Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela unity opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will appear as three parties’ candidate on the ballot for July presidential elections, after two additional parties said today they were able to list him in their slots.

On Sunday 21st April 2024, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers conducted an operation on High Street, Georgetown, where they intercepted a motor car.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said today that he was “horrified” by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to a spokesperson.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three Pan American Health Organization experts, who have been selected to probe the deaths of babies at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, have arrived in the country and already engaged North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) officials as part of their initial investigation.

In the court Judge rules in favour of GTU: In a comprehensive win for the GTU, Justice Sandil Kissoon on Saturday ruled that the strike launched by the union for collective bargaining was legal and justified and therefore deductions cannot be made by the state from the salaries of striking teachers.

-15-year-old in ICU Region Six has so far recorded 440 dengue cases for the year with eleven in the last twenty-four hours and a 15-year-old is hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

A 23-year-old Sophia labourer was fatally shot on Sunday night after he resisted the efforts of two men to rob him of his motorcycle in front of his home.

-leading figures from former Omai Gold Mines Ltd have role Reunion Gold Corporation (RGD) of Canada and G Mining Ventures (GMIN) have struck a deal for gold mining in Oko West in Region Seven.

By Femi Harris-Smith Pacific Development Inc (PDI) has been ordered to refund a woman $6 million dollars for construction of a house it promised, after a court found that the land earmarked for the erection had not been granted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). 

Public Accounts Committee [PAC] member Ganesh Mahipaul has accused the Government of deliberately cancelling yesterday’s sitting of the PAC because it is aware of the damning revelations contained in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Auditor General’s Reports.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus On Sunday, for the first time since the 2024 cycling season got underway, there was a new winner on the roadways not named Briton John as KFC Evolution cyclist Christopher ‘Chicken Legs’ Griffith took first place in the second Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Points Road Race.

Dear Editor, The Public Accounts Committee stands as a bastion of transparency and accountability and provides responsible oversight over public funds allocated.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) –  California will conclude a two-year investigation into Exxon and the fossil fuel industry’s role in causing global plastic pollution by summer and decide if it will file a lawsuit against oil giant, its attorney general told Reuters yesterday.

(ESPN) Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.

Dear Editor, To the President and Vice President of Guyana, in the lobby of Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco USA is an original Stagecoach (yes, the ones used in Western Movies), it still has four wheels after 150 years.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that the control tower at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri received a distress call at 15:20 hours yesterday, alerting authorities of a medical emergency onboard AirEuropa’s flight bound to Spain from Peru.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Seasoned Test all-rounder Roston Chase will lead a 15-man West Indies A-side on an historic five-match Twenty20 tour of Nepal starting Saturday.

Dear Editor, I feel severely tempted and figuratively speaking, to put on my armour plate to do battle against the forces of evil standing like gladiators waiting to destroy the independence many of us fought for decades ago.

Chief Labour Officer [CLO] Dhaneshwar Deonarine yesterday declined to comment on scathing criticism from Justice Sandil Kissoon for not discharging his functions in relation to the four-week-long strike by teachers.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for Vice President Jagdeo’s recent response regarding the US$50 million dispute with CH4/Lindsayca and its potential impact on the US EXIM Bank $660 million loan process.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says the recent teachers strike has underlined that Guyanese from all races and communities can come together on issues.

Safely strapped into his trustworthy KTM X-Bow, Vishok Persaud picked up where he left off from last season by turning in stellar performances in Group Four (highest category) races of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Circuit Racing Series on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit.

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Israel has yet to provide evidence for its accusations that hundreds of staff with the U.N.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Rookies Mikyle Louis and Joshua Bishop topped the aggregates during the West Indies Championship which concluded last weekend.

Dear Editor, Today, I saw a most grotesque analogy made by a regular letter writer, GHK Lall.

The autopsy for the Corentyne eight-year-old child who died suddenly at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Tuesday last was inconclusive.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 32-year-old man from Enterprise, Chaguanas, was killed on Saturday night, along with his girlfriend.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday afternoon received a delegation from Kuwait which is  exploring various investment opportunities, including in infrastructure.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial that the former president broke the law and corrupted the 2016 election by trying to cover up sexual encounters with a porn star and a Playboy model, while his defense lawyer said he committed no crime.

Dear Editor, I note that big people in Guyana have had their say on school violence (“CEO, McDonald weigh in on school fights, language barriers facing Venezuelan students”, SN April 19, 2024, refers).

(Trinidad Guardian) In an industry notorious for cutting costs and charging economy passengers for every additional service,  Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is taking a different approach.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised yesterday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan.

(Trinidad Express) A brother of Shumba James – the man who was the main witness for the State in the murder trial against six police officers – was gunned down along with another man yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, Statements and comments by the OL repeatedly speak of an APNU+AFC coalition as forming the next government.

Massy Distribution Guyana, as part of its Forces for Good Initiative, recently donated US$5,000 to the Rotary Club of Garden City.

The University of Guyana (UG)’s Faculty of Engineering and Technology has received its first international accreditation for the Associate of Science in Petroleum Engineering and the Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the London-based International Energy Institute.

(Trinidad Express) Homicide detectives responded to a crime scene in Penal yesterday morning where an 80-year-old retired school teacher was suspected to have been killed in his home.

Dear Editor, I read Ras Marcus` letter, in the Stabroek News, of April 20, 2024 captioned: “Afro-Guyanese groups skeptical of Alexander’s attempts to sway public opinion”.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) –  Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan yesterday, as the war in Gaza continued to reverberate through U.S.

KINSHASA,  (Reuters) – Mineral shipments from a Congolese copper and cobalt operation majority-owned by China’s Zijin Mining Group Co.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department yesterday unsealed an indictment charging ten people of conspiracy to evade sanctions on Venezuela by procuring U.S.

Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton says that the government has invested significant resources   through an “inter-ministerial” collaborative approach to facilitate much-needed programmes to empower the young population.

Dear Editor, I refer to the report of a Guyana Human Rights Association (21.04.2024) which seeks to label my advert of 14th April 2024 as divisive.

A 28-year-old Bartica businessman is currently in custody after ranks yesterday on duty at the Itaballi checkpoint searched his belongings along with his vehicle and found a haversack containing a firearm, 10 rounds of ammunition and 40 pills suspected to be amphetamines (ecstasy).

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican soldiers arrested Abraham Oseguera, the brother of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera who leads the hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), officials said yesterday, touting the capture as a major blow to organized crime.

Five police officers were awarded for being beyond reproach when Assistant Commissioner Khali Pareshram and Deputy Commander Senior Superinten-dent Michael Kingston conducted a muster with ranks from Regional Police Division 4’C’ at the Divisional Headquart-ers in Cove and John, East Coast Demerara recently.

Dear Editor, We have seen and heard Mr. Timothy Jonas, Senior Counsel on talk shows and have become familiar with his ideology.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says his nation does not deserve to be labelled cannibals, and urged the U.S.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – An Australian court has ordered X to hide some posts commenting on the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney, deepening a war of words between the social media platform’s owner Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Lorne Anthony Whinfield, a 35-year-old resident of Hyde Park, Timehri, East Bank Demerara was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to two charges of ‘Unlawful Possession of a Firearm without License’ and ‘Unlawful Possession of Ammunition without License’.

(Field Level Media) Donovan Mitchell recorded 23 points and eight rebounds and Jarrett Allen collected a personal-playoff-high 20 boards to pace the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 96-86 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic last night to take a 2-0 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round series.

By Jorge G. Castañeda and Carlos Ominami MEXICO CITY – Violence lurks in nearly all of Latin America’s major cities.

(ESPN) Sandeep Sharma announced his return from injury with magnificent figures of 5 for 18, the best by any bowler in this season’s IPL, before Yashasvi Jaiswal blazed back to form with a sparkling 59-ball century, as Rajasthan Royals signed off from the Jaipur leg of their campaign with a seventh statement win in eight matches to cement their table-topping status.

(Field Level Media) Donte DiVincenzo hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 13.1 seconds left last night for the host New York Knicks, who scored the final eight points in the last 28 seconds to stun the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 and take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

(Reuters) – With T20 cricket becoming increasingly more batter-dominated, bowlers with the ‘X-factor’ could make all the difference in the World Cup in June, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy told Reuters.

The Guyana Police Force is investigating the discovery of a semi-submersible vessel in Paiana Creek in Port Kaituma River, North West District.

Well done  Harpy Eagles, you won the war and  battle at the same time.

(Trinidad Guardian) Approximately 50,000 barrels of liquid waste have been extracted from Tobago’s coastline between Scarborough and Cove in clean-up operations after the February 7 oil spill from the capsized barge there—and clean-up continues.

If this is not to say that the recent collapse of the roof of the Stabroek Market wharf was, in considerable measure, the result of years of official inattention to its progressive deterioration, there was little doubt that the first official government response to the occurrence would have been to make the ‘political point’ about the tragedy occurring on the municipal ‘watch’ of an APNU-led local government administration.

(Reuters) – Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a nail-biting final day of the double round robin event in Toronto on Sunday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan, Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana First Swiss Chair in International Human Rights Law, Geneva Graduate Institute In my offerings in these pages, I have endeavoured to draw attention to international policies and strategies that can contribute to the process of nation-building in a Guyana of diverse ethnicities.

Dear Editor, The small wooden building was located at First Street, Silvertown.