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APNU today called on President Donald Ramotar to name a date for general elections, charging that his announcement this afternoon of polls next year was further evidence that the government had not been serious about dialogue.

WANA,(Reuters) – Pakistani helicopter gunships staged a predawn raid on a militant hideout today and shot dead a top al-Qaeda operative wanted for plotting to bomb the New York subway system, the military said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) COME NEXT year, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) will mark all examination papers electronically, beginning with the January Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

Amid the political deadlock over the suspension of Parliament, President Donald Ramotar moments ago announced that elections will be held in the new year.

SANAA, (Reuters) – A U.S. journalist and a South African teacher held by al Qaeda militants in Yemen were killed during a rescue attempt by U.S.

Over 50 children in the paediatric ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) were yesterday amazed by the visit from Santa Claus, and several other cartoon characters, including SpongeBob, Dora, Mickey Mouse and Cinderella, compliments of Courts.

Anil Nandlall, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs today met with Justice Abdullah D.

Without calling his name, the Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) today expressed shock at the utterances by Attorney General Anil Nandlall in an October conversation with a KN reporter and called for “all necessary sanctions to be taken” against him.

(Trinidad Express) SECURITY in and around the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court was increased yesterday as former LifeSport programme co-ordinator Rajaee Ali appeared before a magistrate charged with being a gang leader and conspiracy to murder.

IVER HEATH, England, (Reuters) – James Bond will take on a sinister organisation with links to his past in the next installment of the blockbuster spy series, which star director Sam Mendes said on Thursday would be called “SPECTRE”.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) today proposed that President Donald Ramotar ends the suspension of Parliament by December 31st at the latest and that the opposition agree to a one-month stay of its planned motion of no-confidence against the government so that meaningful dialogue can be held.

At about 0545h. today, police say that food vendor Vincent Ramkissoon, 48 years, of Canal No.

A number of civil society groups today banded together to call on President Donald Ramotar to bring a swift end to the suspension of Parliament.

(Hindustan Times) Veteran Bollywood character actor, director and producer Deven Verma died early Tuesday following a heart attack and kidney failure, family sources said.

An Aishalton, Region Nine resident last night alleged that he was assaulted by a member of President Donald Ramotar’s security detail after publicly criticizing the current administration at a meeting at which Ramotar was present.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin accused Russia’s enemies today of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for growing strong, in an annual state of the union speech that seemed to outdo even his own recent strident nationalism.

At about 0620h. today, police say that Joel Kirpaul, 45 years, of Hogg Street, Albouystown, was walking along High Street, Georgetown, when he was held up by a man armed with a firearm.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of heavy-duty operator Edgar Trotman, 46 years, of Wisroc Housing Scheme, Wismar, whose body was found with his hands tied behind his back at about 0630h.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Bill Cosby was sued on Tuesday by a woman alleging he molested her in 1974 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles when she was 15, in what is believed to be the first court case arising from a recent wave of sexual misconduct accusations against the comedian.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli legislators agreed on Wednesday to set March 17 as the date for a new parliamentary election, Israel Radio said.