Daily Archive: Friday, November 17, 2023

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops have pushed Russian soldiers out of positions on the eastern bank of the River Dnipro in the Russian-occupied part of Kherson region and established several bridgeheads, Kyiv’s military said today.

GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – U.N. aid deliveries to Gaza were suspended today due to shortages of fuel and a communications shut down, deepening the misery of thousands of hungry and homeless Palestinians as Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the enclave.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Banks and other financiers should withdraw their support of TotalEnergies’ TTEF.PA

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today warned against a fake notice which said that it was engaged in recruitment.

New Garden Street and Oronoque Street in Queenstown are undergoing upgrades in keeping with commitments made by President Irfaan Ali at an outreach two weeks ago, according to a release today from the Ministry of Public Works.

SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executives for dinner on Wednesday night in San Francisco, he was greeted with not one, but three standing ovations from the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) At least 15 members of three major gangs remained in police custody up to last evening, after a series of raids in and around Port-of-Spain.

A female police rank was struck down and killed at the Beterverwagting Police Station while performing duties last night.

With a delegate’s congress now planned for the first quarter of next year, PPP General Secretary  Bharrat Jagdeo says that any decision to depart from the party’s founding Marxist-Leninist ideology will be a decision for members of that body.

Twelve-year-old Zaleena Boyer died on Wednesday at the Mabaruma Hospital after she was stung by a scorpion while on her way to school.

GuyExpo 2023 has returned after a seven-year hiatus and will be providing opportunities to businesses in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Venezuela has never owned the Essequibo and never will.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Guyana (AMCHAM Guyana) has signed a  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bilateral Chamber of Commerce, headquartered in Houston, Texas.

(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 yesterday.

Berbice engineer, Neil Madramootoo, was yesterday charged with the murder of his partner, Ashmin Mahadeo, and remanded to prison when he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, As the war between Russia and Ukraine rumbles on and as the battle between Israel and Hamas intensifies, it appears as though President Maduro of Venezuela is casting around the world for copycat antecedents that would serve as a one size fits all solution for his expansionist and occupationist ambitions irrespective of whether its accomplishment adheres to international law.

A Williamsburg Village, Corentyne man died after the motor lorry he was returning home in slammed into another lorry along the Foulis Public Road, West Coast Berbice on Tuesday afternoon.

Team Guyana’s contingent of 177 strong departed these shores yesterday for neighbouring Paramaribo, Suriname, where they will compete in eight disciplines for top honours at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) over the course of the next three days.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Israel is doing all it can to get civilians out of harm’s way as it battles Hamas in Gaza, including dropping leaflets warning them to flee, but its attempts to minimize casualties were “not successful”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday.

Dear Editor, When Forbes Burnham signed the Geneva Agreement on the 17th of February 1966, Guyana was not yet an independent nation and Burnham was a paid agent of the American Central Intelligence Agency; the agreement was signed at the height of the ‘Cold War’ when American fears of a communist takeover of Guyana via the PPP were very real.

Genasyde, LA Ballers, and Money Team recorded contrasting victories when the New Era Futsal Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the Retrieve Tarmac, Linden.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. yesterday extended through May 16 a license allowing four oilfield service firms to maintain their current assets in Venezuela, while restricting what services they can perform in the country.

Seized mining equipment belonging to several small miners in the 14 Miles Issano District was returned on Tuesday November 14, following the intervention of David Daniels, Chairman of the Small Miner’s Association Guyana Inc.,

Dear Editor, During the months and months of the dreaded COVID, loved ones were lost and many were unable to physically say goodbye.

A West Coast Berbice pensioner and her two sons are now homeless and contemplating their next move after a fire completely destroyed their home on Tuesday afternoon at Number 12 Village.

Gladiators, get ready! The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) has pencilled December 10 as the date to host its flagship National Senior Championships.

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

Dear Editor, There’s a logo recently in circulation showing the map of Guyana surrounded by its neighbouring countries and the Atlantic Ocean, with the expression ‘One Guyana’ written in the ocean and the words ‘Essequibo belongs to Guyana’ at the bottom of the logo which is set in a golden circle.

Dear Editor, So very often the majority of people simply stick to what they know as if it is absolute truth.

A US-based man reappeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in relation to the charge of illegal possession of a firearm and was granted bail.

GFF President Wayne Forde has made three changes to his list of candidates for the impending Electoral Congress, with Women’s Football Association boss Andrea Johnson, Den Amstel FC chief Denise Lovell, and Bartica Association leader Alden Marslow replacing Thandi McAllister, Carmel Williams, and Terrence Mitchell.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The improved quality of play in the recently concluded Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) first division leagues was evident for anybody that was present at the matches and that are ‘au fait’ with the sport.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. oil firm Chevron Corp CVX.N has begun supplying fuel to Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA under Washington’s approval of expanded deals with the South American country, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the residents of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, I wish to thank the present Government for repairs done to our roads which were in a deplorable condition.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), through a press release yesterday, announced its sponsorship of the national men’s rugby team ahead of the Grenada 7s Championships.

(Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that Asia’s two largest economies should reaffirm their strategic relationship in their first face-to-face talks in a year that look to put a floor under strained ties.

A fire of unknown origin on Wednesday destroyed a two-storey wooden and concrete building owned by 44-year-old, Glen Valentine, rendering its occupants,  Valentine and Melissa Charles, homeless.

Dear Editor, Our nation and the communities of West Coast Berbice were thrown into a state of grief, after learning of the gruesome murders of young Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry in September 2020.

Hand in Hand Mutual Fire will be the titular sponsor of the inaugural Big Man Over-40 Inter-County Cricket Tournament, which is being coordinated by Big Man Cricket (BMC) Guyana and commences on November 19th in Berbice and Essequibo.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – R&B vocalist Cassandra Ventura sued Sean “Diddy” Combs in federal court yesterday, accusing the rapper and hip-hop mogul she once dated and whose music label she signed with of subjecting her to serial physical abuse, sexual slavery and rape.

(Trinidad Express) Two teenagers who were best friends were gunned down in Bon Air Gardens, Arouca, on Tuesday night.

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently met with the newly accredited Non-Resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Guyana  Saksee Phromyothi.

A fortnight before the commencement of the COP 28 Climate Summit in Abu Dhabi, there is evidence that an agreement on the phasing out of fossil fuel remains on centre stage, the occupancy by the United Arab Emirates of a strong strategic position at the summit table notwithstanding.

The seeming incremental lifting by the United States of sanctions which had been imposed on Venezuela’s oil exports tied to political differences with Washington has seemingly arrived at a point where some of the world’s major traders are returning to the source of some of the world’s largest oil reserves.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1045’s trading results showed consideration of $32,702,158 from 97,947 shares traded in 39 transactions as compared to session 1044’s trading results, which showed consideration of $13,416,027 from 56,217 shares traded in 14 transactions.

IMF Blog Serkan Arslanalp, Robin Koepke, Alessandra Sozzi, Jasper Verschuur November 15, 2023 Around 1,000 ships pass through the Panama Canal each month carrying a total of over 40 million tons of goods—about 5 percent of global maritime trade volume.

The Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Division in Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, is reportedly pulling out the stops to persuade owners of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to secure investments grants and other facilities to support them in the growth of their business operations.

On the far too few occasions when Kamarang gets a mention in the mainstream media, those references, rarely, if ever, suitably contextualize the significance of the community.

When Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez told the ICJ on Wednesday that Guyana had been preparing militarily to attack Venezuela, and presented a video showing President Irfaan Ali dressed in military uniform, it must have left Guyanese wondering if they had entered an Alice in Wonderland world where reality had become inverted.

Over many weeks, the Stabroek Business has been commenting on matters pertaining to the seeming lack of concern on the part of regional governments, including our own, on an issue which is of paramount importance … food security.

Dear Editor, I advise your leader and letter writers to read their Marx.

The second edition of the ‘East Bank vs. the Rest’ street-ball championship will commence today at the Mocha Arcadia Basketball Tarmac at 19:00hrs.

Interest in the environmental credentials of the Caribbean by both the United States and the Inter-American Development Bank (IABD) is expected to be strengthened in the wake of the signing of a Letter of Intent by US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment and IDB President IIan Goldfajn, a prerequisite to the launch of the Americas Partnership Fund for Nature in the Hemisphere.

Suriname has reportedly concluded talks with a delegation from the Malaysian-owned energy multinational, Petronas, following which Guyana’s South American neighbour unveiled its plans for a possible oil project in Block 52 off the Surinamese coast.

Seemingly inspired by its recent encounter with officials of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) during the latter’s recent visit to Essequibo, the Region Three Chamber of Commerce would appear to be seeking practical ways of rendering itself relevant to the community that it serves.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – A Guatemalan prosecutor moved to strip President-elect Bernardo Arevalo of his immunity from prosecution on Thursday, in the latest escalation of a political crisis that critics say is an undemocratic scheme aimed at overturning the election results.

Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday announced it is drilling for lithium in southern Arkansas, with the oil giant expected to begin production of the critical material for electric vehicles by 2027.

Introduction The Kaieteur News this past Wednesday reported  Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat as stating that the Government has written ExxonMobil directing that it relinquish portions of the Kaieteur and Canje Oil Blocks.

(Trinidad Express) Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has warned that the country’s hospitals “won’t have bed space” in 20 years, unless an ongoing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is arrested.

Housing Several persons arrested in housing probe – minister: Several persons have been arrested by the police in relation to a housing fraud probe, according to Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Susan Rodrigues who also strongly defended one of her employees who had been implicated on social media.

Last Wednesday at his Brickdam Headquarters, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony received a courtesy call visit from Mount Sinai Health Sytem.