Daily Archive: Thursday, November 2, 2023

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – United Nations experts called today for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying time was running out for Palestinian people there who find themselves at “grave risk of genocide”.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today expressed  “profound disappointment” with the continued power outages in the country.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City today but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian death toll from nearly four weeks of bombardments mounted.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Fires caused by Israeli shelling in south Lebanon have burned some 40,000 olive trees and torched hundreds of square km (miles) of land, dealing a serious blow to a major Lebanese crop, the agriculture minister said.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Thousands of people swamped Pakistan’s main northwestern border crossing seeking to cross into Afghanistan today, a day after the government’s deadline expired for undocumented foreigners to leave or face expulsion.

(Trinidad Guardian) A High Court judge has frozen the assets of an attorney as part of a bid by a company to recover $7 million in funds paid to a contractor for a construction project that allegedly did not materialise.

Citizens will likely face another 45 days of load shedding as GPL says relief generators from Honduras won’t be operational until mid-December.

Approximately 250 families whose properties are in disrepair along Laing Avenue in the city will soon benefit from much-needed building materials to carry out rehabilitation works on their homes.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited registered $4.91b in after tax profit for the year ended September 30, 2023, $627m or 14.6% above the previous year’s figure.

Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, KC has expressed “deep concern” at the September 21st decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to undertake a December 3rd referendum on the status of Essequibo, part of the sovereign territory of Guyana.

(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators wrote to the U.S.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is currently hunting for the suspect who was seen in a video assaulting an AWOL Guyana Defence Force rank.

As part of its efforts towards fostering gender equality and women’s empowerment in public policies and government budgets, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has joined forces with key ministries to examine the comprehensive integration of gender matters. 

Aliyah Abrams hopes of earning a medal at this year’s ongoing Pan American Games in Chile faded on the homestretch as she finished fifth in the final of the 400m last night at the Julio Martinez National Stadium.

A delegation from the New York State Legislature departed Guyana this week  after a visit where they met with a wide cross-section of stakeholders from the Government, Opposition and Civil Society.

Works on 33 roads will soon commence in Region Two after $1.047 billion in contracts were awarded yesterday to contractors within the region.

‘An exercise packed experience’, Fitness Expo 2023 was launched Tuesday night by the brass of the Guyana Fitness Games at the Herdmanston Lodge.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday congratulated the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on its 58th anniversary and deplored the “menacing threats” emanating from Venezuela in relation to the border controversy.

Sprinters, Emanuel Archibald and Jasmine Abrams came in for high praise for their 100m performances at the on-going Pan Am Games from acting President of Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Amanda Hermonstine Abrams stormed to a silver medal in the women’s final, while Archibald earned bronze in the men’s equivalent on Tuesday evening in Santiago, Chile.

Bhojnarine Gopaul and Tulsiram Ramprashad appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus where they faced the joint charge of attempting to defraud Citizens Bank via an automated teller machine (ATM).

The 16th edition of the Machinery Corporation of Guyana Ltd. (MACORP) Golf Championship was officially launched yesterday at the entity’s Providence, East Bank Demerara headquarters.

Yesterday,  Prime Minister Mark Phillips addressed the Organization of American States (OAS), during an Extraordinary Special Session of the Permanent Council in Washington, which was convened at the request of the Government of Guyana to provide an update on the border controversy with Venezuela.

Back Circle, Gold is Money, Sophia, North East La Penitence, and Stabroek Ballers were among the winners when the East Ruimveldt Street-ball Cup commenced on Tuesday evening at the Back Circle tarmac.

John Mercurious, 27, appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with fraud.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – More foreigners prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip last nightas its Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israel’s attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, strikes that U.N.

The Guyana Wrestling Association (GWA) has held the first in a series of wrestling workshops with more workshops scheduled.

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s war with Russia is moving towards a new stage of static and attritional fighting, a phase that could allow Moscow to rebuild its military power, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief has said.

Police have arrested a Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara man in connection with an incident where two Venezuelan nationals were made to strip naked, and walk the road after being accused of being thieves.

Dear Editor, Not long after the tragedy that happened at the Mahdia dorm, pursuant to a question asked by the press, I said to a full media corps that the Report that was done on school dormitories was commissioned by the Ministry of Education, done by Deen and Partners, paid for by UNICEF and “shared with the relevant parties.”

Dear Editor, Reference is made to editorial “Caribbean Week of Agriculture” (Nov 1). 

In another batting collapse, Guyana Harpy Eagles suffered a 92-run drubbing at the hands of the West Indies Academy in the ongoing CG United Regional Super50 yesterday.

Government and Opposition Chief Whips, Gail Teixeira and Christopher Jones respectively, along with shadow foreign minister Amanza Walton-Desir have met and reached an agreement on the Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly in relation to the country’s territorial integrity and tensions with Venezuela.

MINNEAPOLIS, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday called for a “pause” in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a heckler pushing for a ceasefire confronted him at a campaign fundraiser.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Some of Latin America’s largest countries came out yesterday to condemn Israel’s attacks on a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, widening the diplomatic rift between the region and the Middle Eastern country.

Cricket broadcaster, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira, will conduct a workshop for cricket commentators from November 16 to 18 at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Canada’s liberal government kept immigration targets unchanged for the next two years and said it would stop ramping up immigration from 2026 onwards, as the country grapples with high inflation and a housing crisis.

Teron Cameron, a 25-year-old man of Patentia, West Bank Demerara was on Monday afternoon arrested after he allegedly attempted to smuggle 24.01 grammes of cannabis to his friend in the Lusignan Prison.

Dear Editor, Venezuela is brewing a storm in a tea cup while Guyana briefs the international community about the actions taken by Nicolas Maduro, President of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Dear Editor, A report published by the Caribbean Development Bank on the use of renewable sources for generating electricity shows modest achievements in only three Caribbean countries, all of which have significant hydro power: Suriname, with 42 percent, Belize, one third, and Dominica, one quarter of the total electricity supply.

(Reuters) – Quinton de Kock smashed his fourth century of the World Cup and Rassie van der Dussen also hit a ton as semi-finals-bound South Africa sealed a comprehensive 190-run victory over New Zealand yesterday for their sixth win in seven matches.

Keldon Johnson stole the ball from Kevin Durant and scored on a breakaway dunk with 1.2 seconds to play as the visiting San Antonio Spurs scored the final six points to beat the Phoenix Suns 115-114 on Tuesday in the first contest of a two-game set between the teams over a three-day span.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – England opener Dawid Malan thinks it is unfair to blame coach Matthew Mott for the team’s shambolic title defence at the 50-overs World Cup in India.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday temporarily militarized security at some of the country’s most important ports and airports, as he seeks to tame rising crime after several deadly incidents in Rio de Janeiro state.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton believes he can come back stronger than ever next year and is already putting together a winter programme to launch his bid for a record eighth Formula One world championship.

Five weeks later, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is yet to determine the cause of the blaze at the Ramada Princess Hotel and Casino at Providence that saw dramatic rescues and some guests fleeing from balconies using sheets tied together.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United were humbled 3-0 at home by Newcastle United in the League Cup fourth round as their dismal start to the season took a serious turn for the worse yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain yesterday published a “Bletchley Declaration”, agreed with countries including the United States and China, aimed at boosting global efforts to cooperate on artificial intelligence (AI) safety.

This newspaper reported last month, following the much touted Agricultural Investment Forum, that Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha had enthused that Guyana was on the verge of achieving a 25% reduction in its food import bill by 2025 (25 by 2025).