Articles published on Monday, March 13, 2023
AMSTERSDAM/NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine and targeting civilian infrastructure, a source said today, in what would be the first international war crimes cases arising from Moscow’s invasion.
The police today said that four persons including a cop were robbed during an armed attack at the Kamboat Restaurant on Sheriff Street on Saturday night and one was shot in the abdomen.
A 32-year-old Sergeant of Police, Jermain Semple is now in hospital after he was allegedly shot by Fawazz McRae, a 27-year-old building contractor of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, at about 21:30 hrs on March 12th, 2023, at the Crown and Anchor Grill and Bar in Linden.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping could wade deeper than before into Ukraine diplomacy as soon as next week, staging both his first trip to Russia and his first talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since Moscow’s invasion.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s BBC reinstated its highest-paid presenter Gary Lineker today after a move to take the sports host off air over his criticism of the government sparked a near mutiny at the public broadcaster.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the coveted best picture trophy at the Academy Awards yesterday as Hollywood embraced an off-kilter story about a Chinese-American family working out their problems across multiple dimensions.
Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says a US$34m deal for a national electronic ID card among the Guyana Government, the UAE and a German company runs afoul of the country’s Procurement Act.
Santa Rosa, West Ruimveldt and Mackenzie High registered lopsided wins when the ninth Milo Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Preliminary data from the concluding Census 2022 have revealed significant shifts in the population, Guyana’s Chief Statistician, Errol La Cruez said while cautioning that data collected to date is in the analysis and verification process.
Marian Academy and the Bishops’ High recorded lopsided wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Georgetown Regionals continued on Saturday at the Marian Academy hard-court, Carifesta Avenue.
Police detectives from Regional Police Division #4B are investigating the death of Brian Thomas, a 59-year-old resident of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, who was allegedly murdered on March 8th, 2023, between 23:00hrs and 23:30hrs.
The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) has congratulated Guyanese combatant Carlston Harris on his unanimous decision victory over Jared Gooden at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night 221 in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
Since the establishment of the 12th parliament, the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources, has only met once and the purpose for that meeting was to appoint its Chairman and Vice Chairman.
(Reuters) – State regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank SBNY.O yesterday, the third largest failure in U.S.
Dear Editor, Will Guyanese ever know what transpired on the successive trips to India by President Ali and his VP Jagdeo that triggered ‘bilateral oil development’ talks and hasty agreements?
Police are continuing with their investigations into a fatal accident which occurred at about 22:50 hours on Friday on Long Creek Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, after a driver lost control of his vehicle, causing it to flip several times.
Victory Valley Royals was crowned the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) senior men’s outdoor champions after they defeated Colts 77-70 on Saturday evening at the Burnham Court, Parade Ground.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine faced relentless Russian attacks on Bakhmut in its eastern Donetsk region, with both sides reporting mounting enemy casualties as they battled across a small river that bisects the ruined town that now marks the front line.
Dear Editor, About six months ago there was a media report that Mr.
Rivers View and Beacons secured convincing wins, when the Namilco U17 Boys Football League continued on Saturday evening at the Bartica Community Centre ground.
A Bosai bulldozer operator is feared dead after the mining pit in which he was operating collapsed on Saturday.
As part of its transformative plans to make Guyana a centre for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) the Government of Guyana is encouraging Guyanese to register for the 150k Guyana Coders Initiative (GCI).
Veteran sports administrator, Franklin Wilson, was Saturday elected as the new president of the Guyana Amateur Power Lifting and Fitness Federation (GAPLF) when the body held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – China needs security to develop and must modernise its military to make it a “Great Wall of Steel”, President Xi Jinping said yesterday, amid mounting tensions with the United States.
Dear Editor, The visiting young researcher boldly asserted how disappointed he was when I admitted not knowing what was the job content of a Typist Clerk (without a hyphen) – a position which proliferates throughout Guyana’s Public Service.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Discovering the origins of COVID-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in the clearest indication yet that the U.N.
Dear Editor, This is my position: Tacuma Ogunseye went too far.
A team from the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently met with representatives from the Ministry of Labour in preparation for Guyana to host the 12th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour in May 23-25th.
The Panthers Rugby Club mauled the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) unit 45-26 when the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 12’s tournament continued yesterday at the National Park.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine yesterday, state news agency KCNA said, just as U.S.-South
Secondary school students in forms four to six and from Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six, will today, benefit from the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) roadshow, being hosted by the Office of the Prime Minister’s Industry and Innovation Unit.
Dear Editor, There can be no place in Guyana for race-baiting.
Track standouts Devaun Barrington and Attoya Harvey showed that they also have the winning touches on asphalt.
The Demerara Cricket Board’s “Friends of Demerara Cricket Fund” has garnered the support of KW Logistics and Bus Services as the second company to offer support to the initiative.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, (Reuters) – U.S. officials stopped hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants entering the country from Mexico yesterday after a large group broke through Mexican lines to demand asylum in the U.S.,
(Trinidad Guardian) Oropouche West MP Dave Tancoo has accused Finance Minister Colm Imbert of, “trying to play word semantics with the population when he claims that we don’t have a forex crisis but a shortage.”
Demerara are currently in a commanding position with a 345-run lead over the Select XI in the Guyana Cricket Board’s senior Inter-County four-day tournament’s second round.
Dear Editor, My condemnation of Prime Minister Mottley`s act of omission (she omitted to acknowledge Guyana`s and Burnham`s contribution to the liberation struggle of the Southern Africans and South Africa, specifically, on the occasion of the 20th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture) has attracted the attention of some, who applauded her for her action based on their view about Burnham`s rulership in Guyana.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence offered his most forceful rebuke to date of his one-time boss Donald Trump yesterday, saying that history will hold him accountable for his role in the Jan.
After serving the Guyana Police Force for almost 35 years, Woman Superintendent Cristal Robinson has retired.
By Aaliyah McFarlane Nelsion Nurse, who was adjudged the Designer of the Year in the Mashramani 2023 competitions, in an interview with the Stabroek News proclaimed his happiness at the competition’s outcome.
VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has ordered the closure of the Vatican Embassy in Managua and that of the Nicaraguan Embassy to the Vatican in Rome, a senior Vatican source said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Politics is a complex and dynamic area that affects every aspect of people’s lives, with different interests and ideologies converging to seek power and influence, but when politicians use hate and racism to incite their supporters against a sitting government, the consequences of such actions can be grave for society as a whole.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Interim West Indies head coach Andre Coley has rued two missed opportunities on day three which contributed to his side’s heavy defeat in the second Test at the Wanderers on Saturday.
On January 10th this year, in some of the bluntest language that she had delivered on the subject, the Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards made a stirring plea for the urgent reconstituting of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the appointment of the required number of judges.
Considering the damning assessment of the operations of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) as contained in the most recent National Risk Assessment Report, it was somewhat heartening to learn of SOCU’s action to bring about charges against three members of a family alleged to have been involved in money laundering activities.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz delivered with bat and ball as Bangladesh stunned world champions England by four wickets in a second successive upset to clinch the three-match Twenty20 series with a game to spare in Mirpur yesterday.
(Reuters) – New Zealand will go into the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka needing 257 runs for victory with nine wickets in hand after a 14th century from Angelo Matthews dragged the tourists right back into the contest at Hagley Oval yesterday.
AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli ended his agonising wait for a test century with a painstaking 186 as India racked up 571 to claim a lead of 91 in the fourth and final test against Australia yesterday.
By Esther Figueroa Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. is an activist independent film maker, writer, linguist and educator who focuses on the environment, social justice, indigenous knowledges and local content.
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will approve a major and controversial oil drilling project in Alaska today, according to a source familiar with the matter.
