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PORTLAND, Oregon, (Reuters) – A Somali-born teenager  was arrested today for attempting to detonate what he  thought was a car bomb at a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in  Oregon, officials said.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The second test between Sri  Lanka and West Indies ended in a draw today.

(TT Newsday) The two-match T20 series between the visiting Guyanese Lawyers Cricket Team and their TT counterparts ended in a draw over the weekend as both sides continue their preparation for the 3rd Lawyers Cricket World Cup next year.

The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 11 last night at Williamsburg, Corentyne, during which Kameel Matadin, 30 years, was attacked and robbed by three masked men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

Caribbean Airlines announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Captain Ian Brunton has demitted office and that Vice President Commercial and Customer Experience of Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica, Robert Corbie who had been acting as CEO of the Trinidadian owned airline for the last week, has been appointed acting CEO.

Police were this afternoon led to two bodies, a mile up the Kara Kara creek by Colin Jones, a suspect in the Health Ministry arson, who said he murdered them.

Almost sixty percent of respondents tested within thirteen CARICOM Member States know of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

There is a 50% chance of oil being discovered here within the next 12 months, according to CGX Energy Inc’s President, Kerry Sully who said that a find could treble Guyana’s economy.

Banks DIH won the President’s Award for export achievement at the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) 15th Annual Presentation Awards Dinner at the Princess Hotel last night.

By Vishnu Bisram Guyanese business icon Dr. Yesu Persaud was recently honoured at a luncheon in Toronto for his personal achievements and contributions to the Guyanese nation and the diaspora. 

In the first conviction of its kind, the Chief Court in Surat, India on Thursday sentenced a Guyanese and a Lebanese national to four years imprisonment and ordered them to pay a fine of Rs1 lakh, in a case related to blood diamonds.

GUANGZHOU, China, (Reuters) – Bangladesh dashed   Afghanistan’s hopes of a fairytale finish in the men’s cricket   final at the Asian Games today to win their first gold at   the multi-sport event.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The fourth day’s play of the  second test between Sri Lanka and West Indies was washed out due  to rain with not a ball bowled today.

Guyana’s highest national award was tonight conferred on outgoing Brazilian at the National Cultural Centre.

A Linden gunman has been keeping police at bay in his attempt to escape their grasp after he terrorized a family and taxi driver in the early morning hours today.

Minister of Human Services & Social Security Priya Manickchand this afternoon said that she was “horrified” that convicted child-sex felon Dr Vishwamintra Persaud was given a licence to practice in Guyana and was employed by the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

A boat powered by an outboard motor engine yesterday afternoon collided with a paddle boat in the Bonasika Creek, Essequibo River and a man is missing.

On the heels of its demand for more money for its players, Alpha United Football Club was today dropped from the popular Kashif and Shanghai tournament and replaced by Ann’s Grove United.

(BBC) President Obama has declared a major disaster exists in St Croix in the US Virgin Islands – a move which frees federal aid for recovery efforts.

In a message today to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the PNCR has urged the Guyana Police Force to become the protectors of the country’s women.