Articles published on Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Traffic Chief Senior Superintendent Mahendra Singh is urging Motorists to use their ‘hazard’ lights, be cautious and drive at a moderate speed due to the heavy fog/smoke affecting visibility in areas along the East Bank and in Georgetown.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today said that there are currently a number of fires within regions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 9.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, (Reuters) – A crowd swarms the steps of a small state-run market on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba’s second-largest city, sweating and shouting, jostling for a chance at a once-monthly ration of chicken.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Creating technological barriers and severing industrial supply chains would only lead to confrontation, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned today, as new Dutch policies on chip exports to China threaten to strain bilateral ties.
Three girls have drowned in a pond in the North Rupununi Village of Massara.
`This partnership between governments and businesses and NGOs, between the Dominican Republic, and Guyana, I hope is the tip of the iceberg.
In a major boost for Guyana’s diplomatic profile, France is to set up an embassy here next year and Paris has also sealed a deal for the supply of patrol boats.
Guyana’s solar capacity is set to receive a significant boost with the signing of a US$38 million contract between the Guyana Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (GUYSOL) and a Chinese company, SUMEC to construct solar farms in Regions Two, Five and Six.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) last night said that a chicken pox outbreak at the Lusignan Prison “appears to be under control”.
Detectives are investigating a break and enter and larceny on Dalip Trading Enterprise on 11-14 Broad Street, Charlestown where one metal safe containing about $7m and an undisclosed amount of cheques was carted off.
A 34-year-old Sophia motorcyclist died early yesterday morning following a collision at the intersection of Brickdam and Brummel Place, Georgetown.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that a 41-year-old driver be charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Guyana ended their inaugural campaign in the FIFA Series with a resounding thrashing of lowly Cambodia, winning by a 4-1 score-line in their international friendly yesterday at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Investigations are underway, by the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC), into the disqualification of a six-year-old Region Six pupil from the Children’s Mashramani Calypso Competition.
In anticipation of the upcoming Rupununi Ranchers’ Rodeo 2024, the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Officer, in collaboration with the Regional Division #10 Commander is alerting attendees to safety measures.
Youngster Kyle Couchman and Sasha Shariff emerged winners in their respective categories over the last weekend in the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Third Grand Prix Chess tournament held over four days at the Providence National Stadium.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article, Stabroek News, April 3, 2023 headlined, ‘Revision of draft Engineers Bill complete, Nandlall says – to be laid in Parliament soon’.
Fernando Fredericks, a 29-year-old miner from Old Scheme Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested by a police rank at the Bartica Stelling on March 22nd, 2024.
Dear Editor, I am a resident of Belvedere, in the Corentyne and during March we have had to put up with seven power outages or blackouts as I prefer to call them.
Casmero Cyril Juan, a 26-year-old from Boa Vista, Brazil, who was involved in a fatal accident on Friday 22nd March, 2024 on Barrack Retreat Public Road, Lethem Commercial Zone appeared yesterday before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and other offences.
Another person who was injured in the catastrophic boiler explosion at Hack Rice Mill in Region Five on the afternoon of March 14, has shared his traumatic experience.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said yesterday it was a moral and strategic imperative to protect Palestinian civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas and that the humanitarian catastrophe in besieged Gaza was getting worse.
Dear Editor, Annually, the National Assembly approves finances for the office of the First Lady, Mrs.
Last week, World Bank Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo and Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, travelled to Guyana to engage with the Government of Guyana on the World Bank programme.
BALTIMORE, (Reuters) – Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early yesterday after a massive cargo ship crippled by a power loss rammed into the structure, forcing the closure of one of the busiest ports on the U.S.
Dear Editor, The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) responds to a few of the many false claims in the paid advertisement posted by Robin Singh in Stabroek News on 24 March 2024.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said yesterday that the gunmen who attacked Moscow’s Crocus City Hall music venue on Friday tried initially to flee to Belarus, not Ukraine as Russian officials including President Vladimir Putin have insisted.
Navindra Dhanwa and Elisha Campbell, the Managing Directors of Tokyo Motors, have donated three new motorcycles to the Guyana Police Force Transport Department.
BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in Budapest near parliament yesterday demanding the chief prosecutor and Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign after a former government insider accused a senior aide to Orban of trying interfere in a graft case.
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my profound dismay regarding the recent decision by the Dominican Republic Chambers of Commerce to invite former US President Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker at The United Caribbean Chamber Forum.
Kevin Liverpool, a 24-year-old labourer from Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Saturday and charged yesterday with the offence of possession of a narcotic, the police said.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a dam project in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing six people, police said, the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week.
Dear Editor, I was bewildered and in disbelief when I read in the Guyana Times last Saturday that GuySuCo Chief Executive Officer, Sasenarine Singh, has been identified as Guyana’s Ambassador to Brussels, and that Paul Cheong will be appointed as Singh’s replacement.
The Ministry of Health yesterday received a donation of 500 units of Haliborange Baby and Toddler Multivitamin Liquid from Massy Distribution, valued at $700,000.
The 18th edition of Earth Hour kicked off on Saturday, March 23, with Guyanese uniting with millions of people around the world from 190 countries and territories in support and celebration of planet Earth.
BELEM, Brazil, (Reuters) – Brazil and France yesterday launched an investment programme to protect the Brazilian and French Guianese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion euros (US$1.1 billion) in private and public funds over the next four years.
Dear Editor, This is what I witnessed as a parent of a teenager studying for exams at lessons.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The U.S. is seeking to forfeit two New York City apartments a former Mongolian prime minister bought with stolen mining funds, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as U.S.
Dear Editor, At age 93 I have been reflecting about how long has been my engagement with ‘Newspapers’ –– Daily Argosy, Daily Chronicle, Guyana Graphic, Evening Post, Booker News, the last of which I was briefly, but excitingly, a part, along with Winifred Gaskin, then Martin Carter.
By Mohamed A. El-Erian and Michael Spence CAMBRIDGE/MILAN – India’s recent economic success, solid momentum, and promising prospects are making the country ever more influential both regionally and internationally.
Timehri Panthers, Cougars, and Ithaca recorded contrasting wins when the Easter Cup Football Championship continued on Monday evening at the Paradise Ground, West Coast Berbice.
The National Sports Commission (NSC) congratulated Golden Jaguars international Omari Glasgow on his historic achievement in being awarded the 2023/2024 CONCACAF Nations League Top Scorer and Best Young Player accolades.
National U-15 cricketer Pameshwar Ram was the recipient of financial aid from the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) and former national player Ejaz Asgarally.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian police are investigating why former president Jair Bolsonaro spent two nights at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia last month right after his passport was seized in an investigation into an alleged military coup plot, a source with knowledge of the matter said yesterday.
The blatant disregard for the Highway Code and the lack of road courtesy have been the subject of countless Letters to the Editor and several editions of this column over the past few years.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A lawyer for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs said yesterday the rapper was being targeted by a “witch hunt” after civil lawsuits accused him of sexual misconduct and federal authorities raided two of his properties.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) brutalised Fruta Conquerors 15-0 in the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Women’s Division 1 League yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Guyana will make its debut at the Indoor Hockey Masters World Cup, which is slated for March 28th – April 1st, in the Over-45 category, as the 12-member roster arrived in England on Monday.
An exciting weekend of golf at the GYSBI and Robert Hanoman Golf Teams Tournament held at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara, culminated in Maxim Mangra and Bridgelall Harry taking top honours.
Eteringbang sealed their berth to the semi-final round in the Regatta Football Championship following a 6-1 quarterfinal win over AK Galaxy on Monday at the Bartica Community Centre ground.
The highly anticipated start to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-15 50-overs competition yesterday had to be abandoned due to torrential rainfall in Antigua and Barbuda.
