Daily Archive: Sunday, January 7, 2024

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) today said it has noted a spike in fires across the country after responding to several incidents over the past week, with five of them occurring yesterday.

MALE, Maldives, (Reuters) – The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers for disparaging India’s prime minister, an official said on Sunday, during a dip in ties with its powerful neighbour.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican authorities in the violence-plagued southwestern state of Guerrero said they were investigating a gruesome massacre that took place in a part of a remote desert where two rival criminal groups have been fighting for control.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are searching for two men who shot a Pasea businessman before crashing their getaway car in a nearby drain on Saturday evening.

(Trinidad Guardian) A former transport minister under the United National Congress (UNC) is applauding a plan by T&T, Guyana and Barbados to create a company that will establish a ferry service between the islands.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – A fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh in the early hours of Sunday, destroying about 800 shelters and rendering thousands homeless, officials said.

TriStar Investment is forging ahead with works on three million square feet of land at Versailles on the West Bank of Demerara, for what will be a state-of-the-art US$160 million oil and gas shore base  but which will also enable movement of cargo through Region Three.

By Mia Anthony “Institutions must work; when people fail you the institutions must never fail you,” formed part of President Irfaan Ali remarks when he met yesterday with residents of Dowding Street and neighbouring areas in Kitty during which poor drainage was cited as a major problem.

The government is hailing its Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme a success and indicative of its commitment to upskilling Guyanese in tertiary education, especially women and youths in rural and hinterland areas.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Colonel Julius Skeete has been appointed to serve as Defence Attachè at the Embassy of Guyana in the United States.

The Chairman of Region Three, Sheik Ayube and Regional Executive Officer,  Jagnarine Somwar met with the Regional Health Officer, Dr Erica Forte and other health officials on Thursday on improvements to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH).

By Subhana Shiwmangal A fire of unknown origin swept through a two-storey concrete house yesterday afternoon at 16 New Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The proposed Barbados-Guyana Food Terminal which is currently awaiting approval from the Town and Country Planning of Barbados, will see developmental works this year according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha.

Lt. Kevin Wills, of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Air Corps, will participate in a 17-month- long course in the United States to increase his knowledge and proficiency in the field of military aviation, a statement from the US Embassy said yesterday.

As the Guyana Harpy Eagles, defending champions of the CWI Regional 4-Day tournament, gear up to defend their title, they have called up a number of young players for practice matches.

Tokant Deokharan, 44, the teacher who on Tuesday night was caught in a blaze of unknown origin at Port Mourant died as a result of inhalation of smoke.

After more than 55 years in the regional and local education systems of which she has dedicated 25 years to Guyana, Jamaica-born Ursuline nun Sister Marie Harper, the first principal of Marian Academy, is now set to retire.

Emerging stars Sachin Pitamber and Kyle Couchman emerged victorious in the Rapid and Blitz segments, respectively, of the Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on December 30th and 31st at the School of the Nations building on New Market Street.

Oil and gas major Chevron said on Tuesday that it would take non-cash, after tax charges of US$3.5–4bn for the fourth quarter of 2023  as it contends with depleted production from its US upstream assets, particularly in California.

A berth in the 2024 edition of the Elite League will be decided this evening as West Demerara powerhouse Slingerz FC battles Monedderlust of Berbice in the playoff final at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, at 19:00hrs.

With $1m, Donald Roach was the top cash winner in the GTT Christmas promotion.

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, (Reuters) – Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories yesterday, exactly three months after the start of the conflict, as Palestinian and Israel authorities claimed thousands of military and civilian deaths.

The third round of matches in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/SVC/Precision Services Inc.

Four off-road motorcycles were handed over to the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute staff within Central, Deep South, South Central and North Rupununi sub-districts on the 4th January, 2023, to boost extension services.

With the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers pencilled to commence in March, the Golden Jaguars have been seeded in pot 3 of the second round, which is scheduled to kick off in June.

Dear Editor, The year 2023 has ended and many Committees of the National Assembly have not completed their assignments.

(Reuters) – U.S. regulators yesterday temporarily grounded certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout that forced a new Alaska Airlines jet carrying passengers to make an emergency landing.

Work has started on developing the  Joe Vieira Park at Schoonord, West Bank Demerara, into a modern recreation space.

Dear Editor, With reference to an article in SN dated January 6, 2024, captioned `US$35m contract sealed for MacKenzie-Wismar bridge’, the Minister of Public Works is reported in the article as saying the former APNU+AFC Government proposed to build a new two-lane bridge across the Demerara River to the tune of US$30 million.

On January 8, 1974, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) was launched with a Puja and Satsangh at the Shri Krishna Mandir in Campbellville conducted by Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) women’s football team has made a big splash in the ongoing transfer window as they have acquired the services of Fruta Conquerors star duo and Lady Jaguar internationals Jalade Trim and Sandra Johnson.

Lorip Mc Donald turned 100 on Friday. The Ministry of Human Services said that he was born in Beterverwagting and is a father of seven.

Dear Editor, On January 3, 2024, his birth date, my friend Earl John… currently transitioning to the ancestors, promised himself that he would stand on his own two feet, and miraculously – he did.

Platinum Side and Hururu secured third place in the men and women segments, respectively, of the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queens Beach Football Championship last evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

NEWTON, Iowa,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump largely avoided speaking of the Jan.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The late financier Jeffrey Epstein invoked his constitutional right against incriminating himself about 600 times in testimony for a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse.

Dear Editor, Basdeo Panday, the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, lies in state at Red House in Port of Spain.

Dear Editor, Last year the President ordered the NIS to process all backlogged cases by year end.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian pharmaceutical companies must meet new manufacturing standards this year, according to a government notification released yesterday, although small companies have asked for a delay, citing their debt load.

Police ranks yesterday conducted a raid on the home of Sara Griffith, a 22-year-old of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, where they found a bucket containing 365 grams of marijuana.

Government is committed to the continued development of people living with disabilities, so said Prime Minister Mark Phillips in honour of World Braille Day as he assured members of the Guyana Society for the Blind of government’s proactive agenda, during a meeting on Thursday afternoon at his office.

Randolph Ganesh, a 35-year-old miner of Moruca, North West District, was nabbed on Friday at a Police roadblock at the #70km Checkpoint in Region Seven, after he was found to be in possession of 83.3 grams of marijuana in a haversack he was carrying.

The main interlocutor at Argyle, Prime Minister of St Vincent Ralph Gonsalves, found himself in an embarrassing situation last week when an image of him standing behind a papier mâché map showing Essequibo as part of Venezuela appeared on social media.

Dear Editor, The divisiveness in Guyana’s politics commenced in the years leading up to the 1964 general elections with the machinations to prevent Cheddi Jagan from leading the country into independence.

Administrative manager at Link Up Media and What’s Happening Guyana is among the responsibilities Abigail Brower shoulders.

Over the last four weeks, I have tried to explain the concepts of consent and penetration carefully, peeling back the complexities that can make these concepts hard to grasp for both non-legal individuals and some legal minds.

By Stanley Greaves Tony Phillips as he was usually called attended Queen’s College where apart from academic studies he had two major pursuits, cricket and art.

One of the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) honorable sons, Fitz Herbert Slowe, a man who exhibited fine personal qualities, was killed in a car crash in Queens, New York.

There is something magical about the start of the New Year.

Have you ever heard of the myth about the pot of gold that is hidden at the end of a rainbow?

Tastes Like Home is 17 years old today. There are certain conversations that seem to be a right of passage to indulge in when we attain a certain age – body aches and pains, energy, weight, and our diet.

Introduction, proximate origin Some bizarre motives have been attributed to me for naming the suggested UBI mechanism for eradicating persistent poverty in Guyana the Buxton Proposal.

Christmas comes but once a year                                      And everyman must have his share But poor Brother Willy in the jail Drinking sour ginger beer   Ban !

“I am just happy that I have made it to 2024.

The first publicized act emanating from Guyana’s joining of the UN Security Council is a condemnation of the Houthi’s attacks on shipping on the Red Sea.

It is extremely important that you pay attention to what today’s column says if you wish to live a longer, healthier, more alert and happier life.

(CMC) – West Indies Twenty20 star Andre Russell has expressed disappointment with the lack of Caribbean Premier League and Twenty20 World Cup matches in Jamaica this year.

Woman Inspector Beckles, Woman Sergeant Huntley, Corporal Samuel and other ranks yesterday conducted an ‘outreach’ at Durbana Square, Lamaha Gardens, where they met and interacted with residents.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 1.625 percent during the final trading period of 2023.