Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Yesterday, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans a bilateral meeting this week with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro to discuss Venezuela’s upcoming general election and its border dispute with Guyana.

Coleen Bowen-Samuels, a 46-year-old Linden-Soesdyke mother of two, who went missing earlier has been found.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz today ruled out suggestions that European countries and NATO alliance members would send ground troops to Ukraine, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron had raised the prospect that some might do so.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Veteran Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for “discrediting the armed forces” by protesting against the war in Ukraine and accusing President Vladimir Putin of leading a descent into fascism.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday called out certain fast-food brands, as he once again lamented what he described as the scourge of hypertension and diabetes facing this country.

(Trinidad Guardian) Suriname is expected to be added to the list of Caricom countries to be served by the inter-regional cargo ferry service which is in development.

The West African state of Benin has pledged 2,000 troops to the planned multinational force to bring stability to Haiti and the United States will provide US$200m among other support but says its soldiers are not needed as Port au Prince requires peace, democracy and stability and not the spectre of an occupying power.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Fruta Conquerors needed penalty kicks to defeat Santos FC as the curtains came down on the fifth edition of the National Sports Commission-sponsored Ralph Green/EBFA Under-11 League at the Agricola Ground on Sunday.

Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has written to Auditor General, Deodat Sharma calling for an investigation into spending on a series of public sector projects.

At a statutory meeting held yesterday, Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore asserted that lands along Carifesta Avenue designated by the government for a Qatari hotel belong to the city and President Irfaan Ali will be written to on  the matter.

Dear Editor, As the nation embarks on another constitution reform project, we must not overlook the valuable knowledge and experience we can obtain from reviewing the 1999/2000 reforms.

The defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), opened their Elite League campaign in an ideal manner, defeating Santos 2-1 on Sunday evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

President Irfaan Ali has urged fellow CARICOM leaders to join in galvanizing support from local artistes to promote non-violent and positive lyrics, in an aim to preserve the rich musical culture the region is known for.

Dear Editor, The heavy oil (HFO) spillage from barge destined for Guyana has polluted the coast of Tobago and destroyed flora and fauna.

In some areas especially along the East Coast of Demerara, minibuses have begun to reduce the number of trips to George-town and short drops as a result of the teachers’ strike which enters its 16th day today.

Dear Editor, It is now going into the fourth week since my children last attended school.

The Aubrey Barker Road in South Ruimveldt is set for works to the tune of $1.45b.

Dear Editor, The procedures for establishing the requirements for occupational health and safety (OHS), and the monitoring there of are lagging.

United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield yesterday announced US$15.8 million in new USAID funding to address climate and biodiversity threats in the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, I would like you to publish my letter in your newspaper which I found very interesting to read.

The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) was inaugurated on Saturday at the Pegasus Corporate Centre and hailed as a landmark moment in strengthening economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza start by next Monday as the warring parties appeared to close in on a deal during negotiations in Qatar that also aim to broker the release of hostages.

Dear Editor, As an engineer attached to a Government Agency who frequently collaborates with various departments at the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), I feel compelled to bring to your attention as well as the Management of the Guyana Power & Light matters related to the conduct of the Manager of the Metering Department.

Two thousand Guyanese youths are to benefit from the “One Guyana Digital Initiative”, President Irfaan Ali said on Sunday.

Dear Editor, There is a story behind every event, in this connection, the story has to do with how facial recognition is used by Israeli intelligence and defense forces to identify, track and pinpoint the exact location of top leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolution Guard.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door yesterday to European nations sending troops to Ukraine, although he cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage as allies agreed to ramp up efforts to deliver more munitions to Kyiv.

Dear Editor, Yet another Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting, including special invitees from the United States, to discuss the same old mundane issues.

CARACAS, (Reuters) –  Venezuela’s recent abrupt reversal in its nascent rapprochement with the United States and domestic opponents is likely a response to declining support among its traditional base, according to sources close to the ruling party, voters and analysts.

Minister for the Americas, Carib-bean and Overseas Territories, David Rutley, who is representing the UK at the 46th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting is to announce £190,000 of UK funding to help regional countries manage their seas sustainably.

(Reuters) – A former Albert Einstein College of Medicine professor is donating $1 billion to the New York City school, the largest gift of its type ever given in the United States, to pay the tuition of all of its students, the institution said on Monday.

Dear Editor, It was posited, (again, I might add), ‘tough decisions needed to help Haiti’ (Newsroom Feb 25), in remarks at the opening of the Regular Meeting of CARICOM.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three men, believed to be members of the Seven Gang, were killed metres away from each other in Maraval yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighbouring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a “serious threat to both humans and nature”, and that emergency services had been mobilized.

Andrew Marks, a 27-year-old vendor of Jackson Street, Tucville, was arrested on Friday last and charged yesterday with possession of a firearm without licence and possession of ammunition without a licence.

RANCHI, India,  (Reuters) – India have remained test cricket’s most tourist-unfriendly destination for over a decade and even England’s gung-ho ‘Bazball’ approach could not change that reality yesterday.

Mike Mangal and Carlos Adams produced a show of endurance and skill over the weekend to emerge top of their respective flights when the sun set on Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Club Course on the East Coast of Demerara. 

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil and France are set to sign an international cooperation agreement that would allow police from both countries to launch joint operations aimed at tackling illegal mining in French Guiana, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes remained the only unbeaten side after the third round of matches in the West Indies Championship wrapped up last weekend.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  CMC – Peshawar Zalmi overcame Rovman Powell’s failure to produce a 200-plus total and edge Islamabad United by eight runs, in a high-scoring contest in the Pakistan Super league here yesterday.

The Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) season tipped off over the weekend with the Fives Challenge Series and saw Kwakwani dominate proceedings in their usual fashion.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – The West Indies trio of Sunil Narine, Johnson Charles and Andre Russell had little impact with the bat but reigning champions Comilla Victorians still managed to beat Nicholas Pooran’s Rangpur Riders by six wickets and storm into the final of the Bangladesh Premier League yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Josh Hart scored the go-ahead layup with 2.8 seconds remaining and the host New York Knicks pulled out a 113-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons last night.

KINGSTOWN, (Reuters) – A U.S. couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped prisoners in the Eastern Caribbean are likely dead, local police told a press conference yesterday, though they said the investigation was ongoing.

Dear Editor, It is a road death of a different kind. 

Noel Tobin, a 28-year-old taxi driver of Bartica who was arrested last week for possession of 33,470 grammes of marijuana and was charged yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has lamented the delay in the containment of the fuel spill in Tobago, and was highly critical of the response of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. 

For reasons that have to do with all of the various aspects of preparations by local contingents for participation in important regional and international events that require a fair amount of planning and preparation, it is customary that public disclosure on such events be incremental.

BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM, Reuters, – Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War.