Daily Archive: Thursday, June 1, 2023

The police this afternoon said that four male students have confessed to torching the St.

Royden Williams and his accomplice were fatally shot during a confrontation with members of the Joint Services at 33 Miles Bartica Potaro, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said this afternoon. 

BULBOACA, Moldova,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressed his case for Ukraine to be part of the NATO military alliance as he joined European leaders today in Moldova close to his nation’s border ahead of an expected counter-offensive against Russia’s invasion.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Franco Mulakkal as bishop of Jalandhar in northern India, who was acquitted last year of repeatedly raping a nun over a two year period.

 (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved late yesterday a bill that curtails the powers of the ministries of the environment and Indigenous affairs.

Fire Service officials, accompanied by the police, the Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, and other officials, are headed to Karasabai Village in Region 9 to carry out investigations and engage residents following a fire that destroyed the Girls’ Hostel early this morning.

The report flagging the use of grills over the windows of the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory, which was sent to the regional education officer, was never discussed at the level of the Regional Democratic Council, (RDC), Regional Chairman Headley Pio yesterday said.

Law enforcement officers have launched investigations into the discovery of the partially decomposed bodies of a mother and her 13-year-old daughter.

A ruling is expected next week on whether there is merit in the appeal filed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the High Court order that it enforce the liability clause in permits for ExxonMobil’s offshore oil operations here.

Newly elected president of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA), Samantha Reid, says that the story of her rising above adversity should be one demonstrative to youths that one mistake does not determine their destinies, as she was convicted of drug trafficking in the United States in 2006 and sentenced to 60 months imprisonment.

Residents of Hill Foot, Soesdyke, last night created a barricade across the Linden/Soesdyke Highway and set fire to the road in protest at a court decision.

The way is now clear for Local Government Elections (LGE) to be held on June 12th, after   Chief Justice Roxane George SC yesterday threw out another action which sought to challenge the holding of those polls.

A Ruby Backdam, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man died yesterday after his car turned over and landed in a trench on the Ruby Access Road.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday received $273m worth of  equipment including a 150-ft hydraulic platform.

Dear Editor, I write this letter with great concern and a burning desire to shed light on the appalling state of our Local Government and Regional Development system.

A businessman appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh where he was charged with offering expired goods for sale.

By Andre De Silva (Intern with the Guyana Media and Communication Academy) On June 12, 2023, the APNU incumbent, Clayton Hinds will face a challenge from four other men in Sophia-Liliendaal North and adjoining areas.

Dear Editor, Thank you Amir Khan for taking the time to comment on my opinion that safety and education are interdependent.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is to receive help from the US Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives (ATF) agency of the Department of Justice in relation to the May 21 fire at Mahdia that left 20 children dead.

Twenty-five-year-old Josea Angel Soto of Lot 62 Cummings Street, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh to answer to the charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Dear Editor, Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) send our condolences and prayers to the families, friends and communities of the children who died in the tragic fire at the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory.

The 44th Annual General Meeting of the Bar Association of Guyana was held yesterday via the Zoom Online Platform and Ronald Burch-Smith was elected President unopposed. 

Table Tennis prodigy 12-year-old Jasmine Billingy captured three titles including the women’s singles prize at the just concluded National Independence Table Tennis championships played at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor,  I have read the Stabroek News editorial where Mr.

ExxonMobil shareholders yesterday supported their Board of Directors and voted overwhelmingly to reject a proxy measure for additional disclosures on a worst-case scenario oil-spill response plan for the company’s Guyana operations.

Dear Editor, In recent days, there has been some concern from some organizations including the Private Sector Commission and Chamber of Commerce of potentially a shortage of foreign exchange in some local markets.

Castrol Strikers overcame the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 3-2 when the Demerara Volleyball Association Senior Men’s League continued on Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A blaze on Tuesday at Dolce Bar and Bistro caused by a deep fryer left plugged in was extinguished by the fire service, sparing the establishment from major damage At 17:29 pm on Tuesday, the Fire Service received a report of a fire at the business at Lot 63 A, Sheriff, and Second streets, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, It was recently brought to my attention that at the April 29 opening of the Sheriff Hospital at Leonora, one Sunil Sharma  quoted Slokas from Chapter 4 of  the Holy Bhagawad Gita wherein Bhagwan Shri Krsn,  the Supreme Lord educates his Shishya Arjuna  that from time to time whenever there is decay of Dharma and rise of Adharma then I embody myself for the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked and for the establishment of Dharma .

The KFC Elite encounter between Western Tigers and Victoria Kings was called off owing to lighting issues at the GFF National Training Centre, Providence on Tuesday evening.

Clifton Moore, the head trainer of the Vergenoegen Boxing Gym in Region #3 became the latest technical officer of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) to be globally certified after he successfully completed the International Boxing Association (IBA) Online 1 Star Coaching Course.

Dear Editor, Referencing the upcoming, June 12, 2023, Local Government Elections, (LGE), the Guyana’s Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) initiative of the public signing of the Local Government Elections Code of Conduct on Saturday, May 37, 2023, was equally as welcome as it was timely.

Two tugboats that will be support vessels for ExxonMobil’s operations offshore Guyana, were christened yesterday with names submitted by two secondary school students.

Following the incredible success of the annual Easter Vacation Swimming Programme in April, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, in collaboration with the National Sports Commission, will start its inaugural adult ‘Learn to Swim’ initiative on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Over the past week, following the horrific Mahdia fire, much has been said and written about systems or absence and lack thereof with calls for accountability, responsibility and heads to roll. 

Keron Khan, a 26-year-old mason of Lot 124 North Sophia, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh to answer to the charge of simple larceny.

Dear Editor, I read Prof. Compton Bourne’s erudite essay on economic transformation in Guyana with much respect.

“Elton (Dharry) is arriving tonight, the Barbadians are coming in tomorrow midday and the Spanish speakers are arriving Friday morning.”

Fifty-three-year-old Ronald Sanders, of 322 Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh where the charge of fraud was read to him.

Dear Editor, The recent arrival of the pipe for the pipeline was very surprising, especially when you consider the recently confirmed weakness of the country’s safety record.

Queens Sharks defeated Berbice Lions by five wickets on Sunday to lift the Guyana Cup 2023 at Baisley Pond.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling yesterday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default.

Elton `The Bully’ Dharry, is widely considered the torchbearer of an overlooked tradition.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has suffered a major defeat over important legislation protecting the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous people who live in it, and he has had to cut his losses in a conservative Congress.

(Reuters) – Former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are planning to enter the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination next week in long-shot challenges to the dominance of front-runner Donald Trump.

Dear Editor, Every true citizen of Guyana, whether at home or abroad should applaud our concerned citizens who have overtime been exposing the ignominy, if not crassness and if we wish to be kind, the stupidity of our political establishment led by the incumbent PPP.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s supreme court voted yesterday to sentence former President Fernando Collor de Mello to 8 years and 10 months in prison on corruption and money laundering charges.

(Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott yesterday appointed an interim attorney general to fill in for Ken Paxton, who was impeached last week on allegations of corruption and other irregularities.

Dear Editor, The government, through the Ministry of Sports, has been very instrumental and decisive in the rehabilitation and maintenance of a number of community grounds across the region.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Ben Stokes expects to play a full part with the ball and bat as his side begin their Ashes preparations in earnest today with a four-day test against Ireland.

Dear Editor, I believe that for someone to fight for justice, they themselves should practice fairness.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jimmy Adams will leave his role as Cricket West Indies’ director of cricket when his contract expires next month.

While “Dynamic Duos” and “Big 3s” have defined recent champions, the 2023 NBA Finals are set up not only to be a crowning achievement for one team, but a showdown between two of the top individual performers in the playoffs.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – Kevin Sinclair continued to press his case as an all-rounder with his second fifty of the tour and third in his last six innings as West Indies “A” took full control of the final four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A here yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A former employee of Amazon.com’s Ring doorbell camera unit spied for months on female customers in 2017 with cameras placed in bedrooms and bathrooms, the Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing on Wednesday when it announced a $5.8 million settlement with the company over privacy violations.

Fifty-two-year old Ramesh Ramlakhan called ‘Rambo’ appeared yesterday at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore where the charge of possession of narcotics was read to him.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the French Open third round yesterday, but all the focus was on Novak Djokovic as a political row sparked by the two-times Roland Garros champion intensified.

Very few, if any, Guyanese will ever forget the Mahdia fire tragedy and its ongoing ramifications.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – The current Colombia head of coal miner Drummond Co Inc DRMND.UL