Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and Venezuela are scheduled to meet on January 25, 2024 in Brasilia, Brazil for the first meeting of the Joint Commission as envisioned by the Joint Declaration of Argyle for Dialogue and Peace agreed to following the meeting of the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela on December 14, 2023.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)  has introduced a 24/7 Help Desk/Orange Office.

GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Israel’s worst day of losses in Gaza, the military said today, as its forces encircled southern Gaza’s main city, trapping Palestinian residents trying to flee.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Tuesday will urge a U.S.

Opposition Member of Parliament, Coretta McDonald yesterday charged that the University of Guyana (UG) is under attack, pointing out that both the institution and the GOAL online programme are expected to receive similar funding in the 2024 budget.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory fire found that no action was taken by the previous government regarding dorms despite this being flagged following a report in 2017 on the education sector.

Kwesi Griffith, a 42-year-old motorcyclist, died on Sunday night after he breached the traffic light at the junction of Sheriff Street and the Rupert Craig Highway and collided with motor car PAB 5158 Griffith, of Lot 601 Block ‘X’ Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara was riding a blue motorcycle bearing registration CK 7323.

The Corentyne man who is the owner of the three pit bulls that attacked and killed Latchminen Permaul at Hampshire Village, Corentyne during the wee hours of Tuesday last week was yesterday placed on $250,000 bail after he was charged with manslaughter.

Gordon Vantull, a 57-year-old taxi driver of Section ‘B’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Still basking in the wake of his history-making test debut in Australia, Shamar Joseph took to social media platform Facebook via the Windies page on Monday night to interact with fans via a live video.

Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs, Roysdale Forde says that since the establishment of the Law Reform Commission (LRC) in 2021, the body has released no programme of its work.

Dear Editor, In 1956 President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, officially putting into action the construction of the Interstate Highway System of the United States.

Shaquawn Alleyne known as `Iswe’ is expected to appear in a Linden court today over the murder of Shonette Dover in 2021, the police say.

Dear Editor, The PPP is challenging its opposition for direct proof of corruption, they even have the effrontery to say “show us the evidence of corruption.” 

In a little over two weeks, on February 7, the Guyana Harpy Eagles will begin the defence of their West Indies Championship title with a clash against eternal rivals Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at the Conaree Cricket Centre in St.

Ahead of their long anticipated return to the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite League, Slingerz Football Club is ramping up their preparations.

The 29-year-old man who was the driver of the car that crashed into a minibus at Ruimveldt on January 8th fatally injuring a couple,  succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Homosexuals or gay men are the most discriminated people in the country of Guyana.

Dear Editor, It now appears that routine disclosures about the nation’s oil wealth have turned into yanking teeth and pulling fingernails. 

Asif Mohamed Abrahim, a 45-year-old construction worker of New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, was arrested on 18th January 2024 and charged yesterday with Trafficking in Persons.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Nacoma Hercules who is wanted for questioning in relation to the attempted murder of Noel Junior Singh.

Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C administration must be commended for presenting to the nation yet another budget that is people-oriented while at the same time laying a solid foundation for accelerated growth and development.

Dear Editor, I refuse to believe that Professor Sankat described a “facility stimulator” as a component of the Guyana Technical Training College. 

Guyana’s archery sector received a boost in the form of 21 coaches who successfully completed a five-day Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course hosted through the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and Archery Guyana.

Twenty-two-year old Keon Narine of 117 Caesar Street, Agricola appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with robbery and possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Dear Editor, Following on from my letter yesterday on the Mahdia COI Report, I was surprised/shocked to see two crass comments under the line about the conduct of Maj-Gen.

GAZA/DOHA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli forces, advancing deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza’s bloodiest fighting of the new year so far, stormed one hospital and placed another under siege yesterday, cutting the wounded off from trauma care, Palestinian officials said.

Twenty-nine year old Yoel Guzman, a Venezuelan migrant, appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with damage to property.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s 2024 Budget’s theme: ‘Staying the Course: Building Prosperity for All’ undeniably reflects the primary goals and objectives of the PPP/C Government who hit the road running since assuming office in August 2020, never pausing for a moment but relentlessly pursuing and ensuring that the socio-economic development keep progressing at break-neck speed and the lives of the Guyanese people gets better on a daily basis.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada yesterday announced an immediate, two-year cap on international student permits and said it would also stop giving work permits to some postgraduate students as it seeks to rein in record numbers of newcomers seen aggravating a housing crisis.

The Ministry of Public Works [MPW] yesterday said that measures are being implemented to address the ‘localised erosion’ that has occurred at the No.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Investors sold Brazil’s real currency BRL=BRBY yesterday after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled an industrial development plan for the next 10 years aimed at boosting sluggish growth with state credits and subsidies.

AYODHYA, India, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration yesterday of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram on a site believed to be his birthplace, in a celebratory event for the Hindu majority of the world’s most populous nation.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s attorney general yesterday said 14 arrest warrants were issued against civilians and former military personnel for allegedly conspiring against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

Paul Watson, a 47-year-old minibus driver of Zeelugt Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested on 11th August 2023 and charged yesterday with the offence of ‘Obtaining by False Pretence.

Dear Editor, The Project Syndicate article (January 20th) from Ashoka Mody says the following about Prime Minister Indira Gandhi: “Her pandering to Hindus in the Jammu and Kashmir elections, and her support for the Sikh militant Sant Bhindranwale in Punjab, further stoked Hindu identity politics.”

(Field Level Media) Jarrett Allen set a franchise record with his 12th consecutive double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 126-99 road blowout of the Orlando Magic yesterday.

(Reuters) – India batter Virat Kohli has pulled out of the first two tests against England citing personal reasons, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has filed a $5m libel suit against Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton, who he says has accused him of corruption and for which he is seeking a retraction and apology.

BOSTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesterday revived a $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia opener Usman Khawaja will return to training today after being cleared to play the second test against West Indies in Brisbane this week.

(Field Level Media) Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons for the second time in three days, 122-113, on Monday.

(Field Level Media) Joel Embiid scored a career-high and franchise-record 70 points to go along with 18 rebounds as the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 133-123 on Monday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Qualifier Dayana Yastremska and giant-killer Linda Noskova continued fairytale runs into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open yesterday but it was all familiar faces on the men’s side as Carlos Alcaraz led a trio of top seeds through.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – A military operation in Ecuador uncovered a record 22 metric tons (22,000 kg) of cocaine, officials said yesterday, one of the country’s biggest drug seizures two weeks into an “internal armed conflict” against organized crime.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Australia-bound Johnson Charles narrowly missed out on a fourth Twenty20 hundred as he inspired Sharjah Warriors to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Jason Holder’s Dubai Capitals here yesterday.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Travis Head has delayed his arrival here for the second Test against West Indies after testing positive for COVID-19.

Dear Editor, After every four continuous years of service a public-school teacher usually proceeds on Whitley Council Leave (WCL) for a month having satisfied the condition of applying for such leave.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Former West Indies Test captain Jason Holder has issued a stern warning about the future of Test cricket, contending the format could soon die if the International Cricket Council calendar was not restructured to create a window which allowed for the availability of the best players.

Among its Terms of Reference (TORs), the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the May 21th  fire at the Mahdia Secondary School female dormitory was asked to: inquire into and report on the events and circumstances leading up to and the cause of the inferno and to make such recommendations and observations deemed fit including measures and actions that the Commission may consider necessary and appropriate to prevent the recurrence of such tragedy.

(Reuters) – Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown delivered a knockout blow to the Adelaide Strikers yesterday, bludgeoning 140 from 57 balls on the Gold Coast to earn his side a 54-run win and a date with Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League decider.