Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Yesterday, at his Brickdam Headquarters, the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, accompanied by his Advisor, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Malcolm Watkins, met with a delegation from the European Union Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (EU-TAIEX).

STRASBOURG, France, (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled today in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – An Indian court rejected on Tuesday an appeal against last month’s arrest of key opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, an order that comes as a disappointment to the opposition ten days before general elections.

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, (Reuters) – Throngs of skywatchers across North America gazed upward at a blackened sun in the midday dusk yesterday, celebrating with cheers, music and matrimony the first total solar eclipse to darken the continent in seven years.

The United Nations Security Council at the request of President Irfaan Ali is set to this afternoon address Venezuelan Presi-dent Nicolas Maduro’s approval of the creation of a new state in Essequibo, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud said last evening on the social platform X formerly known as Twitter.

A 56-year-old saleswoman of Recht Door Zee, West Bank Demerara was murdered on Sunday by her 69-year-old husband who then ingested a poisonous substance and later succumbed at the West Deme-rara Regional Hospital.

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday ruled that Chief Cooperatives Development Officer (CCDO) of the Ministry of Labour Janaknauth Panchu is restrained from intervening in the elections of the new Committee of Management (COM) at the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU).

Auditor General Deodat Sharma has undertaken an examination into the protracted construction of the Bamia/Amelia’s Ward Primary School in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice).

The family and relatives of 11-year-old Mark Harry-paul, who died after he was struck in the head when a teenage boy slammed a gate shut at Strathspey Primary School, have said they will hold a protest today over the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) decision not to charge the teenager.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to letter captioned “The PPP/C kept their promise to reopen sugar estates” by Parshotam Ramnauth that was carried in SN on April 5.

A 43-year-old labourer of Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Allan Wilson charged with the possession of narcotics with the intent to traffic.

Dear Editor, Former President, Donald Ramotar in his letter in SN April 8 “Most GuySuCo letter writers have engaged in blame shifting” in reference to the new Skeldon Factory stated, in part, that “by 2015 most of the problems were resolved by GuySuCo’s workers and management” is plainly wrong.

  The Guyana School of Agriculture last month received a brand new multipurpose agro processing facility funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) outflanked Venguy 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association’s (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued last night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, In reference to former President Donald Ramotar’s trivializing missive, “Most GuySuCo letter writers have engaged in blame-shifting,” SN, Monday, April 08, I agree with him 100 percent, with this qualification: The blame starts with former President Bharrat Jagdeo and his nephew-in-law, former Agriculture Minis-ter Robert Persaud, and expanded over time to include Ramotar when he was PPP General Secretary.

A 25-year-old miner was on Friday charged and sentenced for assaulting three police ranks and resisting arrest.

Defending champion and experienced campaigner Dillon Mahadeo was deposed, as George Dutton of England won the men’s Rx division in the Kares CrossFit Caribbean Championship on Sunday at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands. 

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) notes with serious concern a full page article in today’s (April 8, 2024) edition of the Guyana Times Newspaper on page 13, “Spraying Bath canals with weedicide for overgrowth destroys millions in crops”, alleging that GuySuCo is responsible for the damage caused.

The tug and barge which collided with the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) around 19:30 hrs on Sunday and caused damage to the tune of over $10 million, have been removed, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill told Stabroek News yesterday when contacted.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal made at talks in Cairo, a senior Hamas official said on Monday, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, Gaza’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians.

Government will appoint a substantive chief executive officer for the Guyana Power and Light Company when the time is right but in the interim, Executive Management Committee Head Kesh Nandall will be responsible for answering questions on issues relating to the utility company.

Dear Editor, I write to register my strongest disapproval of your reportage of Moses Nagamootoo’s book launch; there was a marked absence of fact-checking or analysis.

BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned China on Monday that Washington will not accept new industries being decimated by Chinese imports, as she wrapped up four days of meetings to press her case for Beijing to rein in excess industrial capacity.

Dear Editor, A letter writer suggested that homeowners should be offered grants to transition to solar power rather than remain on the GPL grid that cannot meet capacity.

As an improvement on the Good Success to Timehri road is underway Project Manager at the Ministry of Public Works Mark Greene is urging truck drivers to not do anything to hinder this significant development.

(Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council president on Monday referred the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the world body to the committee on the admission of new member.

Dear Editor, Last year, I penned two letters in your newspaper, one dated 22-04-2023 and the other sometime in July 2023.

On Saturday, 20 Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) families received the keys to their new homes from the Ministry of Housing and Water.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the inaugural T20 ‘A’ team tour of Nepal during the April-May window as part of both countries preparatory phase for the impending ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican on Monday reaffirmed its opposition to gender-affirming surgery, “gender theory” and surrogate parenthood, drawing criticism from advocates for LGBTQ Catholics.

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has rightly ‘called in’ the weapons that had been allowed to the OP Security Service following the fatal shooting of a woman by one of the Com-pany’s security officers.

Following a seminar with the relevant stakeholders from the participating territories in the month of March, it has been confirmed that the 2024 Inter Guiana Games (IGG), which will be hosted in Cayenne, French Guiana, from October 24th – 26th, will feature seven sports.

Justice moved swiftly in the case of a 36-year-old security officer of Buxton, who was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for possession of 15 live AK-47 ammunition rounds when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education recently conducted a workshop to improve literacy on ‘scholastic guided reading’.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced the appointment of three women to its Board of Directors, which marks a historic milestone for gender inclusivity within the organisation.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) defeated the Guyana Police Force (GPF) by an innings and 20 runs, thanks to Ezekiel Wilson’s six-wicket haul and big half-centuries from Brandon Jaikarran and Jonathan Van Lange.

A brilliant all-round effort from Berbice U-19 player Crystal Durant helped her side to a 5-wicket win over Essequibo when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Female U-19 Inter-County T20 competition continued yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club Ground, Thomas Lands.