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The police say they are investigating the murder of Terry Warren, 24 years, of Mango Creek, Pomeroon River, which occurred at about 2200h on Sunday July 29, 2012, at Mango Creek.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs and Deputy Commissioner of Police Jack Ewatski have tendered their resignations which will take effect on August 7, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced last night.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Supreme Court Judge Bryan Sykes has ruled that the monopoly power distribution license granted to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is not valid.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0630h.

(WICB) Kingston, Jamaica — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today called up fast bowler Fidel Edwards to replace Ravi Rampaul in the 13-man squad for the second and final Digicel Test match against New Zealand.

Saying that over 200 dredges and over 2000 workers are at risk as a result of the protest in Linden, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud has today reiterated a call for the protestors to desist from blocking thoroughfares.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Grid failure left more than 300 million people without power in New Delhi and much of northern India for hours today in the worst blackout for more than a decade, highlighting chronic infrastructure woes holding back Asia’s third-largest economy.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Kenyan police have arrested a Venezuelan diplomat over the killing of the country’s charges d’affaires in her official residence, the High Court heard today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The ancient Greeks believed athletes should avoid sex before sport, but modern Olympians and scientists are torn over the merits of in-competition coitus and whether abstinence enhances performance.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged over a comment on Twitter which referred to Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a “choc ice”, the English FA said today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella was expelled from the London Olympics today for sending a racist message on Twitter after his team’s defeat by South Korea, the Swiss team said.

(Jamaica Observer) A Baptist pastor from St Ann used his sermon at yesterday’s National Independence Thanksgiving Service inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston to blast the nation’s leaders, and charged that Jamaica is pervaded by hustlers.

It has been confirmed that the funeral for the three men who were killed by police during a protest in Linden on July 18th, 2012 will take place on Wednesday, August 1, 2012.

(Jamaica Observer) Telecommunications company LIME yesterday announced that it was slashing its landline to mobile rate to J$6.99 and that it will also start billing those calls on a per second basis.

A number of vehicles which were in Linden turned up this morning at the Kara Kara bridge in anticipation of a clear passage to Georgetown and were disappointed.

Newly-elected PNCR Leader David Granger says there is much work ahead for the party and he has lauded outgoing leader Robert Corbin.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – The deputy police chief of Syria’s western Latakia city, a brigadier-general, defected and fled to Turkey overnight with 11 other Syrian officers, a Turkish official said today.

(Trinidad Express) A father of a three was killed on Saturday afternoon outside his workplace in San Fernando.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has lodged a number of complaints against National Security Minister Jack Warner with the Integrity Commission, as part of a plan to have him removed from the Government’s Cabinet.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Spain’s bid to add the Olympic title to their World and European crowns ended in acrimony yesterday after a shock 1-0 defeat by Honduras left them unable to reach the knockout stage.