Daily Archive: Friday, June 2, 2023

BHUBANESWAR, India, (Reuters) – At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha today, according to government officials in the eastern Indian state, in India’s deadliest rail accident in over a decade.

 (Reuters) – The United States today moved to block former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe from entering the United States over what U.S.

Voting got underway today in the 2023 Local Government Elections with thousands of members of the Disciplined Services set to vote.

After almost two weeks of intensive searching by the Joint Services, escaped death row prisoner Mark Royden Williams, also known as ‘Smallie’, and his accomplice were fatally shot by the Joint Services during what was described as a confrontation.

A fire, which the Guyana Fire Service said was deliberately set, gutted the St.

The establishment by Santo Domingo of an embassy here was hailed yesterday during the visit of Dominican Republic President, Luis Abinader and the two countries are to set up a high-level working group to advance co-operation.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that it has complied with a High Court Order and had since May 9th issued an Enforcement Notice to Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) that it provide a parent company liability for any  oil incident in the Stabroek Block.

The Corentyne man who was charged while a juvenile in 2020 with the murders of Canadian hotelier Vivekanand Brijbassi and his watchman Harry Persaud and opted to plead guilty to the lesser counts of manslaughter when he appeared at the High Court in Berbice last month was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison.

Labourer Dane Thomas, who had been indicted with raping a nine-year-old boy between 2018 and 2020, has been acquitted of the charges.

The transformation that has impacted Guyana’s investment landscape on account of the opening up of an economy driven overwhelmingly by the possibilities that have been opened up by the country’s world class oil finds, has triggered a level of investor interest in a multiplicity of sectors, hospitality being very much among them.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Photos by Dave Gobin (Intern with the Guyana Media and Communication Academy) Disgruntled residents of Hill Foot, Soesdyke Highway, whose homes were demolished following a court order, yesterday morning for a second time protested their removal and appealed for help form the government.

Chanderpaul Persaud, Harilall Ramdan and Jagishwar Ghani are all now awaiting sentencing after a jury earlier this week convicted them of the 2017 stabbing death of Uitspa labourer Dhanpaul Dookie.

The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) has apologised  for the frustration suffered by one of its students who complained that the final exam for one of its courses was never administered.

(Part 11 of Stabroek Business exchange with Agro Processors) The establishment of an officially recognized and supported organization designed to facilitate “more direct and meaningful support” for the country’s agro-processing sector was one of the recommendations that arose from the recent informal exchange between the Stabroek Business and a group of local Agro Processors ( ‘We’re ‘Out of the loop:’ Small agro processors… – Stabroek Business, May 26th, 2023) News.

(Trinidad and Tobago Guardian ) BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – “At the time I was living in Jamaica, there was no rain for quite a few months.

APNU yesterday called for an investigation to be carried out into the Mahdia dormitory fire – an appeal made on the suspicion of the possible non-compliance with the critical fire safety guidelines laid out by the Guyana Standard Code of Practice for Buildings and the Ministry of Education’s Safe Schools Protocol.

The Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) on Wednesday received a boost from Canada through the donation of computers and printers for SGBV units in Regions One and Four.

Back in February, during a presentation made in the course of the Budget Debate in the National Assembly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd, made a presentation that amounted to an outline of some important aspects of the country’s foreign policy, essentially a ‘brief’ on the intended realignment of some aspects thereof, that took account of the envisaged changes of the economy arising out of the role which it was anticipated the country’s oil resources would play in the shaping of its relations with the rest of the international community, going forward.

Fresh off a JetBlue Airlines flight from JFK, Elton Dharry arrived in Guyana yesterday and headed to the gym to put the finishing touches on his camp ahead of the ‘Return of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am card.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) held a one-day training seminar for suppliers and contractors at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Wednesday.

The current fragmented approach taken by individual countries and organizations is insufficient, and a unified global effort is required to effectively tackle the issue.

Dear Editor, I have seen arguments that economic factors do not enter into the equation when determining the law and to some acceptable extent this may be true, but certainly cannot apply when the nation’s development is put at stake.

Dexter Conway, a forty-five-year-old vendor of Lot 207 Barr Street, Kitty, Georgetown, appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday before Magistrate Annette Singh to answer to the charge of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Fierce rivals Ann’s Grove and Buxton United played to a 1-1 stalemate in a tense East Coast Demerara derby when the KFC Elite League continued last evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

R9, Good Fellas, Kara-Kara, and Young Gunners recorded victories to earn quarterfinal berths, when the Linden ‘One Guyana’ Beach Football Championship continued on Wednesday evening outside the PPP/C office in Mackenzie.

The World Bank Group has sent a recent signal, directly targeting Brazil as it seeks to raise awareness of what it says is the “tipping point” that the Amazon rainforest is approaching, a circumstance which the Bank says points to drastic consequences for the country’s people in areas such as agriculture, urban water supply, flood mitigation, and hydropower, which it says can still be averted through the application of a development plan that better coordinates the needs of agriculture with preserving the forest.

Dear Editor, There is a letter in today’s Stabroek News (1st June, 2023) which attacks me, noting, it says “the deafening silence of the Private Sector Commission and their oft times spokespersons like Gerry Gouveia and Kit Nascimento”, on the subject of the Mahdia tragedy and the Mazaruni prison escape.

Ken Gomes, 26, of Lot 12 Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, appeared virtually on May 31 at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Annette Singh to answer to the charge of unlawful wounding.

The 49-year-old suspect who fatally stabbed 23-year-old Shivram Mohabir on Monday evening, is to be charged today.

As Guyana’s fast-growing oil and gas business profile continues to serve as a magnet for foreign investment, the country continues to be eyed by both the extra-regional business community as well as regional businesses as a priority place of interest for eagle-eyed potential investors.

Dear Editor, Much has been written and much more, in all likelihood, would be written about the Mahdia Mega-Tragedy.

The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) officially announced their four member squad that will compete in the Women’s 3×3 Championship at the impending Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in San Salvador, El Salvador from June 30th-July2nd.

The increasing intensity of the global climate change lobby is making no earth-shaking difference to universal oil demand as concerns over energy reliability trigger a strong surge of global interest in demand for fossil fuel-based energy according to a recent study undertaken by the world-renowned Norway-based energy research entity, Rystaad Energy.

Dear Editor, Over the past weeks, our nation has suffered tremendously from the loss of citizens, as a result of road accidents.

Muhammad Zamaluddin and Jeewanram Persaud won the Men’s Barebow and Recurve titles respectively, whilst Theresa Deoroop and Julie-Ann Williams secured the Women’s Barebow and Recurve championships apiece on Sunday following the end of Archery Guyana’s Independence Open Tournament.

In pursuit of the optimization of the ‘openings’ that continue to materialize for investment in the Caribbean, Caribbean Export is currently busying itself with plans to stage this year’s October 23-25 Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) in the Bahamas.

Dear Editor, After Burnham’s departure from the PPP, individuals such as Brindley Benn, C.V

An elite team of Guyana’s bodybuilding and fitness athletes will represent the Golden Arrowhead at the Roger Boyce IFBB Pro Classic at the Lloyd Erskine Convention Centre in Barbados this weekend.

Dear Editor, The MJVC (9comprised of 11 executive members and five sub-committee members) and its members organized and sponsored the biggest and most spectacular independence celebration on Friday May 26, 2023, to mark the country’s 57th Independence Anniversary.

Following the acquisition of a full two-year scholarship to National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division 2 institution Barry University of Miami, Florida, national basketball player Akeem Crandon said he is grateful for the opportunity and is optimistic about his athletic career.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate yesterday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would have been a first-ever default.

The calendar has flipped to June and as customary, the National Cycling Championship is imminent.

Dear Editor, I was happy to note that in one of the Reader’s Digest magazines titled “Our Canada,” an invitation is extended to collectors to submit details on their activities.

DAKAR,  (Reuters) – Nine people were killed in Senegal yesterday in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko after a court sentenced him to two years in jail, casting serious doubt on his chances of running for president next year.

(Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago is requesting the U.S. government amend the terms of a license authorizing the joint development of a promising offshore gas field with Venezuela, the Caribbean nation’s energy minister said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Still reeling and not recovered from the horrible and devastating Mahdia fire, comes another fire, another girl’s hinterland accommodation up in flames, in the region which just hosted our toned down Independence observances.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele yesterday announced a bill to slim down the country’s political system as he launched a “war against corruption” and pledged to build a prison to hold white-collar criminals.

Dear Editor, After years of liberal democracy in Guyana, significant changes in values, customs and mores once held as sacrosanct are now manifesting themselves in different hues and shades.

PARIS/DELHI, (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus AIR.PA secured a historic deal yesterday involving the most jets ever bought by a single airline, with an order for 500 narrowbody jets from Indian budget carrier IndiGo INGL.NS

(Reuters) – Dev Shah, a 14-year-old boy from Largo, Florida, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, nailing the word “psammophile,” meaning an organism that thrives in sandy soils, in the 15th round of the contest’s finals.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Dennis Francis, has been elected as the 78th President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

In my first year at university, our lecturer was discussing post-colonial societies.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1021’s trading results showed consideration of $17,412,748 from 57,833 shares traded in 32 transactions as compared to session 1020’s trading results, which showed consideration $69,133,546 from 131,073 shares traded in 39 transactions.

President Irfaan Ali found himself at the Itamaraty Palace in Brazil on Tuesday to attend a meeting of South American leaders at the instigation of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva.

Dear Editor, Virgin Atlantic has reaffirmed its commitment to the Caribbean by launching inter-island flying, making a wider variety of island destinations even more accessible.

Given what we were told just a matter of months ago was the perilous state in which some countries in the region found themselves, this newspaper has made the point regarding the need for there to be a periodic region-wide up-date on the pace of progress towards the operationalization of the Regional Food Terminal.

Nikola Jokic finished off another triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists and Jamal Murray scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets made a statement in their first ever NBA Finals game, rolling to a 104-93 victory against the visiting Miami Heat yesterday.

(Reuters) – Detainees in overcrowded cells in Haitian police stations are living in “inhumane, degrading conditions”, a human rights group RNDDH said yesterday, with police relying on makeshift prisons amid insecurity and a crippled judicial system.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies announced yesterday that former West Indies captain Carl Hooper was roped in to be one of the assistant coaches to West Indies white-ball head coach Daren Sammy.

(Reuters) – Fourth seed Casper Ruud and holder Iga Swiatek stayed on course to reach consecutive finals at the French Open while a couple of unheralded names in the women’s draw continued to show their immense potential yesterday at Roland Garros.

(CMC) – West Indies A met resistance from Bangladesh A openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Zakir Hasan after another strong batting performance enabled them to make a second innings declaration in the third “Test” yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday he will appoint the lawyer who defended him against graft accusations, Cristiano Zanin, to a vacant Supreme Court seat.