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(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan says Government is committed to ensuring the death penalty for convicted murderers is implemented.

(Trinidad Express) Detectives from the Arima Criminal Investigations Department recovered two handguns, a shotgun and four shotgun cartridges on Tuesday after being involved in a shoot-out with a carload of gunmen.

The government and a delegation from Region 10 today arrived at an agreement for the terms of reference for the technical team which will review the vexed question of higher power tariffs for Linden.

CHETUMAL, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Tropical storm Ernesto weakened today as it dumped heavy rains over Mexico’s southern Yucatan peninsula and headed toward the Gulf of Mexico, where Mexico’s main oil operations are located.

At about 1420h today, police ranks stopped and searched a motor car on Waterloo Street, Georgetown, during which an unlicensed 12-gauge Rossi shotgun was found.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Sprint sensation Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates Yohan Blake and Warren Weir have qualified for the men’s 200-metre final at the London 2012 Olympics.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican Government wants to become a party to the suit brought by Shanique Myrie against the Barbadian Government.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has won silver medal in the 200m final in a personal best 22.09 at the London Olympics.

Queen’s College emerged with the top achievers of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) when the results were today revealed, naming Jonelle James as this year’s best local performer.

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has its first acting female Chief Justice, according to a release from the Office of the St Kitts Prime Minister.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Hard-hitting batsman Kevin Pietersen is holding England to ransom by threatening to quit test cricket, according to former captain Bob Willis.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Mark Boucher, the former South Africa wicketkeeper, lost the lens, iris and pupil in the eye injury which forced him to announce his international retirement, he said today.

Over 200 residents of Bartica this morning came out and dug a ditch across the Potaro Road cutting off access to the interior over its deteriorating state which has worsened recently with increased traffic as a result of the protest in Linden.

(Barbados Nation) More financial trouble may be brewing on Barbados’ horizon.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad could seek to establish an enclave for his Alawite sect if he cannot keep control of the whole of war-torn Syria, an outcome that would be the “worst case scenario” for its neighbours, King Abdullah of Jordan has said.

(Trinidad Express) Newly appointed acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says he is no political tool and that his qualifications and experience can stand up to public scrutiny.

(Trinidad Express) The unemployment rate in Trinidad and Tobago fell in the last four months of 2011, the latest Labour Force Bulletin from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) showed yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) LONDON, England: All three Jamaicans have advanced impressively and comfortably to the semi-final of the men 200m with Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake – the two fastest men in history over the distance, talking up the possibility of a world record in the final.

CANCUN/CHETUMAL, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane today just hours before it was predicted to make landfall on the southern part of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, home to popular tourist destinations.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell Brown have qualified for the women’s 200-metre final at the London 2012 Olympics.