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(Barbados Nation) ‘Granny dumping’ continues to have a crippling impact on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

(Barbados Nation) The Majority Shareholders of LIAT, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St.

As the fallout from the killing of three Linden protesters by police on Wednesday continues to build, Eve Leary today said it wished to make it clear that it had not been issued with instructions by any “political personality” including ministers on how to handle the demonstrations in the mining town.

The police today said that at about 0730h yesterday, Richard Barrow of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, was shot and injured to his left arm by the police during efforts to arrest him.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Busy Signal, a popular Jamaican DJ, who admitted he left the United States 10 years ago before his scheduled trial on drug charges, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of failure to appear in court.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Usain Bolt is sleeping in a custom made orthopaedic bed at his training camp to ensure he does not suffer further back problems, which disrupted his preparations to retain his Olympic crown.

(Barbados Nation) Harassment of visitors from drug pushers, prostitutes and vendors is threatening the local tourism industry, says Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) president Patricia Affonso-Dass.

(Barbados Nation) An operation involving the police, the Coast Guard and a section of the RSS has resulted in the seizure of drugs off Needhams Point in St Michael.

(Trinidad Express) President of the China Society, Yung Gen Siu, has sent a letter to the Chinese community warning about the inadequate security measures in place in this country.

(Trinidad Express) Instead of facing the music and answering to allegations of bribery, National Security Minister Jack Warner resigned as FIFA vice president and now he is trying to claim vindication by “piggy backing” on Mohamed bin Hammam, the former president of the Asian Football Confederation.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A fourth member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle died today from a bomb attack this week and his forces fought to recapture border posts and parts of Damascus from rebels who have converged on the capital.

DENVER, Colorado,  (Reuters) – A masked gunman killed 14 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman film in a suburb of the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner yesterday said he felt “relieved” and vindicated after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) annulled the FIFA-imposed lifetime ban on former FIFA presidential candidate, Mohamed Bin Hammam.

The Ministry of Home Affairs tonight announced that directions have been issued to the Commissioner of Police to effect immediate changes at the command level to the E&F Division in which Linden falls following the killing by police of three protesters there yesterday.

Lindeners tonight held a candelight vigil in memory of the three men killed by police during a protest in the mining town yesterday.

The European Union today issued a statement welcoming the government’s commitment to hold an investigation into the killing by police of three protesters at Linden yesterday.

The Office of the President (OP) today said that a full investigation will be done of yesterday’s killing of three protesters by police in Linden.

Members of the Linden Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Development (LCICD) were today summoned to a meeting with President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President.

Envoys from the United States, Britain and Canada today called for all parties and stakeholders to work in the interest of national unity in the backdrop of the killing by police of three protesters in Linden yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed U.N.