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(Trinidad Guardian) The system of disposal of used vehicles will change in “due course” and that may be an environmental issue to deal with, Trade Minister Stephen Cadiz said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two men were killed in separate incidents between yesterday and Monday night in Gonzales and Laventille.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) served an official strike notice on Petrotrin yesterday morning and in a surprising twist, it was Government Senator David Abdulah who signed the notice, heralding “90 days of  war.”

Police say that a 14 year-old girl of Handsome Tree, Mahaica, ECD, was today charged with attempted murder stemming from a case where a family was  poisoned.

Police say that at about 1130h today, Accounts Clerk Sarsawattie Singh, 49 years of Foulis, Enmore, ECD, was walking along the LBI Access Road, ECD, when she was confronted by two men.

(Barbados Nation) Pop star Whitney Houston’s funeral service will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child, according to the Chicago Tribune.

(Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni fell just short of pulling off another thrilling run chase as his team fought out a dramatic tie with Sri Lanka in the fifth triangular series match at Adelaide on Tuesday.

(Reuters) – National fundraising committees for the Democratic and Republican parties, President Barack Obama, and other major politicians have declined to return campaign     donations totaling $1.8 million from Houston financier R.

REDjet is examining adding new routes out of Guyana, company CEO Ian Burns says, but he is warning that protectionism in the region can hurt travellers and restrict them to high fares.

Police say that at about 1930h last night, Wayne St. Hill, 31 years of Castello H/S, Georgetown, was shot and injured to his chest and right thigh by a man armed with a handgun.

Guatemala yesterday said that the US’ inability to cut drug consumption leaves it with no option but to consider legalising the use and transport of drugs, the Associated Press reported.

(Jamaica Observer) Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton, said plans are in place to establish Jamaica as a major logistic centre within the Caribbean region.

(Jamaica Observer) Lawyers for imprisoned reggae star Buju Banton were dealt a major blow yesterday when the United States government said there was sufficient evidence to support his June, 2011 conviction on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges.

Photographer Ken Moore A.A. passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital where he was being treated for several ailments.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will quadruple its investments in Suriname between 2011 and 2015 compared to the 2006-2010 period, Central Bank governor Gilmore Hoefdraad announced at the intercessional meeting of IDB country representatives and Caribbean financial authorities. 

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – ‘Regional economic integration has been top priority of Caribbean leaders for more than half a century, but it’s been nothing more than rhetoric, no action.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A U.N. Security Council delegation arrived in Haiti yesterday for a four-day visit to Haiti to assess security needs before a decision over reducing the 10,500-member peacekeeping force.

(Trinidad Guardian) Almost two weeks after Valencia schoolgirl Amanda Pamponette was chopped to death by a group of men near her home, three men, among them a neighbour, appeared in court yesterday charged with her murder.

(Barbados Nation) Realtor Paul Altman is calling for a heritage tax to be placed on tourists.

(Trinidad Express) Founder of the Adult Literacy Tutors Association (ALTA), Paula Lucie-Smith, has been named as one of three persons who will receive this year’s Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence.