A 14-year-old steel pan player, who was slated to perform at the flag-raising ceremony last night, was killed in a freak accident on Tuesday in front of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School.

The teen had just finished rehearsing for the “big day” at D’Urban Park and was heading back to the school with four other students in a truck to offload instruments when the tragedy occurred. Kivon Scipio of Lot 6 Railway Line, Kitty, was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. According to reports, just as the truck was about to reverse into the school compound, the 14-year-old teenager jumped off the back of the vehicle but fell under it. The driver of the vehicle was reportedly unaware that the young man had jumped off the vehicle and when the other students hit on the side of the truck for him to stop; he (driver) thought that it was an indication for him to reserve.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo: kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

Information regarding any aspect of the concessions granted to foreign and/or local companies under the past regime is not state secret, said Finance Minister, Winston Jordan.

Jordan said that the media and any member of the public for that matter have a right to know how the nation has benefitted in this regard. He reiterated that data on such subjects should not be treated as a “state secret.”The Finance Minister said, “I have said it before and I will say it again, the public and the media have a right to know what is going on in the country.“It is reasonable for taxpayers to want to know what the government of the day is doing in various sectors. It is even more reasonable for them to question how members within various sectors are operating and operated during a certain period.”(Kaieteurnews.com/photo: kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

USA   –   Actress Amber Heard has filed for divorce from actor Johnny Depp, according to documents obtained by CNN.

Heard, 30, and Depp, 52, have been married since February 2015. She filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court on Sunday citing irreconcilable differences and requested spousal support, according to court records. They have no children. Depp and Heard made headlines last year after being charged with illegally bringing their two dogs into Australia, which has strict biosecurity laws regarding foreign animals.  Heard pleaded guilty to knowingly producing a false or misleading document, while two other charges of illegally importing her dogs were dismissed. She was spared a conviction over the incident and given a one-month good behavior bond sentence instead.(CNN.COM/photo: cnn.com)…[+]