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RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Police arrested gang  members and seized large quantities of drugs and weapons in a  large Rio de Janeiro slum they occupied today, in a major  advance in the war against the city’s drug lords.

Residents of Pattensen, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara were this afternoon startled following the grim discovery of the lifeless body of a 71-year old man, described as an alcoholic.

The Golden-Grove/ Diamond Police Youth Group was launched today, according to the Government Information Agency.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer sent a timely  reminder to Rafael Nadal today, out-gunning the world number  one to win the ATP World Tour Finals with an irresistible  display of attacking tennis.

WICB) St John’s, Antigua – Barbadian batsman Kirk Edwards has received a maiden call up to the West Indies squad for the five match One Day International Series and T20 International against Sri Lanka.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s elections ended  in confusion today as 12 of the 18 presidential candidates  denounced “massive fraud” and called for cancellation of the  results as street protests erupted over voting irregularities.

Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud today said that he is very pleased with the air cargo service launched recently by LIAT.

Former Queen’s College headmaster and Chief Education Officer, Frederick Morrison Telemachus `Telly’ Lowe died two weeks ago in the United States.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Openers Andrew Strauss and both posted centuries today to wipe out   England’s first innings deficit and bring the tourists right   back into the first Ashes test against Australia.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea  began joint military exercises in waters west of the Korean  Peninsula today that have been opposed by regional giant  China and have led to North Korea threatening “consequences”.

(Jamaica Observer) Two recent surveys have found that crime and violence are the main subject areas that get coverage from the media in the Caribbean, including Jamaica.

(Barbados Nation) Five outstanding journalists were inducted into the Barbados Association of Journalists’ (BAJ) Hall of Fame last night.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Gunmen disrupted the  final campaign rally in Haiti of a charismatic presidential  contender, stoking tensions on the eve of tomorrow’s elections in  a nation racked by cholera and political uncertainty.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain said today it would  help pay for more than 1,000 medical staff to fight a raging  cholera epidemic in Haiti.

PORTLAND, Oregon, (Reuters) – A Somali-born teenager  was arrested today for attempting to detonate what he  thought was a car bomb at a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in  Oregon, officials said.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The second test between Sri  Lanka and West Indies ended in a draw today.

(TT Newsday) The two-match T20 series between the visiting Guyanese Lawyers Cricket Team and their TT counterparts ended in a draw over the weekend as both sides continue their preparation for the 3rd Lawyers Cricket World Cup next year.

The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 11 last night at Williamsburg, Corentyne, during which Kameel Matadin, 30 years, was attacked and robbed by three masked men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

Caribbean Airlines announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Captain Ian Brunton has demitted office and that Vice President Commercial and Customer Experience of Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica, Robert Corbie who had been acting as CEO of the Trinidadian owned airline for the last week, has been appointed acting CEO.

Police were this afternoon led to two bodies, a mile up the Kara Kara creek by Colin Jones, a suspect in the Health Ministry arson, who said he murdered them.