Daily Archive: Saturday, February 24, 2024

(IDB) GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) today signed six new agreements with Guyana, including two operations with the government of Guyana that focus on improving the country’s education sector by enhancing education quality and infrastructure and an amendment to a current operation to strengthen Guyana’s energy matrix diversification and reliability.

Teon Holder, a 41-year-old of Duncan Street, Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown, died today at around 5:10 am, at the intersection of Robb and Alexander streets after he was shot during a dispute.

KYIV, (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen vowed that Europe would back Ukraine until it was “finally free” as she and three other Western leaders arrived in Kyiv to show solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

(Reuters) – Ukrainian drones hit a major Russian steel factory overnight, causing a large fire, a Kyiv source said today, the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has approved an on-site visit to assess the effectiveness and sustainability of the measures Jamaica has implemented to address deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and countering of the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime.

(Trinidad Guardian) One would think that those residing in the heart of a disaster are the ones most affected.

(CWI) The newest franchise in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has been launched.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Front-runners Windward Islands Volcanoes and traditional contenders Barbados Pride met resistance in their efforts for tournament-defining wins against Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners and Jamaica Scorpions respectively, in the West Indies Championship on Friday in Jamaica.

When the curtains come down on the fifth edition of the National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Ralph Green/East Bank Football Association Under-11 League, either Santos FC or Fruta Conquerors will be crowned champions tomorrow when the final is contested at the Agricola Community Ground.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has embarked on a new drive to boost its petroleum cost recovery department and petroleum revenue department.

Guyana’s hopes of qualifying from group B in the 2024 edition of the CONCACAF Men’s U20 Qualifiers suffered a severe setback, as they were outclassed by hosts Antigua and Barbuda 0-4 yesterday.

CANU on Thursday  held two men at the CJIA, Timehri with a large amount of cocaine which was intended to be loaded on a British Airways flight.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Recent West Indies Test newcomer Kevin Sinclair underlined his all-round talents with a majestic maiden first-class hundred that put defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles firmly on course for victory against hosts Cricket West Indies Academy in the West Indies Championship yesterday.

In his Republic anniversary address on Thursday, President Irfaan Ali zoomed in on protecting the territorial integrity of the country and outlined a vision for Guyana  in 2030 even as he pleaded for patience in improving the standard of living of the people.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) will provide financing for the Muneshwers Group expansion through a partnership agreement with IDB Invest.

RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – Joe Root rescued England with a century on the opening day of the fourth test against India on Friday, steering the tourists to a respectable 302-7 after Akash Deep took early wickets.

Dear Editor, Imagine if you didn’t know the amount of money in your family’s primary bank account for the past two years.

(Reuters) – Formula One champions Red Bull and Max Verstappen, dominant last year, will start the season next week still well ahead of the rest on the evidence of testing in Bahrain, rivals said.

By Mia Anthony The Mashramani celebration yesterday saw a magnificent turnout, with people flooding the streets in a kaleidoscope of colours and energy, embodying the very essence of the word itself – “celebration after hard work.”

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip, (Reu-ters) – Gaza truce talks were underway in Paris yesterday, in what appears to be the most serious push for weeks to halt the fighting in the battered Palestinian enclave and see Israeli and foreign hostages released.

BENGALURU, India,  CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews had a forgettable start to the Women’s Premier League Twenty20 tournament yesterday in India, but Mumbai Indians defied the odds to clinch a thrilling four-wicket win against Delhi Capitals off the last ball.

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my letter on Guyana’s explosive growth and the impatience, or high rate of time preference, that seems to attend our quest to address various “development gaps.”  (For

Substantive Major in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF),  Gordon Nedd heads a list of 30 officers who have been promoted.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Stop killing and abusing our nation’s children!” That’s the call from Sheldon Cyrus, Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, On February 16, 2024 the Forbes Burnham Foundation hosted its annual symposium in commemoration of the life and works of the Late Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former longtime National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre mismanaged the gun rights group and cost it millions of dollars through wasteful spending to support a lavish lifestyle, a jury found on Friday, recommending that he repay $4.35 million.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Former winners Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo hailed this year’s ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, to be staged from June 3 to 29 in the Caribbean and the United States, as “out of this world”.

(BBC) The woman credited as the “first black matron” in the UK National Health Service (NHS) has had her achievement marked with the first official blue plaque outside of London.

(Reuters) – The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is “alive and well” but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface, and the first from the U.S.

MULTAN, Pakistan,  CMC – West Indies Twenty20 International captain Rovman Powell continued his global search for a rich vein of form heading into the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in June with a useful knock that enabled Peshawar Zalmi to claim a thrilling, five-run win against Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League yesterday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – U.S. rice exports to Haiti, which account for the bulk of supplies of the country’s key food staple, contain unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, heavy metals that can increase risks of cancer and heart disease, according to a recent study by the University of Michigan.

In a move towards advancing health care within the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), the Lusignan Prison has been outfitted with a new pharmacy.

Dear Editor, I am an admirer of Justice Sandil Kissoon’s sagacity.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concerns about the perceived bias surrounding the upcoming visit of the US Ambassador to the United Nations to Guyana, especially considering Guyana’s current role as the chair of the UN Security Council. 

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – The Caribbean quartet of Jason Holder, Oshane Thomas, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, and Kennar Lewis failed to a significant impact on the Bangladesh Premier League yesterday when Sylhet Strikers beat Khulna Tigers by six wickets in the final league match.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) is reporting that preliminary fingerprinting reports submitted by the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), have indicated that the hydrocarbon discharge affecting the south-east coast of Tobago is an ‘intermediate fuel oil’, also known as ‘bunker fuel’.

On Sunday men arrived in tinted SUVs and suits to turn the sod on a new hotel project and in the process begin what will very likely be the burial of a weekly Guyanese tradition.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – A Vienna court yesterday found Austria’s conservative former Chancel-lor Sebastian Kurz guilty of perjury and handed him an eight-month suspended prison sentence, dealing a serious blow to any chance he may have of staging a political comeback.

The 54th Republic Anniversary on Thursday featured an all-female Guard of Honour, comprising members from both the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force.