Daily Archive: Friday, March 24, 2023

Justice Gino Persaud this afternoon ruled that President Irfaan Ali’s decision to suspend members of the Police Service Commission (PSC) was was unlawful, ultra vires and of no legal effect.

The Police say they are investigating the shooting of a 34-year-old businesswoman of ‘B’ Field Sophia and her reputed husband, a 47-year-old minibus driver of the said address, by three men armed with handguns, which occurred at the victim’s home at about 9.20 pm yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – TikTok’s chief executive faced tough questions yesterday from lawmakers who are convinced the Chinese-owned short video app should be barred for being a “tool” of the Chinese Communist Party and because it carries content that can harm children’s mental health.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been diagnosed with mild pneumonia and will delay his departure to China until Sunday, the presidential palace said today.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles today cancelled a state visit to France after social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron’s new pension law erupted into some of the worst street violence seen in years across the country.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s opposition Congress party suffered a major blow today when parliament disqualified its leader, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court convicted him of defamation for comments that many deemed insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Shared governance at the executive level would come if Guyana’s citizenry calls for it during the constitutional reform process but at the moment the PPP/C cannot trust the main opposition on supporting its holistic developmental policies, the party’s General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said, repeating a position he has previously enunciated.

Guyana suffered defeats on the opening day of the Men’s and Women’s team section in Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Senior Championships yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A female teacher opted to arm herself with a weapon on Monday at Houston Secondary School, Georgetown, during an altercation with a parent and student, explaining that she was protecting herself after being attacked. 

Mohamed’s Enterprise continued their long standing partnership with the Kashif and Shanghai Organization by donating the first place prize and the respective trophies for the impending ‘One Guyana’ National Futsal Championship.

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton yesterday urged the newly appointed members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to work to fully understand their constitutional mandate and put the “national good” above political allegiance.

The US State Department’s 2022 Country Report on Human Rights Practices has highlighted the absence of labour clauses in public contract agreements, inadequate enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) law by the government and reports of violations regarding wages and overtime payment in the oil and gas, mining, and logging sectors.

Beacons and Wolves United battled to a 1-1 stalemate when the Bartica division of the Namilco u17 Boys Football League continued on Wednesday evening.

Dear Editor, How many persons alive today would recall the name ‘Jim’ Adams, more formally registered in the 1960s as JEH Adams whose professional career started as an Assistant Labour Officer in Guyana?

The highly anticipated National Novices and Mr. Linden Championship will be staged tomorrow evening at the Lichas Hall in the Mining Town.

Teachers and students of Harmony Secondary School, Wismar, Linden, were attacked by a gang on Monday, and one teacher and a student were injured.

Targeting traditional strongholds of the People’s National Congress (PNC), General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday appealed to voters to trust their representatives with tackling issues in their respective municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils.

Dear Editor, I admit that my first thoughts when I saw the announcement of Mr.

Another corporate entity has partnered with the organisers of next month’s Kares CrossFit Caribbean Championship to ensure that it is a satisfying experience for athletes and supporters.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Victims of the horrific accident on Wednesday night when a container truck crashed into a religious crusade site on the Victoria Public Road, East Coast Demerara were yesterday counting themselves lucky to be alive.

Dear Editor, Well I’ve a story for the world. One which made me realise the seriousness of perception.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivian President Luis Arce said yesterday he would be willing to jointly design a lithium policy with other Latin American countries to benefit their economies, echoing a similar proposal from Mexico’s President.

Dear Editor, A disparaging missive from the perceived one man rights body, of having all its ‘ducks in a row’, saw an equally unfavourable tit-for-tat response that the organization owes millions to the state for decades. 

Magistrate Dylon Bess on Wednesday upheld a no-case submission which was made by attorney Siand Dhurjon on behalf of Atlantic Fuels Inc, the company that was charged in 2021 by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with falsifying an invoice for $40 million.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s president confirmed for the first time yesterday that his government monitored the phone of a human rights activist, stressing it was a lawful part of a probe into a suspected gang member.

Hardware company Gafoors yesterday presented cars to six lucky winners of its Christmas promotion and a seventh for the Diamond area is soon to be named.

Dear Editor, Many of the poor and powerless have lost hope and feel helpless.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – At least 13 people were killed in clashes with police just outside Brazil’s seaside city of Rio de Janeiro after a raid to arrest a gang leader, police said yesterday, marking another bloody episode in the sprawling metro area.

(Reuters) – Bayern Munich have fired their coach Julian Nagelsmann, Bild newspaper reported yesterday.

(Reuters) – The United States has designated one former and two current Paraguayan officials for what Washington said was their involvement in “significant corruption,” making the officials and their families ineligible for entry into the North American country.

(Reuters) – World Athletics has voted to end its eight-year ban of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) but the country’s athletes, and those of Belarus, will remain excluded from international competition because of WA’s ongoing separate ban over the invasion of Ukraine, the governing body said yesterday.

(In honour of the late SN columnist Arthur Allan Fenty, who authored a column on Fridays in this newspaper for 30 years, Stabroek News will be running some of his earliest contributions.

(Reuters) – Harry Kane became England’s record international goalscorer as his side began their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign by defeating reigning champions Italy 2-1 in Group C yesterday.

(CMC) – Leading West Indies Women’s batsman Stafanie Taylor says she is pleased with her recovery following her recent fitness struggles, and believes she still has a major contribution to make to the Caribbean side.

Guyana is one of those countries whose politicians live in the past. 

(CMC) – Windward Islands Volcanoes captain Alick Athanaze struck his second hundred of the season to surpass 500 runs while Kofi James converted his overnight fifty into triple figures for Leeward Islands Hurricanes, as the two teams remained locked in a tense battle on the second day of the fourth round of the West Indies Championship.

Dear Editor, Two quotes are necessary to place the recent furore over statements made by Tacuma Ogunseye in national political context.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1011s trading results showed consideration of $25,379,809 from 48,858 shares traded in 42 transactions as compared to session 1010’s trading results, which showed consideration of $4,301,055 from 13,409 shares traded in 14 transactions.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 23, 2023

By Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade of Vanuatu, Hon Jotham Napat Human life is sacred and every individual deserves an equal chance in life.

The only innocent woman apparently worthy of sympathy or accountability is a dead one.

Well-known gold dealer, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed, has been selected as the Eccles/Ramsburg PPP/C representative for the upcoming Local Government Elections, while prominent businessman, Harry Mattai, is being floated to represent the Bel Air Gardens/North West Campbellville constituency.

(Reuters) – World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions and tightened testosterone restrictions for other athletes, the governing body said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff secured straight-sets victories over Canadians yesterday to book their spots in the third round of the Miami Open.