Daily Archive: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (right), who is performing the functions of President, met with the Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea, Dr Jong-Kyu Park, today, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Camp Street.

Ahmad Ally, a 37-year-old joiner of Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara, was arrested earlier this month following the circulation of a video on social media of two Venezuelan nationals being coerced to say they were thieves and then instructed to strip naked and walk down the road.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Money shipped to Latin America and the Caribbean as remittances could hit a record $156 billion this year, a 9.5% jump from the previous record, according to estimates released tiday by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

The Hague, (Reuters) – Judges at the World Court today ordered Syria to take steps to prevent torture as part of emergency measures in a case against Damascus brought before the top U.N.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term on Thursday, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Five-time champions Australia battled through to Sunday’s final of the 50-over World Cup against India with a nervy three-wicket win against South Africa in the second semi-final today.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan lawmakers voted today to support a request to deploy hundreds of police officers to Haiti in a U.N.-approved

Days after his partner died from a gunshot wound Berbice engineer, Neil Madramootoo, was today charged and remanded for her with the murder at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.

Declaring that absolutely nothing—not even the Court—can prevent its referendum planned for December 3rd, Venezuela’s resolute position is that Guyana’s county of Essequibo belongs to it, and it is prepared to fully defend its sovereignity.

DC Ballers and West Side Ballers recorded comfortable wins when the New Era Futsal Championship continued yesterday at the Retrieve Tarmac, Linden.

With only 55% of women in the labour force compared to 78% for men, there is a dire need for females to access economic opportunities, says First Lady Arya Ali.

(Reuters) – India’s Virat Kohli struck a record 50th hundred and fast bowler Mohammed Shami’s seven-wicket haul proved equally crucial as the unbeaten hosts overpowered New Zealand by 70 runs in a high-scoring match yesterday to march into the World Cup final.

Responding to criticisms of his management in the wake of the unauthorised bid to reduce questionable expenses by ExxonMobil,  Minister of Natural Re-sources, Vickram Bharrat on Tuesday cited his inexperience and that of the Head of the Petroleum Unit,  Gopnauth ‘Bobby’ Gossai.

Players aiming to earn a spot on the national rugby team ahead of next month’s Grenada 7s will have to impress the selectors when the final tournament before selection is staged on Saturday.

Fruta Conquerors, Den Amstel, and Eagles recorded victories when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/Ralph Greene U11 League commenced on Saturday at the Agricola Community Centre ground.

With 40 days until Christmas, the GPF yesterday pledged increased boots on the ground and acknowledged that murders are up this year by 23.1% compared to the same period last year.

The Guyana Police Force has said that aided by CCTV cameras from the Sunset Hotel, the prime suspect in the murder of Ramona Lall is her husband Sadesh Appadu.

By Charwayne Walker This year will mark 50 years since Guyana first triumphed in athletics at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG).

Dear Editor, A year ago, I wrote about Putin’s invasion into neighbouring Ukraine, stating that with support by allied countries his “Special Operation” would likely suffer the fate of Napoleon’s “Russia campaign” when the vast majority of Napoleon’s army perished.

By Charwayne Walker Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) wicketkeeper batsman Tevin Imlach is among five Guyanese players selected to tour South Africa with the Joshua Da Silva-led West Indies “A” Team from November 17th to December 8th, 2023.

Sixty-two joint replacement surgeries were successfully performed on 50 patients, between last Friday and Monday, by an international medical and surgical team under the auspices of the Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), a press release from the GPHC said yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has extended condolences to the family of former national coach Clarance Clifford Madramootoo, who passed away on Tuesday at his residence in New Amsterdam, East Berbice.

Dear Editor, It has come to my attention that yet another court order has been issued by the High Court against the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown.

GAZA,  (Reuters) – Israeli troops found a command centre and weapons and combat gear belonging to Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza’s biggest hospital yesterday, Israel’s military said, in a campaign that stoked global alarm over the fate of civilians inside.

JAKARTA (Reuters) — U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is planning to invest up to $15 billion in a petrochemical project and carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo said in a presidential palace statement last night.

The Guyana Golf Association (GGA) will be preparing to break new ground when they tee off activities at the upcoming GuyExpo event, which commences today at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia.

Dear Editor, It is with great disappointment that I address the recent unilateral announcements made by President Irfaan Ali on salary and one off cash grants for public sector workers.

(Reuters) – Former world heavyweight champions Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua will fight separate opponents on the same bill at a mega-show in Saudi Arabia on Dec.

Dear Editor, “Petit Bourgeoisie” a Marxist term, hardly used since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the communist Eastern Block, resurfaced in a Stabroek News Editorial that cast former President Jagdeo as an enabler of this class.

Yet another school altercation has resulted in a student having to receive medical attention.

WOODSIDE, California, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed yesterday to open a presidential hotline, resume military-to-military communications and work to curb fentanyl production, showing tangible progress in their first face-to-face talks in a year.

Dear Editor, I am an old PNC member, but my first loyalty is to my beloved country, Guyana.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – An increase in gang violence in Haiti’s capital this week following the death of a powerful gang leader has led to ongoing gun battles that forced a hospital to evacuate all patients on Wednesday.

Terrence Stewart,  a 45-year-old farmer of Triumph, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on 2023-11-09 and charged on Tuesday by ranks of the Beterverwagting Police Station with two counts of Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking.

(Reuters) – Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz got back on track at the ATP Finals with victory over a tormented Andrey Rublev before Daniil Medvedev became the first player through to the semi-finals with victory over Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

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Corentyne fishermen have found themselves, to further overuse an already cliched idiom, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea with regard to the untenable circumstances they continue to be faced with in attempting to ply their trade.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Sunday, November 12, 2023, responded to an emergency special service at Lot 96 Back Half Second Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, where a tree had fallen on a two-story wooden and concrete building owned by Sandra Timothy of Lot 96 Front Half, Second Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara.

By  Ari Juels and Eswar Prasad NEW YORK/ITHACA – The vertiginous fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX who was recently convicted of fraud and money laundering in New York, has cast a harsh light on a largely unregulated market.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – After suffering a devastating defeat in the country’s top court, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to revive his flagship immigration policy though legal experts question whether it will be enough to overcome the legal obstacles.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial “Becoming petty bourgeois” (Nov 11). 

(Reuters) – Babar Azam stepped down as Pakistan’s cricket captain yesterday, days after a group stage exit from the World Cup.

The police are on the hunt for five Venezuelan men who allegedly attacked and chopped a 46-year-old taxi driver of Naamyrck Parika, East Bank Essequibo.