Daily Archive: Friday, June 30, 2023

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum this afternoon told Stabroek News that the complainant in the rape allegation against Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall has given a `no further action statement’ to investigators.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat today, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt – a move that had been intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and fulfill a campaign promise.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s political career evaporated today as a majority of federal electoral court (TSE) justices voted to bar him from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year’s fraught election.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) board controlled by the government of President Nicolas Maduro today lost its latest appeal over $1.95 billion of the country’s gold reserves held in the Bank of England’s underground vaults.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Guyana as part of his first official trip to the Caribbean, a statement from the US Embassy said today.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France vowed to examine “all options” to restore order today, after rioters torched buildings and cars and looted stores across the country in a third night of rage sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager of North African descent.

Fire Chief Gregory Wickham this morning disclosed that three persons perished in a fire at Drysdale Street, Charlestown today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British international environment minister Zac Goldsmith resigned today, saying Britain had lost its claim to a global leadership role on climate and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was “uninterested” in environmental issues.

HELSINKI,  (Reuters) – Finland’s economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned today just 10 days into his term in office, the nationalist Finns Party said, after being accused of making repeated Nazi references.

ExxonMobil is one of several American oil companies that reportedly experienced a “rough first half of 2023”, according to a June 24 article published under the name of former President of the high profile Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, Alex Mills.

Guyana’s foreign policy agenda continues to be very active and a number of programmes implemented have arisen from the relationships forged during engagements with over 60 world leaders, President Irfaan Ali last evening stated.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has criticised as  “callous” a decision of the Ministry of Public Works which had sent notices to some 50 vendors on the Plaisance Railway Embankment ‘Line Top’ on the East Coast Demerara, instructing them to remove within seven days.

Director of the local fashion design company, Junshazyna’s Academy of Designing & Technology Inc.,

Police are currently investigating the death of 34-year-old labourer, Dellon Waterman, called ‘Puppi’ of Lot 2 (c) Riverview, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, on Wednesday evening.

Recent reporting on the pace of recovery by Venezuela’s oil industry from the havoc wreaked on its exports (on account of the United States blockade) and on the country’s economy as a whole, strongly suggests that the Maduro administration now needs to look inward for solutions to the wave of internal challenges that are no less challenging, and which threaten to wreak further havoc on the country’s already beleaguered economy.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday refuted claims by attorney-at-law Jerome Khan that a 23-year-old pregnant client of his was maltreated while in custody, kept beyond the 72 hours legally mandated, released on her own recognizance and told to later return to the unit’s Lethem office.

The Cuban revolution may now be more than fifty years old and the ideological ties that have bound the two countries across the decades may have become diluted in the face of the harsh global economic realities that have caused both countries to reset their relations to, increasingly, embrace the ‘hard edge’ of economic realities.

Police are investigating a fatal accident that claimed the life a 27-year-old motorcyclist on the Kara Kara Public road yesterday morning.

Brazil continues to attract global attention for the proficiency with which it continues to transform its technological know-how into meaningful economic initiatives, on this occasion through its proficiency in realizing electricity generation from sugar cane biomas.

Dear Editor, As IDPADA-G awaits the Judge’s ruling on its Fixed Date Application for the Government to reinstate the subvention, it behooves IDPADA-G to make clear to the public all that is central to its contention – beyond the litigation and whatever might be the ruling.

NANTERRE, France, (Reuters) – France saw unrest spread to major cities in a third night of riots yesterday as President Emmanuel Macron fought to contain a mounting crisis triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop.

St. Stanislaus College overcame a 12 deficit to defeat the Bishops’ High 41-40 to be downed the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Georgetown Conference’ Champion on Wednesday evening at the Burnham Court, Parade Ground.

Delegations from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries and Canada last week seized the opportunity afforded by their being in Washington, simultaneously, to participate in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) to engage in discourse on matters relating to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – At least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the health ministry said on Thursday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Opener Ben Duckett hit 98 as England raced to 278-4 in an another high octane “Bazball” batting display to continue their Ashes fightback on day two of the second Lord’s test yesterday after bowling Australia out for 416 on a memorable day’s action.

The police have reported that the body of  Palmer’s Point, Lower Mazaruni boat captain, Carl Subratie, 61, who was reported missing on June 18, 2023 was found yesterday.

Dear Editor,  We cannot bring down the dictatorship if opposition politicians continue the same culture that kept us out of power for twenty-three years.

In what is being seen as an indication that the United Nations may be about to set aside its posture of diplomatic avoidance of what it regards as an ever worsening climate crisis, driven in part by unrelenting fossil fuel recovery and continued pushback by influential oil industry officials, United Nations’ Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, now appears to have ‘called time’ on the ‘softly, softly’ position with which the body has been taking on unchecked fossil fuel recovery.

While there can be no question of putting other regional emergencies, including food security to one side, even for a limited period, President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr.

Dear Editor, I am a resident of the Rupununi. In 2020 I made an application to the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission for a parcel of land on the outskirts of Lethem, Region #9.

Santa Rosa, Waramuri, Port Kaituma, Vreed-en-Hoop and Patentia recorded wins yesterday to advance to the next round in the 8th edition of the Digicel Schools Football Championship.

The widespread infectious flu-like symptoms that have been circulating in different areas for the past three months have raised more questions than answers, as many have been severely affected and it has been more severe than COVID-19. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison after being convicted earlier this year of participating in a $60 million bribery scheme, prosecutors said.

Dear Editor, The emerging details of the alleged rape of a sixteen-year-old girl by a Government Minister is an alarming and very serious allegation. 

Outgoing United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, underscored the potential for transformational change from oil and gas, even as she adverted to inclusivity and compassion.

(Reuters) – Panama expects international financial-crime watchdog FATF to remove it this October from a watch list for nations deemed to be doing too little to fight money laundering, the country’s deputy finance minister said, adding that other intergovernmental groups might follow suit.

Guyanese Mixed Martial Artist Carlston Harris (18-5) will make his return to the octagon on August 5th against American Jeremiah Wells (12-2-1) at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Fight Night 226 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

In a region where, months ago, some countries had been diagnosed with various stages of food insecurity, a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund has concluded, following a visit to Antigua and Barbuda, that the islands’ economic future looks bright and that ““economic activity is on a solid recovery path after a sharp decline during the (COVID 19) pandemic.”

By Subhana Shiwmangal Squatters at Hill Foot, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, whose homes were demolished on May 31 following a court order, held a small protest on Sunday to express their dissatisfaction with how the Ministry of Housing is handling the issue of turn-key houses and lands promised to them.

Dear Editor, I am forced to write again about the allegations of rape and sodomy levelled against Mr.

Region Four Health Officer (RHO), Dr Gavinash Persaud, in an interview with Stabroek News on Wednesday, said that he has received the report concerning the reported mistreatment of Rawndel Clementson’s family at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s government is seeking to activate credit lines with international lenders in an effort to mitigate expected El Nino weather disruptions, the country’s finance ministry announced on Thursday.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) departed local shores yesterday for Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the Ruff and Tuff Caribbean Mixed Martial Arts League Fight Night as well as the IMMAF Coach Education and Certification Course slated for tomorrow.

(Reuters) – A Texas grand jury yesterday declined to press criminal charges against rapper Travis Scott and five others over a 2021 crowd crush at a music festival that left 10 dead and injured thousands, prosecutors said.

Anns Grove overcame a one goal deficit to defeat Victoria Kings 3-1 when the East Coast Demerara section of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Football Championship continued yesterday at the Buxton Community ground.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C’s LGE 2023 campaign was designed not only to enumerate the tangible benefits of their unifying philosophy but also to utilize their people-oriented and pro-growth/development approach to make electoral inroads, particularly in the APNU strongholds of Georgetown, New Amsterdam, and Linden.

The government on Wednesday welcomed the discovery of oil at the Wei-1 exploration well in the Corentyne Block, undertaken by CGX Energy Incorporated and Frontera Energy Corporation.

(CMC) – Fit-again fast bowler Jayden Seales has been named in an 18-man training squad to prepare for the India series which bowls off next month.

Dear Editor, Sadly, Honnett Searwar has passed on. Inevitable for all of humankind.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A federal judge yesterday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss the first of writer E.

Two men are currently in custody over the firing of a weapon at  a businessman.

The Lady Jaguars will not compete at the impending Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Girl’s U14 Challenge Series which is penciled for Antigua and Barbuda from August 18th-27th.

Dear Editor, The removal of vendors, particularly those of Afro-Guyanese descent, by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/) government raises serious and numerous concerns about the regime’s commitment to promoting inclusivity and equality.

Orlando Cort appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate‘s Court on Tuesday, before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Isaiah (only name discernible) so as to cause grievous bodily harm.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Top oil and gas companies have made little progress in turning away from hydrocarbons and towards the goals of the 2015 Paris climate deal, multinational nonprofit platform CDP said yesterday.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – The Kremlin declined yesterday  to give any details about the fate of Russian General Sergei Surovikin, whose status and location have not been made public since an abortive armed mutiny by mercenaries on Saturday.

It would be to the government’s considerable credit if it can deliver the promised thirteen  Agro-processing facilities to farmers across the country within a reasonable timeframe. 

(Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki is set to make a comeback to tennis after the former world number one said yesterday that she was ready to return to the Tour having retired from the sport in 2020 to start a family.

On Friday the design for the proposed bridge over the Corentyne River was unveiled in the presence of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill and his Suriname counterpart, Dr Riad Nurmohamed.

LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivia has signed lithium agreements with Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and China’s Citic Guoan Group, the South American country’s government said yesterday, as it looks to develop its huge but largely untapped resources of the battery metal.

Akeem Lewis appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with robbery with aggravation.

Women and children are considered “other” in society. This means that their lives are always seen to be of less value in comparison to men.

By Jeffrey Sachs New World Economy Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and French President Emmanuel Macron invited world leaders to Paris on June 22-23 to reach a new “global pact” to finance the fight against poverty and human-induced climate change. 

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1025’s trading results showed consideration of $41,206,264 from 82,784 shares traded in 36 transactions as compared to session 1024’s trading results, which showed consideration $27,753,789 from 144,444 shares traded in 36 transactions.

Dear Editor, I was watching the evening news recently and saw members of the Guyana Police Force marching.