Staff Editor

The University of Guyana administration and the two unions which called a strike five weeks ago this morning committed to sign two agreements  which should clear the way for classes to resume.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Kane Williamson coolly struck a straight six to give New Zealand a one wicket victory over Australia in a dramatic battle between the cricket World Cup hosts at Eden Park today.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Top order batsman Darren Bravo has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup after failing to recover in time from a hamstring injury.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister, has been shot dead in central Moscow, the Interior Ministry said early on Saturday.

(Reuters) – A man shot and killed seven people in a house-to-house shooting spree in a sparsely populated part of Missouri before shooting himself, the state Highway Patrol said today.

(Reuters) – Leonard Nimoy, who won fame and fans with his portrayal of logic-bound, half-alien Mr.

A Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer was gunned down around 11 am today on the Little Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara in a drive-by shooting.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former British pop singer Gary Glitter, who shot to fame in the 1970s as a “glam-rock” star but was later convicted of child sex crimes, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of indecently assaulting three girls.

The police say that a post-mortem examination (PME) was today conducted by Pathologist Dr.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – AB de Villiers confirmed his status as the most destructive batsman in cricket with a magnificent unbeaten 162 from just 66 balls to lead South Africa to a record 257-run victory over West Indies in the World Cup today.

President Donald Ramotar, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar, PPP/C Prime Ministerial Candidate Elisabeth Harper and Minister of Amerindian affairs at the Chowtal Samelan last evening at State House to usher in the season of Holi (Phagwah).

LONDON, (Reuters) – British police investigating allegations of historical sex crimes against Cliff Richard, one of Britain’s best-known entertainers, have said their inquiry into the singer had “increased significantly in size”.

The Working People’s Alliance ( WPA) today called into question the commitment of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the rule of law and transparency.

(Trinidad Express) THE Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) on Tuesday night shut down its Caroni Water Treatment Plant after an oily sheen was seen in the water.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The BBC said today it had learned that the “Jihadi John” suspect who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwazi from London.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – A buoyant West Indies will try to defy a run of recent poor results and extend their winning streak, when they take on South Africa in another crucial Group B match in the ICC Cricket World Cup here Friday (11:30 pm, Thursday, Eastern Caribbean time).

An accident early this morning shut down the Demerara Berbice Interconnected System, the Guyana Power and Light said today.

At about 0845h. today, the police say that Zaharadeen Razan, 28 years, of Cornelia Ida, WCD, who was in Police custody at Parika Police Station, was found alive and lying on the floor of the lock-ups during a visit to the lock-ups by the police.

(Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown, whose California probation stemming from a 2009 plea to assaulting singer Rihanna was revoked last month, said on Tuesday he was denied entry into Canada for concerts in Montreal and Toronto.

Two members of the US House of Representatives wrote US Secretary of State John Kerry on February 24th calling for a reassessment of Washington’s policy to Guyana following the prorogation of Parliament.