Daily Archive: Monday, April 15, 2024

The Ministry of Home Affairs – Ministerial Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons says it has taken note of recent reports circulating on social media concerning alleged incidents of Human Trafficking.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States will not renew a temporary license set to expire on Thursday that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, a State Department spokesperson said, unless progress is made by President Nicolas Maduro on commitments for free and fair elections this year.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York prosecutors asked a judge at the start of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial today to fine him and remind him he could go to jail for violating a gag order that bars him from interfering with potential witnesses.

A consular team from the US Embassy will be in New Amsterdam on Wednesday, April 24.

TBILISI, (Reuters) – Georgian lawmakers came to blows in parliament today as ruling party legislators looked set to advance a controversial bill on “foreign agents” that has been criticised by Western countries and sparked protests at home.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters)  – Half of the world’s 75 poorest countries are experiencing a widening income gap with the wealthiest economies for the first time this century in a historical reversal of development, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.The

(Trinidad Express) Three houses, six vehicles and a pet dog were lost in a fire in Freeport that police and fire officers were told was initiated by a resident burning trash yesterday.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian aluminium giant Rusal 0486.HKRUAL.MM said today that new sanctions on Russian metals introduced by the United States and Britain will have no impact on its ability to supply aluminium to world markets.

The Ministry of Education has pledged to treat the matter of a Venezuelan student from Queenstown Secondary School, who was beaten by some of her schoolmates, as “urgent and serious”.

A 38-year-old man died after he lost control of the car he was driving, which collided with a utility pole at Number 36 Village, Corentyne Berbice.

Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) Manage-ment Committee Head Kesh Nandlall said that yesterday morning’s power outage was caused by a “technical issue”.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the proposed Plasma Rock Resort project is exempt from the requirement to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) has indicated that the parents of the six-year-old who was disqualified from the Calypso segment of the Children’s Mashramani Competition have no desire to pursue the matter further.

Well-known businessman Hareshnarine ‘Chiney’ Sugrim, owner of Guyana Tractor and Equipment (Guytrac) and the Classic Hotel in Berbice and who was acquitted of money laundering charges in the United States in 2016, died yesterday.

Two juveniles were arrested after they along with others allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl of Port Kaituma, North West District, Region One.

The management of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) is expected to appear before the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services on May 8, having been summoned, according to the committee’s Chairperson Shurwayne Holder.

Community members from Cummings Lodge, Industry, and Better Hope, on the East Coast of Demerara, recently attended meetings hosted by the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, to receive updates on the progress of the East Coast Demerara Highway and Orange Nassau road development projects.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Bareroot, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The University of Guyana (UG) recently hosted its annual awards and prize-giving ceremony at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre, on its Turkeyen Campus, to honour outstanding performers across various fields within the faculty, with over 100 students who have secured a GPA [Grade Point Average] of 3.7 and above earning a place on the prestigious Dean’s Honour Roll, a UG release stated yesterday.

Police in Regional Division 10 seized 18 grammes of cannabis, a 9 MM firearm and 11 matching rounds along with a camouflage shirt at two separate residences in Half Mile, Wismar, Linden during a raid on Friday.

Waramuri, President’s College, West Ruimveldt, and Anns Grove will round out the final eight teams in the quarterfinal section following wins in the round of 16 segment yesterday in the Milo Secondary Schools U-18 Football Championship at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue.

A party of police during an intelligence led operation at various locations in Regional Division # 6, found 43.57 pounds of cannabis in an abandoned yard.

Huis T’ Dieren was crowned the Essequibo champion in the Future Warriors Primary School Tapeball Tournament, prevailing via net run rate (NRR) following the conclusion of the final group state segment yesterday at the Imam Bacchus ground in Affiance.

Police during an eradication exercise at Wiruni, Berbice River, destroyed two cannabis farms last Friday.

Briton John’s phenomenal form and season continued as many predicted yesterday when he took first place in the Category 1-3 Road Race staged by the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) in their newly started ‘Points’ system.

Member of the Natural Resources Sectoral Committee Deonarine Ramsaroop has expressed disappointment that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were absent from yet another meeting on Friday. 

WASHINGTON, BAGHDAD, DUBAI (Reuters) – Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday Iran gave wide notice days before Saturday’s drone and missile attack on Israel allowing mass casualties and rampant escalation to be averted, but a U.S.

In an intelligence-led operation, police from Regional Division #2 found a .32 pistol with six live rounds in an unoccupied house at Back Street, Little Red Village, Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast. 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday will announce an additional $100 million in aid to respond to the conflict in Sudan, according to a statement seen by Reuters, as Washington seeks to spur international response ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the war.

Dear Editor, Guyana is now at the rarest elevation in its checkered history. 

Two cannabis farms were destroyed by ranks of Regional Division #10 at Kaiwa in the Upper Berbice River.

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Gulf states are pushing to stop a full-blown regional war after Iran’s unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel, sources in the region said, fearing new escalation could put them on front lines of a conflagration and ruin plans to reshape the region.

Dear Editor, Every patriot, irrespective of race, colour or political persuasion ought to be concerned with utterances over the past few days emanating from the top leaders, or should I say, the ruling cabal of this country.

UDK, Fearless, Pro Ballers, and Hururu recorded contrasting victories when the King and Queen Beach Football Championship commenced on Saturday evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

 In our last three columns, we discussed the contents of the audit report on Exxon’s post contract costs for 2018-2020.

(Reuters) – Donald Trump once again attacked his former lawyer Michael Cohen on Saturday, potentially testing the limits of a gag order that bars him from making public statements about witnesses concerning their testimony in his upcoming criminal trial in New York.

Robert Fatton Jr. is the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs.

The Guyana Police Association (GPA) held outreaches in Police Regional Division #6 between April 10 and 12 to listen to the concerns of ranks and find workable solutions.

Last week, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC acted upon the instructions of President Irfaan Ali and issued an edict to ministries on the establishment of units to determine where public projects are experiencing unjustifiable delays or there is evidence of poor work.

Dear Editor, The Attorney General is convinced in his assessment of how to ensure that ExxonMobil will pay in the event of an oil spill even if it is $100 Billion dollars.

(Trinidad Guardian) The “overwhelming majority” of allegations contained in the 13-page document submitted by its former executive vice president of business integrity and general counsel, Angelique Parisot-Potter, “have not been made out.”

– Demerara prevails over Essequibo despite Lovell’s 73 The second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U-19 Inter-County 50-over competition bowled off yesterday and saw defending champions Berbice thrash the GCB Select XI by 10-wickets while Demerara defeated Essequibo by 48-runs.

The defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), tame Western Tigers 3-0 to maintain their perfect record in the KFC Elite League on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

 The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground paid witness to a stunning assault from their opening batsman, Brandon Jaikaran, who produced an epic and possibly record-setting innings of 400 not out from just 231 deliveries as the hosts thrashed a short-staffed Diplomats by an innings and 568 runs.