Daily Archive: Thursday, March 7, 2024

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s government today said it would extend a state of emergency in its Ouest Department, the seat of the capital Port-au-Prince, for another month after an escalation in violence from gangs seeking to oust the prime minister while he remains abroad.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) An autopsy is expected to be carried out today on the body of a Valsayn woman who was found dead in her home on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has written to broadcasters advising them to refrain from playing music with violent lyrics that can negatively impact young people and children.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the government are today expected to discuss the way forward regarding negotiations on better salaries and wages as outlined in the union’s collective bargaining agreement.

Amid a claim by the city that it controls  land on which a five-star hotel is to be built by a Qatari investor, the lands and survey commission yesterday again asserted that the state has lien over the area and it declared that it is prepared to defend the relevant transport.

An application by defence counsel for some of the 2020 elections fraud accused, for access to GECOM minutes has triggered another delay in the long-awaited hearing of the case.

Hundreds of people showed up at the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) headquarters on Robb Street, saying they were told small business cash grants were being handed out, but Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy denied any such distribution.

Dear Editor, There are a few things that can get an experienced journalist excited.

Exxon Mobil Corp. yesterday filed for arbitration to retain its preemption rights over Hess Corp.’s

West Demerara outfit Den Amstel upset Santos 1-0 when the KFC Elite League continued on Tuesday evening at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

The contract for the construction of  the Onderneeming Primary Schoolin Region 2 valued at $130,821,128 was signed yesterday between the Government of Guyana – through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) – and Builder Hardware, General Supplies & Construction according to a release from the Ministry of Finance.

Dear Editor, I was summoned as a witness to appear in Court at the Election Fraud Case today (6th March), to be present at the Court at 8:30 a.m.

Wales crushed Leonora by seven wickets when the ‘Jits and Neelam’ 40-over Cricket Championship continued on Sunday at the Canal #2 Sports Club ground.

Dear Editor, It is commendable that Banks DIH Limited has responded, in a full-page ad, to my recent commentaries on the company.

Individuals interested in working in the public sector or applying for promotions can now do so online, as the public and police service commissions (P/PSC) launched a  website yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to comment on a letter published (4 March 2024) and given generous coverage in another local newspaper.

Chief Citizen Alfred Mentore says that a letter has been sent to President Irfaan Ali urging him to heed the city’s concerns as it relates to the construction of the Qatari hotel on disputed lands along Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

The Port Mourant Turf Club will stage an East Cup Horse Meet on Sunday March 31st, with eight races to date confirmed in its provisional programme.

Dear Editor, The NDIA wishes to respond to an article that was published in the Kaieteur News titled “Corruption stinks at the Ministry of Agriculture” dated March 5, 2024.

Guyana continued their unbeaten run in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Super50 Championship, defeating Windward Islands by 44 runs yesterday at Warner Park in Basseterre, St.

The backlog of applications in Region Three will be addressed soon, as the Ministry is gearing up for the allocation of approximately 3,000 residential lots at Wales, West Bank Demerara, according to a release from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA).

Dear Editor, Was the razing of the iconic main concrete pavilion and Club House at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) in Linden in December last year a Christmas gift to develop it into a ‘multipurpose’ facility, as was announced first when the Government sought the blessings of the MSC’s Committee of Management to plough funds towards this being one of three sports centres in Guyana in 2020?

The efforts of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to join the case of its member union, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) met with success yesterday.

Bryan Ogle, the Chief Executive Officer of Panther Security Service and Kumar Sarran, the proprietor of Montra Restaurant and Bar, yesterday donated four brand-new motorcycles to the Guyana Police Force Transport Department along with Tactical Equipment to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU).

Dear Editor Drama continues in the land.  From the called off teachers’ strike to now another elections imbroglio, not national, but a credit union, with claims and allegations of illegalities; to the continued occupation of a seat in parliament, when such occupation ended, based on a lady’s/gentlemen’s agreement, which forged the occupation of the seat.

The 60th meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday revealed that 31 payment vouchers for drugs, totalling $3.8 million, had bill dates before the dates of the requisitions to purchase.

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip, (Reuters) – The U.S. said yesterday that talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza could still reach an agreement between Hamas and Israel as the enclave’s humanitarian crisis prompted South Africa to ask the World Court for new emergency measures.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Agriculture recently introduced a new variety of rice in Black Bush Polder, East Berbice Corentyne, which has been hailed as a triumph.

Several persons have been contacted by the police in the Arimu double murder and robbery and they are presently being questioned, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said on Monday.

LAGOS, (Reuters) – Nigeria needs to ensure that Shell SHEL.L safely dismantles its old infrastructure or pays to remove them from the Niger delta before its exit, says a report on the environmental impact of the activities of multinational companies.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s public sector workers have all secured pay increases higher than inflation since Irfaan Ali was elected President in 2020; hence the boast by President Lula that 80% of Brazil’s unionized workers had secured the same through collective bargaining agreements rings a bit hollow in Guyana’s context.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss – the last day of oral arguments of its current term.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies chief executive officer, Johnny Grave, said the timing of a proposed Caricom conference on the sport next month in Trinidad could not have come at a more perfect time.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern about the seemingly inconsistent application of zoning regulations for service vehicles registered with “B” plates.

On Tuesday at his Brickdam office, a team from the Full Smile Foundation, met with Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony to discuss collaborative opportunities for medical and dental outreaches across Guyana later this year.

Anthony Bartolomey, a food vendor of Princes Street, Georgetown, appeared before newly appointed magistrate, Michelle Matthias, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with three different offences.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal withdrew from Indian Wells yesterday on the eve of his first-round match, saying he is not “ready to play at the highest level”.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid withstood an onslaught from RB Leipzig to secure a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie that sent them through to the quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate victory yesterday.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto’s half-century helped Bangladesh level the series against Sri Lanka as the hosts completed a comfortable win in the second T20I in Sylhet.

(Reuters) – England recalled fast bowler Mark Wood in the lone change to their side as they chase a consolation victory in the final test against India beginning in Dharamsala today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A Houthi missile attack killed three seafarers on a Red Sea merchant ship yesterday, U.S.

(Reuters) – Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to enter the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris as neutrals, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed yesterday.

Dear Editor, Former President Ramotar has been writing and appearing in social media frequently. 

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day tomorrow, 113 years after the first global commemoration, which was held on a different day (March 19), it remains more than a little concerning to note that gender parity – the term given to the statistical measurement of relative equality between men and women, including access to resources – is still some 130 years away. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it was calling on Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to expedite a political transition as armed gangs seek his ouster amid a collapse in security and a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation.