Daily Archive: Sunday, May 7, 2023

The police today said that one of its corporals last night sustained a laceration from broken glass after his minibus was shot at on the Rupert Craig Highway.

(Trinidad Guardian) Security experts say the extradition of Brent Thomas from Barbados last October was unprecedented and could be classified as a rogue operation.

LIMA, (Reuters) – An unknown number of miners were killed after a suspected fire at a gold mine in Peru, authorities said Saturday, as police worked to recover the bodies.

(Reuters) – A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday, police said.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Arab League foreign ministers adopted a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade of suspension today, a spokesperson for the League said, consolidating a regional push to normalise ties with President Bashar al-Assad.

Genevieve Ngosa Daniels used to leave home at 6 am in the middle of winter to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in New York.

As a professional, civil engineer Egbert ‘Bert’ Carter could have migrated as so many others have done but he chose to remain in Guyana to contribute to its development, and the many projects he undertook are today testimony to his work in spite of the discrimination he faced because of his political affiliation.

The entry into the mobile telecoms sector by a new provider has been stirring excitement among consumers, especially since more competition usually leads to enhanced service from both the new and old providers.

ExxonMobil is expected to submit its response on Wednesday to findings of a nearly 180-page document on the audit of its US$7.3 billion post-contract costs from 2018-2020, in which, according to sources, there are “minimal anomalies”.

By Nigel Westmaas Introduction An important turning point in the fight against the British imperial plantation system and global chattel slavery was the uprising in Guyana 200 years ago in August 1823.This

A Tuschen woman died on Friday after she was struck down by a car on the Good Hope Public Road, East bank Essequibo.

Shaquan James and the Vergenoegen Boxing Gym earned the marquee accolades when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged its Pepsi/Mike Parris schoolboys/juniors championships at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym yesterday.

Thirty-six concrete bridges are currently under construction between Kurukupari and Lethem – a project which the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) says will improve travel on an important thoroughfare in Guyana.

Former Caribbean men’s singles table tennis champion and ITTF Level Three coach Guyana’s Sydney Chrsitophe was recently honoured by the American Youth Table Tennis Organisation (AYTTO) and the  PongSpace organisation for his contribution to the sport.

APNU+AFC MP Geeta Chandan-Edmond has condemned the actions of the two civilians who assaulted a traffic officer while he was executing his duties on Friday.

Jayson Tatum collected 27 points and 10 rebounds to fuel the visiting Boston Celtics to a 114-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

With continuing  labour shortages especially in the city and on large infrastructure projects, the government is exploring ways to transport workers from far-flung areas to capitalise on the opportunities and it may also allow importing skilled labour from overseas, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said.  “We did a survey and a number of people said they needed jobs.

Dynamic FC defeated Melanie 2-0 when the East Coast Demerara leg of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Football championships continued  Friday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen, I have previously corresponded with President Ali regarding conflicts of interest involving members of the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB).

The police are seeking legal advice in the case of the death of 12-year-old Amanda Smith of Aishalton, Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine, while a suspect remains in custody.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The best women’s cricketers in the West Indies assembled yesterday in St.

Abiola Jackman, the International Boxing Association (IBA) world-ranked female pugilist, will take on Trinidad and Tobago’s Leeann Boodram on May 21st when the Guyana Boxing Association and the Guyana Boxing Board stages their ProAm boxing card at the National Gymnasium.

Junior Halley, 50, a businessman of Mahaicony is to appear in court tomorrow to answer a charge of murder,  Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has said.

Dear Editor, In response to Saddam Hussain’s letter, “Equity will be used to ensure there is equality in all aspects of education delivery”.

APNU-AFC Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs Roysdale Forde is of the view that the government’s decision to send the National Intelligence and Security Agency Bill to a select committee after public scrutiny represents the very nature in which it is bent on having no consultation with people.

ST JOHN’S, CMC – Cricketers in the Caribbean have given a huge vote of confidence to the leadership of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), returning them all unchallenged to their posts at the annual general meeting on Friday in Antigua.

Dear Editor, In the run up to May 5th, the debate over whether the holiday now called “Arrival Day” ought to be officially acknowledged as “Indian Arrival Day” again rose to the fore.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three more murders have been reported in Morvant, Arima and Freeport.

Outgoing Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess is confident in the competence of his successor Brigadier Omar Khan to run the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

ST GEORGE’S, CMC – Cricket administrators in the Windward Islands have given their full support to Grenada Cricket Board president Dwain Gill to lead their affairs for the next two years.

LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1,000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era.

Dear Editor, Judge Sandil Kissoon delivered a landmark “Environmental Protection” decision in Guyana’s favour that Exxon/EEPGL must have unlimited insurance and fulfill all requirements of its permits when drilling for oil.

Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal yesterday visited school road in Port Kaituma where rehabilitation work is currently underway.

(Trinidad Express) A wanted man shot at police as they attempted to arrest him on Friday in Princes Town.

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests across the country on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bitterly disputed plans to tighten controls on the Supreme Court.

Dear Editor, Congratulations are in order to accomplished and consummate broadcaster.

(Reuters) – Mage won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday to capture the first leg of U.S.

KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Bowler Matt Henry is hopeful New Zealand can avoid a series whitewash in Pakistan by producing an improved display in today’s fifth and final one-day international against the world number one side.

Dancer Lynn Medford has launched Guyana’s latest institution dedicated to the performing arts with the aim of giving artists an opportunity to be professionally certified in 30 areas covering dance, drama, music, and film.

QUITO (Reuters) – The oversight committee of Ecuador’s National Assembly on Saturday failed to muster up the votes to approve a report recommending against a vote to impeach President Guillermo Lasso over embezzlement accusations.

(Reuters) – Fox News on Friday asked lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems to investigate whether they leaked controversial internal messages from ousted Fox host Tucker Carlson that were provided in evidence for their recent defamation lawsuit.

Dear Editor, The British Petroleum (BP) oil spill occurred in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, 46 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the United States of America with monumental disastrous effects that exceeded a monetary settlement amount of $65 B U.S

Scientists say that four aerobic exercise sessions each week could be key to brightening your spirits and easing any negativity.

“Sometimes I ask myself where do you draw the line? These children are so much more informed and many times if I don’t catch myself I will become the child and he will be the parent.

Introduction For readers’ benefit today’s column is devoted to providing careful reporting on the queries and policy prescriptions on offer in the first three chapters of the World Bank’s Staff Guyana SCD Report,2020.

They Came In Ships They came in ships From far across the seas Britain, colonising the East in India Transporting her chains from Chota Nagpur and the Ganges Plain.

I am now 16 years older than when I first started writing this column – Tastes Like Home.

Some things certainly pass all understanding.  There was Minister of Public Affairs Kwame McCoy addressing members of the press on World Freedom Day on Wednesday indicating that a separate association which would advocate for the rights of the press would be established.

Every moment in our lives is embedded in the extraordinary architecture of our minds.

Have you felt the weight of a hundred eyes on you?

The Coronation of King Charles III took place yesterday in London, United Kingdom, with great pomp, pageantry and fanfare.

In the coming weeks, construction on the first 100 middle-income, three-bedroom-flat housing units will begin in Bartica, Region 7.

In 2017, five years after the Guyana Women Artists’ Association’s (GWAA) initial accommodation of my contemporary approaches with provision of a small room to show.

Georgetown and Bartica each recorded two victories when the Tiger Rentals League Cup continued yesterday at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

BELGRADE (Reuters) – A 20-year-old Serbian man suspected of killing eight people and wounding 12 others has confessed to the crime, the prosecutors’ office in the town of Smederevo near Belgrade said in a statement on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) pensioner Selwyn Boxie was sitting in his living room when a gunman came in and killed him on Friday night.

Ding Liren, ranked number three in the world by FIDE (2789), took home the World Chess Champion-ship title to China for the first time ever on the last day of April, to the satisfaction of over one billion Chinese residents.

Dear Editor, Former EPA chief Dr. Vincent Adams has said many times that Full Liability Coverage (FLC) as enshrined in the permits, equals insurance plus a parent company guarantee to cover “any” costs above insurance.