Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Joint statement by His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Honourable Mr Aubrey C.

During a visit and inspection of the project site yesterday,  Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said he was pleased with the pace of work, and urged the contractor to continue this way to meet the December 2024 deadline.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The Palestinian health ministry said today that Israeli air strikes had killed more than 700 Palestinians in Hamas-run Gaza overnight, the highest 24-hour death toll in Israel’s declared two-week-old total siege of the narrow strip.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China removed its defence minister tpday, the second ousting of a senior leader in three months, raising questions about the stability of the leadership team around Chinese President Xi Jinping.

ROME, (Reuters) – Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said today a blast at a hospital in Gaza City last week was not caused by a missile fired by Israel and also said around 50 people had been killed, not the almost 500 reported by Palestinian officials.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – A Kenyan court extended today a temporary order barring the government from deploying hundreds of police officers to Haiti in a U.N.-approved

Chevron has agreed to buy Hess for US$53 billion in stock to gain a bigger US oil footprint and a stake in rival ExxonMobil’s massive Guyana discoveries in a move which will bring another US super-major to the Stabroek Block.

The Government of Guyana yesterday said that the upcoming national referendum in Venezuela on this country’s county of Essequibo would be tantamount to annexation of territory and a crime of aggression.

Announcing the launch of an investigation, the government yesterday in a press statement warned that miners culpable of illegally purchasing and selling gold to unlicensed dealers/ traders are liable to prosecution and shall be restricted from the mining industry.

The man who is accused of stabbing his common-law wife to death was last Thursday remanded to prison when he appeared in the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce on a charge of murder.

The Ambassador-designate of the United States, Nicole D. Theriot presented her credentials yesterday to President Irfaan Ali at the Office of the President.

The Guyana Police Force is investigating the removal of sand from a burial ground located at Murphy Dam Cemetery, West Bank Berbice which resulted in several tombs disappearing.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday  afternoon commissioned a brand-new dormitory at Leonora, West Coast Demerara With the establishment of the $75 million facility, students in riverine communities will no longer have to travel far distances daily to receive a secondary education, a release from the Ministry of Education said.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Guyana yesterday announced that it had joined forces with key stakeholders, the telecommunications service providers GTT, Digice, and ENet to announce the implementation of Number Portability.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Schoolgirls participating in this year’s Janet Jagan birth anniversary windball tournament can go all the way to the top.

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday commended the Board and staff of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for disposing of all 14,000 inherited pending claims since the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPP/C) returned to office in 2020.

A Good Hope family is now mourning the loss of a 16-year-old boy who was struck down by a speeding minibus on his way to his grandmother on Sunday morning.

Sherfane Rutherford’s extraordinary performance led the Guyana Harpy Eagles to a thrilling four-wicket victory over the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the CG United Regional Super50 tournament yesterday at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Dear Editor, There is a suggestion that “no ring-fencing is good for you (Guyana).” 

A man who allegedly attempted to murder another was yesterday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus.

Pugilist Keevin Allicock yesterday suffered a unanimous points defeat in his quarterfinal bout when fistic action at this year’s Pan American Games continued yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

In keeping with the Ministry of Education’s vision to transform the education sector, a smart classroom was yesterday commissioned at the Stewartville Secondary School.

Dear Editor, The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a crucial parliamentary body entrusted with the vital task of scrutinizing government financial matters, now finds itself in dire straits, imperilling its capacity to function as a robust oversight mechanism.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado held an overwhelming lead late yesterday in a presidential primary contest with almost 93% of an updated vote tally, said opposition officials, but questions about her candidacy persist.

Olympian Aleka Persaud went into action yesterday in the women’s 100m freestyle heats and despite turning in another decent performance to cop second place in her heat, failed to advance beyond that stage.

Saheed Khan, a 24-year-old construction worker of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice (WCB) who was arrested last Thursday over the attempted murder of Leon Bristol was granted $350,000 bail yesterday.

Dear Editor, Currently Guyana has been very lucky to have a high rate of successful oil well exploration and development.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Criminal groups set at least 35 buses on fire in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro yesterday, according to the industry group that represents bus companies, after police killed a crime boss in an operation.

The Western Tigers and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) football teams recorded wins when the KFC Elite League Cup continued Sunday evening at the Eve Leary Stadium in Kingston, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, The oil or ‘black gold’ or ‘liquid gold’ has widened the financial gap between the rich and the poor in Guyana and the politicians are doing nothing about it -no explanation, no improvement to better the lives of the citizens.

Berbice engineer, Neil Madramootoo, was yesterday charged with the attempted murder of his fiancée, Ashmin Mahadeo, and placed on $500,000 bail.

MANAUS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Ama-zon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region’s worst drought in more than a century.

Dear Editor, Ring fencing is an important concern that has engaged the attention of the Guyanese people; but Guyanese policymakers do not want to take any action to establish ring fencing in each of the oil projects that are currently extracting and exporting oil from Guyana.

Former West Indies captain, Sir Clive Lloyd, has lost a defamation suit he had filed against the Guyana Chronicle a year ago, and has been ordered to pay the newspaper company costs in the sum of $750,000.

(Reuters) – The head of Haiti’s democratic transition council yesterday urged action on a plan to deploy foreign troops to the Caribbean island nation to help police restore security amid a worsening conflict as powerful gangs have forced around 200,000 people to flee their homes.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The 35-year-old governor of Mexico’s industrial powerhouse announced yesterday he will take the first step toward a centrist independent presidential bid in next year’s election, a move that could divide opposition to the ruling leftist party.

GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel’s military said it was preparing for “unrelenting attacks” to dismantle Hamas while former U.S.

On Friday, eighty-two  persons from all the regions of Guyana graduated from the Ministry of Health’s Patients Care Assistant, Orthopaedic Technician and Operating Room Technician programme which is being offered via the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Dear Editor, In July I wrote a lengthy letter expressing my personal experience and increasing concern with regard to the continuing unabated loss of life from accidents on our roads.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s ruling Peronist coalition smashed expectations to lead the country’s general election on Sunday, setting the stage for a polarized run-off vote next month between Economy Minister Sergio Massa and far-right libertarian radical Javier Milei.

(Reuters) – An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines jet tried to disable the aircraft’s engines on a flight from the Seattle area to San Francisco, but crew members subdued him, and the plane landed in Portland, Oregon, officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to offer a response to a letter by Tony Vieira in the Stabroek News edition of October 22, 2023, with the caption, “Opposition needs far bigger subvention from budget to effectively do its job”.

(Trinidad Guardian) Father of six Ronald Mc Queen was gunned down outside his Pleasantville home.

Gold miner Kurt Smith, 45, appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with robbing a woman of over $1m and was remanded to prison after a not guilty plea.

The Denver Nuggets spent the offseason celebrating while the Los Angeles Lakers were simmering.

An Enforcement Officer who allegedly discharged a firearm within 100 yards of a public way on October 20th 2023 at Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was granted bail of $80,000 after pleading not guilty to the charge of discharging a loaded firearm.

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Nyeem Young’s maiden List `A’ fifty rescued West Indies Academy but bad weather eventually intervened to wreck their Super50 Cup match against Barbados Pride here yesterday.

(Reuters) – South Africa are motivated by the desire to prove themselves against Bangladesh, Aiden Markram said yesterday as he called on the team to build on their massive 229-run World Cup victory over England.

(Reuters) – Australia batsman Travis Head is a good chance to be recalled for the World Cup clash against the Netherlands as he recovers from a broken hand, coach Andrew McDonald said yesterday.

(Reuters) – A home-made practice facility Mohammed Shami built just before COVID-19 lockdowns kept the India pace bowler sharp ahead of his successful World Cup comeback against New Zealand.

Sincerely, Recently our Minister of Public Works was in the media boasting of the completion of a number of concrete bridges along the stretch of road from Kurupukari to Lethem.

LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s attorney general is seeking a prison sentence of 30 years for former President Jeanine Anez, who is set to be tried for genocide over deaths during protests that followed the country’s 2019 election, officials said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republicans, whose party infighting has paralyzed the U.S.

West Indies Women “A” Team have completed their preparations and are all set for their upcoming 50-overs series against the Pakistan Women “A” Team.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – Following the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank this month, the Middle East is teetering on the edge of a major conflict, and the rest of the world continues to fracture along new economic and geopolitical lines.

Oct 23 (Reuters) – Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, who was known for being part of a famous spin quartet, has died at the age of 77, India’s sports minister Anurag Thakur said on Monday.

By Yeşim Oruç, UN Resident Coordinator Guyana Today is United Nations (UN) Day.

Arguably the most disturbing element of our contemporary urban entertainment culture is the various dysfunctional ways in which it imposes itself on normal life, including the legitimate pursuits and normal entitlements of other sections of the society.