Articles published on Friday, March 8, 2024
The six persons who were charged with conspiracy to facilitate the escape of death row prisoner, Royden Williams, known as ‘Smallie’, were all acquitted of the charges and freed by Magistrate Crystal Lambert today at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Switzerland’s first full trial of crimes against humanity concluded this week, with the defendant, a former Gambian minister accused of rape and murder, giving a defiant closing speech in which he claimed to be a victim of racism and lies.
(Trinidad Express) When her killer ended 79-year-old Viscella Richards’ life, Trinidad and Tobago lost an actor who decades ago had shone on international silver screens in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
(Trinidad Guardian) A legendary rock and nation-builder has passed on. Distinguished former diplomat and head of the public service, John Reginald Dumas, passed away last night (Thursday), after being hospitalised in recent weeks.
After a four-week-long teachers’ strike that ended through court mediation, the government and the GTU met yesterday for talks and differences have emerged over the period that salary increases should pertain to.
Opening the annual officers’ conference yesterday, President Irfaan Ali said that Guyana is in the final stages of having an internationally accredited police academy as he stressed the importance of having a professional force.
The recent resurgence of Venezuela’s territorial claim against Guyana has reawakened tensions between the two countries and stirred the interest of both member countries of the Caribbean Community and sections of the wider international community.
Hess Corp yesterday signalled its US$53 billion agreement to be bought by Chevron Corp may be delayed after Exxon Mobil Corp.
The fact that two gold miners, Donavan Washington and Zaheer Mohammed Sherriff had their lives violently taken on Sunday, at Arimu Backdam in Region Seven, while they were transporting gold from one location to another, provides yet another poignant example that illustrates the dimensions of cold and ruthless criminal activity that continues to target sections of the business community in Guyana.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) brutalised Monedderlust 6-0 when the KFC Elite League continued yesterday evening at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.
PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said no more sand mining licences would be issued and publicly told Police Commissioner (ag) Clifton Hicken and Deputy Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus that they could switch plans from sand mining to agriculture.
By Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean for Latin America and the Caribbean The regional commitment to fight hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean has made significant progress thanks to the update from the Food Security, Nutrition and Hunger Eradication Plan of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for the period 2024-2030, known as the CELAC FNS Plan.
Police are investigating the death of a dredge owner in a reported mining accident in the Mazaruni.
A Reuters report earlier this week has alluded to what it described as “insufficient inventories” and “a lack of imported diluents” at Venezuela’s main oil port, Jose, which, it says, continues to place restraints on the ability of the country’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, to further accelerate exports to fulfill spot supply deals.
Dear Editor, The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Invest in Women: accelerate progress”.
Guyanese FIDE Master Anthony Drayton emerged as the champion of the Caribbean Blitz Chess Championship, which was staged on Wednesday at the Ramada Princess Hotel, East Bank Demerara.
Jamaica’s tradition for producing a wide range of agricultural produce to meet the needs of local consumers as well as to ‘cash in’ on opportunities on the export markets, notably in the agro-processing sector has been, reportedly, coming under critical scrutiny on account of what a report in the February 28th issue of The Observer newspaper says has been “a decline in a number of traditional crops locally,” a circumstance which the report says “have seen stakeholders across the agricultural sector calling for improved policies geared towards rebuilding.”
The Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry (GBTI) Limited yesterday announced a succession in its top management with Shawn Gurcharran to be the new CEO from April 2nd.
Guyana suffered mixed results in rounds 5 and 6 of the inaugural CARICOM Classic Chess Championship yesterday at the Princess Ramada Hotel in Providence, East Bank Demerara.
The Paediatric Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday received a brand new ambulance from the Office of First Lady Arya Ali.
What we know up to this time about the troubling circumstances that now obtain at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is still very little, which is one of the reasons why the information which we have continues to be, unquestionably, troubling.
Dear Editor, The 17th century Ethiopian philosopher Zera Yacob (1599-1692), developed a reason-based philosophy in his main work, Hatäta (meaning ‘The Enquiry’) written in 1667.
A fisherman who was last seen alive on a boat moored at Jib, Essequibo Coast was found dead yesterday morning in the sea.
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the recent events that transpired at Freedom House in Georgetown, Guyana, where hundreds of individuals were reportedly turned away during an alleged cash-grant rush after being misled by what appears to be a hoax.
The Golden Jaguars senior men’s programme is set to feature in two international friendlies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the month of March as part of the inaugural edition of the FIFA Series.
By Brooke Glasford On the tale of personal branding and the incredible effect it had on my friend, James Marcus’ professional development as he prepares for a career in diplomacy, I have thought deeply and had great conversations stemming from my last article about the necessity of positioning yourself well.
The Cotton Tree trio of Kevon Jawahir, Fawaz Gafoor, and Wagar Hassan, who were adjudged the players of the final, best batsman, and best bowler, respectively, at the recently concluded AJM T20 Championship, were the recipients of equipment from the tournament sponsor.
Forcibly displaced people in Latin America and the Caribbean can contribute significantly to the economies where they live if they have the opportunity, according to two new studies undertaken by the World Bank (WB), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
Dear Editor, It is indeed a depressing and frustrating experience to move around the centre of our capital city to see the miserable conditions that have been the result of vendors crowding the pavements, and even the streets in some instances, with their dreadful shacks.
JN Fund Managers Limited has successfully arranged the execution of a J$900 million (US$5.78m) debt financing for FosRich Company Limited which is aiming to enter the PVC manufacturing business here.
Dear Editor, Due to the temporary absence of my wife, I did some shopping in and around the City, meeting with a cross-section of citizens, including vendors.
Kitco Market Data Gold Prices Thursday March 7, 2024
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Hamas yesterday left Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo where there was no sign of progress just days before the start of Ramadan, while the U.S.
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Wednesday lamented that the Lamaha Street extension works are behind schedule, the latest in a series of projects that have encountered delays.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS), the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region 5 have completely extinguished fires that were burning in the Bushlot and Woodley Park areas this week.
Dear Editor, With effect from March 1, 2024 GECOM has produced an Official List of Electors.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden assailed former President Donald Trump for kowtowing to Russia, failing to care about COVID-19 and papering over the Jan.
The Bartica Regatta Committee has unveiled a series of events running from March 16 to April 1st with the key powerboat race day set for March 31.
Dear Editor, There is always less than meets the eye in Guyana; in the local parlance the teachers’ strike story has melody.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuban authorities yesterday said they are investigating recently sacked Economy Minister Alejandro Gil over committing “grave errors” in his former role, rattling the highest ranks of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party and its hermetic politics.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s government yesterday said it would extend a state of emergency around Port-au-Prince for another month as gang violence that has threatened to bring down the government and led thousands to flee their homes appeared to show no sign of abating.
When the political party The New Movement was launched in November 2019 it described itself as a non-traditional political organisation.
Dear Editor, Guyana’s Gas-to-Power project will be delayed until the 4th quarter of 2025 (https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/guyanas-19-billion-gas-to-power-project-delayed).
The police in Region Six have arrested two persons in connection with the shooting last Tuesday evening which resulted in the region’s Deputy Regional Executive Officer’s (DREO’s) mother being injured.
(Reuters) – India bowled England out for a below-par 218 and cruised to 135-1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test yesterday.
WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Sweden joined NATO in Washington yesterday, two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation’s best guarantee of safety.
GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1061’s trading results showed consideration of $16,968,634 from 82,170 shares traded in 19 transactions as compared to session 1060’s trading results, which showed consideration of $33,720,920 from 209,516 shares traded in 23 transactions.
(CMC) – Kieron Pollard maintained his form in the Pakistan Super League, but it was of little help to the Karachi Kings, as they suffered their fifth defeat in eight games in a five-wicket defeat to Islamabad United.
It has historically been the practice for political administrations in Guyana and their high-profile functionaries to seize the advantage deriving from the generous measure of exposure afforded them mostly by the state-owned media to proffer undertakings which, from the standpoint of image enhancement usually satisfy their immediate objectives but which, all too frequently, do not, in the longer term, ‘hold up,’ so to speak.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday accused the Venezuelan government of failing to deliver on some of its key commitments that resulted in U.S.
Introduction Today I will deliberately use the Chinese aphorism that “a picture is worth a thousand words” with great effect.
