Articles published on Wednesday, March 20, 2024
(Reuters) – Residents in the upscale neighbourhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince barricaded themselves in their homes today, local media reported, citing heavy gunfire and bodies found on the street.
(US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations press release) WASHINGTON — Today, U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Weighing in on the raging debate surrounding the recent Privy Council quashing of Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer’s murder conviction, former Prime Minister Patterson and his colleague King’s Counsel Hugh Small said the decision taken to proceed with the trial after the jury-tampering incident “was not merely a risk but a fatal error”.
VIENNA, (Reuters) – The United States is pressing Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, the biggest Western bank in Russia, to drop plans to buy a 1.5 billion euro ($1.6 billion)industrial stake of a Russian tycoon, several people with direct knowledge of the talks said.
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israel’s military said today it had killed around 90 gunmen and arrested 160 in a raid on Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, an allegation the Islamist Hamas group denied.
DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Leo Varadkar said today he would step down as Ireland’s prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party, in a surprise move which he said was for both personal and political reasons.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Acting House Leader and the minister responsible for gender, Olivia Grange, says Opposition Leader Mark Golding has brought the House of Representatives into disrepute by questioning the election of Juliet Holness as House Speaker.
(Reuters) – Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle.
By Abigail Headley Justice Sandil Kissoon yesterday ordered that the Ministry of Education (MoE) produce evidence that financial matters were discussed with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) between 2019 and February 5, 2024, when teachers began their strike action.
A day after he created a stir by asking about corruption allegations against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the US representative on the UN Human Rights Committee kept up a barrage of questions including the outcome of investigations into the detention of the former Home Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary at a US airport last year and extrajudicial killings.
The proposed bridge across the Corentyne River could start before the end of this year, according to a statement yesterday from a Joint Ministerial Committee of Suriname and Guyana in neighbouring Paramaribo.
By Shuntel Glasgow A security officer of Dazzell Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara was fatally shot yesterday by her twin sister’s ex-boyfriend who afterwards attempted to take his own life.
As the synthetic track and field facility at Bayroc/Wismar nears completion, the athletes of Linden are set to benefit tremendously.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in a majority judgment has ruled that former manager of the New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon, who was found to have been wrongfully dismissed, being entitled to accrued pension of some $59 million, is not also entitled to severance benefits.
The Ministry of Labour yesterday said that it is continuing its probe into the “catastrophic” boiler explosion that gravely injured three young men on Thursday afternoon at Hack Rice Mill, Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, Region Five.
Guyana’s campaign in the Indoor Pan American Cup got off to the worst possible start, as they suffered defeats at the hands of Argentina and the United States of America (USA) yesterday in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The family of Ravichandra Seemangal, a 46-year-old mechanic of 104 Farm Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, who died on March 16 following an industrial accident at Pritipaul Singh Investments is calling for the authorities to have the person responsible suspended from work until the investigation is completed.
Dear Editor, I write to highlight a serious water problem we have in the Albion/Fyrish area that is of grave concern to the residents of these communities.
Windsor Forest and Cornelia Ida recorded lopsided wins in the quarterfinal segment when the ‘Jits and Neelam’ 40-Over Cricket Championship continued on Sunday evening.
Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams says that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Gail Teixeira lied about his role here when she appeared yesterday before the UN Human Rights Committee.
Dear Editor, I am writing to address a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of the political landscape in Guyana: the source of funding for political parties.
Pace and Power emerged as the overall winner, while Vergenoegen’s Keyon Britton walked away with the best boxer accolade when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged the 3rd edition of the monthly schoolboy championship at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis facility in Albouystown.
Terensha Pierre, a 10-year-old pupil of Hosororo Primary School, North West District, Region One, has succumbed to head injuries sustained in an accident at around 16:00 hrs on Monday.
After a lengthy delay due to unforeseen circumstances, the Petra Organisation will finally run off their highly anticipated Milo U-18 Schools Football Tournament, with the opening round slated for Saturday.
Dear Editor, Please allow me to thank Mr S. Harald, former bodyguard to President Jagan, for his touching letter in the Stabroek News yesterday.
Netherlands national Vitesh Jamnapersad Guptar, a 59-year-old businessman of Lot 93 Duke Street, Kingston, appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where the allegation of conspiracy to traffic drugs internationally was read to him.
Santa Rosa Sharp Shooters of Region #1 became the latest club to gain affiliation with the national federation, Archery Guyana, according to an official release from the governing entity.
Dear Editor, The Essential Services Arbitration Act (Chapter 54:01) provides for an Arbitration Tribunal for the settlement of disputes in public utility undertakings, and in certain other services.
Two suspects, both of whom are teenagers, were arrested yesterday by the Police as part of investigations into the robbery with aggravation committed on a 15-year-old girl on March 16th, 2024, at Bel Air, Georgetown, the police said last night.
The New Amsterdam Multilateral School hosted a basketball game yesterday in memory of Justin Totaram, a Grade 8 student who recently passed away following an accident.
Dear Editor, I write to commend the Bar Association of Barbados for calling out Judges who fail to give decisions within the time stipulated by the Barbadian Constitution.
A West Coast Berbice man was yesterday sentenced to twelve years in prison after he pleaded guilty in the High Court in Berbice to fatally chopping a man he had an ongoing feud with in March 2020.
On Monday evening, the skies in Linden blazed brightly as the international standard stadium lights were tested as the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports forges ahead in their drive to transform the McKenzie Sports Club ground into a multi-purpose stadium for football and cricket.
Dear Editor, With respect to the Chief Co-operatives Development Officer’s (CCDO) assertion that he has been advised (by the deposed Committee of Management members) that the membership of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) Limited stands at 25,385, I am convinced that he was not provided with documentation to that effect.
Dear Editor, I recently noticed two letters, one by Jhagroo Persaud and a response by former President, Donald Ramotar, making reference to the 2015 National and Regional Elections.
A Fort Ordinance Housing Scheme, East Canje Berbice man will return to the High Court in Berbice this month for sentencing after a jury found him guilty of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in May 2021.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The United States is seeing some “negative signals” regarding Venezuela’s commitment to free elections that could mean sanctions on its oil industry may not be extended, a U.S.
Guyana lost their first match in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s T20 Blaze, going down to Jamaica by five wickets last evening at Warner Park, Basseterre, St.
Dear Editor, Speaking to some friends and members of the Ex members of the Guyana National Service Association last Sunday, I thought for brevity I would ramble about bothersome matters from the sublime to the ridiculous in the form of a written staccato.
A Rose Hall Town, Corentyne family of five is now contemplating their next move after a fire suspected to be of electrical origin destroyed their two-bedroom house on Monday evening.
Guyana Police Force arrested Potaro strikers 9-0 when the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Women’s Developmental League continued on Sunday at the National Training Centre, Providence.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of fraud on his vaccination records, opening the door to criminal charges, according to a police report seen by Reuters yesterday.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spurned a plea from Joe Biden to call off a planned ground assault of Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza for more than a million displaced people, where Israel believes Hamas militants are holed up.
Dear Editor, I write with reference to the article in Stabroek News’ Saturday 16th Edition titled Zombification of political parties and its referencing of PM Modi of India I write to express my disagreement and actually disgust over Professor Jan–Werner Mueller’s article where he dealt with the current takeover of the Republican Party by Donald Trump and his supporters, however he has mentioned in an obtuse manner the name of Prime Minister Modi lumping him with the likes of Victor Orban of Hungary and Kaczynski, former Prime Minister of Poland.
“Realise that the hardest step in achieving anything is making a true commitment” – Tony Robbins If the divorce and separation rates across the globe are anything to go on, then the advice from life coach/ motivational speaker Tony Robbins’ seems to be falling on deaf ears.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian police have carried out the second-largest drug bust in the country’s history, seizing more than 7.2 tons of cocaine destined for Belgium with a street value of nearly half a billion U.S.
On Sunday last, Sergeant Hoyte, W/Corporal De Lima, Corporals Fraser and Pellew, along with Constables Boyce, Holder and Simon, conducted a ‘foot patrol’ around the Meadowbank Wharf.
By David Miliband NEW YORK – On March 8, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Sudan during the holy month of Ramadan.
(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called for a total repeal of the Property Tax Amendment Act.
