Daily Archive: Thursday, October 5, 2023

Canada’s  Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will welcome CARICOM Heads to Ottawa for the first Canada-CARICOM Summit on Canadian soil later this month.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – The brother of a Brazilian congresswoman and two companions were killed in a shooting in Rio de Janeiro late yesterday, and federal police are looking into possible political motivations.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – A Russian attack killed at least 49 people, including a six-year-old boy, as they gathered in a cafe for a memorial service in a village in northeastern Ukraine today, the country’s interior minister said.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the award-giving body said today.

While not addressing the fact that the winner of the $865m Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara, Pump Station contract did not meet the specified experience criteria, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday defended the award as it said it was one of the lowest responsive bids.

Acting Chief Justice, Roxane George SC has ruled in favour of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); against which an action was filed to put a stop to flaring of gas offshore by ExxonMobil.

By Joseph Allen Fifteen persons are now homeless following a fire at Howes Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, believed to have been caused by an overheated electrical point.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC has announced that Guyana has welcomed four leading experts in the field of Forensic Sciences to work in the Forensic Laboratory.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday deplored President Irfaan Ali’s decision to meet directly with teachers on matters which should be addressed with their union, the GTU.

Today is a black day for West Indies cricket. Why? For the first time in the history of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One-Day tournament, a World Cup competition will take place without the West Indies.

To cope with unprecedented demand, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) last night announced that as a temporary measure  it will be disconnecting  large self-generating customers during the period of 6 pm to 10 pm.

(ICC) The 13th edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is just hours away and the 10 captains that will lead their sides into battle have contrasting thoughts as they prepare for the six-week tournament in India.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday acknowledged that the recently reopened Rose Hall factory has experienced problems but he is optimistic that it will attain fully capacity.

By Adrian Dey Although his after-action report suggested that proper fire-fighting equipment would have made the task easier for the GFS on the night of the tragic Mahdia dormitory blaze, Sub-officer Ryan Scott maintained that his team did their best given the circumstances.

The official draw for the 2024 edition of the CONCACAF Men’s U20 Qualifiers will occur October 11th with the Golden Jaguars seeded in pool 4 of the five-pool selection process.

One of Guyana’s leading young male swimmers, Leon Seaton, held off a field of 23 swimmers to clinch first place overall when the Torpedo Swim Club pulled off its 3KM Open Water Swim Meet in Linden Sunday last. 

Dear Editor, Tepui Group Inc., was the tenth highest bidder and the sixteenth-lowest for the construction of a pump station at Pouderoyen; One Hundred and Twenty-Four Million Nine Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand higher than the lowest bidder ($124,959,000) to be exact and yet, were inexplicably awarded the contract.

As the probe continues locally, following the discovery of over three tons of cocaine on two vessels, one in Ireland and another in Spain, the Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), James Singh says that the owner of one vessel is cooperating with the local authorities and has given a statement, while the other vessel never docked here. 

Dear Editor, The silence from the Private Sector Commission (PSC), the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) and the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association Ltd.

Young sprint sensation Nolex Holder established himself as Guyana’s leading senior male sprinter by blazing his way to the sprint double at the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) National Senior Championships last weekend.

Police are seeking legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) into the shooting of a Corentyne woman, Ashmin Mahadeo on Sunday morning.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago prime minister Keith Rowley said the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 tournament was an important sport event on the calendar in the region, and Cricket West Indies lacked vision with the deal they signed with the organisers to establish it.

Dear Editor, One continues to wonder about how autocratic this “Democracy” can be.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that the northwest ferry MV Malisha will depart the Goods Wharf for Mabaruma on Saturday, October 7th, 2023 at 3 pm.

(BBC) Ben Stokes is out for England’s World Cup opener against New Zealand today because of a hip issue.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The race to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape yesterday as Steve Scalise, the chamber’s No.

Dear Editor, I note in SN and KN that Opposition MP, David Patterson, has written to the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) to investigate the GY$865 million contract award for a pump station.

An increase in allowances along with addressing hot classrooms were some of the issues highlighted by teachers at a meeting on Monday with President Irfaan Ali at State House in Georgetown.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews was under no illusions about the enormity of the task facing her side in the deciding third Twenty20 International against hosts and World No.

Dear Editor, After fifteen rounds of voting and in less than a year, US Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been booted in an unprecedented revolt, even supported by that side of the House he struck a deal with to avoid a government shutdown.

(Trinidad Guardian) A cross-section of the business community, including the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA), Trinidad and Tobago Association of Retired Persons (TTARP) and Ernst and Young, say they agree with Government’s proposal to increase the retirement age, but there are also recommendations for the State to turn its attention to errant business owners who fail to pay national insurance for staff.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that one lane of the East Coast of Demerara Public Road from Belfield to Orange Nassau will be closed in intervals from today, October 5, 2023 to Monday, October 30, 2023.

ZURICH, Switzerland, CMC – Any Caribbean Football Union side fortunate enough to qualify for the 2030 FIFA World Cup tournament may rack up a chunk of air miles.

Dear Editor, October 5 marks 31 years since the restoration of democratic rule to Guyana after twenty-eight years of PNC dictatorial rule.

Four persons have been charged with wounding a Capoey Mission labourer earlier this year.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s external intelligence service is a feared foe in its neighborhood: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal have all accused it of political meddling and involvement with outlawed groups that have perpetrated acts of violence.

Rising Stars and Beacons recorded identical wins to advance to the semi-final round when the ‘Rats’ Memorial Football Championship commenced on Tuesday evening at the Bartica Community Center ground.

Dear Editor, I begin by quoting from pp 667 of Cheddi Jagan’s ‘The West on Trial’ epilogue 3: “We do not share the view that politics in Guyana is cast in rigid racial/ethnic compartments and that allegiances would never change.

The details are redolent of a script from a really terrible B movie.

The National Literacy Department of the Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday announced the launch of a programme to target male students who failed to achieve a passing grade at the last National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations. 

(Trinidad Express)  Businessman Mohan Persad of supermarket chain Persad’s ‘D’ Food King and his wife were beaten and robbed during a home invasion early yesterday morning.