Daily Archive: Monday, March 27, 2023

British Airways (BA) this afternoon touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri for the launch of its twice weekly flights to Guyana via St Lucia.

A West Canefield, East Canje Berbice man was today remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Mohamed Imran Ali whose lifeless body was discovered two Sundays ago.

(Trinidad Express) A hundred and twenty-six Digicel customer contact service centre employees have been retrenched this morning, as the company has transitioned to a consolidated regional centre in Jamaica.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The Mexican government said yesterday it would challenge the Supreme Court’s temporary suspension of parts of a controversial electoral reform pushed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

BERLIN/FRANKFURT,  (Reuters) – Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill today, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe’s biggest economy reels from inflation.

(Trinidad Guardian) With his hands raised to the heavens, Levi Paul wept as he questioned why his 14-year-old son was murdered while playing football on Saturday night.

(Reuters) – First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O said today it would acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank, closing one chapter in the crisis of confidence that has ripped through global financial markets.

PPP/C General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday proclaimed his party’s inclusiveness, while urging supporters to use social media to defend its track record even as he accused sections of the media of joining with the opposition to attack the government Speaking at Babu Jaan, Corentyne, where he, President Irfaan Ali and others had travelled to commemorate the life and work of former president Cheddi Jagan, Jagdeo, noting the diverse crowd gathered, concluded that the PPP/C was the only multiracial party in Guyana.

President Irfaan Ali while paying tribute to former presidents Cheddi and Janet Jagan at Babu Jaan yesterday stressed that racism will not be allowed to succeed in Guyana under his government; he warned that the days of those who push such an agenda are numbered.

Army Major, Delrae McClean swapped his camouflage fatigues for red posing trunks on Saturday night and was crowned this year’s Mr.

The Golden Jaguars moved one step closer to qualifying for the Gold Cup Preliminary stage, defeating hosts Bermuda 2-0 Saturday at the Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre, Devonshire Parish.

The incident at the Houston Secondary School, during which a teacher, Kimone Gentle, armed herself with a cutlass, has been resolved with the parent of the offending student.

Citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind the PPP not having held its congress since 2016, General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said the 32nd Congress would be held by the first quarter of 2024.

Charlestown, Ann’s Grove and Westminster recorded comfortable victories when the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championships resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.

March seems to be a favourite month for Guillermo Escarraga who turned back a strong challenge and marched to victory in last Saturday’s Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club on the East Coast of Demerara.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the Tuschen area, East Bank Essequibo in Region Three about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

International flavour will be an important element of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA)’s junior programme for the calendar year of 2023 as the entity resumes its monthly U16 championships.

Investigations into the recent pit collapse on the disputed Chinese Landing land are still ongoing, according to Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat.

Two students of Harmony Secondary School Wismar, Linden, are still hospitalised following a gang attack at the school last Monday.

United We Stand Cycle Club riders took their talents to Berbice yesterday and swept the podium in the Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant a day after he broke ranks and urged the government to halt a highly-contested plan to overhaul the judicial system.

One of the best bowling performances in a Georgetown Cricket Association-organized tournament by Ashmead Nedd catapulted the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to an innings and 193-run win over Everest Cricket Club yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Editorial in Sunday’s Stabroek News, captioned ‘PAC scandal’, has eloquently captured the grim reality of the happenings of our times and provided a clear picture of the hypocrisy of the ruling regime’s approach to good governance.

April 11th, 2023 has been set for the commencement of the trial of former minister of Finance Winston Jordan on a charge of misconduct in public office.

SILVER CITY Mississippi (Reuters) – Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there and one person in Alabama as it leveled hundreds of buildings and spawned at least one devastating tornado.

Christianburg/Wismar, Linden Technical Institute, and President’s College were among the winners when the respective Regional Conferences in the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) championship continued on Friday.

KYIV (Reuters) – NATO on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Dear Editor, Fellow Guyanese, we must lift ourselves up by our shoelaces, even when we lack shoes. 

Executive Director of the Dance Institute of Washington Kahina Haynes, who is the daughter of Guyanese business professor and accountant Floyd Haynes, was on Friday named among the 27 people that US President Joe Biden will appoint to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition.

The Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) has released its research report which gives a situational analysis of hate crimes in Guyana.

The Georgetown Cricket Association hosted an under-17 50-over trial match yesterday at the Queen’s College ground with three batsmen scoring half-centuries.

PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne plans to meet with opposition leaders and trade unions in the hope of ending weeks of protests against a new pension law, her office said on Sunday.

Dear Editor The People’s Development Movement is asking Guyanese to pay much more attention to what is taking place in the country.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Their bowlers, led by Preston McSween and Larry Edward, set it up, and their batsmen formalised a six-wicket win for Windward Islands Volcanoes against Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championship on Saturday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.

Humanity is on thin ice—and that ice is melting fast. Our world needs climate action on all fronts—everything, everywhere, all at once.

By Honor Ford-Smith Honor Ford-Smith is Professor Emerita, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University.

As he appealed for virtues of compassion and humility among citizens, President Irfaan Ali on Saturday night recommitted his government’s support for humanitarian efforts.

TUNIS (Reuters) – At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Zachary MCaskie hit his second half-century of the match to anchor last year’s champions Barbados Pride to a seven-wicket win against hosts Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the West Indies Championship on Saturday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Dr. Kishore Shallow and Azim Bassarath have been elected to the posts of President and Vice President respectively, of Cricket West Indies (CWI).

Jamaican economist and University of the West Indies lecturer, Dr Damien King certainly provoked the ire of the government when he issued a very gloomy forecast of Guyana’s future at the intersection with the veritable oil bonanza that the country is now tapping.

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Johnson Charles slammed a remarkable second Twenty20 International hundred to propel West Indies to their highest-ever T20I total but South Africa made a mockery of the target by completing the highest-ever successful run chase T20Is, to pull off an astonishing six-wicket win here yesterday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – All-rounder Hayley Matthews grabbed three wickets to finish with Player-of-the-Series honours as Mumbai Indians brushed aside Delhi Capitals by seven wickets to clinch the inaugural Women’s Premier League title here yesterday.

Dear Editor, On Sunday April 16, 2023, the Macedonia Joppa Voluntary Committee (MJVC), a non-profit organization, will hold the largest gymkhana event in the region at Nan Persaud Star Plus Racetrack at No.