Articles published on Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The ranks who trailed Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton last month after he visited the family of Quindon Bacchus on the East Coast were acting on instructions they received from the then Deputy Commander of Region 4C, Superintendent Alistair Roberts.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. annual consumer prices jumped 9.1% in June, the largest increase in more than four decades, leaving Americans to dig deeper to pay for gasoline, food, healthcare and rents, and the Federal Reserve most certain to hike interest rates by another 75 basis points at the end of the month.
Throwing his support behind President Irfaan Ali for security agencies to launch an immediate investigation into admissions of bribery and money laundering on explosive VICE News broadcasts, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo last night said foreigners who admit to breaking the laws should “face the consequences.”
Two toshaos yesterday pleaded with the Government to intervene in the Chinese Landing mining dispute that has seen threats against residents of the Indigenous community.
With a $20M judgment and court costs in the sum of $75,000 currently against him for defaming former government Minister Annette Ferguson, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has incurred an additional $75,000 debt to Ferguson, after losing his bid to set aside the initial sums awarded to her.
Strike action by factory workers at the Uitvlugt estate yesterday forced the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to implement an emergency plan to save approximately $32 million in sugarcane.
High Commissioner of India to Guyana His Excellency, Dr. K. J.
A Corentyne man who opted to plead guilty to manslaughter last month for his wife’s murder in 2017, yesterday begged the court for mercy as he claimed to have learned his lesson, adding that he did not expect the mother of three to die.
An updated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) will likely have to be submitted to the Environment Protection Agency before any mining activity restarts at the Marudi Mountains in the Rupununi, says Kemraj Parsram, the agency’s Executive Director.
Shomari Wiltshire, Nicholas Verwey, and Avery Arjoon won gold medals in the Boys U19, Boys U17 and Girls U13 divisions respectively when the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Individual Championships ended yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, and the Georgetown Club facility, Camp Street.
The US yesterday announced a shipment of 12,870 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Guyana.
Guyanese referees Colin Abel and Lenval Peart were praised by FIFA and UEFA Futsal Instructors for their showing at the inaugural Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe, which culminated in their eventual selection as part of the match official team for the tournament’s final.
A Bushlot, Corentyne man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with murdering his neighbour last week Friday.
Hope Secondary won the ‘Goodwood Racing Service’ Schoolboys tapeball competition Saturday defeating Cummings Lodge by 13 runs at the Durban Park Tarmac.
Though the Constitution requires consultation between the President and Leader of the Opposition before a person is appointed to act as Commissioner of Police, government is maintaining that the appointment of Clifton Hicken to so act without the required consultation, was done out of necessity on grounds of national security, there being no Opposition Leader at the time and among other things, Hicken’s “experience” and “qualification.”
Dear Editor, A large majority of Guyanese will support a ‘One Guyana’ that provides equal economic and social opportunities for every single citizen to improve themselves, their families and their communities in a peaceful and safe nation.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has moved to increase its capacity and efficacy to verify electricity meters submitted by the Guyana Power & Light (GPL).
The annual Everest Cricket Club (ECC) live-in cricket camp gets underway today after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chandrapaul Hemraj smashed a record 130 in the Atlantic Conference of the Minor League Cricket in the USA as New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers defeated Empire State Titans by 73 runs earlier this week.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country for the Maldives yesterday, sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.
Dear Editor, We here in Guyana have been baptized in a form of politics that is antithetical to our best collective interest.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will have more room to conduct its operations when it acquires its new multi-purpose building at its headquarters on Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
Pouderoyen FC defeated Paradise FC of East Coast Demerara by a 3-0 scoreline in a friendly encounter on Sunday at the Paradise Community Centre ground.
WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the U.S.
(Trinidad Express) Rev Dr Solomon Bholaramsingh was well known in Trinidad—the land he made his home—in his original homeland of Guyana and internationally.
By Neville J. Bissember The year 2015 marked a watershed in the economic development of Guyana.
Dear Editor, I am compelled to respond to a letter published in the letter column of your newspaper by Mr Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, on June 17, 2022; captioned, “Let me remind that it was the caretaker APNU Government who suspended the T&HD Berbice operations”.
Richie Looknauth played a calculated innings for Meten-Meer-Zorg (MMZ) in the ongoing LAX Network Queens Dunkin 40-over competition but despite his efforts, Richmond Hill Liberty scampered to a seven-run win over the weekend.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine launched long-range rocket attacks on Russian forces in southern Ukraine and destroyed an ammunition store, its military said, as Russia continued to pound the country’s east.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Mexico yesterday pledged to spend $1.5 billion in beefing up its borders as its leader met with U.S.
Male and female chess players under the age of 14 will compete Saturday in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) National Rapid Chess tournament at Queen’s College.
Dear Editor, The US Congress should enact the Alien Tort Statute Clarification Act (ATSCA) so that human rights violations can be addressed and upheld.
One new COVID-19 death was yesterday reported by the Ministry of Health.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Joshua Da Silva headlines a specialist wicket-keeping camp that he is expecting to not only sharpen his glove skills but improve his batting for the Test squad.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Gun battles between rival Haitian gangs near the capital Port-au-Prince have left thousands trapped in a small coastal town without access to water, food or medical care, a local pastor and a foreign aid group said yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former White House national security adviser, said yesterday that he had helped plan attempted coups in foreign countries.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s youth football teams could be forced to miss two major upcoming championships due to visa challenges and financial constraints, the T&T Football Association (TTFA) has disclosed.
With Bangladesh winning their first match on tour, West Indies will need to find a way to level the three-match One Day International at the National Stadium in the second encounter today.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is mourning the passing of former Union President, Jankie Persaud.
MONTERREY, Mexico, CMC – Jamaica punched their ticket to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in commanding fashion on Monday night, with a 4-0 win over Haiti that featured a Khadija Shaw brace.
Over the last 70-odd years the sword of Damocles has dangled perilously like a razor sharp guillotine over the game of Test cricket.
Dear Editor, I am unsure as to the entity responsible for the various everyday concerns related to the general upkeep of the environs in Diamond Housing Scheme, but I’ll hazard a guess that the Grove/Diamond NDC – which collects rates and taxes – would be foremost among them.
