Joint Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and the People’s Minister for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Elias Jaua Milano
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana, the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and the People’s Minister for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday October 17, 2013 on the instructions of their Presidents with the aim of advancing the bilateral political dialogue in light of the recent event.
The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 2050h last night on the Hampton Court Public Road, Essequibo Coast, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Nalini Sasenarine, 42 years, of Hampton Court.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon unveiled the names of the persons representing Guyana at today’s talks with Venezuela on the seizing of a ship by Caracas in this country’s waters last Thursday.
(Trinidad Guardian) The lives of thousands of cancer patients are at stake because of a racket in which illions of dollars’ worth of cancer drugs have gone missing from the pharmacy at the St James Medical Complex and the Chaguaramas building where the Ministry of Health’s drugs are stored. The
A welcome half-century from Tagenarine Chanderpaul, supported by a fine bowling display from Man-of-the-match Preston McSween led the West Indies U19 team to a comprehensive 64-run thumping of Bangladesh in the fifth of seven One Day Internationals played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
Five years after it was launched with much fanfare, the flagship Skeldon sugar factory is only producing at 36% of expected output and the latest plan from GuySuCo projects its grinding capacity at far less than what its Chinese builder was contracted to deliver.
Guyana, the six-time North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens men’s champions may not have a chance to play a game, much more regain their crown at this year’s championships in November after the host Cayman Islands contends that the bookings were five hours late.
Farmers on the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri reserve are worried that they would be uprooted permanently without due process following the destruction of some of their crops by the contractor for the expansion project.
A five-man team of national riders spearheaded by this season’s most successful wheelsman, Alanzo Greaves and National Road Race Champion, Raynauth Jeffrey will depart for Curacao tomorrow to compete in the annual Caribbean Cycling Championships.
A Yakusari resident was found dead on the Jappo Public Road, Corentyne on Tuesday evening and it is believed that he was the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
Guyana’s contingent of athletes and officials were scheduled to depart this morning for Suriname to compete in the second leg of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG).
(Caption) The prime minister of Pakistan and new patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Nawaz Sharif, has dissolved the governing board of the PCB, and formed a five-member interim management committee (IMC) to run cricket in the country.
A family of eight is now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their Recht Door Zee, Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara home yesterday afternoon.
A 12-year-old Patentia East, West Bank Demerara child is now nursing injuries to his body after a lantern post fell on a shed that he was playing under yesterday afternoon, and his relatives are saying that this could have been avoided had the post been removed years ago.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England manager Roy Hodgson will face the familiar dilemma of youth versus experience when he comes to selecting his squad for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.
Dear Editor,
I note the letter from Mr Shabnam Ally and Mr Raymond Chickrie in Stabroek News of October 16 captioned: ‘In 1896 Muslims petitioned the British Guiana Combined Court for permission to build a mosque and school in Queenstown.’
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Romario lashed out at the “corrupt thieves” running FIFA and the Brazilian Football Confederation on Wednesday and encouraged his compatriots to protest against corruption during next year’s World Cup.
The Director of Guyana’s Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA), Ann Greene yesterday said that a six-day-old baby was removed from his mother’s care on Tuesday as he was severely dehydrated and is currently still being observed at the George-town Public Hospital by a team of doctors.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – In a year when Rory McIlroy has failed to muster a win, missed the cut at the British Open, quit a tournament mid-round and broke a club in frustration, it says much about his troubled private life that he still finds solace in playing golf.
President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, Komal Chand, says that although the Guyana Sugar Corporation has made its 2013-2017 strategic plan available, the union is yet to receive a copy.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad CMC- Trinidad and Tobago and New Zealand battled to a goalless draw in a friendly football international at the Hasely Crawford Stadium Tuesday night.
Dear Editor,
I thank Ms Minette Bacchus for the courtesy of reading my article of last Sunday and for responding to it (‘What did Jagan do during his presidency…’ SN, October 15).
Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry remains mum with respect to the agenda for today’s talks with Venezuelan officials on the seizure of a vessel in Guyana’s waters on October 10 and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashleigh Jackson believes that the talks should be more weighted towards the maritime boundaries rather than the event of last Thursday.
(Reuters) – South Africa will have to dig deep if they are to avoid defeat in the first test after being reduced to 72 for four wickets in their second innings, still trailing Pakistan by 121 runs, in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
(BBC) India pulled off the second-highest run chase in one-day internationals to thrash Australia by nine wickets and level their series at 1-1 yesterday.
The retendering of a laboratory project for the Ministry of Agriculture’s Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) on Tuesday received three bids with two being from foreign companies.
A release from the OAS yesterday said that the review process that is currently being carried out by the Committee of Experts of the anti-corruption mechanism, MESICIC, will conclude with the adoption of the Guyana country report by the Committee at its next plenary meeting to be held in March 2014, in Washington DC at OAS Headquarters.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives late yesterday passed legislation to avoid a damaging default on government debt and to reopen federal agencies shuttered when funding ran out on Oct.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England wicketkeeper Paul Downton is to succeed Hugh Morris as managing director of England cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to set aside worries about Sri Lanka’s human rights record and back its selection as host of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting showed a lack of principle, a panel of lawmakers said yesterday.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Tuesday presented a cheque valued $10M to the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) towards its REDD+ Readiness Planning initiative.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica held Honduras to a two all draw to bring the curtains down on their Brazil 2014 World Cup campaign at the National Stadium here Tuesday night.
Dear Editor,
The National Front Alliance (NFA), strongly condemns the act of aggression perpetrated by the navy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela against the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Transactions above J$1 million (aroundUS$9,700) in cash are to be outlawed as the Jamaica Govern-ment moves to put the brakes on money laundering while at the same time plug a major source of revenue leakage to the tax coffers.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- A new executive director is to be appointed to the embattled Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, (JADCO) nearly nine months since the last permanent holder of the position was fired.
Dear Editor,
The 31st President of the United States of America noted the paradox that every dictator climbs to power on the ladder of free speech, but on attaining that power proceeds to suppress all free speech except his own.
LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Some 30 million people are enslaved worldwide, trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labour, victims of debt bondage or even born into servitude, a global index on modern slavery showed yesterday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs here has expressed deep concern over a controversial ruling by the Dominican Republic that would strip citizenship from the offspring of undocumented migrants.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Eleven people were arrested in dawn raids yesterday in an operation to smash a multi-million pound drugs ring that used cargo handlers at Heathrow airport to help smuggle cocaine into Britain from Mexico, police said.
Defending champion Carlton Simon will be going all out to defend his International 100 squares title when the annual national draughts championships gets underway this Saturday from 10am at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
(Trinidad Express) The six crew members and captain on board the Capital of Paradise 1, which was detained by the Venezuelan coast guard on Monday, have all been released.
