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(Trinidad Express) Police from the Southern Division Task Force yesterday formed a human shield to block the podium at a public consultation on the highway to Point Fortin held by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure at the Debe High School after it turned into a shouting match.

(Trinidad Express) Former Caribbean Airlines (CAL) chairman George Nicholas has lashed out at Finance Minister Winston Dookeran, saying he has “failed his people”.

A Partnership for National Unity today said that Sandra V. Jones will be sworn in, on Monday 7th May 2012, as the new GECOM Opposition Commissioner to replace the late Robert Williams.

(Jamaica Observer) Telecommunications company DIGICEL said staff at its New Kingston office was upset by the conduct of officials of the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and police personnel which resulted in them being inconvenienced.

Caricom foreign ministers who convened in Suriname on May 3-4 have described Venezuela’s objection to Guyana’s application for an extended continental shelf as regrettable.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The first day of the tour match between West Indies and Sussex Sharks at the Probiz County Ground in England was abandoned because of rain.

The Associated Press reported today that a medical emergency flight crashed near St.

The police say they are investigating an incident that occurred at about 1320h yesterday at Cove and John, ECD, where businessman Neil Beer, 51 years, was shot to his back while at the home of his brother who is a licensed firearm holder.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s transport minister resigned on Friday following reports of corruption in his ministry, making him the second member of President Laura Chinchilla’s Cabinet to fall victim to a scandal in barely a month.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United States must do more to heal the wounds of indigenous peoples caused by more than a century of oppression, including restoring control over lands Native Americans consider to be sacred, a U.N.

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, (Reuters) – The arraignment of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the Sept.

BAMAKO, (Reuters) – Malian fighters from the Ansar Dine Islamist group attacked and burned the tomb of one of the town’s saints, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, residents and a regional official said today.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Lackin claimed that Surinamese, including highly placed officials and even legislators, want to malign Suriname by providing false information about the amnesty issue to international organizations with the intention to undermine or prevent positive developments in the country.

Tragedy struck early this morning in the small riverain community of DeVeldt, Berbice River when a bauxite tug ran over a small launch killing at least one man.

(Barbados Nation) LONDON – English county side Somerset have decided against taking legal action against West Indies batsman Chris Gayle for breach of contract.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Digicel has secured a court order barring Tax Administration Department (TAJ) from extracting information from its servers.

(Barbados Nation) Heavy rainfall yesterday triggered flooding and the forecast is more of the same over the weekend.

(Trinidad Express) Twenty people were held up and robbed by three gunmen who stormed the St Vincent Street, Port of Spain, branch of Island Finance on Thursday afternoon.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday the Opposition supports Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in her position that there was no need for a referendum on pulling away from the Privy Council and moving to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final court of appeal.

(Trinidad Express) Say sorry. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Finance Minister Winston Dookeran must apologise for creating a national “scandal” and misleading the people of this country on the true financial position of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL), says Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley.