Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a federal appeals court ruled today, bringing the former U.S.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash today in the south of the country, three sources told Reuters.

The Ministry of Labour says it is currently investigating a fatal accident which occurred at approximately 7.38 this morning, at the John Fernandes Limited Port Facility on Water Street, Georgetown.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department received a report on Sunday 4th February, 2024, of a workplace fatality which occurred at Guyana Shield Resources Incorporated, Dora, East Bank Demerara.

The opposition APNU+AFC today declared solidarity with striking teachers. A statement from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition follows: “The Opposition Coalition stands firmly with the teachers of Guyana during this crucial time, as they intensify their efforts to get the government to meet their legitimate demands.

The Guyana Government today wrote the GTU stating that it will no longer act as an agent for it and deduct dues from the wages and salaries of teachers and remit same to the union.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Countries led by Britain, France and the United States and tech firms including Google, Microsoft and Meta today signed a joint statement recognising the need for more action to tackle malicious use of cyber spying tools.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 associates were charged today with the murder of 191 children whose bodies were found among more than double that number buried in a forest.

By Shuntel Glasgow and Abigail Headley Hundreds of teachers from all across the country went on strike yesterday as their union threw down the gauntlet to the government over its failure to engage in free collective bargaining since August 2020.

-will impact training for Carifta Games The pool at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal will be closed for a week to facilitate cleaning after photos surfaced of its filthy condition and some who have been using the facility for years say this is a regular occurrence.

Over 180 residents of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice yesterday received Certificates of Title, granting legal ownership of lands they have occupied for decades, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

Berbice teachers yesterday took to the streets throughout the region in support of the GTU strike calling for the Ministry of Education to head back to the bargaining table with the union to work out an option for increased salaries for educators.

Dear Editor, Your editorial ‘Eradicating Poverty’ published in your January 20, 2024 edition sought to address the universal problem of poverty in a Guyanese context.

Local female referee Kenisha Prescott has moved one step closer to attaining FIFA certification after attending a course at the January Concacaf Referee and Instructor  Academy in Toluca, Mexico.  

By Antonio Dey While Chairperson of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union Limited (GPSCCUL) Karen Vanslutyman-Corbin maintains that a court-ordered Special General Meeting (SGM) was convened yesterday at the Critchlow Labour College, Trevor Benn, a member of the committee of management said that this was “disingenuous”.

Dear Editor, Red Thread stands in solidarity with all categories of low-wage workers, be it nurses, domestics, teachers, security guards, waitresses and bartenders.

Dear Editor, CRG supports the Guyana Teachers’ Union‘s right to collective bargaining and encourages our fellow Guyanese to embrace the rights provided to all citizens as stated in the Constitution.

La Parfaite Harmonie disc jockey (DJ) Roger Gibbons who prosecutors say pretended to be the well-known DJ Ace—and who allegedly lied to a young woman about being able to offer her a modelling job before raping her—has been found not guilty.

Dear Editor, I write in support of the contentions of a letter writer, Soorji Bishun, to SN on Friday 2nd instant.

In recent weeks no work has been done on the Liliendaal pump station which has a completion date of April this year.

The pugnacious middle-order youth batsman Adrian Hetmyer has landed a one-year sponsorship under the E4 brand Cricket Zone USA, which is owned by Guyanese businessman and cricket lover Ravi Etwaroo.

Former machine operator, Deonarine Seetaram of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara (WCD), has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for the 2019 killing of re-migrant, Mohammed Shameem Hassan.

Dear Editor, It is baffling that monies approved for new offices for Ministry of Housing and Water at Houston (INews Feb 1), while a massive multi-storey office complex saw funding also approved (Guy Std Feb1). 

 Haslington All Stars, Buxton United and Victoria Kings recorded contrasting wins when the East Coast Mash Football Cup continued on Sunday evening at the Golden Grove ground.

Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones has raised concerns over meetings not being held by the parliamentary sectoral committees.

Dear Editor, My husband, who is employed at GPL, informed me that the eighteen (18) used power generators that were purchased in Trinidad arrived before Christmas.

Yuri Nicholas has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the May 3rd, 2019 unlawful killing of Elton Leonard at Karasabai Village, Rupununi, Region 9.

DOHA/RIYADH,  (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat met Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler yesterday during a Middle East visit Palestinians hope will clinch a truce before a threatened Israeli assault on Rafah, a border city where about half the Gaza Strip population is sheltering.

Dear Editor, I am writing to advocate for a crucial step in ensuring the transparency and accountability of public servants in Guyana.

Following their snap elections at an Extraordinary Meeting on January 31 at the Olympic House in Liliendaal, the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) will be led by newly elected President Rodney Fredericks for the period of 2024-2026.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of Haitians took to the streets yesterday to protest the unelected government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose administration has seen alliances of violent gangs expand control across most of the capital and spread to nearby areas.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – The landslide re-election of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele was cheered by supporters of his gang crackdown, but has worried opponents who fear the country is sliding into a de facto one-party state.

Hundreds of teachers gathered in front of the Department of Education, Anna Regina, yesterday morning to take part  in the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) countrywide strike.

Dear Editor, An issue happened to me on 3th February 2024.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment, Buckingham Palace said yesterday, but added he remained “wholly positive” about the scare less than 18 months into his reign.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police have charged local artiste Kman 6ixx with being a member of a gang and with possession of ammunition.

A petition has been lodged for the winding up of Troy Resources Guyana Inc (TRGI).

Dear Editor, So our government has gone back to Parliament without consultation and can now dip further into the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), a reckless and irresponsible move.

(Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Rachin Ravindra converted his maiden century into a brilliant double-hundred before the hosts tore through South Africa’s top order to dominate day two of the series-opening test in Mount Maunganui.

Deputy Commissioner ‘Operations’ Ravindradat Budhram says tints must be removed from operational police patrol vehicles.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, (Reuters) – Jasprit Bumrah’s craft and Ravichandran Ashwin’s guile secured India’s series-levelling victory by 106 runs in the pulsating second test against England yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors took control in the fourth quarter and recorded a 109-98 victory over the Brooklyn Nets last night in New York.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Neither Andre Russell nor Johnson Charles had any real impact for their respective sides, as Abu Knight Riders beat Sharjah Warriors by seven wickets in a low-scoring encounter in the ILT20 here yesterday.

It was always inevitable that, at some stage, Banks DIH Ltd.,

(Trinidad Express) The body of an 85-year-old Trinidad-born woman who was visiting for Carnival was found this morning in Arima.

Dear Editor, I am always searching for grounds to agree with, and support, Vice President Jagdeo in his presentations, notwithstanding his addictions to character assassinations. 

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves groped two women before allegedly sexually assaulting their friend at a Barcelona nightclub in 2022, they told a court yesterday at the start of a trial in the Spanish city.

(CPL) The 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League will take place from 28 August to the 6 October.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 10 wickets, ending the one-off test match in Colombo a day early yesterday.

(Reuters) – Firefighters in central Chile yesterday battled to quell fierce forest fires that have killed 123 people so far and razed entire neighborhoods, while President Gabriel Boric warned the country faces a “tragedy of very great magnitude”.

(Field Level Media) Kawhi Leonard scored nine of his 36 points in the final five minutes to help the visiting Los Angeles Clippers hold off the Atlanta Hawks 149-144 yesterday and extend their winning streak to four games.

(ESPN) Quicks Xavier Bartlett and Lance Morris returned as Australia captain Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in gloomy conditions in the third and final match of the ODI series at Manuka Oval.