Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Guyana Fire Service today said that a wildfire yesterday claimed the life of 93-year-old Alexander Josephine, a  member of the Parakies Village community in the North West District.

The Ministry of Education today launched its new Primary textbook series “Mathematics made Easy” and “Guyanese in the World”, at the Round House Kingston.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin warned the West today Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has spread more aggressively than ever before in wild birds and marine mammals since arriving in South America in 2022, raising the risk of it evolving into a bigger threat to humans, according to interviews with eight scientists.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has asked the public to be “patient” as an investigation into the Strategic Services Agency takes place.

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse and Iwan Dijksteel, who were sentenced to twenty years in prison, for their involvement in the December murders of 1982, are now officially wanted by the international police organization Interpol.

By Abigail Headley The GTU yesterday announced the collapse of talks with the Ministry of Education (MoE) while the latter accused the union of walking out again on the collective bargaining process.

Police Sergeant Alex Vaughn, who was part of a team searching for prison escapee Akeem Wong, was fatally shot yesterday in the area of Karrau, Region Seven and detectives are en route to investigate.

Senior citizen Isiah Hutson, 68, has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a three-year-old.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, accompanied by senior personnel, yesterday made an on-site inspection of the new headquarters under construction for the housing and water ministry, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have noticed news reports, on my actions with respect to the Cease Work Notice, in at least two of our dailies, the Kaieteur News issue of Tuesday, March 12, 2024 headlined: “City Hall issues stop order to Qatari Hotel” and the Stabroek News issue of Tuesday, March 12, 2024 headlined: “Mayor blasts City Engineer for not issuing cease order on Qatari Hotel works -says court action imminent” However, those reports contained a number of inaccuracies, which if not corrected, could mislead readers, and create the wrong impression about the work and intention of the City Engineer’s Department.

Yesterday at approximately 6.45 am, customers in Demerara and a section of West Coast Berbice experienced an interruption in electricity supply due to a fault on the L4 Transmission Line, which connects the company’s Garden of Eden Power Plant to its Sophia Substation.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday presented the Guyana Society for the Blind with two new braille machines at the Office of the Prime Minister on Camp Street.

Dear Editor, On Sunday night I was privileged to attend Musings of a Poet – 2 at the Cultural Centre, produced by the National Drama Company and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, written by Al Creighton Jnr.,

Dear Editor, I travelled to Charity, Essequibo this week-end, in time for its traditional Monday Market Day to reach out to residents and shoppers with affordable laptop technologies I embarked on making accessible especially for school children. 

Michael Adams called ‘Crocklie’, a 60-year-old security guard of Lot 28 Goedverwagting Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on 2024-03-07 and charged yesterday with the offence of rape.

Dear Editor, The tragic accident on the East Bank Public Road which claimed the life of a biker should bring into focus a dangerous practice of speeding groups of bikers which is becoming more and more frequent along the streets of Georgetown and its environs.

Troy Emanuel, a 42-year-old employee of ‘Sweet Point’ went missing on March 2, after he left home for work.

Dear Editor,     It is very unfortunate that the powers that be in our country have not seen the obvious need to ensure that our garbage is properly collected and disposed of.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) announced in a release yesterday, that Shamar Joseph, the Guyanese and West Indies fast bowler, has been named its official Tourism Ambassador.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat winless Buxton United 3-1 when the KFC Elite League continued last night at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

Dear Editor, I come from a family where my female siblings are teachers and nurses.

Two weeks after the death of Pretty Posse taxi driver, 41-year-old Eon Holder, the police still have no trace of the identity of the perpetrators, or their vehicle.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A deepening rift between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza red lines has set up a potential showdown between the two leaders and raised questions about whether the U.S.

Dear Editor, In the realm of political decision-making, leaders often find themselves at a crossroads, facing the age-old dilemma of choosing between “butter” – symbolizing social welfare and economic development – and “guns” – representative of military might and authoritarian control.

On January 25, 2024, a contract valued at $28,638,435 was signed between the Government of Guyana through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and R.

Waramadong and Jawalla were crowned the Upper Mazaruni U-15 Boy’s and Girl’s football champions, respectively, following hard-fought wins on Sunday at the Waramadong ground.

 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden won enough delegates yesterday to seal the Democratic Party’s nomination, with a face-off against former President Donald Trump looming in what would be the first U.S.

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your newspaper to highlight a critical issue plaguing our nation’s financial system.

The Board of Commissioners of the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) yesterday announced the appointment of  Rabindra Kandhi as Director of the Commission effective March 1, 2024.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh has posited that the health sector faces the challenge of having sufficient skilled personnel, an issue he says his government is moving to address.

SYDNEY/SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Investigators from Chile’s aviation authority are headed to New Zealand to head up the probe into a sudden midair dive by a LATAM Airlines LTM.SN

Dear Editor, Complaints by the tiny party ANUG that Dr. Kissoon is refusing to step down from the parliamentary seat she occupies in overtime is so disappointing.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan’s Space One’s small, solid-fuelled Kairos rocket exploded shortly after launch on its inaugural trip last night  as the firm tried to become the first Japanese company to put a satellite in orbit.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Uncertainty hung over Haiti’s political future yesterday after its prime minister said he would step down, a move welcomed by many Haitians exhausted by months of escalating gang violence, but with questions over security still to be settled.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to bring to the attention of the public what appears to be a grave shifting of the legal status of the border claim against Guyana over time.

Wazir Asgar, a 29-year-old driver; Ramdat Alfred, a 46-year-old farmer and Naresh Alfred, a 23-year-old farmer, all from Martyrs Ville, Mon Repos, ECD, were arrested on 2024-03-10 by a rank from the Beterverwagting Police Station and charged jointly yesterday  with the offence of simple larceny.

The Guyana Harpy Eagles will head into the fourth round of the West Indies Championship with a challenging match against the Barbados Pride as test players Kemar Roach and Jason Holder return for the Barbadians.

As of late, Castellani House has been in the news quite a bit.

(Reuters) – Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped 61 people from a village in northern Kaduna state, days after nearly 300 students went missing in an attack by an armed gang, residents said yesterday.

Safirah Sumner, Ethan Bulkan, and Zion Hickerson were among the winners when the Woodpecker Squash Championship continued last night at the Georgetown Club Facility, Camp Street.

By Jorge Heine BOSTON – The prime minister of one of the larger Caribbean countries travels to East Africa to secure a police deployment that would help address runaway gang violence back home, where a recent attack on the national penitentiary freed 4,000 prisoners.

PUNTO FIJO/CARACAS/HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Iran and Venezuela are trying to patch together an oil alliance that began to fray last year, according to six people familiar with the matter, after the South American country fell behind on oil swaps that had boosted crude exports and helped stem domestic fuel shortages.

Emerging Caribbean star and student athlete Tianna Springer has confirmed that she has signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with German apparel giant Adidas.

Dear Editor, Baldwin wrote: “I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”

The probe by police of the Arimu double murder and robbery that occurred on March 3 is still ongoing, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum stated yesterday Stabroek News had earlier reported that several persons had been contacted by the police and were being questioned.

The Golden Jaguars senior men’s programme commenced training on Monday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, ahead of their participation 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.

(Trinidad Express) Skeletal remains, suspected to be that of an 18-year-old woman, were found yesterday in Valsayn.