Daily Archive: Thursday, July 6, 2023

The Charity Market on the Essequibo Coast has gone up in flames, reports from the region say.

US Secr                                        etary of State Antony Blinken arrived this afternoon on a flying visit.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday  met the US Democratic Party’s top leader in the US House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries.

Third term councillor, Alfred Mentore was this morning elected Mayor of  the City of Georgetown.

MINSK, (Reuters) – The mutinous head of Russia’s Wagner group is no longer in Belarus and it is not clear if his fighters will move there, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said today, raising questions about the deal that ended last month’s revolt.

(Trinidad Express) Caricom leaders have once again urged the United States to lift its sanctions against Venezuela.

CARICOM Heads of Government  have resolved to remove impediments to free movement across the region by March next year, according to CARICOM Chairman, Roosevelt Skerrit.

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken yesterday announced US$5.5 million towards the Caribbean food security plan.

Region One is expected to have a brand new secondary school within the next seven to eight months.

(CMC) – Opener Brandon King struck a second One-Day International hundred as under-pressure West Indies halted their three-game losing skid with a convincing seven-wicket over Oman in their penultimate game of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers yesterday.

Westminster was crowned the Region #3 champion in the Digicel Schools Football Championship, defeating home side Leonora Secondary on penalty kicks yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday castigated President Irfaan Ali over his handling of a rape allegation scandal that engulfed Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall.

Dear Editor, The Dharamlall matter, the allegation of rape brought against Govern-ment Minister Nigel Dharamlall, has reached a conclusion that was entirely predictable to anyone following the case.

The police are investigating the killing yesterday morning of a 29-year-old labourer of Lot 21 ‘A’ Kilcoy, Chesney, Corentyne, Berbice.

The Ramdhani siblings of Narayan and Priyanna were eliminated last night at the quarterfinal stage in Mixed-doubles Badminton at the 2023 Central America and Caribbean Games.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to share my thoughts. There is a misconception going around that it is only opposition supporters who are furious about how the rape and sodomy allegations again a government minister proceeded.

The school girl accused of setting fire to the Mahdia School Dormitory re-appeared on Tuesday  at the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court (sitting at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court) before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce, where the charge was re-read to her after the particulars of the charge were amended with the name of Sherana Daniels to make it twenty victims.

The fifth edition of the ‘Stage of Champions (SOC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship continues to gain positive attention from the corporate community.

In the aftermath of the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) not to recommend a charge against former Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall over an allegation of rape, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has called for an independent probe of all the agencies who played a part in this decision, In a release yesterday, the APA said that Indigenous peoples in Guyana have witnessed their rights being trampled upon by the very people who are tasked with protecting those rights.

(Reuters) – Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket yesterday blasted off from French Guiana for the final time, carrying two military communications satellites and leaving its nations with a vacuum in autonomous access to space for the first time in more than four decades.

Dear Editor, Now it is forward with the minister’s serial.  I regret being unable to identify the minister, a brother in distress, by his name.

The city’s Deputy Mayor Alfred Mentore is tipped to be elected Mayor of Georgetown today, multiple sources close to APNU have told this newspaper.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) continues to garner support from the corporate community ahead of the U-19 Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s Championship.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – With Twitter already on the ropes, Meta’s META.O

Dear Editor, The case involving former Minister Nigel Dharamlall and the accusations of rape of a minor Indigenous girl have exposed a shocking disparity between the rhetoric of People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government officials, and their actions.

The Guinness sponsored Senior National men’s and women’s Squash championships opened Monday evening with Samuel Ince-Carvalhal among the winners during an entertaining programme at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, the surprise second-place finisher in first-round elections, said the government is behind attempts to question the result and wants to remove him from the run-off.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corpo-ration (GPHC) says it is now one step closer to providing open-heart surgery, with the return of surgeon, Dr.

Kwakwani, Marian Academy, and President’s College recorded wins in the Boy’s U16 division when the ExxonMobil National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued yester2day at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, The media has reported the murder of Bibi Naseefa Baksh.

Dear Editor, It was not surprising, pensioners complaining of the long wait they endured (SN July 5), on the first day of the aligned old age pension payments system rolled out. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has hailed Tuesday’s lifting of this country’s temporary suspension from the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)  as a significant milestone for Guyana.

The Guyanese male and female under-19 teams will be eagerly pursuing their first win of the ongoing Regional Under-19 tournament when they return to the field today.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Extreme weather is wreaking havoc across Latin America, racking up billions worth of damage and unleashing a vicious cycle that leads to higher demand for fossil fuels and more climate change, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday.

Sherwyn Quincy Davis, a 31-year-old security guard of East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was arrested on June 27 and charged with the following offences: possession of a firearm without licence and possession of ammunition without a licence which occurred at the Fantasy Casino.

Dear Editor, The President recently told the nation of his exploits and benefits to the nation in the important area of Foreign Affairs.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Tel Aviv’s police commander said yesterday he was quitting the force, citing political intervention by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right cabinet whom he said wanted excessive force used against anti-government protesters.

Another local company has earned its Made in Guyana certification from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) while a laboratory has been granted its National Standard certification. 

Dear Editor, Kindly advise me whether there is such a word as “WAIT” in the dictionary.

On June 30, the investigation by the Guyana Police Force into the allegation of rape against Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall came to halt when the teen complainant gave what the police referred to as a ‘No Further Action’ statement.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes to six years behind bars for tax evasion, according to a ruling published on Wednesday, marking the second conviction and prison term doled out to the former leftist leader this year.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is riding high.

By Hollis France and Alissa Trotz Hollis France is Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at the College of Charleston Alissa Trotz is Professor and Director of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto.