Daily Archive: Monday, September 11, 2023

  Guyana Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission SEPTEMBER 11, 2023   The Guyanese economy continues to grow very rapidly, supported by the government’s modernization plans, including the unparalleled oil sector expansion.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today commissioned the Mrs. Maureen Massiah Wing  at the Bishops’ High School in Georgetown.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chile today  marks 50 years since a violent coup by Augusto Pinochet against socialist President Salvador Allende ushered in two decades of military rule, saw thousands killed and seeded the country’s market-led economic model.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – BMW BMWG.DE said today it will invest 600 million pounds ($750 million) in its UK plants to take its Mini brand all-electric by 2030, giving a fresh boost to Britain’s car industry after years of Brexit-related uncertainty.

(Trinidad Express) A Laventille man who police believe was not the intended target of gunmen was shot dead near his Pashley Street home yesterday afternoon.

BENGHAZHI,  (Reuters) – A major Mediterranean storm swept through eastern Libya on Sunday and yesterday, killing at least 25 people and damaging homes and roads, medical sources said.

Given its commitment to transparency of the petroleum sector and having announced that ExxonMobil’s expenses went down from US$214 million to US$11 million even after a final audit report was submitted, the government should explain to the nation how the decision was made, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says.

What started as a celebration ended in sorrow as a student of President’s College and her father were among four people killed in a collision on the public road at De-Hoop, Mahaica on Saturday evening.

Police are investigating the murder of Shawnie (only name given, age and address unknown), which occurred around 07:30 hrs yesterday at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. 

Guyana’s External Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) debt grew by 3.8 percent, from US$1,571.9 million at the end of 2022 to US$1,631.1 million at end of June 2023, according to a mid-year report published by the Ministry of Finance on Saturday.

Four buildings were destroyed over the last two days in fires determined to be arson in three different parts of the country leaving four people homeless.

The depressed community of Plastic City, located on the foreshore of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Demerara, has been earmarked to be regularised, according to Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal, pending his decision on relocation or settlement.

ExxonMobil has changed its business name here from Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, according to a notice by the company.

Government has expressed to two American banks that it prefers to have a major United States commercial financial operation here, President Irfaan Ali said, even as he expressed that the Bank of America (BoA) representatives seemed upbeat during the meeting he held with them last week.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Off-spinner Gudakesh Motie sent down a brilliant last over as Guyana Amazon Warriors held their nerve to beat Barbados Royals by three runs and maintain their unbeaten status in the Caribbean Premier League.

Interviews and photos  by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the areas of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and Annandale, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) lifted the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) T20 Cup after beating Everest Cricket Club by seven wickets in yesterday’s final at Camp Road.

Three teen residents of the St John’s Bosco Orphanage who decided not to allow life’s challenges to limit them, are celebrating their performances at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams.

A dominating performance from Stella Maris Primary School underscored by a 10-wicket win over F.E.

Residents of 3rd Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, are urgently calling on the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to investigate a bar that has been constantly disturbing the tranquility of their residential neighbourhood.

Deneve Ramzan, 32, of Kumaka WaterFront, North West District, appeared at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Following 79 year-old Naranjan Singh’s performance on the platform yesterday, Team Guyana finished with a total of 21 medals as the curtains came down on the 10th Annual FESUPO Regional Powerlifting Championships in Lima, Peru.

Lloyd Brummel (address not stated), appeared last week at the Georgetown Magistrates Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with simple larceny.

Guyana’s Shemar Britton was forced to pull out all the stops yesterday in his round of 64 singles match at the International Table Tennis Federation’s Pan American Championships in Havana, Cuba yesterday.

Twenty-eight year-old Isaac Lopez was arrested for discharging four rounds in the air on Sunday morning at Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

League leader and undefeated outfit Slingerz FC maintained their perfect record in the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League, crushing aside No.

Dear Editor, Why is a law firm [once] associated with Attorney General Anil Nandlall involved in bidding for a government contract? 

Circuitville and Swan recorded easy wins when the East Bank Football Association Senior Men’s League resumed yesterday at the Timehri Red ground.

People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday that the Muritaro Primary School in Region Ten, will be raised above ground level to counteract flooding at the academic facility.

MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco (Reuters) – Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water and shelter on Sunday as the search for the missing continued in remote villages and the death toll of more than 2,100 seemed likely to rise further.

League leader Beacons continued their unbeaten run in the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League, defeating defending champions Rivers View 1-0 on Saturday evening to further strengthen their position at the zenith of the standings.

Dear Editor, As I read the multiple egregious comparisons of indentureship equalling slavery, there seems to be a conflux of PhDs and academic felons who are boldly indicating to the Black and Jewish communities that Indentureship and the Black African and Jewish Holocausts are the same.

Twenty-one-year-old Ezekiel Deane, a technician of Lot 59 Princes Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared on Friday, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with simple larceny.

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

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Player-of-the-Match Hayley Matthews struck a superb half-century before Australian leg-spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington produced a four-wicket haul as Barbados Royals beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by eight runs to win the Women’s Caribbean Premier League here yesterday.

Shawn Bobb (address not stated) appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on September 8 before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with robbery.

Dear Editor, I have been following the controversial story of the wearing of Rakhi in Guyana schools.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Nicholas Pooran’s heavy scoring continued with a half-century as Trinbago Knight Riders won again with a seven-wicket whipping of Jamaica Tallawahs.

(Trinidad Express) With their hands bound with tie-straps and shivering with fear, a mother and daughter who were kidnapped from their Maraval home ran into the arms of Morvant residents on Friday night, pleading for help.

NIAMEY/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Niger’s junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a possible military intervention together with the regional bloc ECOWAS in Niger.

Navin Ali, 29 (address not stated), appeared last week at the Georgetown Magistrates Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with simple larceny.

Dear Editor, I read recently in the press of an Islamic Conference held in Guyana which the President and some of his Cabinet members attended.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic battled past Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 and into the tennis record books yesterday, winning the U.S.

Dear Editor, I recently started driving a bus on Route 45 after regular work hours to earn some extra money to support my family. 

Farmers and residents in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region can expect improved infrastructure especially within the various Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) now that the region has received a brand new $35 million front end loader. 

If there ever was any doubt, it is now clear that President Ali has no intention of moving towards substantive appointments to the positions of Chancellor of the Judiciary and the Chief Justice (CJ) as long as the current acting holders of the posts are the ones who are in line for confirmation.

Last Monday, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) issued a media release in which it stated that it has offered no objection to the IHS Markit report that identified US$214.4 million in pre-contract recoverable costs that the Government has reasonable grounds for disputing.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A St James man who the police say admitted to murdering two homeless persons in parish capital Montego Bay this year has been slapped with two more murder charges.

HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he held his highest level talks with Chinese leadership in months, adding that Beijing’s economic wobbles would not lead it to invade Taiwan.

By Shereen Lafhaj Shereen Lafhaj is a Curator currently working at the Museum of London in the UK.