Cheryl Springer

Dr Karen Cummings was sworn in as an APNU MP to replace Debra Backer this afternoon, while fellow coalition member Basil Williams was made Deputy Speaker.

LOS ANGELES  (Reuters) – Two unconventional acts, French electronic music DJs Daft Punk and New Zealand teen Lorde, took home the top Grammy awards on Sunday in a night that rewarded robots and newcomers, and recognized marriage equality.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Grammy Award-winning husband and wife pop duo Captain & Tennille, whose biggest hit was 1975’s “Love Will Keep Us Together,” are divorcing after nearly 39 years of marriage, an Arizona court clerk confirmed on Wednesday.

Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran this afternoon said that prisoner Colwyn Harding underwent surgery for an “incarcerated hernia” and it was discovered that lengths of his bowel were “gangrenous” and later there serious complications developed including “septic conditions within the abdomen”.

BEVERLEY HILLS, California (Reuters) – The film 12 Years a Slave took the coveted Golden Globe for best drama and American Hustle won best musical or comedy last night in a kick-off to the Hollywood awards season that foreshadows a wide scattering of honours for a year crowded with high-quality movies.

Former Deputy General Manager of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) Terry Holder has died.

A first-time Canadian visitor to Guyana was remanded to prison over the possession of almost 21 pounds of cocaine after he was allegedly busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) early yesterday morning.

A robbery suspect under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital late this afternoon managed to escape after snatching a policeman’s gun, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has confirmed.

Spurned lover Jermaine Maynard, accused of murdering Carlisa Matthews at Stabroek Market on New Year’s Eve, made his first court appearance earlier today at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The nude decomposing body of a woman was discovered around 10.30 am today in a clump of bushes near the Dredge Creek Health Centre, Upper Pomeroon River.

Muri Brasil Ventures Incorporated has announced that it is no longer pursuing its geographical and geophysical survey in the New River area under the PGGS granted by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – James Avery, a classically trained actor best known for his role as the wealthy uncle of the young rapper Will Smith in the 1990s television comedy “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” has died at age 65.

Chief Librarian attached to the National Library Gillian Thompson, succumbed following an accident earlier today at the corner of New Garden Street and North Road.

Valerie Amos would probably have dismissed the suggestion had it been made four or five years ago that the end of 2013 would find her engrossed in performing one of the least enviable tasks in international diplomacy, and yet that is precisely the position in which the 59-year-old international civil servant from Wakenaam  finds herself.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Deryck Josiah died at about 15:30 hrs today at a private hospital.