Staff Editor

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.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1845h yesterday at Land of Canaan Public Road, EBD, and which resulted in the death of Rafeek Mohamed, 53 years, of Friendship Squatting Area, EBD.

The Caribbean Community this afternoon confirmed that the three Caricom nationals have been recommended to serve on the Commission of Inquiry into the protests at Linden on July 18 which resulted in three deaths.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – South Africa replaced England at the top of the world test rankings today after defeating the home side by 51 runs at Lord’s to win their three-test series 2-0.

(Trinidad Guardian) A police investigation has been launched into a series of threats made against High Court judge Mark Mohammed and several members of staff at the judiciary.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Barbados Government has objected to an application by the Jamaican Government to become a party to the suit brought by Jamaican Shanique Myrie.

(Barbados Nation) The CLICO forensic audit report was stolen, says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, and its contents did not accuse him, Government or late Prime Minister David Thompson of anything.