Daily Archive: Sunday, October 29, 2023

Today over 10,000 persons took to the streets of Georgetown to Walk/Run in solidarity with those fighting cancer, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) said.  

At about 12.15 am today, detectives from CID Headquarters arrested three suspected ATM scammers who were under surveillance after a report was made that they were targeting the machines of several commercial banks.

JERUSALEM/GAZA,  (Reuters) – Israeli forces are expanding ground operations in Gaza while their fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets, the Israeli military said today, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the second phase of a three-week-old war.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan today would not acknowledge differences between the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Heads must roll and there must be an immediate investigation into who purchased 20 unusable wooden ladders for the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS) for a whopping TT$1 million.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Radisson Blu Hotel which is strategically located in the heart of downtown Port-of-Spain will not only add to Trinidad’s quality hotel roomstock but will enhance the capital with its alluring structure.

Amid growing questions as to how a large-scale gold mining company had been able to depart the country leaving a royalty debt of $2.6b, it has been disclosed that a repayment plan it put forward had been rejected by the GRA and that correspondence to key ministries on the matter went unanswered.

By Antonio Dey APNU+AFC Member of Parliament David Patterson yesterday said that the procurement commission  has not responded to the opposition’s request for an urgent meeting to discuss the controversial award of a pump station contract to a company that did not qualify and other matters.

A garbage heap fire yesterday quickly spread in Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, destroying two houses and leaving four persons searching for a new abode.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday commissioned a state-of-the-art X-ray machine in Linden and  announced that residents of Coomacka over the course of the week will receive 100 black tanks of water to help cope with the prolonged dry season.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday said that he and the parliamentary opposition met with a delegation of New York state officials to discuss matters such as alleged racism and discrimination under the Irfaan Ali-led government.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced the construction of 150 homes for medical professionals at Plantation York, situated along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

The Guyana Fire Service was yesterday finally able to extinguish a wildfire that raged through Rome on the East Bank of Demerara on Friday and large swathes of land have been left charred.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday said it is probing a video that shows a soldier in uniform being beaten by a man.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Andre Ally on Friday undertook an  inspection of the ongoing $1.7b construction project at the New Amsterdam Prison.

Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) reported at the 147th IPU Assembly in Luanda, Angola, that Venezuela remains suspended from the institution as there remain questions concerning the legitimacy and recognition of the two competing Parliaments in the country.

SBM Offshore Guyana yesterday announced that Kimberly Kenyon and Graziella Abraham have been awarded scholarships to pursue their tertiary education in varying engineering fields at the University of Guyana for the academic year 2023/2024.

“Guyana holds a special place in my heart,” expressed 20-year-old Chutney and Soca singer Emily Moore.

Motor-racing fans will be able to see Jamaica’s first Formula woman racer Sarah Misir grace the track at the South Dakota racing circuit come November 5 at the E-Net sponsored  Caribbean ‘Clash of Champions’ meet.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Actor Matthew Perry, who gained fame as the wise-cracking Chandler Bing in the hit U.S.

Scores of former Omai Gold Mines Limited (OGML) employees, accompanied by their spouses, gathered in Georgetown and Linden from September 29  to  October 1st to reminisce on their years of working at Guyana’s first and South America’s largest open pit gold mine.

A pedestrian on Wednesday survived an early morning encounter with a Guyana Police Force (GPF) vehicle when it reversed and ran over her.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Team KFC Evolution’s Curtis Dey seized his chance to shine and grab the feature Open second annual Randolph `Duckie’ Singh Memorial road race yesterday.

Fiji’s Jai Lin Rahman is leading defending champion Avinash Persaud at the end of the first day’s play of the GTT Business Solutions-sponsored Invitational Golf Tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC) yesterday.

The barge that recently crashed into the Berbice Bridge is  connected to a well-known company and was at the time stockpiling sand below the Canje Bridge.

Twenty-two-year-old Joffel Braithwaite appeared on Friday before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with armed robbery.

Undefeated Slingerz FC maintained their perfect record in the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League, brushing aside Pouderoyen by a 4-0 score-line yesterday at the Tuschen ground.

Four teams, West Bank Demerara, East Bank Essequibo, West Coast and Leguan/Wakenaam Combined will compete today in the Region Three Softball Cricket League President’s Cup 50-ball tournament.

Another set of families were able to receive keys to their new low-income homes on Friday, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) said.

The Limacol Secondary Schools Football League, which is being coordinated by the Petra Organisation, will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Ulrick Edwards appeared on Friday before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after he was charged with break and enter and larceny.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli forces waged ground operations against Hamas in Gaza last night in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the second phase of a three-week-old war aimed at crushing the Palestinian militant group.

LEWISTON, Maine,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Army reservist who sprayed a bowling alley and bar with gunfire this week in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people, took his own life inside a cargo trailer parked on the lot of a recycling plant where he once worked, police said on Saturday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Buxton United recorded hard-fought wins when the KFC Elite League Cup continued on Friday evening at the Eve Leary ground in Kingston, Georgetown.

Dear Editor,  Confusion reigns! Or at least, so it would seem to me to be the case. 

Carrol Lynette Skeete, a 62-year-old woman whose 105 Temple Street, Goed Fortuin Housing Scheme home was completely destroyed by a fire that was said to have been started by a fluctuating electricity supply is seeking help from the government to rebuild.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – A month-long Vatican meeting on the future of the Roman Catholic Church ended yesterday without clear stands on hot-button issues such as women deacons and welcoming the LGBT community.

Keino Pluck, 18, of Lot 109 Second Street, Silvertown, Linden, appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday where he was charged with larceny.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is aware of the media coverage on the matter of GGMC being in receipt of a letter from a lawyer representing Mr.

Needing only a draw to remain atop the Group ‘A’ standings following their prior win on Tuesday, the Lady Jaguars will face off with hosts Suriname once more today at 16:00 hrs at the Dr.

(Reuters) – Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country’s hijab law, the official IRNA news agency reported yesterday.

Batsman Vishnu Ramjeet played an innings for the ages to lead Lusignan Sports Club to a five-wicket win over Enmore in the final of the Navin/Hanso/Revision Optical T20 championship, organised by the East Coast Cricket Board recently.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to the SN story titled, `Cyclist dies in collision on Meten-Meer-Zorg public road’ (SN Oct 28th).

Banks DIH Circle Tennis Club recorded a nail biting win yesterday over Cyril Potter College of Education Rising Stars (CPCE) in their Pinktober All Female Circle Tennis match at Thirst Park.

Keymis Harris, a 34-year-old labourer of Grove (seadam), East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Wednesday and charged on Friday with felonious wounding committed on Jamal Yusuf on October 22nd, 2023, at Grove.

Dear Art Educators, Especially tertiary art educators, why are you teaching?

Introduction Last week’s column illustrated that for most of the 2000s Guyana’s poverty theorizing as well as its policy prescriptions have been constructed on the basis of data derived from headcount or headcount–related survey studies.This

By Abigail Headley It’s not every day you see something extraordinary at school sports in Guyana, but on the island of Leguan, history was made two weeks ago at the Branch #1 Championship.

I first learnt of Israel’s occupation of Palestine about 12 years ago; not through a news report,  United Nations or Amnesty International but a friend’s Facebook post after their interaction with a Palestinian man that took place as they were in a queue (if my memory serves me correctly it was a bank to be exact).

Venezuela’s plan to create a state of ‘Guayana Esequiba’ on Guyana’s territory is an act of brazen and lawless perfidy.

In response to a question, I am happy to clarify what impact carbs, protein and fats have on weight gain.

I love poetry. It is the quiet passion of my life.

The Miss East Coast Pageant, which promises to be an evening of charm and talent, and a celebration of rich cultural diversity, is slated for the Buxton Community Centre Ground on November 4.

The esteemed 2024 Candidates chess tournaments to identify two challengers for classical world champions Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun, will take place in Toronto simultaneously.

By Abigail Headley Sylvia Diaz, a vivacious and dedicated pre-school teacher, wife, and mother of two beautiful girls, was living her best life until she discovered a lump under her left breast in 2020.

It is essentially a bread pudding, however, there are some noteworthy differences between the cake-like, soufflé-rising bread pudding and bread and butter pudding.

“Today we celebrate what you have achieved, look forward to what you will achieve and acknowledge the hard work that has brought you to this point.” 

“I just want to be a blessing to the children and even to my colleagues.

By Shuntel Glasgow The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc’s seven-day party that was its Food and Rum Festival displayed the island’s smorgasbord to full advantage, offering tourists a wide variety of dishes, and cocktails mixed with music and other entertainment, all accomplished with safety as the overriding factor.

(Reuters) – The Netherlands climbed off the bottom of the World Cup table with an 87-run win over Bangladesh yesterday after Scott Edwards hit a feisty half-century and Dutch bowler Paul van Meekeren ripped through the Asian side in a fiery spell.

As breast cancer awareness month comes to a close, teachers and students in the Woolford Avenue area on Friday turned out in their numbers to show support to those fighting the disease and in honour of those who lost the battle.

South Africa-based Guyanese telecommunications engineering specialist Mortimer Hope, 57, has represented his adopted homeland and the continent of Africa in his area of expertise at regional and international forums for more than three decades and is now engaged in a global project to connect the unconnected through the internet by placing unmanned aircraft in the stratosphere.

Dear Editor, There was a great feeling to see the pictures of the PPP Government and the combined PNCR-AFC Opposition gathered around the same table for the same objective. 

Guns are back in the news again, this time as a topic on the agenda of the Canada-Caricom summit ten days ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Asserting that the State is being driven by an “agenda” to preserve the country’s buggery laws, the Supreme Court says it is worrying that savings law clauses are being used to prevent scrutiny of laws violating citizens’ rights.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A resolute, unbeaten 70 from the reliable Jason Mohammed overshadowed a run-a-ball, 76 not out and steered hosts Trinidad & Tobago Red Force to a four-wicket win against West Indies Academy in the West Indies Super50 Cup yesterday in Trinidad.

DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – Travis Head’s rapid hundred trumped Rachin Ravindra’s gallant 116 as Australia survived late drama against New Zealand before winning the highest-scoring match in World Cup history by five runs to close in on a semi-final spot yesterday.

Luka Doncic capped a 49-point performance by hitting a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26.1 seconds left as the host Dallas Mavericks executed down the stretch of a 125-120 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.

BRAZZAVILLE, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Countries that are home to the world’s three major rainforests agreed on Saturday to cooperate to overcome deforestation and safeguard biodiversity but fell short of a concrete alliance to protect the vital carbon sinks.

Audre Lorde, an American professor and philosopher once said, “Creativity is the language we use to communicate the urgency of our dreams for a better future.”

Including Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, Sophia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley biopic and the Hunger Games prequel – Nicholas Barber lists this month’s unmissable movies to watch and stream.

British Guiana (Guyana), a colony of Britain continuously from 1803 to 1966, was consistently determined by the policies of the Colonial Office concerning the colony’s borders and territorial integrity.