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(Barbados Nation) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Charles Leacock has called on companies and other institutions to stop hiding white collar crimes in an attempt to protect the image of their businesses.

KABUL, (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan today to visit some of the French troops he wants to pull out later this year, defending his plan for their early exit after meeting his Afghan counterpart Ham id Karzai.

NOTTINGHAM, England, May 25, CMC – Experienced batsman Marlon Samuels was holding West Indies together after England’s seamers destroyed the top order to leave the Caribbean side reeling at tea on the opening day of the first Test here Friday.

(Barbados Nation) Former CONCACAF vice-president Lisle Austin is in football’s hot seat again.

(Trinidad Express) A 25-year-old man has been ordered to serve a total of 105 years in prison for raping a 52-year-old mother and her 17-year-old daughter almost nine years ago.

(Trinidad Express) Express reporter Akile Simon and CCN TV6 cameraman Brendon Alexander were yesterday remanded in prison following their appearance before an Arima magistrate on charges of robbery in Arouca on Sunday.

(Trinidad Express) She didn’t use the term Cabinet reshuffle. But Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced last night that she would undertake a “reconfiguration” of her Cabinet and of the membership of State boards.

A release from the Georgetown Hospital today said that at around 06:00h this morning, there was a temporary breakage of a 2” Main Waterline within the ceiling of the Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Centre (ACDC) building in the region of the Accident and Emergency Unit, which affected the smooth functioning of that and neighbouring departments.

Police say that at about 09:45 hrs. yesterday,  ranks on a mobile anti crime patrol operating in police Division ‘D’ intercepted and executed a search of a vehicle with three male occupants on the Leonora Public Road and unearthed one  .38 revolver with six (6) live matching rounds, found under the front passenger seat.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican entertainer Busy Signal has waived his right to an extradition hearing to go to the US to be tried for absconding bail.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex during at least one party at his luxury villa outside Milan, a witness said today at a trial where he is accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute.

(Trinidad Guardian) A TT$2 million contract has been awarded by the Transport Ministry to security company Pegasus Limited to set up a Global Positioning System (GPS) for the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC).

(Trinidad Guardian) Former manager of the West Indies cricket team Omar Khan says the time has come for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to have a full time sports psychologist attached to the team.

(Trinidad Express) Justice of Appeal Wendell Kangaloo will be flown to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, for further treatment as soon as doctors give his family the all clear allowing him to be moved.

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) prepares to launch its new Port of Spain to London service next month, but with fewer flights than previously announced.

A section of the Meadow Bank wharf on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) collapsed this morning and fishermen subsequently listed a number of problems affecting the industry including a “dysfunctional” co-op society.

(Jamaica Observer) The US-based rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service, has downgraded the credit ratings of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) by one notch from Aaa to Aa1.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A June 8 sentencing date has been set for confessed Jamaican crime boss Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, who is facing 23 years behind bars in the United States on racketeering and conspiracy charges.

(Barbados Nation) Saying count them out, two of Barbados’ leading private sector groups have distanced themselves from a recent political poll.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has a whopping food import bill in excess of Bds$700 million and Barbadians are being asked for their input to reduce it.