Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Accountability Exxon distances self from inflated declaration: ExxonMobil lats week distanced itself from the huge inflation of an invoice detected by the GRA and pointed to its former broker which it did not name and both are set to appear in court next week over the matter.

The police today announced that they have acquired a brand new Mercedes Benz fully equipped crime scene vehicle.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s transition council today named Edgard Leblanc, the former senate president, to head the body instated last week as it seeks to bring security back to the violence-wracked Caribbean nation.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Negotiations on a future global treaty to tackle soaring plastic pollution wrapped up early today without agreement on a proposal to consider sustainable plastic production limits.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House said yesterday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two assassination plots in Canada and the United States as a serious matter.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 25-year-old woman has partially succeeded in a lawsuit over protracted delays by the T&T Police Service (TTPS) in investigating a child pornography ring she was a victim of.

(Trinidad Guardian) Port-of-Spain Division Area East head, ASP Ramesh Soodeen, is warning citizens to be wary of certain parts of the capital city.

 (Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Colm Imbert has sought legal counsel on a letter from Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass’ attorney Anand Ramlogan SC’s Freedom Chambers, which Imbert says contains “outrageous, false and defamatory accusations and allegations”.

In a landmark move to bolster regional security and defence, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana yesterday signed a security Common Master Plan.

With two successful business delegations visiting in 2022 and 2023, Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill says that his country is now preparing  a 75-member private sector group to visit here next month.

Police are investigating the murder of a 38-year-old labourer, who was stabbed multiple times on Sunday night during a scuffle at Andy’s Bar on Norton Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara.

A 32-year-old technician, who alleged stabbed a man to death after referring to him as gay, was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on the indictable charge of murder.

-Town Clerk clashes with City Mayor The Ministry of Local Government yesterday denied a claim by the Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore that it was involved in the removal of vendors on Sunday from outside Demico House and the Discount Store.

Thirty-two families from Laing Avenue, Georgetown, each received a voucher worth $250,000 for building materials through the ‘Laing Avenue Housing Grant’ from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

Residents in the vicinity of the controversial Pouderoyen Pump Station project on the West Bank of Demerara are being affected by flooding owing to tubes installed by the contractor to keep excess water out of the construction site.

The mother of a Christ Church Secondary School student is demanding justice for her 14-year-old son who was beaten with a belt by another male student, of the same age and school, while on his way home last Friday.

GCB T10 Blast tournament… -Demerara Pitbulls crush Berbice Caimans  By Michaelangelo Jacobus Action in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Blast continued yesterday with a double-header at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground, Thomas Lands.

Vendors who plied their trade around the Discount Store on Regent Street were in a saddened state yesterday, one day after they were removed on Sunday by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) following two High Court orders.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers yesterday conducted an intelligence-led operation which led to the discovery of one  9mm sub-machine gun with twenty  matching rounds, one AK-47 magazine with twenty 7.62 x 39 rounds and a bulky parcel which contained a quantity of leaves, seed and stems suspected to be cannabis.

After winning the Guyana edition of the inaugural Caribbean Airlines T10 Village Cricket on Sunday, Demerara will jet out to the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago to represent the country at the final of the competition.

In continuing its drive to bring chess to persons with disabilities, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Special Needs Committee in an unprecedented initiative, hosted a training session catering to teachers and students from eight Special Education Needs schools. 

Dear Editor, In subservience to Exxon and realizing that they will lose the legal battle, the Government now plots its heralded scheme for an oil spill legislation to nullify Judge Kissoon’s decision decreeing that an Unlimited Parent Company Guarantee (referred herein as UPCG) must be provided to bear the full cost of any oil spill, above what the insurance covers.

Three female President’s College (PC) students were  injured early yesterday morning from jumping through a window after catching sight of flames coming from the boys’ dormitory.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, last week discontinued the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent against businessman Mohamed Fawaz Bacchus, who last year had allegedly fired at a man, his son and his daughter-in-law.

Workplace deaths have risen this year compared to the same period last year, according to Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton.

RIYADH,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday urged Hamas to swiftly accept an Israeli proposal for a truce in the Gaza war and the release of Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian militant group.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, Indigenous cultures have been impacted by modernity and outside influences.

It shouldn’t be a herculean task to select the West  Indies   T20 World Cup  cricket squad given it’s encouraging performances against top level competition in recent times.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Columbia University yesterday began suspending pro-Palestinian student activists who refused to dismantle a protest camp on the New York City campus after the Ivy League school declared a stalemate in talks seeking to end the polarizing demonstration.

Dear Editor, So the chatter is getting louder and louder about the U.S.

As Guyana’s senior National Men’s Team, the Golden Jaguars, prepare to embark on their FIFA Men’s World Cup Qualifying campaign in June, it has been revealed that Guyana’s home fixture against Belize, slated for June 11, will in fact be played in Barbados.

Masked men last Friday robbed a Cevons Waste Management employee as she was paying salaries to workers, shooting a driver of the company in his leg during the commission of the crime.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday blasted a Cuban court’s decision to sentence a group of protesters to as many as 15 years in jail, calling the recent judgment “unconscionable” and “outrageous.”

Dear Editor,       I am writing this letter on behalf of the thousands of NIS pensioners who have not received any increase in their pensions this year simply because their pension is above the new minimum of $43,000 per month which was announced in this year ‘s budget.

A man who appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Wednesday charged with robbery under arms, pleaded guilty, but offered an explanation of acting in self defence, evidence of which, he claimed, was captured on CCTV.

-Region 10 Chair says as town week launched As the mining town of Linden celebrates its 54th Anniversary, Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams urged residents to celebrate the community’s week of activities with pride and nostalgia.

MONTEVIDEO,  (Reuters) – Jose Mujica, Uruguay’s former president and one of Latin America’s best-known leaders, announced a cancer diagnosis yetserday that doctors say will be challenging to treat.

Dear Editor, Kindly indulge me by publishing the images attached to my letter.

(Reuters) – Four law enforcement officers were shot to death and four others were wounded yesterday in a gun battle that erupted while they were serving a fugitive arrest warrant at a house in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said.

Dear Editor, I called Consumers Affair to find out if liquid should be measured by liter or weight?

By Chris Patten LONDON – “I looked the man in the eye.

OTTAWA, 9 (Reuters) – With the world still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for agreement in December.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.

Publicly, at least, the PPP/Civic administration is almost certainly not about to admit that its awarding of a multi-million dollar contract for the construction of a Primary School in a community which, as we understand it, is particularly in need of the facility to a team of ‘contractors’ known much more for their exploits in the entertainment industry than in the building sector was an unacceptable error in judgement.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica and West Indies batsman John Campbell is set to make a return to competitive action in August this year after a reduction in his suspension for a world anti-doping code violation.

(Field Level Media) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams scored 24 points each, Gilgeous-Alexander added 10 rebounds and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder completed first-round playoff sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans with a 97-89 victory yesterday.

Well known banker and member of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Board of Directors, David Ramdeholl has died.

KIRTIPUR, Nepal,  CMC – Gudakesh Motie’s brilliant all-round effort fired West Indies-A to a ten-run victory over Nepal in the second Twenty20 of the five-match series here Sunday.

(Field Level Media) Derrick White scored 38 points on 15-for-26 shooting, including 8-for-15 success from 3-point range, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 102-88 win over the host Miami Heat last night.

Dear Editor, A letter calling on the government to reinstate the “Indian” in “Arrival Day” and recognize May 5 as such was made by Ravi Dev, a former parliamentarian (4/28/24).

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Captain Hayley Matthews snatched three wickets and smashed her 11th Twenty20 International as West Indies Women stormed to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan Women in the second T20I here Sunday.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s oilseed and maritime worker unions kicked off a strike yesterday to protest a labour reform bill backed by radical libertarian President Javier Milei, which lawmakers began debating earlier in the day.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Organisers of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup announced yesterday that match tickets can be bought from box offices this week in the host territories in the Caribbean.

(Reuters) – Boxing great Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul’s July 20 bout in Arlington will be a sanctioned, professional fight that will count on both men’s records, the fight promoter said on Monday.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli brushed aside criticism of his strike rate with a sublime half-century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday as the former Indian captain continued his good form ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup in June.