Cheryl Springer

CAIRO (Reuters) – Actor Omar Sharif, best known for his title role as Doctor Zhivago in the Oscar-winning film, has died, Egyptian state television said.

Hollywood composer James Horner, who scored the Oscar-winning film “Titanic” and its mega-hit theme song “My Heart Will Go On”, died in a plane crash in southern California yesterday, US media reported.

Former WBA World Welterweight Champion Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis died in a crash today at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

A Bhena’s Footwear employee was this morning snatched by gunmen who escaped in a waiting motor car.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a girl on Saturday, the couple’s second child and a great grand-daughter to Queen Elizabeth.

NEW YORK  (Reuters) – Soul singer Ben E. King, famous for the hit song “Stand by Me” died on Thursday at the age of 76, his representative said today.

Lawyers for former president Bharrat Jagdeo this morning argued for the private criminal charge against him to be dismissed.

(Trinidad Express) – Sunday’s Dimanche Gras show at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain could best be described as a night of excellence.

(Trinidad Express) – Machel Montano successfully defended his Power Soca Monarch crown with his customary scintillating Fantastic Friday performance.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Yesterday, Ziggy Marley won the Grammy Award in the Best Reggae category at the 57th Grammy Awards, held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Colin Mack, the man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in 2009, has been freed of the charge after a jury found him not guilty.

Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) Jacob Opadeyi is hospitalized at the Caribbean Heart Institute.

Caribbean Airlines has announced that it will waive change/cancellation fees and fare differences for customers travelling to and from New York today and tomorrow in view of the major blizzard (Winter Storm Juno) which was forecasted to hit the US Northeast as of noon today.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced this morning that the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination subjects scheduled to be written on May 11 and 12, will now be written on June 15 and 16.

Former PNC minister Dr Faith Harding died this afternoon at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital after a period of illness.

BEVERLEY HILLS, Calif (Reuters) – Coming of age tale Boyhood won the coveted Golden Globe for best drama yesterday, while the quirky period caper The Grand Budapest Hotel was the surprise winner for best comedy or musical, in a big upset to awards season front-runner Birdman.

Reuters) – Hollywood star Cameron Diaz and rocker Benji Madden got married in their Los Angeles home on Monday, People magazine reported.

(Reuters) – Raspy-voiced, Grammy-winning singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends” and “You Are So Beautiful,” has died, his agent said today.