has suspended her son and 45 other government officials for failing to declare their assets to anti-corruption authorities, in her first major step to battle graft in her administration.

(Reuters) – Captain Michael Clarke is fed up with Australia’s slide down cricket’s world rankings and has demanded his team begin to turn things around during matches in the United Arab Emirates.

(Trinidad Guardian) David Abdulah, Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ), is blaming the People Partnership Government’s “inexperience” in international affairs for a vote at the Organisation of the American States (OAS) on Friday where T&T distanced itself from Caricom and the rest of Latin America.

(Jamaica Observer) Tension between the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) and the Jamaica Association of Contractors and Consultants (JAC) widened yesterday, with the OCG calling in the police to investigate alleged threats against two of its officers.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican staples like pumpkin are losing ground to other varieties in the United Kingdom (UK) market, the Government is warning.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen’s rapid fall from grace in international cricket was completed today when the controversial batsman was left out of the England squads for the Twenty20 World Cup and a one-day series against South Africa.

ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, regarded by the West as a bulwark against Islamic militancy, died while being treated abroad for an undisclosed illness, the government said today.

(Trinidad Express) Seven murders have marred the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday weekend, pushing the murder toll to 263.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – More than three years after being beaten up by then-boyfriend Chris Brown, R&B singer Rihanna has admitted that she still loves him, calling Brown possibly “the love of my life”.

YARE, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Well-armed inmates in one of Venezuela’s notoriously overcrowded prisons rioted over the weekend, killing 25 people, the government said today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Senior Republicans distanced themselves today from Missouri U.S.

The official signing ceremony for the agreements reached last Friday between the Region Ten delegation and the government with regards to the Linden crisis was today postponed following a last minute glitch.

At about 1630h yesterday, police say that Veeraj Persaud, 32 years, of Goed Fortuin, WBD, who was at Double Day Hotel and Bar at Tuschen, EBE, was shot to his left knee by a licensed firearm holder during an issue over a female.