Articles published on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Amid rising tensions over Venezuela’s planned referendum on December 3rd, Commander for Regional Police Division #1, Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh and Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley, along with a team of Police and Regional officials, held an Outreach in Yarakita Village, North West District on Saturday.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South African lawmakers voted today in favour of closing down the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and suspending all diplomatic relations until a ceasefire is agreed in its war with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza.
(Trinidad Express) Opposition was never serious about finding solutions to crime because when they feel that when crime is raging it is a “political bonanza” for them, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.
(Trinidad Guardian) Amid the mid-morning bustle, Sharaz Ageemoolar walked into an insurance company’s office in San Fernando and shot his ex-wife Anissa Rajgobin-Ageemoolar twice, before killing himself after eluding police having escaped from the scene of his crime.
PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Fourteen informal gold miners were killed in a tunnel collapse in Suriname yesterday afternoon on a concession belonging to a subsidiary of Chinese state miner Zijin Mining, a Surinamese official said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday that the Caricom region must remain a zone of peace, even as he acknowledged the possibility that T&T’s negotiations to access Venezuela’s natural gas in the Dragon field could be jeopardised by that country’s territorial claim on the Essequibo region in Guyana.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that Guyana is a great business-oriented environment for European countries to invest in and capitalize on opportunities, in the wake of the country’s rapid economic development over the past year.
“My job is to now find a solution to this and to find a way so that you live, they live and we all live,” were the words uttered by City Mayor, Alfred Mentore to vendors yesterday who had been plying their trade in front of Muneshwer’s shopping complex but have been ordered removed by the court.
The EU/Guyana Chamber of Commerce was launched last evening with businessman, Gregory Dean as its head.
A Clifton Settlement, Corentyne construction worker was fatally stabbed on Sunday evening following an argument at a shop while attempting to purchase something to drink.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Uncapped Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde have been called up for next month’s three-match One-Day International series against touring England, in a 15-man squad which sees the recall of 32-year-old gloveman Shane Dowrich, four-and-a-half years after he played his only ODI.
A Mibicuri South, Black Bush Polder family is now mourning the loss of their loved one after she reportedly crashed into a parked trailer while returning home on her motorcycle on Saturday evening.
Day two of the National Sports Commission/East Bank Football Association/Ralph Green Under-11 League kicked off at the Agricola Community Ground on Sunday and saw seven of the eight matches producing a winner while the other match was a 1-1 draw.
President Irfaan Ali says his government is doing its best to alleviate the burden imposed on citizens countrywide due to escalating food prices, when questioned yesterday on the sidelines of the European Union Trade Mission, at the Guyana Marriott Hotel.
Jahiem Peters, the seventeen-year-old who in July of last year, had accused police at the Vigilance Station of torturing him while in their custody, has filed a $150 million lawsuit against the State, for the “permanent partial disability” and other injuries he said he has suffered.
While restating its support for a unified national position on the border controversy, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has said again that Venezuelan migrants should not be allowed to enter the country without a visa.
Rameshwar Persaud, a 27-year-old truck driver from Farm Track, Madewini, was charged yesterday with causing death by dangerous driving.
Digicel has launched its Christmas promotion, titled “D’Bess Christmas” and says a total of $50m can be won.
Dear Editor, Traffic craziness, carelessness and confusion continue on the carriageways leading to constant corruption, chaos and carnage as more lives are lost, injured and survivors and families remain hurt, humiliated and hapless.
A post-mortem examination performed on Nirvana Algu, 45, has ruled that her death was due to immolation.
Dear Editor, On 2023 – 10- 16, we submitted, via Wales Post Office, an application for birth certificates for four members of our family in relation to documents necessary for NIS to process a benefit request within a three month period commencing in this case from September 01.
The police in Region Five have arrested and are questioning two persons on the brutal murder of the 48-year-old West Coast Berbice (WCB) woman who was found dead on Sunday after hanging out at a bar with some friends.
Dear Editor, I am reaching out to present a detailed and well-informed counter-narrative to the comparison of Guyana’s and Suriname’s oil deals recently featured in another media.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to “School violence: We’re on the precipice of a slippery slope” (Nov 14).
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Friday called for the establishment of a Venezuela Border Task Force in light of what it says will likely be permanent aggression from Caracas over its claim to Essequibo.
Mark Allen, a 31-year-old security guard of Friendship, East Coast Demerara was charged last Friday with robbery with violence and unlawful wounding.
Dear Editor, Two heads are better than one. Where the thinking reservoir of a nation is narrowed to one head, [along with other heads that are committed to thinking identically], I admit that some value could be had, but much more could be lost.
Rajendra Khelawan, 30, a customer of GBTI’s Providence branch on Sunday won a 2022 Toyota Raize in the bank’s Dream Big Housing promotion.
Dear Editor, There are complaints all over the coast about blackouts amidst a rise in electricity rates.
GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The chief of Hamas told Reuters last night that the Palestinian militant group was near a truce agreement with Israel, even as the deadly assault on Gaza continued and rockets were being fired into Israel.
(Reuters) – Venezuela is close to approving a license for Shell SHEL.L
Sheldon Parker, a 49-year-old miner of West La Penitence Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was charged yesterday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Dear Editor, It seems the jury is in on the fact-finding visit to the mining town last Friday amid claims of partisanship and biasness by the visitors, the manipulating of the visitors and meeting to suit a stated purpose and outcome and the ignoring of brochures countering the claims of some.
(Reuters) – Social media company X on Monday sued media watchdog group Media Matters, alleging the organization defamed the platform after it published a report that said ads for major brands had appeared next to posts touting Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.
AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – India played the tournament’s best cricket for nearly six weeks but it was the familiar sight of Australia celebrating with the trophy as fireworks exploded overhead when the 13th edition of the World Cup came to a close on Sunday.
By Richard Haass NEW YORK – Summits are by definition occasions of high politics and drama, so it comes as little surprise that the November 15 meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping generated immense global interest.
(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic wrapped up his 2023 season by adding the ATP Finals trophy to the three major titles he won this year and the Serb immediately set the bar even higher for next season by targeting a ‘Golden Slam’.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s Javier Milei promised in his first speech as president-elect that there would be “no room for half measures” to revive the country from its worst economic crisis in two decades.
In a display of unrivalled prowess on the chess board, Candidate Master Taffin Khan played unbeaten throughout the Ram & McRae sponsored National Open Chess Championship Qualifying Tournament which concluded on Sunday at the Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara.
Four persons who the police described as vagrants were refused bail and remanded to prison after they were charged with larceny.
(Field Level Media) Miles Bridges, recently reinstated from an NBA suspension, drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime as the Charlotte Hornets pulled out a 121-118 victory against the visiting Boston Celtics yesterday.
(Field Level Media) Reggie Jackson had 21 points and six assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets overcame the ejection of center Nikola Jokic and handed the Detroit Pistons their 12th straight loss, 107-103, yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief selector, the Most Honourable Desmond Haynes, says West Indies’ forward planning for the 2027 ICC World Cup resulted in veteran left-hander Darren Bravo being overlooked for next month’s three-match series against England.
RANCHI, India, CMC – Former West Indies batting star Chris Gayle sparkled briefly but it was not enough to stop his Gujarat Giants from sliding to a ten-run defeat to Manipal Tigers in the second match of the Legends League here yesterday.
Dear Editor, I listened to the first part of an interview with Captain Gerry Gouveia, National Security Advisor to the President and Government.
The rugby selection committee will have their work cut out in order to name the 12-member squad for the upcoming Grenada 7s following three intense and highly competitive trial matches on Saturday at the National Park.
(Reuters) – Six players from finalists India and two from champions Australia were selected in the World Cup team of the tournament announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) secured wins when the KFC League Cup continued on Sunday evening at the Eve Leary Ground, Kingston.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rapper A$AP Rocky, the romantic partner of recording star Rihanna and father of her two sons, was ordered yesterday to stand trial in Los Angeles on two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon.
In response to a news item in Stabroek News, the General Manager of the New GMC, Teshawna Lall in a letter of November 8th defended her agency’s performance.
(Field Level Media) Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to their best offensive performance of the season in a 142-129 win over the host Washington Wizards on Monday night.
The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has announced its upcoming award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the outstanding performances of its cyclists for the 2023 season.
