LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” films and later endured drug addiction and stormy romances with show business heavyweights, died on Tuesday aged 60, her daughter said through a family spokesman.
(Trinidad Express) Concerns are being raised over the treatment meted out to foreigners who are being immediately denied entry into this country by immigration officials at Piarco International Airport.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – A season-best knock from Stafanie Taylor anchored Sydney Thunder to a comfortable, eight-wicket victory over struggling Melbourne Renegades in the Women’s Big Bash League on Tuesday.
Former Minister of Health, Dr Noel Blackman who pleaded guilty in a New York court on August 24, 2016 to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a controlled substance, will now be sentenced in February next year.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Opening batsman Azhar Ali shone in gloomy conditions with a patient, unbeaten century to guide Pakistan to 310 for six in the second test against Australia on Tuesday but both sides were left frustrated at the end of a rain-blighted second day.
(Trinidad Guardian) A five-year-old autistic boy who was praying with a lighted candle for the release of his imprisoned father, accidentally set fire to his family’s four-apartment home and his grandmother’s home next door, leaving 28 members of his extended family homeless.
A girl whose only wish was to be able to spend the holidays with her mother died on Christmas Day following a tragic accident at the Berbice orphanage where she w
With the year coming to a close, President David Granger is still to act on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over appointments to the bench despite the widely held view in the legal community that he has no choice but to act on the advice of the JSC.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and his eldest daughter, Daniele Harmon-Klien yesterday spread holiday cheer to about 150 children of Phoenix Park, Vreed-en-Hoop, Best Village and other neighbouring communities on the West Bank of Demerara at an annual Christmas party held at the Minister’s home, according to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition today ruled out returning to Vatican-led talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s government unless it makes major concessions amid a crushing economic crisis and bitter political standoff.
LIMA, (Reuters) – President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski proposed dredging a reservoir in a dry northern region of Peru to extract what he described as “much more gold” than what the country’s biggest gold mine holds, according to an interview with a local newspaper.
TAIPEI, (Reuters) – A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defence Ministry said of what China has termed a routine exercise.
As the US$45M MovieTowne complex gears for opening next year, demand for rental at its Turkeyen, East Coast of Demerara location has forced the company to seek additional lands for expansion.
The Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) vessel found in a secluded area in Region One, two years ago had the capacity to transport six tonnes of cocaine, Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) James Singh said last Friday while revealing that persons were charged and jailed in another country for their links to the craft.
(REUTERS) – TOM LATHAM AND COLIN MUNRO PRODUCED CAREER HIGH SCORES WHILE JIMMY NEESHAM RIPPED THE HEART OUT OF BANGLADESH’S TOP ORDER AS NEW ZEALAND SECURED A 77-RUN VICTORY IN THEIR FIRST ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL AT HAGLEY OVAL IN CHRISTCHURCH ON MONDAY.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pakistan reached 142 for four wickets before play was abandoned due to rain after tea on day one of the second test against Australia in Melbourne on Monday.