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(Barbados Nation) Next Wednesday’s preliminary hearing of the case Jamaican Shanique Myrie brought against the Barbados Government could lead other Caribbean nationals to follow in her footsteps.

(de Ware Tijd Editorial) Thousands participated in yesterday’s silent march against adoption of the controversial Amnesty Act by Parliament.

(Barbados Nation) Doctors and Lawyers yesterday shot back angrily at charges of tax dodging.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A wintry blast at the start of the English season and the return of the national team after a chastening winter coincide with the publication of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac under its youngest editor for 72 years.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – At least two major quakes with a magnitude exceeding 8.0 hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province today, the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Save the children. In light of the death of two-year old Aaliyah Johnson, who was allegedly sexually and physically abused, Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Verna St Rose Greaves yesterday appealed to citizens to be vigilant and take action to save the children who are being abused.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidadians and Tobagonians spend up to TT$1 billion a year betting on horse racing, chairman of the Betting Levy Board Kama Maharaj has said.

(Reuters) – A New York bride accused of faking terminal cancer so she could raise money from sympathetic well wishers to pay for a dream wedding has been arrested and charged with fraud, authorities said today.

(Reuters) – Australia turned around the first test against the West Indies in Barbados today through a great rearguard action from their tailenders and some penetrating bowling.

(Barbados Nation) LIAT will be outsourcing its Cargo and Quikpak operations at some stations across the Caribbean.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Sino Forest, largest shareholder of Suriname’s biggest timber concessionary Greenheart Group Limited (GGL) has filed a US$ 4 billion claim with the court against independent stock exchange watchdogs including Muddy Waters and Carson Block, as it has suffered enormous losses on the Toronto Stock Exchange in recent months due to doubts about its holdings, namely in Suriname, expressed by these watchdogs, David Wu GGL’s Vice President of Corporate Development and Investment Affairs confirms to de Ware Tijd.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Within 24 hours after adoption of the Amnesty Act it was promulgated and published.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – President Desi Bouterse has emphatically advised against a pro-amnesty march which an NDP group wanted to hold today.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – This week, the price of a liter unleaded fuel at Suritex gas stations (Staatsolie’s retail branch) soars 20 cents to a record SRD 5.37, while super unleaded fuel sells at SRD 5.43 a liter.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0030 h.

CGX Energy Inc today announced that delays due to minor mechanical issues on the Ocean Saratoga semi-submersible rig and weather conditions have pushed back the time frame for the completion of drilling of the Eagle-1 well beyond the originally planned 60 days.

(Trinidad Guardian) Twelve hours after 26-year-old Anastacia Emmanuel was shot to death, Jamal Jack and his accomplice Joel Mayers were murdered in a swift act of reprisal.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Common interests compel Suriname and French Guiana to closer cooperation in the areas of security and law enforcement.

(Jamaica Observer) Why was 33-year-old teacher Paula Gordon brutally murdered and her body dragged and dumped in a river more than 50 metres from her house in Zion Hill, St Catherine Saturday night?

(Jamaica Observer) Four new varieties of tomatoes are to be shortly introduced on the local market to help cut back on the approximately J$8-billion worth of tomato paste imported into the country each year.