Daily Archive: Sunday, April 21, 2024

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince ahead of the installation of a transitional council set to usher in a new government, local media said today, reporting arson and heavy gunfire in the city centre.

Police Regional Division 4’C’ today conducted a training session for its ranks on use of the newly acquired body cameras and their functions.

BOGOTA, Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Sunday to reject economic and social reforms being proposed by the leftist government of President Gustavo Petro, the latest in a series of demonstrations against Petro’s policies The reforms, which Petro says will fight deep inequality but which opponents say will damage the country’s already-struggling economy, were key campaign promises for the 64-year-old leader, who took office in 2022.

The 115 Defiant monohull patrol vessel, designed and built by US company Metal Shark, has arrived in Guyana to join the Guyana Defence Force’s fleet, a release from the Office of the President said.

(Trinidad Express) Nineteen babies died last year in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the North-West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA).

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government today to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei thanked the country’s armed forces for their attack this month on Israel, saying the country had demonstrated its power regardless of how many targets were hit, Iran’s official news agency reported today.

As Rohini Mahadeo reflected on her journey from Culvert City to the prestigious pageant stage, she couldn’t help but marvel at the growth and transformation she has experienced along the way.

-following court ruling Now that the court has ruled that the strike launched by the GTU for collective bargaining was legal and justified, General Secretary Coretta McDonald said that the union will now re-engage the Ministry of Education to discuss the way forward.

By Miranda La Rose Cultural activist and former aircraft pilot Ovid Williams of the Patamona nation, North Pakarimas is on a mission to research and retain the original place names as earlier ascribed by the Indigenous People of Guyana, as well as their meanings.

On My Plate (OMP) is a series in which I share with you what I’m eating.

-wants restructuring of NPTAB The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Friday called for the resignation of the government nominees on the procurement commission over their failure to sanction a pump station contract to Tepui Inc and it also called for a restructuring of  the national tender board.

The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.687 percent on the sale of 49,104 shares during the third period of trading in April 2024. 

A man remains critically injured following the collision on Friday night on the Williamsburg Public Road that left two motorcyclists dead.

The Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) says it yesterday performed the first successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), also known as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), in Guyana.

The Opposition APNU+AFC  considers as a significant reaffirmation of workers’ rights, the ruling on Friday by High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon that the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) led strike was legal.

Police in Berbice yesterday nabbed a now 63-year-old logger who was wanted in connection with the murder of another in Baracara during 2013. 

By Mia Anthony The recent deaths of children in Berbice have brought back harrowing memories for a West Demerara family whose five-year-old daughter died last September Umawattie Gonace, mother of five-year old, Jai-devi Gurdyal told the Sunday Stabroek  that her daughter’s case is now at a standstill.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran is standing by his assessment that the report by VHE Consulting on US$7.4b in expenses by Exxon and its partners is deficient.

The body of a miner, Exley Boyal, a 40-year-old from Batavia Village, Cuyuni River, was found at about 5.30 pm on Friday floating in the Essequibo River.

A People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Regional Councillor and party activist on Wakenaam Island, Region Three, Sadiq Ahmad, has been recorded threatening to remove recipients from the April Cash Grant list if they did not support the PPP/C’s hotdog sale.

Dear Editor, It is understandable that Guyanese people should feel euphoria over the discovery of oil in our waters and the prospects which this presents, but what this means for our future is an open question.

While the Attorney-General is seeking to bring all civic and political factions together in a Consti-tutional Reform Commit-tee, other elements in the State apparatus are busy driving them apart, according to the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA). 

The Central Housing and Planning Authority will be conducting a Pile Driving exercise which will affect electricity supply for customers in the areas of Agricola to Nandy Park.

Dear Editor, In the current climate of racial tension and division, it is imperative that we approach our discourse with clarity, honesty, and fairness.

Dear Editor, This year’s Earth Day theme is “Planet vs. Plastics”.

The PPC recently convened a meeting with the Ministry of Finance designed to enhance public procurement efficiency and it is aiming for access to contract awards.

Dear Editor, Mr. David Patterson, then Minister of Public Infrastructure under the APNU+AFC Govern-ment, was found by the Public Procurement Com-mission (PPC) to be directly in breach of the Procurement Act when in or about 2016 he took an “unsolicited proposal” procurement request directly to Cabinet, bypassing the open tendering process mandated by law.

Seventeen ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have commenced the Grade Three Medical Assistants Course.

A review by Christopher Ram Introduction Coming out from seclusion roughly 3 1/2 years after the end of his prime ministership of the APNU+AFC Coalition Govern-ment 2015 – 2020, long-serving politician and attorney-at-law Moses Nagamootoo has published his autobiographical account of that period.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) held its first auto expo loan event at the Giftland Mall parking lot yesterday which saw the presence of many auto sales dealers and patrons.

Dear Editor, My Company ‘GEMS Theatre Productions’ just concluded the staging of Twelfth Night  for 6 performances at the National Cultural Centre which was sponsored by the Ministry of Education.

NUR SHAMS, West Bank,  (Reuters) –  Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank yesterday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said.

Dear Editor, In response to my letter in SN on April 16, regarding the acquisition and placement of steel sheet piling (SSP) around his property in Lodge, Elder Hamilton Green, a Minister in the former PNC Government under the late President Burnham,   claimed that the information I gave therein was unfounded and a  distortion and total untruth.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine is disputing statements made by Energy Minister Stuart Young that the decision by the US government to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector does not affect the special amended licence that was issued to the Government of T&T on October 17, 2023.

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed gratitude yesterday for the passage by the U.S.

Literary Prizes are basking in the spotlights at this time, just over a month since the 2023 Guyana Prize took centre stage. 

After 11 rounds, mid-last week, Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, 33, with 7 points, was in the lead at the Open World Championship Candidates Tournament currently underway in Toronto, Canada.

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain,  (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in Tenerife yesterday, calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals to stem a boom in short-term holiday rentals and hotel construction that is driving up housing costs for locals.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour looks at one of Brian Lara’s innings during his 1994 run spree.

(CMC) – Openers Rashawn Worrell and Kadeem Alleyne struck contrasting but critical half-centuries as West Indies Academy produced a clinical run chase to stun Barbados Pride by three wickets and return the regional first-class title to the Guyana Harpy Eagles yesterday.

Today the Dharm Shala Home of Benevolence celebrates its 103rd anniversary and the granddaughters of the founder say that it continues to serve those who are in need.

La Grange Primary School has advanced in the third edition of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS)  Academia Quiz Competition for primary schools across the country.

Avinash Kuttai, a 37-year-old construction worker of School Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was charged yesterday with possession of narcotics and sentenced to community service.

There’s an allure to ambiguity in art that A24’s “Civil War” constantly seems aware of.

The Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) has begun building capacity amongst beneficiaries of the Womwn and Vulnerable Groups Empowerment sub-project in Region # 2.

Introduction Last week’s column displayed, in brief, the crucial macroeconomic foundations to my assertion that, recently, Guyana has become the newest Petrostate in the Americas.

“It is sad that we have to make an appointment for us to speak!”

Dear Editor, First the siblings’ deaths were ruled as dengue-related complications. 

Last week, we delved into section 24 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the “SOA”), which addressed the offence of causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual act or to look at an image of a person engaging in sexual activity.

Article 147(2) of the Constitution provides that: “Except with his or her own consent no person shall he hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom to strike.”

When a small seed sprouts, it identifies its place with leaves, thin roots and a small green stem.

Last week a Venezuelan schoolgirl attending Queenstown Secondary School was physically assaulted by a group of her female classmates while students from the same school as well as others cheered on the bullies.

I remember a very long time ago, in the era of Prime Minister, not even President L.F.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Registered nurse Natasha Samuel says her baby girl Skiye died at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital NICU on April 9.

Riddim Squad and Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph were victorious on the opening night of the Buxton Stars Sweet 16 Knockout Football Championship on Friday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

GCA 1st Division 2-Day Championship – Dowlin, Barnwell record tons After winning the toss yesterday, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) continued their outrageous form with the bat by amassing 495/4 on day one of their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/GISE/Star Rentals/Trophy Stall 1st Division 2-day match against Transport Sports Club.

Slingerz bested West Demerara rival Den Amstel to record their seventh consecutive win in the KFC Elite League, prevailing by a 3-0 score yesterday at the National Training Centre in Providence.

2024 Caribbean Table Tennis Championship – duo advance to semifinal section The team of Shemar Britton and Elishaba Johnson has guaranteed Guyana a medal in the Men’s Doubles division of the 2024 ITTF Caribbean Championship, following a quarterfinal victory yesterday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Hururu and Aroaima recorded hard-fought victories when the King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued last evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

2024 Rebel Tennis Club Championship Renola Jordan and Paula Kalekyezi will contest the Women’s Open final today in the 2024 Rebel Tennis Club Championship following semifinal wins yesterday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has initiated legal proceedings against Cricket West Indies (CWI) and its Vice President, Azim Bassarath, according to a press release from the entity.

The Guyana Police Force brutalised the Pakuri Warriors 17-0 when the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Women’s Division One League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre in Providence.

The University of Guyana’s Artist in Residence Programme recently held an exclusive music master class, with internationally acclaimed Grammy and Tony nominated trumpeter and jazz musician, Reggie Pittman, at the university’s Education Lecture Theatre (ELT), Turkeyen Campus, a UG release stated last week. 

Dear Editor, I have noticed that over the last few days, after the collapse of a section of the Stabroek Market Wharf, the Guyana Chronicle has dedicated a significant percentage of column inches in that newspaper, to criticise the management of the Georgetown City Council.