Daily Archive: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Prison escapee and double-murder suspect Akeem Wong was fatally shot at around 13:40 hrs today  at ‘Groete Creek’ Backdam, Essequibo River in Region #7, the police say.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Top oil executives and ministers descend on Houston this week for one of the world’s biggest energy conferences emboldened by blockbuster mergers, stable oil prices and less pressure for a large-scale move to clean fuels.

Christopher Durjan, a 39-year-old construction worker of Lot 10 First Street Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, was arrested by a rank from Vigilance Police Station last week and charged with the following offences: ** Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5 (1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act, Chapter 10/10 (to wit 2338 grams)  ** Possession of Ammunition, contrary to Section 16 (2)(a) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05  ** Possession of Firearm, contrary to section 16(2)(a) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05.

(Trinidad Guardian) While many people were preparing for errands yesterday morning, the families of five men, including a police sergeant, were left in shock and grief after their loved ones were gunned down in Harpe Place, East Port-of-Spain.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power today in a Russian election that is certain to deliver him a landslide victory, though thousands of opponents staged a symbolic noon protest at polling stations.

NEW DELHI,(Reuters) – India’s “lottery king”, accused by the authorities of fraud and money laundering, has emerged with his company as the nation’s top political donor under an opaque funding system that has just been partially opened to scrutiny.

In a ground-breaking development, the Sheriff Group of Companies is expected to construct an international-standard airport in Lethem, Guyana.

In what could be a hopeful sign for Guyana’s ambitious gas to energy project, the U.S. export

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday finally broke its silence on an incident on Monday where special branch ranks opened fire on a cop in a case of mistaken identity.

Dear Editor, As a Civil Society advocate, I want to bring to the attention of the Government the issue of the enormous difficulties citizens face in having a document notarized in Guyana.

After graduating from Brickdam Secondary School, David Adams enrolled at the University of Guyana to pursue a degree in biology.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice is thrilled that the Friendship Bench concept for mental health has finally been introduced in Guyana.

The Opposition is calling for the nation to be updated on the amount of discovered oil reserves in the wake of  ExxonMobil’s announcement on Friday of a new oil find in the Stabroek Block.

A brilliant spell in the fading light at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua from Nial Smith, coupled with Veerasammy Permaul and Gudakesh Motie’s 3-wicket performances, handed Guyana a 33-run win over the Barbados Pride.

Two-time defending champions Gold is Money, North East La Penitence, and Laing Avenue were among the teams to earn their place in the group stage when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown edition commenced at the National Park Tarmac, Thomas Lands, on Friday evening.

The book that topped the 2023 Guyana Prize for Literature Fiction award is the culmination of journalist and author Michael Jordan thinking for 47 years about writing the story of a 13-year-old schoolgirl, Ann Stewart, who was murdered in 1976, and whose body was placed in a sitting position in an alley in Tucville.

Deputy Commander Region No.3, Woman Superintendent Shellon Daniels led a sensitisation operation with other ranks yesterday regarding the security posture at 21 supermarkets operated by Chinese nationals from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo to Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara.

 Dear Editor, Confucius advised us to:  “Chose a job you like, and you would never have to work a day in your life.”

Dear Editor, I am in complete agreement with Kit Nascimento that “Musings of a Poet” produced by the National Drama Company and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport was an extraordinarily impressive production (see letter to the Editor, March 13, 2024 `This was an extraordinarily impressive production’).

Santos defeated Fruta Conquerors by a 2-1 score when the KFC Elite League continued yesterday at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s treatment of civic bodies as business entities and has proposed that changes be made to the legal structure to address this issue.

After the successful growth of a number of crops including soya beans and watermelons, Guyana’s first privately-owned integrated mega-farm, the Santa Fe Farm in Region Nine, is rolling out a number of expansion plans for different crops this year but has highlighted that proper roads and transportation logistics continue to be a challenge.

The Guyana national men’s hockey team departed local shores yesterday to compete in the Indoor Pan American Cup slated for March 19th-22nd in Calgary, Canada.

Dear Editor, The birth and death of Cheddi Jagan coincidentally occurred in the month of March.

Safirah Sumner, Nicholas Verwey, and Louis Da Silva secured divisional titles in their respective divisions when the Woodpecker Squash Championship concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Club facility, Camp Street.

With the government aiming to build two Hope-like canals in Region Six, President Irfaan Ali last Sunday disclosed that with these structures the risk of flooding is expected to be reduced by 60%.

DOHA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said yesterday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas.

Dear Editor, Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the Oscar winning movie “Oppenheimer” is whether J Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist who invented the atomic bomb that killed thousands in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a communist.

Cricket’s most lucrative competition, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set for another year of awe-inspiring player salaries and unabashed fan worship.

At State House, President Irfaan Ali was yesterday presented with the Bank of Guyana’s $200 commemorative coin to mark the 200th anniversary of the Demerara slave revolt.

Dear Editor, The proposed 300 MW Gas to Power plant will be the largest project (single capital expenditure) in Guyana’s history hence there should be “no room” for errors, delays or failures.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has said that Western investors should not be pressured to sell their Russian assets, a practice he said was dishonest, short-sighted and harmful to the Russian and global economies.

GCC’s pacer Carlos La Rose scythed through GNIC’s top six batters before Zachary Jodah’s half-century handed GCC a huge first-inning advantage over their opponents by stumps on day one of their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) GISE/Star Party Rentals/Trophy Stall First Division 2-day match yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Ground on Thomas Lands.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has expressed alarm at what it sees as the prevalence of drug use in Guyana as well as the quantity of narcotics being interdicted by law enforcement.

(Reuters) – Russia started its final day of presidential voting yesterday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using air attacks to try to sabotage the election that is expected to keep President Vladimir Putin in power for another six years.

Dear Editor, Over the last few months, the letters pages of our newspapers have bared a heated debate on the role of ideology and Dr Cheddi Jagan during our independence era.

The Amalgamated Transport and General Co-operative Credit Union is now under new leadership following the successful conclusion of their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections at the National Cultural Centre on Homestretch Avenue on Friday evening.

The defending champions of the John Lewis Memorial 7s Rugby tournament, the Guyana Police Force (GPF), launched their title defence in fine style, winning four of their five round robin games yesterday at the Rugby Field in the National Park.

Dear Editor, In a letter which was published in Stabroek News on March 14, Mr.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – The U.N. children’s agency said yesterday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival,” was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital.

With the primary aim of creating policies and procedures for the establishment of a sports culture, the National Sports Commission is imploring all associations and federations to submit and publish their annual financial statements in a timely fashion.

(Trinidad Guardian) Just a day after his return from Venezuela, Energy Minister Stuart Young proudly announced T&T’s achievement in securing substantial revenue from multinational corporations after Government renegotiated energy deals.

The GCC Pitbulls, Old Fort Divas, and Saints Sensations tallied comfortable wins when the Kellogg’s Boys and Girls U-14 Hockey League continued on Friday.

Technical and vocational training across the country continues to be enhanced by the collaboration between the oil companies operating offshore and the Ministry of Education’s, Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (C-TVET). 

Dear Editor, There have been varying responses to my recent letter which highlighted that;  1.

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – A volcano in Iceland erupted yesterday for the fourth time since December, the country’s meteorological office said, spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air in sharp contrast against the dark night sky.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – Repairs on damaged subsea cables that are causing internet outages across West and Central Africa are expected to take at least five weeks before completion and full service restoration, Ghana’s communications regulator said yesterday.

A review of third parties, their roles and future, were discussed in SN’s editorial yesterday against the background of VP Jagdeo’s announcement that the PPP was ready for the challenge.

Have you ever seen a Victoria Regia Lily? Have you seen its leaves?

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour chats with Leslaine (Les) Lambert about the recent reunion to celebrate Guyana’s double triumph during the 1983 West Indies season, looks at snippets of the season and the aftermath.

Clem Seecharan’s “Cheddi Jagan and the Cold War, 1946-1992,” unfolds as a Tolstoyan epic across 743 pages (713 excluding the bibliography and index).

March 8th was International Women’s Day and today we once again recognise women in the technical and vocational field.

Just over one week ago on March 8, Guyana-born artist and photographer Dr Ingrid Pollard MBE (b.

It was exciting to play a small part in Cheddi Jagan’s very big life.

As someone who mostly eats vegetarian during the week, leaving the weekends to unleash the carnivore in me, there are times during the week when I just crave a piece of meat.

All the processes and events connected to the Guyana Prize for Literature 2023 concluded on May 3, when the curtains closed on the 2024 Literary Festival. 

The last article in this column wrapped up our break-down of the offence of sexual activity with a child by abusing a position of trust.

In case it had escaped anyone’s attention, it seems that the annual remembrance ceremony for Dr Cheddi Jagan last week marked the beginning of the election season.

When I think about my school days (primary and secondary) in Guyana, much of it feels like a blur.

Dear Editor, It gets more bizarre daily.  First cop fatally shot by colleague,  being deemed unintentional, an accident and ‘friendly fire’.

(Trinidad Guardian) An otherwise uneventful Saturday morning ended in death for five men, including a police sergeant, in east Port of Spain, today.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The second trading period in March 2024 saw the Lucas Stock Index decline by 0.689 percent on the sale of 28,447 shares. 

Police ranks in Regional Division #8 conducted a cordon-and-search exercise on Thursday night at the Mahdia Arcade, where they stopped and searched Julian Hodge, called ‘Gully’, a 30-year-old Miner of Seven Miles Mahdia, Potaro, who was found with 13.8 grammes of suspected marijuana in his possession.

Introduction This week’s column addresses the fourth and final driver along with its modeled metrics; namely, operational cost of oil production share ratios in Guyana.

In this year’s Academy Awards a wonderful 11-minute film won the award for Best Animat-ed Short.

Fish and cast-net nah friend! Maybe Christopher and Dion should try not to get entangled!