Daily Archive: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary and a former judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Desiree Bernard has passed away.

PNCR Member of Parliament, Roysdale Force SC is to run for the post of leader of the party in a challenge to the incumbent, Aubrey Norton.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year, including many children, while dozens have been lynched, stoned or burned alive by so-called self-defence brigades, the U.N.

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 along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway this morning.

SAMREBOI, Ghana,  (Reuters) – Surveying the stripped landscape of her farm – dotted with pools of cyanide-tainted, tea coloured waste water left by illegal gold miners – is enough to make Janet Gyamfi break down.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Authorities in Singapore said they charged two former officials of Sembcorp Marine today with handing bribes to Brazilian officials to advance the company’s interests in the South American nation.

(Trinidad Express) A woman  was found dead with her hands tied in a car in Tobago which had been on fire earlier.

With France’s planned establishment of an embassy here next year, Guyanese will no longer have to travel to Suriname to have their Schengen visas processed as Paris says it will handle it.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) last night said that Sergeant Deslyn Nicholson died in a truck accident yesterday during the army’s annual walk.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a public notice yesterday warning that its sensors are reporting that the air quality in regions Three and Four is in the “unhealthy” range which is based on the World Health Organization Standards for Good Air Quality.

As it underscored the global tiers of safety mechanisms taken in the pipeline installation and delivery of gas for this country’s Gas to Energy (GTE) project, ExxonMobil says that the laying will be completed by the end of this year and the pipes will be filled with nitrogen until government’s completion of the integrated plant.

Guyana’s athletic squad will depart local shores today to compete in the annual Carifta Games Championship, which is slated for March 30th – April 1st at the Kirani James Stadium in Grenada.

Following a visit to the Three-door Sluice, D’ Edward Village, West Coast Berbice, President Irfaan Ali yesterday vowed to address the woes of fishermen such as the dire need for a shed to mend fish gear.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recorded their fifth consecutive win in the KFC Elite League, arresting Anns Grove 3-1 on Tuesday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The third season of the Guyana Learning Channel’s Whiz Kids wrapped up yesterday afternoon with Oshen Sooknanan from the Qayyim Academy in Region Three emerging as the 2024 champion.

Ahead of what promises to be one of the most exciting fight cards in the squared circle on Guyana’s shores in recent times, Elton Dharry versus Dexter Marques for the WBA Super Flyweight Gold Title will be held on April 20th.

China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan yesterday said that the Embassy will be working closely with the government to remind Chinese citizens to increase security  measures to protect themselves.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, accompanied by the Regional Health Officer, Dr Gregory Harris, yesterday commissioned the first Regional Dental Unit in Christianburg, Linden, Region Ten.

Dear Editor, I refer to Imtiaz Bacchus’ letter in the Stabroek News dated March 20, 2024, on the matter of water supply at Albion/Fyrish.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Israel has asked the White House to reschedule a high-level meeting on military plans for Gaza’s southern city of Rafah that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had abruptly canceled, officials said yesterday, in an apparent bid to ease tensions between the two allies.

Dear Editor, In 2009, Mr. Julius of Julius Variety Store, located at 135 Regent Street, Georgetown, was probably an excellent business person, considerate and fair.

The first 167 persons who have been squatting at Amelia’s Ward-Phase 4 in Linden, Region Ten yesterday signed up for their Certificates of Title at the Linden Foundation Secondary School.

During the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s focus on Guyana, Costa Rica’s representative Rodrigo Carazo upbraided Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira for her “confrontational” responses to questions posed.

Dear Editor, Minister Gail Teixeira recently came under intense scrutiny as her government’s spokesperson during the hearings of the UN Human Rights Committee on the third periodic report of Guyana.

(Reuters) – Nearly 500 immigration and human rights organizations signed a letter urging the U.S.

Dear Editor, It was another holiday weekend with several deaths, particularly young people, following road accidents, a number involving motorcycles; fires, two which claimed lives; vehicle accidents among other incidents resulting in deaths or injuries and damage to and.loss

(Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday during his visit to Brazil that a potential agreement between the European Union and the South American Mercosur trade bloc as it stands is a “very bad deal” and more climate commitments are needed.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has called for greater focus on the use of technology in the food production system, more involvement of women and youth in agriculture, and creating resilient and climate-protected agri-food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday commissioned a Simulation Clinical Skills Lab at the Charles Roza Nursing School, located in the compound of the Linden Hospital Complex.

Dear Editor, The OGGN makes a feeble and ill-informed attempt to refute my assertions (Via Paid Advertisement and Letter to the Editor) that their submissions to the UN-HRC were politically motivated.

(Reuters) – Colombia ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomats from their embassy in the Andean nation, Colombia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, citing “denigrating” comments by Argentine President Javier Milei about Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

(Reuters) – Walt Disney  DIS.N and appointees of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reached a settlement on Wednesday to end a high-profile lawsuit in state court over control of the special district that includes the Walt Disney World theme parks.

Dear Editor, These last few days identify three significant religious events, which should require  their honouring and for that matter all Guyana to observe the stealthy, steady steps to a de facto dictatorship in Guyana.

(Reuters) – Former U.S. senator and Democratic Party vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday at age 82 in New York City after suffering complications from a fall, his family said.

Three juveniles were charged yesterday in relation to the murder of 17-year-old Aaron Bess at Patentia. 

MARACAIBO, Venezuela,  (Reuters) –  Venezuela presidential hopeful Manuel Rosales said yesterday he was willing to hand over his place on the ballot to a unity candidate, amid uncertainty over who will carry the opposition’s banner in a July contest against President Nicolas Maduro.

Neil Garraway, a 23-year-old labourer from Mint Street Prosperity, Mocha, East Bank Demerara was jailed on Tuesday for two years for burglary.

Eagles dismantled Vengy 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association’s (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued on Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies president, Dr. Kishore Shallow, said he remained committed to implementing the governance reforms of the Wehby Report after several resolutions related to the recommendations failed to gain approval at the Annual General Meeting last weekend.

(Reuters) – Sunrisers Hyderabad hit the highest total in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Wednesday, posting 277-3 against Mumbai Indians, setting the stage for a 31-run win.

Dear Editor, The Maduro regime must be pressured by the international community to abide by the norms of international law as enshrined in the United Nations Charter.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana; Formerly Fellow at Harvard University; Author of ‘The Protective Function of the UN Security Council’ (forthcoming) ‘The Return of Great Powers.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) will stage its annual general meeting (AGM) on Saturday, April 13th, at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, and Camp Street.

President Irfaan Ali made some interesting comments last week as part of his address to the 38th Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and spin bowler Ashton Agar have been dropped from Australia’s contracts list for the 2024/25 season after falling out of favour with selectors.

In what can only be described as a move of historic proportions, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has officially launched its National Academy Training Programme, which will be rolled out in various sections of the country, with Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis gym in Albouystown serving as the initial starting point.

(CMC) – Directors of Cricket West Indies have expressed optimism that the organisation will continue as a going concern “for the foreseeable future”.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Forty-five mayors in Ecuador have requested police protection in the past year as violence grips the country, where 22 local officials have died in violent circumstances since 2023, the executive director of the Association of Ecuadorean Municipalities (AME) said.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro told Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes yesterday he had no reason to have sought asylum at the Hungarian embassy, after the court summoned him to explain why he stayed at the diplomatic compound for two nights in February.