Articles published on Sunday, January 21, 2024
The Guyana Public Service Co-Operative Credit Union Limited (GPSCCUL) is to hold a Special General Meeting on February 5, 2024 as two factions continue to battle for control of it.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Ron DeSantis, once viewed as Republicans’ best shot at moving past Donald Trump, ended his White House bid today two days before the New Hampshire primary,leaving Nikki Haley as the former U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Digicel Group and its affiliates issued legal documents showing that the change of majority ownership is to be completed before month-end.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s president said on Sunday it will not allow any threat to Somalia, after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland in a deal that would give it access to a sea port.
A Guyanese man was nabbed with 40 pounds of cocaine packed with jumbo frozen shrimp at JFK Airport in Queens, authorities said.
(Trinidad Guardian) In early 2018, businessman Richard Ramkissoon had a brush with death when he was shot during a botched robbery.
KAMPALA, (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today denounced Israel for the “heartbreaking” deaths of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and called it unacceptable to resist statehood for the Palestinian people.
(Reuters) – A fire broke out at a Baltic Sea terminal belonging to Novatek NVTK.MM,
AYODHYA, India, (Reuters) – A grand temple to Hindu god Lord Ram opens tomorrow on a site in India millions believe is his birthplace, in a religious spectacle led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before he seeks a rare third term in elections.
By Antonio Dey Though it said that a well-equipped building would not have changed the circumstances regarding the Mahdia dorm fire which claimed 20 lives, the Commission of Inquiry’s report into the inferno on May 21st, 2023 however slammed Chief Fire Officer Gregory Wickham and former Regional Education Officer Anesta Douglas of Potaro-Siparuni for dereliction of their duties.
Low: `The fact is, if they have to change the rules so quickly, they didn’t have a realistic plan in mind of how to spend government revenue.
The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in its report on the Mahdia dorm fire which claimed 20 lives, lauded the diligence and dedication demonstrated by GFS Sub-Officer Ryan Scott when attending to the inferno on May 21st, 2023.
Middle order batsman Kevlon Anderson spanked an attractive century for Adams’ XI while Steven Sankar snared a 6-fer on Nandu’s XI behalf as the Guyana Harpy Eagles 4-Day trial match finished with Nandu’s XI winning by six wickets at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Community Ground yesterday.
Puerto Rican-American Janelle Mendez Viera is a survivor of military sexual violence and founder of the Military Sexual Trauma Movement.
Pointing to the decline in taxes paid by the self-employed, accounting firm Ram and McRae says that evasion by professionals has “gone wild” and something has to be done.
The University of Guyana (UG) yesterday said that 31 of its faculty members who were studying for their PhDs and Ed.Ds
A 37-year-old labourer died when he was struck down by a motor car while cycling on the Queenstown Public Road on Friday at about 8.30 pm.
Sheriff Guyana yesterday announced the establishment of Sheriff Construction Inc., marking a further expansion of its operations here.
Dear Editor, The Vice President, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has provided us with very useful entry points for an informed discussion of the budget.
Dear Editor, To confront the existential threat from Venezuela to our national security and territory, I had suggested that, as part of our response, we create a military base in Essequibo to which we allow the US access.
Danford Thomas called Dennis, a 29-year-old labourer of Pitman Street, Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast, was charged with rape, committed on a female of Region No.2, Essequibo Coast.
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) took the top spots in the Annual Inter Unit Male and Female Road Relay Championship which took place on Thursday.
Dear Editor: The Government has been fairly criticised for appealing the NIS case won by a poor worker, Mr.
Young Guyanese winger Omari Glasgow’s stock has further risen as he was recently included in Chicago Fire Football Club’s (FC) first team preseason training camp roster earlier this week.
Four programmes were on Friday launched at the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) and around 40 residents from Kitty were in attendance.
Dear Editor, I am neither an economist nor an expert on modern national financing.
The police say that Shaquawn Alleyne known as ‘Iswe’, on Friday confessed to investigators at the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters that he did shoot his girlfriend, Shonette Dover back in 2021but it was not intentional.
The arsonist who set an Amelia’s Ward, Linden, home on fire which claimed the lives of a woman and her two nieces on Christmas Day, is yet to be apprehended.
Dear Editor, I write in response to the ad hominem attack against me by one, Andre Brandli (Stabroek News, 1/20/2024).
(Jamaica Gleaner) Acknowledging that Jamaica has a plastic problem, Senator Matthew Samuda says a string of policies, including a national one on the environmentally sound management of single-use plastic products, is to be implemented this calendar year.
Peter Moore, a 51-year-old driver of Lot 935 Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was fined $7,500 on Friday for throwing material in a public way.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Overlooking the stunning Montego Bay marine reserve, Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday broke ground for the construction of the Pinnacle development, which will have four 28-storey apartment blocks.
Dear Editor, It seems that the policy of promoting mangroves as a natural phenomenon to safeguard against high tides along Guyana’s coastline has become emotional and inconsistent.
Our review of the year 2023, started in these pages last week, found it to have been the best year for the arts in Guyana since COVID and going back for many years.
“I really did think like when they get big you know things would get easier because you know I wouldn’t have to do things for them like before and you know we would just live and support one another.
Thomas Crum, an author and orator once said “The quality of our lives depend not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them.”
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Fourth seed Coco Gauff reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time last night with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Pole Magdalena Frech.
By Shuntel Glasgow The aspiration to one day write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination remains alive for Jamal Reid as he battles with the changes to his physical and mental condition and as his healing takes its long and winding course.
Ezikel Alleyne started his journey as a storyteller during his primary school years.
(Field Level Media) Joel Embiid’s 33 points and 10 rebounds lifted the Philadelphia 76ers to a 97-89 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets last night.
Today, we will dissect two of the most crucial provisions under the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the Act), which criminalise specific sexual conduct involving children.
Introduction Today’s column continues my description of the nitty-gritty features or the key nuts and bolts of the universal basic income [UBI] mechanism, the Buxton Proposal, which I have long advocated for Guyana as the most effective means of eradicating its persistent poverty.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, will visit China on Jan.
What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.
Junior chess champion Keron Sandiford, Queen’s College student Kyle Couchman and Shazeeda Rahim reigned supreme at the recent Century 21 Grand Prix chess tournament, which was held at the Racquet Centre and the School of the Nations.
A little over halfway into Bell Hooks’ book “All About Love: New Visions”, and my mind cannot stop reshuffling memories of my past relationships, friendships, family dysfunction, and my own shortcomings when it comes to consistently enacting a love ethic in all aspects of my life.
As Guyana’s tourism sector continues to expand, more businesses and guides are getting licensed to benefit from the many opportunities that are being presented within the sector.
Stabroek News, as in past years, has highlighted the ‘Ram and McRae 2024 Budget Review,’ which provides a readable synopsis and commentary on the budget proposals.
Dear Editor, The reported outcome of the Mahdia Fire COI appears to be misleading and inadequate.
In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour continues the calypso in cricket theme from last week, by looking at a calypso composed by a West Indian cricketer which was probably better known in Australia and New Zealand than in the West Indies.
From almost the first day I arrived in Guyana in 1955 I got to know Martin Carter.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – French wildcard Arthur Cazaux reached the fourth round of the Australian Open yesterday and warned his future opponents that whatever else happens in their matches, they will know they have been in a fight.
(ESPN) Adelaide Oval head groundsman Damien Hough says the drop-in pitches that will be used at Eisenhower Park in New York for the Men’s T20 World Cup are a world first in terms of how they are prepared with some of the trays being built in Adelaide before being shipped to Florida and then transported to the new venue ahead of the tournament.
PERTH, (Reuters) – Adelaide Strikers remain in the hunt to claim a second Big Bash League title after upsetting defending champions Perth Scorchers by 50 runs in a knockout final yesterday, courtesy of an enterprising half-century by Jake Weatherald.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Romario Shepherd’s fireworks proved vital as Joburg Super Kings broke their frustrating winless skid in the SA20 with a six-wicket win over Pretoria Capitals here Saturday.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian conglomerate Tata Group has bagged the title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for 2024-28 for a “record-breaking” $300 million, the league organisers said yesterday.
Context matters! Immediately, when I think of context mattering, I think of women and art.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Former Test captain Jason Holder made an impact with a three-wicket haul as Dubai Capitals made a winning start to the ILT20 with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Nicholas Pooran’s MI Emirates.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Steve Smith’s first outing as a test opener may not have gone to plan but Australia coach Andrew McDonald said he had the full support of the team and that it would take time for him to build a relationship with Usman Khawaja at the top of the order.
ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite believes an increase in the number of Tests played by West Indies will lead to an improvement in the side’s batting, providing the crucial experience needed for the young unit.
In the heady days of November 2020 when the government had only been in office a few months and President Irfaan Ali was seeking to steer the country in novel directions, he met his Suriname counterpart President Chandrikapersad Santokhi in Paramaribo.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World number one Iga Swiatek crashed out of the Australian Open at the hands of Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the third round yesterday to further deplete an already weakened women’s draw heading into the second week at Melbourne Park.
LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The third trading period in January 2024 has seen the Lucas Stock Index decline 0.617 percent on the sale of 101,159 shares.
Big tree fall down, goat bite he leaf. Is this the case of Ralph Allicock?
Dear Editor, I write this letter as a youth myself and as the Country Representative to the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN), to convey and ncultivate a message of upliftment and inspiration to youths across our country on the commencement of a new year.
