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(CPL T20) A stunning late surge from the Trinbago Knight Riders turned a helter-skelter match on its head right at the death to seal their second Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title and deny St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in a thrilling final.

The University of Guyana held the fourth in the Vice Chancellor’s Rennaissance series of lectures on Thursday at UG’s Education Lecture Theatre, Turkeyen campus.

  (Reuters) – The powerful Hurricane Jose was moving away from the northern Leeward Islands on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, giving some relief to the Caribbean archipelago battered by the massive storm Irma earlier this week.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England pace bowler James Anderson took a career best of seven for 42 on Saturday to destroy the West Indies’ batting on the third day of the third test at Lord’s and set up his team for a 2-1 series victory.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Lance Corporal with the T&T Regiment was released on $80,000 bail when he appeared in court yesterday charged with sexually assaulting two minors ages eight and 14.

Twenty-two police officers fresh from Police College will spend an additional two weeks in training before becoming full-fledged traffic officers, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Guyana’s Honorary Consul in French Guiana, Travis Tracey-Lecant, has advised that all Guyanese who need information, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, on relatives who reside on the French island of St.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has extended sympathy to those affected by the hurricanes in the region, which are impacting the airline’s operation causing several flights to be cancelled.

  LONDON,  (Reuters) – James Anderson joined an elite band of bowlers with 500 test wickets and Ben Stokes plundered a vital half century as England took command of a low-scoring third test against West Indies at Lord’s on Friday.

(Ministry of the Presidency) President David Granger, today, said that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged assassination plot against him has exposed serious deficiencies and weaknesses in the Guyana Police Force (GPF), which will have to be corrected.

  (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma threatens to knock out power to more than 4.1 million homes and businesses served by Florida Power & Light (FPL), affecting around nine million people based on the current storm track, the utility’s chief executive said on Friday.

  WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said today Hurricane Irma will devastate part of the United States and that U.S.

At least six die in huge  JUCHITAN, Mexico, (Reuters) – At least 34 people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in decades tore through buildings, forced mass evacuations and triggered alerts as far away as Southeast Asia.

  President David Granger (second from right) and Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge (right) chatting with members of the Brazilian Armed Forces at a reception last evening commemorating the 195th independence anniversary of Brazil.

(ESPN) Trinbago Knight Riders rode on Colin Munro‘s charmed innings to march into the final of CPL 2017, beating Guyana Amazon Warriors by six wickets on Thursday night at the Brian Lara Stadium.

  NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court today rejected the Trump administration’s effort to temporarily bar most refugees from entering the country, ruling that those who have relationships with a resettlement agency should be exempt from an executive order banning refugees.

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines advises that due to Hurricane Irma, the following flights for September 10th are cancelled.

(Reuters) – Jose strengthened today into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S.

  LONDON,  (Reuters) – West Indies staged a spirited fightback against England after being skittled for 123 as batsmen suffered a torrid opening day of the series-deciding third test at Lord’s today.

The Dutch/French island of St Maarten/St Martin where hundreds of Guyanese live and work has been devastated by Hurricane Irma’s passing as a Category Five event in the Caribbean.