Daily Archive: Sunday, September 10, 2023

The Guyana Police Force, through its Traffic Department, is moving to take stern action against reckless road users.

Outgoing US Ambassador Sara-Ann Lynch (right) in a courtesy call last week with the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission, Claudette Singh.

Mayor of Georgetown Alfred Mentore and members of the City Council’s International Relations Committee met with Deputy Chief of Mission Adrienne Galanek on Friday  to discuss matters of mutual concern and potential areas for collaboration, including city security, according to a release from the US Embassy.

President Irfaan Ali today expressed sadness over the deadly earthquake on Friday in Morocco that has claimed over 2,000 lives.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The G20 summit in New Delhi ended today as India handed over the bloc presidency to Brazil, while both the U.S.

HANOI/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden secured deals with Vietnam on semiconductors and minerals as the strategic Southeast Asian nation elevated Washington to its highest diplomatic status alongside China and Russia.

(Reuters) – At least 40 civilians were killed and dozens injured in an air strike by the army on a market in southern Khartoum, a local volunteer group said in a statement on Sunday, marking the largest single-incident death toll since the war in Sudan began in April.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gillian French said she didn’t want her son, Kevin Barker, to do work for the Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

By Joseph Allen In a bid to ease the bottleneck in the supply of stone needed for the construction industry, a new quarrying company was declared open yesterday in Batavia, an Amerindian village in Region Seven.

Four persons including a schoolgirl died in a head-on collision in the area of De Hoop, Mahaica last evening.

At a press conference at State House yesterday, President Irfaan Ali disclosed that Guyana’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew mid-year by an estimated 59.5% while its non-oil economy rose by 12.3% during the first half of 2023.

Government is mulling lifting the income tax threshold and increasing the daily minimum wage but a decision would be based on the current analyses that are being undertaken by finance personnel, President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced.

Police are probing a fatal accident at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara in which motorcyclist Andrew Alli, 51, died yesterday at about 11.20 am.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday challenged President Irfaan Ali to produce correspondence to back up the claim that Ali had eight times formally reached out to him in an attempt to fulfill his [Ali’s] constitutional mandate.

Sugar workers who were arrested on Monday after they allegedly attempted to block the Canje Turn with wooden poles and structures to stop the free flow of traffic maintain that they were stripped down, photographed, and placed into lock-ups by police in Region Six.

Steering clear of a commitment to the confirmed appointments of  a Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice of this country, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said this will occur at the “appropriate” time.

Ashram Boodhoo, 50, also known as ‘Socks’, of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara who was beaten in the head by his friend over a joke at a birthday party on July 3, died on Thursday after being discharged from the Infectious Diseases Hospital on August 20.

Repair works to the synthetic track at Leonora, West Demerara are almost complete Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, told Stabroek Sports yesterday.

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton on Friday said that he has informed ExxonMobil of APNU’s and the AFC’s focus to elicit more benefits from oil extraction for the Guyanese people by utilizing provisions in the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).

Guyana’s medal heist at the ongoing FESUPO Regional South American Men’s Classic Powerlifting Championships in Lima, Peru continued on the third day (Thursday) of competition when the athletes earned a total of eight medals.

An Omari Glasgow hat-trick, alongside a Kelsey Benjamin brace, propelled Guyana to the perfect start in League B of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League, thrashing hosts Antigua and Barbuda 5-1 yesterday at the federation’s Technical Centre.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your newspaper to respond to an article captioned “Attorney-General exposes APNU’s constitutional atrocity”, which was published in the Guyana Chronicle on Saturday September 2, 2023.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday commissioned a newly constructed Health Post in the Quiko community, located in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).

Prospect, Travis Sancho and the Rose Hall Jammers (RHJ) Gym earned the marquee trophies when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged its Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 tournament yesterday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.

With some $420 million owed to the Bank of Guyana by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for its Sugar Trading Enterprise Pension Scheme (STEPS), President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that government will pay the outstanding sums.

Dear Editor, The flagrant police abuse of the striking sugar workers is evidence of the ongoing decay in our democratic fabric.

A Brazilian mechanic, Walter Oliveira, 49, who was reported missing after an accident involving a boat on Friday around 18:00 hours at Suriname Landing, Middle Mazaruni River, Region Seven, has been found dead.

Dear Editor, We the undersigned categorically condemn the directive by a senior educator for a student to remove his Rahki. 

Mobile phone company Digicel has concluded a summer promotional campaign in which millions were won by contestants in its  “Deal or No Deal” game shows.

Potaro Strikers brushed aside AK Galaxy 5-1 when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League resumed on Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

AMIZMIZ, Morocco,  (Reuters) – Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains yesterday, a day after the country’s deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages.

Dear Editor, Dr Tara Singh has made a very important intervention in his letter, “The administration must address the issue of the Indian Immigration Fund” (SN 9-8-23).

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Group of 20 nations adopted a consensus declaration at a summit on Saturday that avoided condemnation of Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states to refrain from the use of force to seize territory.

The police say that they have arrested two persons who allegedly mugged an 18-year-old at around 11 am yesterday at Mandir Street De Willem, West Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, Good health care yields multiple benefits in any society.

Crane Rovers, led by a second-half hat-trick from Kwesi Henry, overcame a two-goal first-half deficit to defeat Uprising 3-2 when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Tuschen ground.

City Mayor Alfred Mentore yesterday said that the Promenade Gardens are open to the public despite the fact that on three separate days, visits by this newspaper found it closed to visitors.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has admitted that Trinidad and Tobago has “limited capacity” to protect its borders from illegal drugs and guns.

By Deneita Fredericks A culinary sensation is making waves. Althea Brown, a 41-year-old US-based Guyanese and devoted mother of three, has launched her much-anticipated cookbook, “Caribbean Paleo”.

Dear Editor, I would like the relevant authorities to rethink the manner in which they are dealing with the mangrove trees along the river banks, and consider the pros and cons of the present situation in an effort to gain the greater benefit of the citizens who are impacted by the present legal strategy in this regard.

Buxton Stars climbed atop the East Coast Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League following a walkover victory against Haslington All-Stars on Friday evening.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed yesterday an alliance between Latin American countries to bring a unified voice to the fight against drug trafficking, by recognizing drug consumption as a public health problem instead of confronting it with what he called a “failed” militarized approach.

On August 19, the Stabroek News reported that the government is willing to make necessary interventions in the foreign exchange (FX) market in order to enable the smooth access to hard currencies.

Some things are critical to living such as food, a roof over our head, and clothes to wear.

(Reuters) – Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, has died, the presidency said on Saturday.

Minister of Health,  Dr Frank Anthony, yesterday commissioned a $14M staff quarters-building at Yupukari Village, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).

Dear Editor, The President’s Press Conference was delivered in measured tones except on a few occasions when dealing with the sugar industry. 

The final chapter was written recently in the Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann feud, according to leading chess platform Chess.com,

(Jamaica Observer) Nationwide News Network (NNN) CEO Cliff Hughes remained fearless on Friday, declaring that he and his staff will not be unnerved by a mid-afternoon gun attack on the station that has been widely condemned as an assault on press freedom.

The Barbados Crop Over festival came to an end last  month with many Guyanese joining the thousands of visitors to the island for a high-energy, events-packed week  and many are urging fellow citizens to go experience the diversity of the carnival-like celebrations for themselves.

What is chem sex? Clath ah easy fuh dutty but hard fuh wash.

September is here, which means it is Heritage Month. During this month, the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House will host an exhibition of artwork by mostly Indigenous artists who form the group The Moving Circle.

Introduction Today’s column completes the task I had set on August 20 of re-visiting four topics in the series that dealt with the now twice-delayed holding of public auctions for Guyana’s oil block rights.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – American teenager Coco Gauff mounted a fierce comeback to beat Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the U.S.

The birth of a new generation does not just refer to the formation of a young population.

The 18th Summit of the G 20, comprising 19 countries and the European Union, takes place this weekend in New Delhi, India.

Covid-19, lack of funding and other unforeseen circumstances have led young and ambitious but struggling, upcoming artist, Demion Mack, 22, of Rewa Village in the North Rupununi to postpone completing studies at the Burrowes School of Art.

Richard Linklater’s New Orleans crime yarn starring Glen Powell is “delightful” and “genuinely fun”, writes Nicholas Barber from the Venice Film Festival.

The University of Guyana (UG) has had a long association with art, including literature, music and drama, like most tertiary institutions, but specifically with fine arts.

Most women value true friendship. I have heard some of us say that we don’t need friends as we have our families.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, the second of two parts, Roger Seymour looks at the matches of the 1979 World Series Cricket Season in the Caribbean.

There seems to be no end to the Cuyuni River saga. 

How do you like your eggs? Everyone has a particular way in which they prefer their eggs.

Maybe it’s just my friends circle, but it currently feels as if everyone and their mother has a baby or one on the way and as much as I would like to tell myself and you the friendships will remain the same with just some extra planning; they evolve in a such a way that requires you  to be re-introduced to a 2.0 version of your friend.

It is astonishing to think that Derek Walcott first published poems in the 1940s.