Daily Archive: Monday, January 9, 2023

A man was gunned down in the vicinity of D’Urban and Smyth streets this morning.

Detectives in Linden are probing the suspected drowning of Cam Thomas, an 18-year-old Linden Technical Institute student who resided at Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran’s judiciary has sentenced three more anti-government protesters to death on charges of “waging war on God”, its Mizan news agency reported today, defying growing international criticism over its fierce crackdown on demonstrators.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Pakistan said today that donors had committed to give more than $8 billion to help it recover from last year’s devastating floods in what is seen as a major test for who pays for climate disasters.

TAIPEI/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Taiwan condemned China today for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defence ministry saying it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian police deployed at a camp of supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital today, a day after rioters launched the worst attack on Brazil’s state institutions since its return to democracy in the 1980s.

(Trinidad Guardian) Forty-three year old Judith Lakhan has been charged with the murder of her common-law-husband Likhram Primlal.

(Trinidad Guardian) A family of four were ambushed at their home in Sangre Grande during the wee hours of Sunday morning and shot, including a six-year-old girl who later succumbed to her injuries at hospital.

A 28-year-old Good Hope, East Coast Demerara man was chopped to death last evening following an altercation at a shop in Laluni Village, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

As negotiations continue with some land owners in the pathway of the Wales Gas to Shore project, the majority have accepted proposals put to them with some choosing relocation instead of monies, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC says.

Last year it could be said that the Golden jaguars broke even in their Concacaf Nations League campaign.

Opening an account for low-risk persons who will be depositing less than $500,000 monthly will be made easier soon as the Central Bank is set to issue a directive to commercial banks to this end, Governor Gobind Ganga says.

Around 500 households in Bartica and surrounding communities will now benefit from an additional $40,000 in income each month following the launch of the government’s part-time jobs initiative in Region Seven on Saturday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Tiger Rentals’ U-13 football tournament kicked off  Saturday at the National Training Center (NTC), Providence with big wins for East Berbice and Fruta Conquerors.

PORT OF SPAIN, CMC – Sprinters Jereem “The Dream” Richards and Michelle-Lee Ahye were named the men’s and women’s athlete-of-the-year respectively, at the National Association of Athletic Administration (NAAA) annual awards on Saturday.

Over the next four years at least 5,000 new jobs will be created in Guyana’s oil and gas industry with engineering professionals being the main occupational profiles but the availability of skilled workers at the local level is currently limited, according to the findings of a survey carried out by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Approximately 331 residents in the village of Tassarene, located in Middle Mazaruni, have received first-time access to potable water following the installation of a new water supply system, valued $53.9 million.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – South Africa dug deep and denied Australia a 3-0 series sweep with a battling draw in the rain-disrupted third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, finally finding some fight on the final day of a miserable tour.

Dear Editor, The killing of police Detective Corporal Dwayne McPherson and Kishan Budburgh during the early morning of the first day of 2023 at Huntley, Mahaicony should be of concern to every Guyanese.

On Saturday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha held meetings with farmers and residents from Bushlot, West Berbice, and Helena # 2, Mahaica and heard of continuing disputes between rice growers and cattle rearers. 

Dear Editor, Politicians and ordinary folk have different interests:  The interests of the PNC Opposition politicians are to attack the Government by calling it racist, uncaring, to prevent the development of EBD and to use their followers in achieving their ends. 

Luka Doncic had his ninth triple-double of the season and the host Dallas Mavericks rode a dominant start to a 127-117 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

Jane Persaud, who celebrated her 75th birthday yesterday has renewed her call for full compensation from Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) over her baggage which has been missing since November 13.

MANCHESTER, (Reuters) – Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup yesterday, enjoying their third successive win over Graham Potter’s side in the space of two months.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court yesterday, in a grim echo of the U.S.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News recently spoke to residents on the West Bank of Demerara at Stanleytown, Wales and Good Intent about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Dear Editor, I only send this letter because notwithstanding events over several generations here and elsewhere, there is still some lingering relevance to the statement that “the pen is mightier than the sword.”

ADELAIDE, Australia, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic dug deep to save a match point on the way to a battling 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4 victory over Sebastian Korda in the Adelaide International 1 final yesterday ahead of this month’s Australian Open.

(Reuters) – A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk missed its targets and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters reporter said on Sunday, after Moscow claimed the strike killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers.

HAMILTON, CMC – Undefeated Bermudian welterweight Andre Lambe said he expects his forthcoming American Boxing Organisation title bout against Crisanto Lucio of the United States to be one of the biggest tests of his fledgling career.

Police are still awaiting results from the investigation that was launched into the case of a Bartica couple and a female relative who were assaulted on Friday, November 11, 2022 allegedly by two prison officers from the Mazaruni Prison while hanging out at Bushy Bar in Bartica, Region Seven.

Dear Editor, From the greatest distance it is evident that GuySuCo’s Human Resources Management Function is in disarray, lacking as it does any competence in the leadership of that function.

On December 15th last year, around 7.30 am on Carmichael Street, a Nigerian who had been living in this country for several years launched a chilling attack on guards at State House. 

EL PASO, Texas,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his side have as good a chance of winning a test series in India as they will ever have when they play four matches on the sub-continent in February and March.

President Irfaan Ali and his delegation were special invitees to a trade expo and cultural show yesterday in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Last week, we concluded our discussion on the 2021 Report of the Auditor General as it relates to central government activities.

A Plea from a Creole Guyanese Percy C. Hintzen is a native of Guyana. 

Dear Editor, Huge sections of the population watched, read, listened, and absorbed what unfolded in Mocha.