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MADRID, (Reuters) – Cristina de Borbon, sister of Spain’s King Felipe VI, will stand trial on charges of tax fraud, the first Spanish royal to face prosecution in court.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A prominent lawyer retained by some West Indies players during the recent strike impasse, has accused the West Indies Cricket Board of victimisation in the axing of the experienced trio of Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy and Kieron Pollard from the one-day squad to face South Africa.

Guyana has one of the highest homicide rates in the world with just over 20 deaths per 100,000 of the country’s population making it the 16th most homicidal country globally.

(Trinidad Express) He was promoted to Tobago to handle crime. However, on the flight to get there, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Peter Reyes is said to have ran afoul of flight regulations and is now under police investigation.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A gunman shot dead two New York City police officers and then killed himself, police said, after a social media post indicated he may having been seeking revenge for the death of an unarmed black man during an arrest attempt.

With only a few more days before the year ends, gold declaration has dropped by 22.61% compared to the same period last year.

The Guyana Elections Commission is advising the public that the current 7th Cycle of Continuous Registration will end on Wednesday December 31, 2014.

(Barbados Nation) Standard & Poor’s yesterday delivered the type of Christmas present Barbados least wants.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s Protected Areas Commission held its first ever Christmas Family Festival and the National Park’s second Christmas Tree Lighting.

The Cyril Potter College of Education held its annual graduation yesterday at which 359 teachers graduated.

At its 80th graduation ceremony at the National Cultural Centre yesterday, 359 more persons were certified as trained teachers by the Cyril Potter College of Education.

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) on Thursday drew the curtains on graduations for the 2,736 persons trained during the year.

(Trinidad Express) A senior police officer was thrown off a Caribbean Airlines flight to Tobago on Thursday night when he refused to switch off his cellular telephone and became hostile when the flight attendant asked him several times.

PRETORIA,(Reuters) – Dale Steyn ripped through the West Indies top order to claim his 25th five-wicket haul in test cricket and give South Africa an innings and 220-run victory on the fourth morning of the first test today.

(Reuters) – Australia made a meal of it but successfully chased down 128 for a four-wicket victory and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after dismissing India for 224 on the fourth day of the second test at the Gabba in Brisbane today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook has been dropped from the England squad for next year’s 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with Eoin Morgan taking over as captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Saturday.

In a short ceremony held at Camp Ayanganna today, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Bryan Hunt (second from left) presented Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Mark Phillips with the second shipment of a communications package to the Guyana Defence Force.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Vernon Philander took five wickets as South Africa closed in on victory having reduced West Indies to 76 for two in their follow-on innings at the close of play on day three of the opening test today.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Maharani Udaraj called ‘Sherry’, 28 years, of Grant 1780, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne.

Post-mortem examination are to be performed today on the remains of Bibi Zalima Khan, 55, Ashley Boodhoo, 9, and Floyd Drakes, 30, who were murdered at Phase Two, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo yesterday.