Embattled former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of the Guyana Power Light (GPL), Aeshwar Deonarine, is once again the subject of a court action.

This time, the former GPL Executive, who fled the country following allegations that he conspired with another to steal over $27 Million from the electricity company last year, is suing Kaieteur News for libel. In a writ filed by his Attorney Murseline Bacchus, Deonarine is claiming $1billion for defamation (libel) contained in unlawful and malicious contents of an article printed and published by this newspaper.

The article in question, Deonarine claimed, was published on July 24, 2015 under the caption “GPL Deputy CEO sent on leave for allegedly paying himself $27.8M.” There is no mention of the defamation nor is there any indication that Deonarine is in the country.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

UK   –   Prince Harry has spoken of his regret that he did not talk about how the death of his mother, Princess Diana, affected him until three years ago. The Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in 1997, when he was just 12.

Prince Harry, 31, was speaking as he hosted an event for the mental health charity, Heads Together, which was attended by a number of sports stars. He told the BBC the event was an opportunity to highlight that anyone can suffer from mental health issues.

Footballer Rio Ferdinand, athletes Dame Kelly Holmes and Iwan Thomas, and cyclist Victoria Pendleton – some of whom have spoken publicly about dealing with depression – were at the event. Prince Harry formed Heads Together with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to bring together leading mental health charities.(BBC.COM/photo:PA)…[+]

President David Granger last weekend declared open the 14thCaribbean Cuboree in Guyana at the D’urban Park, noting that the Scout movement has been able to build linkages between the school, places of worship and home, thereby contributing to the development of the character of the young people involved, so that they become responsible citizens within their communities.

The Cuboree is an event held every two years for young Scouts, particularly between the ages of eight to 11 for six days and five nights during, the break from school between July and August. The President who addressed over 700 children participating in the event from across 14 countries in the region, said that the country was happy to welcome the various delegations, especially in the year of the Golden Jubilee.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo: kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

USA   –  US internet firm Yahoo is being acquired by American telecoms giant Verizon Communications for nearly $5bn (£3.8bn) in cash.

Yahoo will be combined with AOL, another faded internet star, which Verizon bought last year. The deal does not include Yahoo’s valuable stake in firm Alibaba. The price tag for the deal is well below the $44bn Microsoft offered for Yahoo in 2008 or the $125bn it was worth during the dot.com boom.

Verizon said the deal for Yahoo’s core internet business, which has more than a billion active users a month, would make it a global mobile media company.(BBC.COM/photo: FLICKR)…[+]

Research has shown that many people, especially from the younger generation, have developed serious health issues because they take health matters for granted which eventually results in their demise.

One of the main objectives of the United States-based Guyana Watch Medical team which is on a one-week visit to Guyana is to educate the people on these issues, and according to Krishan Sanjeev, Vice President of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals – which has headquarters in Mumbai and New Jersey – a regular visit to the doctor may very well be the solution to many of these issues. Speaking with Kaieteur News during Thursday’s clinic which was held at St. Mary’s Primary School, Soesdyke, Sanjeev, who is a member of the team, emphasised that Guyanese should take their health seriously.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

CROATIA   –  A Croatian court has annulled the 1946 treason conviction of a Catholic cardinal, ruling that he did not receive a fair trial. Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac, who died in 1960, initially supported the pro-Nazi Ustasha regime during World War Two, when he was Archbishop of Zagreb.

Critics say he should have done more to stop the Ustasha regime killing Jews, Serbs and Roma. In a 1942 mass he did however denounce racist attacks. Catholics want him declared a saint. The Zagreb County Court overturned the 1946 verdict on Friday, with Judge Ivan Turudic saying it had violated the right to a fair trial, prohibition of forced labor and the right to appeal. He said the goal had been “revenge against Stepinac”. The ruling is likely to fuel tensions with neighboring Serbia.(BBC.COM/photo: AFP)…[+]

FRANCE   –   The local authorities in Nice have refused a request by French anti-terror police to destroy CCTV images of last week’s lorry attack.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said the request had been made to avoid the “uncontrolled dissemination” of images. But officials in Nice have responded by filing a legal document, arguing the footage could constitute evidence.

It is the latest evidence of a growing dispute between the local and national authorities in the wake of the attack. More than 80 people died when a Tunisian man, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, ploughed a lorry into crowds out celebrating Bastille Day on 14 July.(BBC.COM/photo:Reuters)…[+]

Earlier today, Corning announced the impending arrival of Gorilla Glass 5, a more resilient and sturdier version of the glass displays that have graced every incarnation of the iPhone since the very beginning. While previous iterations of Gorilla Glass were certainly functional and did their job well, they were not without their limitations.

Truth be told, cracked iPhone screens have remained an ongoing problem for years on end. Undoubtedly, most users who have owned an iPhone have likely experienced a cracked display at some point in time. The fifth iteration of Gorilla Glass, however, promises to offer more protection than ever before. And in turn, it stands to reason that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 will be practically indestructible.(nypost.com)…[+]

MIAMI — Florida health officials have trapped mosquitoes in an area of Miami-Dade County and are testing them for Zika to confirm whether a woman with the virus could be the first person infected directly by a mosquito bite in the continental United States.

Florida’s Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not immediately respond to questions about their investigation, but health officials said the case had no apparent connection to travel outside the country.

The patient is a woman who lives in Miami-Dade County, according to a health official familiar with the case who wasn’t authorized to reveal details beyond the statements of the agencies involved, and thus spoke on condition of anonymity…[+]

CLEVELAND — A triumphant Donald Trump wrapped up what once seemed an unthinkable run to the GOP presidential nomination Thursday night — vowing to be a champion of forgotten Americans, restore law and order, and wipe out Islamic terrorists at home and abroad.

In a fiery, populist acceptance speech — at 75 minutes, the longest in decades — on the closing night of the Republican National Convention, the billionaire businessman repeated the familiar themes that helped him vanquish 16 seasoned contenders during a bruising primary season.

He portrayed himself as an outsider and the best hope for people left behind by the elites of the Beltway establishment.(nypost.com)…[+]