Daily Archive: Saturday, February 3, 2024

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, reportedly killing more than 30 people, in retaliation for a deadly attack on U.S.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined today by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law, his party said.

(Trinidad Express) Former FIFA vice-president Austin Jack Warner says he has no doubt that the “nightmare” brought upon him by the United States government, which accused him of bribery, money laundering and other fraud-related crimes during his time as an executive of football’s governing body, is now over.

(Trinidad Guardian) Senior police sources suspect that a recent announcement of strengthened collaborations between this country’s security apparatus and the CIA and FBI may be as a result of the influx into Trinidad and Tobago of automatic weapons from both North and South America.

The police today said that they are investigating the murder of Floudy Moore called `Kinga’, 51, and Quacky LaRose called `Bloody Eye’, 34, both of Alness Village, Corentyne.

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – Elegant right-hander Keacy Carty struck a high quality half-century while Roston Chase added another but West Indies produced a lethargic display, to slump to an eight-wicket loss in the opening One-Day International here yesterday.

KIMBERLEY, South Africa,  CMC – West Indies had their hopes of a semi-final spot in the ICC Under-19 World Cup dashed when rain forced the abandonment of their do-or-die Super Six clash with Australia here yesterday.

The $1.146 trillion Budget piloted by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr.

HOUSTON (Reuters) Exxon Mobil yesterday posted a better-than-expected US$36 billion profit for 2023 (more than seven times Guyana’s trillion-dollar budget this year), lifted by fuels trading and higher oil and gas production.

By Mia Anthony Fire tore through the Guyana Prison Service living quarters yesterday in Kingston, completely gutting the building.

Residents of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, are set to receive land titles within the next two weeks, securing legal ownership of lands they have been occupying for years, the Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday reported.

APNU+AFC Member of Parliament David Patterson was on Thursday found not guilty of indecent exposure.

GAZA, (Reuters) – Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of Rafah yesterday, the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where hundreds of thousands displaced people, penned against the border fence, feared a new assault with nowhere left to flee.

HAVANA, (Reuters) –  Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel sacked economy minister Alejandro Gil yesterday, state media reported, as controversy continued to grow over the delay of recently announc-ed measures to hike the price of fuel and transportation fares in the communist-run country.

Gladwin Joseph called ‘Menty’, a 31-year-old driver was  yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving on the Citrus Grove Main Access Road, Port Kaituma.

Dear Editor, Integrity Commissions, Ethnic Relations Commissions, procurement commissions, and most other public serving commissions are one big farce.

(Reuters) – Actor Carl Weathers, a former professional American football player who shot to stardom by playing the brash and charismatic boxer Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, died yesterday of undisclosed causes.

Dear Editor, We live in a world where we assume that those persons who have been elevated to positions of decision-making on matters affecting the lives of citizens are possessed of a level of acumen to make decisions in the interest and welfare of the people they represent.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama’s top court rejected former President Ricardo Martinelli’s appeal to annul a nearly 11-year prison sentence on Friday, but the ex-leader remained defiant and insisted he remains a candidate in the May presidential election.

Members of the Parliamentary opposition yesterday registered indignation at what they said was an incident of eavesdropping and the broadcasting of private conversations by their members, within the confines of their private room in the precincts of parliament at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. 

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry yesterday condemned a decision by Ecuador to hand over Russian-made military hardware to the United States for use in Ukraine as a “reckless” breach of contract, the RIA news agency reported.

Massy Stores has taken grocery shopping to another level with the introduction of new payment options on its e-commerce website, commencing today.

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has blocked Florida from enforcing a ban on Chinese citizens owning homes or land in the state against two Chinese nationals who were in the process of buying property when the law was adopted.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to illuminate the ramifications of having different employment in Guyana.

(Reuters) – The European Union yesterday imposed sanctions against five individuals from Guatemala for undermining democracy, the rule of law or the peaceful transfer of power in Central America’s most populous nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Former Malay-sian premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, could be released by 2028 after his jail sentence was halved, prompting uproar from critics who called on the government to explain the decision.

Dear Editor, I have noticed reporting in sections of the media of politicians promising violence at the next elections.

Four men armed with guns, cutlasses and knives on Thursday evening pounced on a Rose Hall Town, Corentyne family who had an overseas-based relative visiting and carted off cash, jewellery and cellphones.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s exports of crude and refined products fell by 25% in January to some 624,000 barrels per day (bpd) as power outages hit the main oil export terminal, according to vessel tracking data and internal documents from state oil firm PDVSA.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) SVC/Precision Services Inc. sponsored Inter-Association T20 culminates today with highly anticipated action in the final and third-place matches slated for the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Ground on Lance Gibbs Street.

The Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) season will resume tomorrow after a hiatus over the holidays.

To argue against this budget is like complaining about a spouse’s shopping list.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Mercedes Formula One principal Toto Wolff said Lewis Hamilton’s decision to move to Ferrari in 2025 took the team by surprise and revealed the seven times world champion announced the decision to him over breakfast at the boss’s home.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – U.S. singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel released “Turn The Lights Back On” yesterday, his first new single in 17 years.

(Reuters) – Yorkshire members have approved the refinancing proposal by Colin Graves, which will see the County Championship Division Two cricket club’s former chairman make his return, it was announced yesterday.

The country’s top junior athletes will gather today at the National Track & Field Centre at Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara, all vying to qualify for the upcoming CARIFTA Games in Grenada from March 30-April 1.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Captain Nicholas Pooran and his West Indies teammate Andre Fletcher both produced cameos in an unbroken third wicket partnership, as they steered MI Emirates to an eight-wicket win over Johnson Charles’s Sharjah Warriors.

Medical personnel at Suddie Public Hospital (PHS) in Region Two have successfully sustained the life of infant, Adelia Rodrigues, of Region One born weighing just 1.1 kg on October 31, 2023. 

By Jan-Werner Mueller PRINCETON – What should democracies do about parties that use elections and other democratic means to destroy democracy itself?

Imagine walking through Bourda Market on a bright Sunday morning. The vendors are busy as the customers are selecting from the wide variety.

Dear Editor, The letter writer is peeved that NIS pension increase announced in Budget 2024 benefits only a segment of this citizenry, (SN Feb 2). 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The undisputed heavyweight championship bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia has been postponed after Fury suffered a cut during sparring, promoters Queensberry Promotions said yesterday.

(Reuters) – South Africa’s second-string test squad are ready to do their nation proud in New Zealand and the low profile of their players might actually work in their favour, according to fast bowler Dane Paterson.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, (Reuters) – Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal produced a gladiatorial 179 not out to steer India to a commanding 336 for six on day one of the second test against England in Visakhapatnam yesterday.

(Reuters) – A set of six individual Air Jordan sneakers worn by Michael Jordan during NBA finals sold for $8 million at an auction in New York, setting a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers, auction house Sotheby’s said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – An investment firm owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has emerged as a frontrunner to back a new cycling league, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, the latest move by the kingdom to buy into global sports.

Support has been coming  in after Pandit Deodat Persaud came under attack for criticizing the old-age pension increase from a Facebook page that strongly supports the ruling PPP/C.