Cheryl Springer

An Eccles man was shot this morning after he was allegedly caught attempting to break into a motor vehicle at Bartica.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pop star Rihanna has sued her former accountants for mismanaging the singer’s finances, including claiming they earned huge commissions from concert tours that resulted in her losing millions of dollars.

In a statement issued this afternoon, former GT&T CEO Yog Mahadeo said he was proud of the direction the company took under his tenure and publicly stated his support for Major General (Rtd) Joe Singh and Sonita Jagan who have taken over.

Yog Mahadeo, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has resigned amidst a scandal over payments made by the company.

Ramesh Ghir of Mae’s Primary and Michael Bhopaul of Graham’s Hall Primary have tied for the top place in the National Grade Six Assessment examination, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced at Parliament this afternoon.

(New York Daily News) A Guyanese man was nabbed at Kennedy Airport with something singing up his sleeve — nine live finches bound for their shot at stardom.

(Trinidad Express) Police arrested a 14-year-old boy yesterday after he reportedly gave his classmate a plastic soft drink bottle of Lanate to drink during their lunch period at their school in Blanchisseuse on Monday.

(Trinidad Express) A mother who failed to report to the police that her nine-year-old daughter was being sexually abused in her home, was sent to prison for nine months yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) The sun rises again for former prime minister and United National Congress (UNC) founder, Basdeo Panday.

BELFAST (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth shook the hand of former IRA guerrilla commander Martin McGuinness for the first time today, drawing a line under a conflict that cost the lives of thousands of soldiers and civilians, including that of her cousin.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, known for romantic comedies When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, has died in New York at age 71 after battling leukemia, according to media reports today.

Unknown persons early this morning attempted to torch another building owned by executed Pest Co boss Mohammed Baksh, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle has confirmed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican entertainer Busy Signal accused of fleeing the United States to avoid a drug trial a decade ago, pleaded not guilty yesterday to one count of failure to appear in court.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – A Saudi court sentenced a middle-aged joy-rider to death by beheading for accidentally killing two people while performing a car stunt near the capital Riyadh, the Saudi newspaper Al Watan reported today.

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s new finance minister resigned because of ill health today, throwing the government’s drive to soften the terms of an international bailout into confusion days before a European summit.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s first freely elected president whose powers have already been curbed by the army, began work on a coalition today after touring his new palace, once home of Hosni Mubarak who banned his movement for three decades.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s cabinet submitted its resignation to the Gulf state’s ruler today in a move some parliamentarians believe could be a first step out of the latest crisis that has stalled legislation and blocked reforms in the major oil producer.

A repeal of the Former President’s (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act 2009 will not affect the basic pension of former president Bharrat Jagdeo, AFC Chairman, Khemraj Ramjattan has emphasized.

Police today shot and killed wanted man Randy Morris called ‘Remey’, following a robbery in the Bourda area.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNVibes) – Three young men, including a Guyanese, were yesterday charged with the murder of 17-year-old Jakeel Alford whose burnt and dismembered remains were discovered within a 180-foot well in the White Gate area on Thursday, June 14, 2012.