Articles published on Thursday, June 29, 2023
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down race-conscious admissions programmes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, effectively prohibiting affirmative action policies long used to raise the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students on American campuses.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government would appeal to the UK’s top court after its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was deemed unlawful in a major blow to his pledge to stop asylum seekers arriving in small boats.
NANTERRE, France, (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron battled to contain a mounting crisis today after riots spread across France overnight, set off by the deadly police shooting of a teenager of North African descent during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb.
(Trinidad Express) It was a hair-raising experience for 23 pupils of Trinity College, Moka, Maraval, on Tuesday, when they were blocked from crossing the stage to receive their certificates with the rest of their classmates because their hairstyles were deemed to be in breach of school rules.
(Trinidad Express) Trinibad artiste Kevon Andrews also known as “Faces”, and his friend Kristian Lindsay, also known as “Ming”, were shot and killed in Pleasantville last night.
Trinidad-based consultants, WSP Caribbean, have designed and proposed a two-section bridge connected by an island in the Corentyne River to link Guyana and Suriname.
Corriverton resident, Durn Hunt, who last month pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend Itashia Frank back in October of 2018, has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the crime.
For what the State described as “gruesome” treatment unleashed on his victim/survivor, Corentyne resident Broan Luke has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a woman at knife-point after breaking into her house.
Advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the rape probe involving Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall will take a bit longer as the file was returned yesterday to the Guyana Police Force for further investigations.
Totaram Lalta of Adelphi Village, East Canje Berbice, who had a history of being abusive to his mother, was yesterday sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the woman’s death.
Denzel Lawrence Muir, 29, a shopkeeper of Lot 56 Barnwell North, Mocha, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday charged by the Special Organized Crime Unit with two counts of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony.
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has garnered the support of the Guyana Olympic Association ahead of the U-19 Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s Championship.
Undefeated Western Tigers handed the Guyana Police Force (GPF) their first loss in the KFC Elite League Football Championship, prevailing 1-0 on Tuesday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Major General (Ret’d) Joseph Singh will lead the commission of inquiry (CoI) into the fatal Mahdia Secondary School dormitory fire, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced.
An Assistant Superintendent of Police who has been interdicted and is under investigation over corruption at the Police Finance Office has been charged by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) with six counts of misconduct in public office.
The fifth edition of the highly anticipated Stage of Champions’ international bodybuilding event was officially launched on Tuesday at Camille’s Academy and according to organizers, this year’s edition promises to be the best yet.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies captain Shai Hope has defended his decision to give all-rounder Jason Holder the super-over, amidst criticism of team tactics during his side’s shock defeat to the Netherlands in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers on Monday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd yesterday received a courtesy call from René van Nes, Ambassador of the European Union to Guyana.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 85 to guide Australia to 339-5 as England wasted favourable bowling conditions on the first day of the second Ashes test at Lord’s yesterday.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday said that a .32 Taurus pistol and a magazine containing three live rounds were recovered from William De Abreu, for whom a wanted bulletin was issued on May 17.
Guyana men’s team went down to arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago 1-4 in their opening match of the 16th Central and American (CAC) Games hockey tournament which started yesterday in the Dominican Republic.
Dear Editor, The screaming front page news that CANU Officers, Annick Hossanah and Jamine Goddard were recently charged for stealing a quantity of diamonds from a Surinamese man, comes as no surprise to me, as an active member of the Guyana Bar.
Forty-four-year-old Michael O’lando Corrica, of Lot 02 Fourth Avenue, Bartica, Essequibo River, who was recently deported from France, was remanded to prison after he appeared yesterday before Magistrate Esther Sam to answer to the capital offence that was read to him.
Another company has come to the assistance of the national Under-19 rugby squad as they prepare for the Rugby America’s North Zone competition set for Jamaica next month.
The Integrity Commission yesterday said that declarants who submitted their returns after the extended cut-off period are now misguiding the public by implying that their compliance was not recognized.
Dear Editor, Recently, protesters were picketing Mr. Hughes asking him to give up defending the accused embattled PPP Senior Minister Mr.
Twenty-one-year-old Annick Hossanah, of Lot 1314 Diamond/Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and twenty-six-year old Jamine Goddard, of Lot 5 Water Street, Bagotstown, EBD appeared virtually yesterday before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh to answer to the offence of simple larceny.
The newly refurbished National Racquet Centre will be the venue for the inaugural GTA One Guyana Open which serves off tomorrow at the Woolford Avenue facility.
Dear Editor Two pure damn nonsense (that phrase again) items making the rounds caught my attention.
Castrol Strikers blanked Venguy 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association Senior Men’s League continued on Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
The CARICOM Secretariat has produced a compendium of information that will help organisations tackle violence against women and girls and a training workshop is set for Georgetown today on its effective use.
Dear Editor, The Vice President has pronounced that it is the court that will determine the fate of the alleged child predator (and by extension, the honour and credibility of the ruling party).
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Off-spinner Kevin Sinclair has been named to replace leg-spinner Yannic Cariah, who has been ruled out of West Indies’ World Cup qualifying campaign with injury.
Dear Editor, Regarding the Nigel Dharamlall imbroglio I am working on the presumption of innocent until proven guilty.
Keyambo Jarvis appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where two charges were laid against him to which he pleaded guilty.
Dear Editor, The Opposition submitted its initial review on the draft Petroleum Bill to the media and has maintained that the timeframe for consultation is too short and that they will not be submitting any commentary directly to the government.
The fifth edition of the Aliann Pompey Invitational which was set to run off at the National Track and Field Centre on July 22 has been canceled.
Reagan Reece, a Guyanese accountant missing in Trinidad and Tobago is believed to have been kidnapped.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The first morning of the second Ashes test at Lord’s was interrupted when two Just Stop Oil protesters ran on to the ground and scattered orange powder on the outfield, before one was carried off by England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.
Dear Editor, I was watching the evening news recently and saw members of the Guyana Police Force marching.
A Region Nine official was released on $100,000 station bail following an allegation of rape that was made against him.
Dear Editor, Six decades ago, a learned judge in a written decision described a PPP activist as a person of meagre moral fibre.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Only 52 balls were possible as rain ruined the second One-Day International between West Indies Women and Ireland Women here yesterday.
A year ago, a number of multilateral agencies collaborated on a report aimed at highlighting the chasmal global crisis in education.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Russia’s most senior generals have dropped out of public view following a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top brass, amid a drive by President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority and unconfirmed reports of at least one arrest.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – An independent expert to the United Nations condemned mass deportations of Haitians who had fled the country amid a humanitarian crisis driven by worsening violence from heavily armed gangs who control large swathes of the country.
