Daily Archive: Friday, March 22, 2024

GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer, Sasenarine Singh is tipped to be Guyana’s new Ambassador to the European Union, according to three different sources spoken to by Stabroek News.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured when five gunmen dressed in camouflage opened fire with automatic weapons at people at a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, in one of the worst such attacks on Russia in years.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has refuted an account of an incident on the Cuyuni River as reported in today’s Kaieteur News.

(Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council today turned down a U.S.-led resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the measure proposed by the United States.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC said it had filed an arbitration claim to establish a right over Hess’  stake in the giant Guyana oilfield Stabroek in the event of the U.S.

(Reuters) – Russia regards itself to be at war due to the West’s intervention on Ukraine’s side, the Kremlin said, shifting the language it uses to describe the conflict in an apparent move to prepare Russians for a longer and harder struggle.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – China interrupted an attempt by several non-governmental groups today to pay homage to a late Chinese human rights activist in a tense incident at a U.N.

President Irfaan Ali (sixth from right) with US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns (fifth from right) and others at State House yesterday.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Courtney Younge, a 56-year-old labourer of Lot 643 ‘D’ Field Sophia, which occurred at about 20:30hrs last night at Lot 636 ‘D’ Field Sophiaat the hands of a man who was armed with a shotgun.

In addition to the visit from Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States of America, William J.

Lawmakers in Venezuela allied with the government of President Nicolas Maduro yesterday approved the creation of a new state in Guyana’s Essequibo despite an ongoing international court case.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo does not believe that the United States is concerned about corruption allegations against him made to the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) , because if Washington did have a concern it would address them directly with this country.

During his second day on the witness stand, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain admitted under oath that he lacks records of any negotiations occurring between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU).

Jared Jaganand, a  handyman was yesterday fatally shot at a Lusignan business place and the suspected shooter, the guard is in custody.

‘Having only just beginning to get its proverbial feet wet in the high-profile world of the global energy industry, Guyana, it seems, is already being positioned to play a strategic role in a sector that is never lacking in in-fighting and intrigue.

The Golden Jaguars went down 0-1 to Cape Verde in an international friendly yesterday in the inaugural FIFA Series at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Daniel Anthony Lopes, 22, of Byderabo Road, Bartica died in a motorcycle accident at around 1.45 am yesterday on the Caribese Hill road in Bartica.

Dear Editor, Officers of the court – lawyers and others who work in the judicial system – like to repeat the mantra “there are consequences.”

Introduction As Guyana continues on its extensive infrastructural works to cope with a fast-growing economy, one area of law – compulsory acquisition of land – has been sidestepped and ignored, almost exclusively to the detriment of property owners.

With Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago sharing the similarity of both being the two most prominent oil-producing countries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) whilst simultaneously possessing two of the region’s most successful agricultural sectors, there is, potentially, ample room for the two countries to foster linkages that can redound, not just to themselves, but also to the Caribbean as a whole.

Guyana Harpy Eagles, led by a four-wicket blitz from pacer Isai Thorne, as well as half centuries from Captain Tevin Imlach and Tagenarine Chanderpaul, led the Windward Islands Volcanoes by 363 runs at the end of day two at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda.

Dear Editor, On President Cheddi’s birth anniversary on March 22, I would like to remind Guyanese of a very important concept which Dr.

The fact that the Caribbean and Latin America are badly lagging behind member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is stymying development in the hemisphere and points to the need for urgent and significant investment in broadband penetration in order to close the digital divide, a recent study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says.

Guyana suffered their third loss in the Indoor Pan American Cup, going down to regional foe Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) 3-5 yesterday in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Dear Editor, I caught a largemouth bass in one of the big lakes in Florida a few days ago and I could not hesitate to laugh.

Aaron Bess, a 17-year-old of Patentia, West Bank Demerara was fatally stabbed on Wednesday  and two teenagers are in custody.

Dear Editor, March 22, 2024 marks the 106th birth anniversary of the late Dr.

This is not the first occasion in recent months that the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has signaled its intention to aggressively take the country’s tourism industry ‘on the road’ to markets both within and outside the country, its impetus deriving from the broader swathe of attention that the country has collared from its oil bonanza.

Shomari Wiltshire and Ashley Khalil were crowned the men and women divisional champions, respectively, when the E-Net Senior Squash Championship concluded last evening at the Georgetown Club facility, Camp Street.

By Mia Anthony Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green has tagged climate change as the most dramatic challenge facing the region.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Israel’s spy chief was due to travel to Qatar yesterday for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S.

There is a growing consensus that the “economics profession must be open to new ideas and frameworks if it hopes to solve the world’s biggest problems” – Gita Bhatt.

Eighty complaints were received by the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) Investigative Unit over the last year and there were varying degrees of resolution.

The Petra Organisation officially launched their 2024 season of activities yesterday at the MVP Sports store at the Giftland Mall, Turkey.

Dear Editor, I would be very grateful if you can publish this information along with picture concerning this existing health hazard at David Street Canal.

Dear Editor, Yesterday was the International Day for the End to Racial Discrimination. 

With the Caribbean as a whole, still plagued by both short and long-term problems which, in the instances of several countries, continue to seriously retard their socio-economic development, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has tagged as one of its highest current priorities the replenishment of its Special Development Fund (SDF) to allow for continuity to enable the alleviation of some of the region’s more acute socio-economic challenges. 

(Reuters) – A federal judge in Mississippi yesterday wrapped up sentencing of six white former law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to the “Goon Squad” torture and sexual abuse of two Black men, leaving the defendants each facing from 10 to 40 years in prison.

Santos secured their second consecutive win in the KFC Elite League, defeating winless Buxton United 2-0 last night at the National Training Centre in Providence.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, has requested that all firearms be taken from OP Security Service following the fatal shooting that occurred in Dazzell, Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s financial crime agency arrested Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi yesterday in connection with graft allegations relating to the city’s liquor policy, his party said, a setback for the opposition ahead of elections.

As sure as we are that the moon runs on a cycle, fashion runs on a cycle as well.

Guyana lost their second match in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s T20 Blaze, going down to the Leeward Islands by four runs owing to a Jahzara Clayton hat-trick in the final over last evening at Warner Park, Basseterre, St.

On March 20th, 2024, a milestone was achieved at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) with the successful completion of its first Laparoscopic Surgery, commonly known as Keyhole Surgery or Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Dear Editor, In 2015, Permanent Secretaries Collin Croal and Nigel Dharamlall mounted political platforms during the General Election campaign, both subsequently resigned as required by the Public Service rules and personal ethics; why then does Dr.

(Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly yesterday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence that encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data, and monitor AI for risks.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Attacks flared in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince yesterday as political groups appeared to get nearer to finalizing a transition council set to take over from an absent government, including a shootout which left another gang leader dead.

Dear Editor, It is with a deep sense of mixed feelings that the Guyana Peace Council (GPC) joins with the rest of the world in observing United Nation’s International Day of Happiness 2024.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for Thursday March 21, 2024 Kitco is a canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Miner, Junior Williams, 28,  was on Monday jailed for two years for the armed robbery  of Bounty Hall businessman, Ramkumar called Prince, 64.

Dear Editor, Guyana faced three days of demanding quizzing on national issues and concerns at the UN Human Rights Committee.

(Reuters) – The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said on Thursday it has filed a collective complaint to a European rights body to demand that France urgently ensures access to drinking water in its Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday sanctioned Nicaragua’s attorney general for her role in the government’s “unjust persecution of political prisoners and civil society,” the U.S.

George Aubrey Archer, 72,  of  Suddie Public Road, Essequibo Coast was on Tuesday found guilty of the   offences of  possession of a firearm and ammunition without a licence and was jailed for eight months.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1063’s trading results showed consideration of $10,764,446 from 43,822 shares traded in 40 transactions as compared to session 1062’s trading results, which showed consideration of $7,033,448 from 30,947 shares traded in 19 transactions.

Dear Editor, It is intriguing how mobile the anti-government Venn diagram is.

Back in February, 2022, an ‘Agency News’ release (February 21, 2022) that spoke for the Ministry of Agriculture gave an undertaking that “farmers, agro processors and exporters would have been linked to the most lucrative markets locally, regionally and internationally.”

Rawl Browne, a 52-year-old taxi driver of Peters Hall public road, East Bank Demerara was arrested on March 16th, 2024 and charged yesterday with wounding Ramnarine Deen, a 32-year-old Construction Worker of Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Brazil is weighing options to import natural gas from Argentina’s massive Vaca Muerta formation, and especially the possible reversal of a line currently used for transporting Bolivian gas, as it looks to ease its gas deficit, Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira told Reuters yesterday.

Last Saturday the Deputy Commander of Region Three along with a number of police ranks led a security sensitisation exercise at 21 Chinese operated supermarkets between Tuschen and Windsor Forest.

(Reuters) – A Russian serial killer known as the “Volga Maniac” was jailed for life yesterday for murdering 31 elderly women, the TASS state news agency reported.