Articles published on Thursday, November 3, 2022
Albert Rajram, the man who stole a quantity of items from a private aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri was today sentenced to three years imprisonment after he admitted to committing the crime.
Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall today sentenced 49-year-old Gavin Assanah to 33 years in prison following his conviction for the rape of a 12-year-old girl on two occasions back in 2014 and 2015.
(Trinidad Express) A video showing primary school children ducking below desks as a gun battle raged outside a Laventille school has forced the school to be closed.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi’s 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke today as the air quality index (AQI) breached the “severe” and “hazardous” categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital, raising calls to close schools.
LAHORE, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was wounded in the shin today when his convoy was shot at in the country’s east on Thursday, an aide said.
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 general and regional elections kicks off today and witnesses are expected to give evidence from tomorrow.
Despite his pleas for forgiveness, Jermaine Bristol was on Tuesday afternoon handed a life sentence for the 2018 killing of his girlfriend, Shanece Lawrence, whom he stabbed to death.
President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday told residents of Hague, West Coast Demerara that their road will be improved with $275m to be spent on repairs.
There will be more rain than usual over the next three months.
Dear Editor, In 1987 our country acceded to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and by so doing the then Administration committed, among other things, to strive towards the elimination of all preventable maternal deaths.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will make a ruling on the issue of the president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) after duly elected president Frankie Farley was ousted by the board recently.
Thirty-two-year-old Andrew Blackman who raped a fourteen-year-old girl last year has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for the crime.
The trial of photographer Keron Bruce who was earlier in this year charged with a cybercrime against a reporter is scheduled to commence on November 7 at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court.
Dear Editor, Behind the glitter is a tale of the two faces of Guyana, which when people like me point to, curses comes.
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados has an essay in this weeks’ TIME magazine in a special report section featuring six viewpoints from around the world on the topic of climate justice.
The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s International Race-of-Champions returns to the South Dakota Circuit on November 12-13 and Torginol Paints Inc.,
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has planned a nationwide clean-up exercise for November 12, beginning at 6 am.
Twenty-seven persons from various communities in Region Two have commenced the Ministry of Health/Regional Health Service Pharmacy Assistant Programme [PAP] in Region Two.
The Berbice Shotokan Karate Association (BSKA) via the Berbice, Albion and Canje, and New Amsterdam Dojos, commenced its final examination for the year on October 30th at the Albion Sports Complex.
Dear Editor, I read with interest Prime Minister Mark Phillip’s letter published on Sunday, 30th 2022 edition of Stabroek News captioned,” I appeal to Guyanese not to become entrapped by an opposition that is becoming increasingly isolated”.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that Tucville, Georgetown will soon benefit from an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hub and general improvements.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Employees and agents of a British subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore GLEN.L
Dear Editor, MP Gail Texeira’s letter published today’s Stabroek News November 2, 2022, titled, ‘Guyana is rapidly moving forward and including all people regardless of race, class, geography’ could well earn the first prize for literature in the fiction writing department.
After two years, the Guyana Fitness Expo makes it grand return on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Editor, Which side of our Guyanese brain does not understand that the present status-quo as it relates to our politics, governance and development will not change for the better unless there is a new political dispensation?
Boxers get ready, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) is set to host its Lennox Blackmore Intermediate Boxing Tournament from November 18-20 at the National Gymnasium.
Jamal Durant and Suriya Walcott have been adjudged the top winners in the inaugural Massy art competition in support of suicide prevention and mental health awareness.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said yesterday that threats by some Republican candidates to refuse to accept results from the Nov.
Tenders were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administrative Board (NPTAB) and there were major bids from New GPC and other companies for drugs and laboratory supplies.
Qualfon defeated the Georgetown School of Nursing to clinch the Cummings Electrical Company Super 6 cricket championship which was hosted Saturday at the Durban Park tarmac.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed yesterday to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine.
Dear Editor I went to a shelter after being gutted by fire.
In a move which experts are dubbing a scheme to get out of decommissioning its wells, ExxonMobil and Shell recently agreed to sell more than 23,000 of their wells in California in the US.
(Reuters) – Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and staff with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school, was formally sentenced to life in prison yesterday after listening to hours of anguished testimony from survivors and victims’ relatives.
Dear Editor, Your editorial of October 30, 2022, ‘The AG and appointment of judicial officers’, was well balanced and ought to be embraced by both sides of the political divide.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the first time yesterday asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades as demonstrations are restricting people’s right to come and go and bringing losses to the economy.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s government ordered three Chinese firms yesterday to divest their investments in Canadian critical minerals companies on grounds of national security.
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) recently granted conditional approval for the implementation of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in secondary schools across Guyana.
Dear Editor, There has been claims of racial discrimination in Guyana.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Salvadoran prisoners collaborating with officials smashed gangster graves with hammers and metal poles in President Nayib Bukele’s latest crackdown on violent gangs, this time aiming to prevent any would-be admirers from paying their respects.
In 72 hours, world leaders or their representatives, heads of international non-governmental organisations, climate activists and others will come together for the UN Climate Conference (CoP27) at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations (OCCBA) and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association have both labelled the brief arrest of Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke by SOCU as unlawful and called for immediate action against the Guyana Police Force unit.
(Reuters) – South Africa batsman David Miller said they will need to bring their “A-game” when they face 2009 champions Pakistan in a Twenty20 World Cup clash in Sydney today.
By Neville J. Bissember It was Benjamin Disraeli, former British Prime Minister during the nineteenth Century, who had famously said, “We have no permanent friend.
(Reuters) – A stoppage-time goal by Joao Mario completed a stunning 6-1 win for Benfica at Maccabi Haifa yesterday which lifted the Portuguese side top of Champions League Group H ahead of Paris St Germain.
Dear Editor, Prescott Mann’s October 31 letter, “There is hope for better Super50 commentary” is most timely.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Alick Athanaze carved out a second successive hundred and Kavem Hodge notched the second of his career but rain had the final say in condemning Combined Campuses and Colleges to a 50-run defeat here yesterday.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, Nov 2, CMC – Discarded Test all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall once again reminded selectors of his ability with a whirlwind half-century as Leeward Islands Hurricanes racked up a second straight win with a convincing 68-run verdict over Jamaica Scorpions.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Inaugural champions India put a foot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup following their nervy five-run victory against Bangladesh in a rain-hit Group 2 humdinger in Adelaide yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup effectively evaporated following their five-wicket defeat by the Netherlands in a Group 2 match in Adelaide yesterday.
Zach LaVine scored 20 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls rallied down the stretch for a 108-99 victory over the struggling Brooklyn Nets in New York.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said yesterday that offices set up in the Netherlands were not police stations but rather centres to help Chinese citizens renew documents, a day after the Dutch government ordered their closure amidst a probe into their activities.
BELIZE CITY, (Reuters) – Hurricane Lisa bore down on Belize yesterday, yanking out trees and toppling electric posts and causing scattered blackouts in the Caribbean nation famed for its tourist appeal, but there were no reports of deaths or major damage so far.
