Articles published on Saturday, April 1, 2023
After months of monitoring and clearing of illegal structures, more than 400 persons who were allocated residential lots in Amelia’s Ward, Phase 4 will now be able to fully access their land, to commence construction.
(Reuters) – Faced with an increasing number of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iran’s judiciary chief has threatened to prosecute “without mercy” women who appear in public unveiled, Iranian media reported today.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Consumer price inflation in Pakistan jumped to a record 35.37% in March from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said today, as at least 16 people were killed in stampedes for food aid.
(Trinidad Express) The bullet-riddled body of a man discovered near Usine pond in Ste Madeleine on Thursday has been identified as a Gasparillo market vendor.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday reported that nearly 5,000 issues were attended to within the space of two days in his administration’s outreach to Region Three.
By Femi Harris-Smith In a moving tribute to the man she called her hero, Vidya Mannilall said that the day her father was shot and killed “my life changed forever…my world was turned upside down.”
Working People’s Alliance (WPA) activist, Tacuma Ogunseye, turned himself in to the Police CID Headquarters yesterday morning in the company of attorneys Nigel Hughes and Darren Wade following a wanted bulletin that was issued for him on Thursday.
West Indies U-19 player Releanna Grimmond scored a half century as Berbice defeated Demerara by 82 runs in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s Inter-County T20 tournament played at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.
Members of the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) met with Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday and said that their recent fish catches were nearly 100% of the figure from three years ago.
Guyana’s Jonathan Van Lange got his revenge on Ramon Vila of the Dominican Republic via a four game straight whipping to move into the quarterfinals of the boys U19 singles event of the Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation’s U19 and U15 events.
The US Department of State has published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain nonimmigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees.
TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force clinched their only victory of the West Indies Championship when they whipped bottom-of-the-table Jamaica Scorpions by nine wickets inside three days here yesterday.
Even as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC had promised that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) would be established long before the end of the first quarter of this year, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that it will be established “soon”.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday blasted the government over the 12 meetings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament which have been cancelled because PPP/C MPs have not turned up.
Port Mourant defeated Rose Hall Town by 104 runs at the Port Mourant Community Development Centre Ground yesterday as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Government of Guyana (GOG) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Under-19 Boys Inter-Club Super-50 tournament got underway.
Georgetown defeated East Coast to book their place in the final of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-19 Inter-Association tournament while East Bank Demerara got the better of West Demerara in another fixture.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that reported threats to US interests here in Guyana are being dealt with by the two governments President Ali told a press conference at the National Track and Field Facility at Leonora that Guyana and the United States government are working together to address the reported security threat.
Rice harvesting has commenced in Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region Two, with farmers being offered $4,000 per bag for their paddy.
Despite half centuries from Kemol Savory and Veerasammy Permaul, Leeward Islands Hurricanes moved within grasp of victory at the end of day three against Guyana Harpy Eagles.
Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday headed a team to the Georgetown Municipal Abattoir on Water Street to assess ongoing works in preparation for it to be operational soon.
Local star cyclist, Briton John finished on the podium in the initial stage of the Jamaican Cycling Classic Montego Bay race yesterday.
Police yesterday nabbed a man who was transporting over 16,000 grammes (564-plus ounces) of cannabis while his accomplice escaped by jumping into the Berbice River.
Fruta Conquerors and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will contest the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Developmental League Championship tomorrow following contrasting semi-final wins on Thursday evening at the Eve Leary ground.
Musa Gray was granted bail yesterday after appearing before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on charges of assault causing grievous bodily harm and threatening language.
In preparation for the Bartica Easter Regatta 2023 “We Outside”, Regional Chairman of Region Number Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Kenneth Williams, who also Chairs the Organising Committee for the Easter Regatta met with representatives of the Maritime Administration (MARAD), the Director of Maritime Safety, Captain Courtney McDonald, competitors of the Regatta, representatives of Farm Supplies Ltd.,
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former Barbados and West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes has had his claim for breach of contract for services – which he contended was unlawfully terminated by Cricket West Indies – dismissed in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court on Thursday, and ordered to pay costs.
The Guyana Learning Channel yesterday wrapped up its second season of Whiz Kids with Marian Academy’s Joseph Prendergast emerging as the 2023 champion, a Ministry of Education (MoE) release stated yesterday.
Dear Editor, There are numerous beautiful and exotic structures gracing the skyline of Guyana.
The government continued with its emphasis of involving youth in agriculture with the donating of supplies to an East Coast farmers’ group by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).
Dear Editor, If you would kindly permit me to bring up an issue that has been absent and neglected from the national conversation, even by the various women’s groups who are in the political arena.
AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – West Indies quick Alzarri Joseph wasted little time in making an instant impact for Gujarat Titans, grabbing a brace of wickets to help them beat star-studded Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in yesterday’s opening match of the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
At about 12:30 hrs on Thursday, police ranks were on a ‘Stop and Search’ exercise on the Fellowship Public Road, East Coast Demerara, when they stopped a motor car, HC 7522, and arrested a passenger who had in his possession over 10,000 grammes of suspected marijuana.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s attorney general said yesterday he was investigating alleged acts of corruption in state-owned metals conglomerate Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG).
Dear Editor, Would the GWI arrange to present an appropriately uniformed meter-reader that would earn admission to residents concerned about their security in these troubled times?
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Donald Trump is due to be fingerprinted and photographed in a New York courthouse next week as he becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges, in a case involving a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
BENONI, South Africa, (Reuters) – Captain Temba Bavuma scored an unbeaten 90 to steer South Africa to an easy eight wicket victory over the Netherlands in their one-day international yesterday and take his side a step closer to automatic World Cup qualification.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Windward Islands Volcanoes were eyeing victory after dominating the third day of their final round encounter in the West Indies Championship yesterday.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican authorities have failed to carry out all arrests ordered by prosecutors over the 2014 disappearance of 43 students and the military has denied access to important information, a rights group said on Friday, expressing concern over continued delays in the investigation.
Dear Editor, Guyana, the independent nation, was without doubt birthed from the trade union movement.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A member of a United Nations-backed coalition of insurance firms and pension funds seeking to tackle climate change told Reuters it was considering quitting after disagreements about curbing investment in the oil and gas sector split the group.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has acquired an $18m Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner to verify the contents of storage tanks.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 14 in Beijing, his office said yesterday, rescheduling a visit that was postponed last week after Lula was diagnosed with a mild pneumonia.
Dear Editor, Quo Vadis Guyana? The Apostle Peter is reported to have asked that question of Jesus Christ when he met him after he had risen from the dead following his crucifixion, when Peter himself was fleeing from crucifixion by the Roman government of the time.
Malik Monk scored 19 points off the bench and the Sacramento Kings ended the longest playoff drought in NBA history with a 120-80 thumping of the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
(Reuters) – A fierce tornado blasted through Little Rock, Arkansas, and adjacent towns yesterday, ripping away roofs and walls from many buildings, flipping over vehicles, and injuring dozens of people.
In its now occasional dashboards, the Ministry of Public Health yesterday said that no new COVID-19 cases has been reported and only seven persons are in home isolation.
A garbage truck belonging to Cevons Waste Management burst into flames on Sheriff Street, Georgetown yesterday morning most likely as a result of combustible material that was among the garbage.
ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico, (Reuters) – For U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Graholm, the transformation of Puerto Rico’s power grid to solar and other renewable power, after hurricanes wiped it out in 2017 and 2022, is an imperative that goes beyond addressing climate change.
Dear Editor, I am watching the unthinkable happening in Guyanese these days.
LUCKNOW, India, (Reuters) – Rescuers used cranes and ropes to look for survivors a day after the roof of a well collapsed in a temple complex in central India killing 36 people and injuring 16, a government official said yesterday.
The 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship will resume today at the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) grounds respectively on Carifesta Avenue with the final round of group stage matches.At
By Mark Leonard BERLIN – By all accounts, Chinese President Xi Jinping has had a successful few weeks.
We must speak even when it is the ones, we endorse that offend.
Rising Stars and Potaro Strikers recorded victories when the Bartica Football Association ‘Regatta Championship’ continued on Thursday evening at the Community Centre ground.
Police conducted a raid yesterday between 11:30 hrs and 13:20 hrs, in the Fort Wellington Station district during which several houses were searched and four persons from Bath Settlement were arrested and taken into custody.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from three months in the United States on Thursday and was welcomed back by hundreds of chanting supporters at the Brasilia airport before heading straight into meetings with his political party.
In late February, the National Population Commission of Barbados released its draft document which sets out how the country plans to grow its population by 185,000 from its current level of 289,000 by 2050.
Dear Editor, Saturday, April 1 has been celebrated universally as April Fool’s Day.
WILMINGTON, Delaware, (Reuters) – A jury will decide whether Fox Corp FOXA.O
