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Mark Hoosein, 22 years of Fourth Street, Cummings Lodge, ECD, and Rhomayne Li, 18 years of Cummings Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, were today charged with unlawful possession of explosives and throwing an explosive in a public place and fined.

The police say they are investigating an incident that occurred at about 0445h today at Non Pariel, ECD, during which Ramchand Rampadarat, 36 years, was shot and injured by a businessman who is also a licensed firearm holder.

The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 7 pm yesterday at No.

A lone gunman robbed the A&R store in Linden and is now hiding in an empty building in the McKenzie business centre.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After months of uncertainty, it appears that The Bahamas will in fact be stepping in to save this year’s Carifta Games with an announcement expected to be made by North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association President Neville ‘Teddy’ McCook as early as next week.

The PNCR today accused the PPP/C government of helming a plan to stay in office, a charge that the ruling party and the government have previously strenuously denied.

The year that was ended on what, perhaps, was an unsurprisingly tempestuous note.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) today released the six names approved as nominees as the party’s presidential candidate.

(BBC) Opposition MP Robin Yearwood has criticised the Antiguan government for removing Sir Gerald Watt as chairman of the country’s Electoral Commission.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia have dropped to fifth   place in the test rankings after losing the Ashes series to   England, who edged closer to second-placed South Africa on the   latest official list issued today.

HAMILTON, New Zealand, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Abdul   Rehman produced a sustained, tight spell of left-arm spin   bowling to take three wickets for 51 runs as New Zealand   scrambled to 260 for seven at the close of play on the first   day of the first test at Seddon Park today.

(De Ware Tijd)  — More and more Brazilians suffering from Hansen’s disease are reporting to the Dermatology Service of the health ministry.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Stand-in skipper Michael Clarke   insisted Australian cricket was not in crisis today but   after the humiliation of a crushing home Ashes defeat, the   once dominant side is pretty close to completing its fall from   grace.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge yesterday  postponed the criminal trial of Houston financier Allen  Stanford after testimony that he suffers from depression.

Veteran journalist and television personality Clem David, 63,  died last night at his Eccles, East Bank Demerara home following a prolonged heart condition.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – England won the fifth Ashes test   by an innings and 83 runs today to claim a first series   triumph in Australia in nearly a quarter of a century.

(ctvtoronto.ca) York police have released the description of two suspects in a recent home invasion where a woman was allegedly held in her home at knife-point.

A Kaneville shop owner was shot at least three times in the chest by bandits earlier this evening and is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Two first-year students from the Department of Geology, Faculty of Technology,  Turkeyen campus, are assisting police with their investigation into the loud explosion that occurred around 1 pm today on the campus, the University of Guyana said this afternoon.

Hareshnarine Sugrim called ‘Chiney’Hareshnarine Sugrim called ‘Chiney’is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to Causing Death by Dangerous Driving following an accident which occurred at No.