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A post mortem examination was today performed on the body of Hemwantie Annirude, 37 years, of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, by Pathologist Dr.

(Trinidad Express)  A “stupid” laser light prank that, internationally, could be considered close to “terrorist activity”, yesterday threatened the safe landings of two aircraft at Piarco International Airport.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) At least 18 people were killed and 60 injured early today when a carnival float hit power lines in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on the second day of the annual festival, officials said.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) male team emerged victorious at the recently concluded Annual Inter-Services Road Relay on Sunday, a release from the GDF said today.

Godfrey Marshall (left) recently retired as Deputy Commissioner of Forests and Director of the Forestry Training Centre Inc.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall this evening downplayed a finding by Chief Justice Ian Chang on Friday that $4.5b in expenditure last year by the government was illicit, arguing that the only matter that was before the court was an application for a conservatory order to stay spending by the government this year.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – Former one-day captain Darren Sammy has warned his teammates their campaign in the ICC Cricket World Cup will be short-lived unless they begin to execute properly in all three aspects of the game.

(Trinidad Express) HOSTING seven matches in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 will bring no tangible benefit to the local game and the US$4.2m given to the foreign owners of the regional competition could be better spent on supporting home grown talent.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s air force bombed Islamic State targets inside Libya today, a day after the group released a video showed the beheading of 21 Egyptians there, marking an escalation in Cairo’s battle against militants.

Reuters) – Paul Stirling and Ed Joyce came agonisingly close to centuries but still helped Ireland cause the first upset of the 2015 cricket World Cup with a four-wicket victory over West Indies at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Monday.

(Reuters) – French actor Louis Jourdan, who played a suave bon vivant in the Oscar-winning film “Gigi” and had a long reign as Hollywood’s top choice to play elegant international gentlemen, died on Saturday at the age of 93, his biographer said.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – Captain Jason Holder says West Indies have turned the page on the turbulent last four months and are hoping to use the ICC Cricket World Cup as their renaissance.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli scored an imperious century as India opened their World Cup defence in convincing fashion with a 76-run victory over Pakistan in a frenzied atmosphere at the Adelaide Oval today.

Two of the students of the North Georgetown Primary school in the cockpit of the DC-3 aircraft at the CJIA during a visit on February 12.

Over two hundred students from the North Georgetown Primary School were given a tour of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) terminal building and aircraft museum on February 12 – kickstarting a busy tour season at the Timehri facility, a release from the CJIA said today.

The joint APNU-AFC team which this afternoon made the announcement at the Georgetown Club of their alliance to contest the May 11 general elections.

Joint Press from APNU and the AFC For immediate release “Cummingsburg Accord” Following weeks of intense high level negotiations the APNU and AFC have arrived at an Accord title the “Cummingsburg Accord” which has been signed by both parties February 14, 2015.

APNU and the AFC today struck an alliance deal, dubbed the Cummingsburg Accord  which will see APNU Head, David Granger being the presidential candidate and the AFC’s Moses Nagamootoo being the prime ministerial candidate at the scheduled May 11, 2015 general elections.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – Nearly 15 years after hanging up his boots, fast bowling icon Sir Curtly Ambrose is back in West Indies colours and is a man on a mission.

(Barbados Nation) One hundred and eighty employees will be sent home this year from regional airline LIAT.