Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Guyana’s cabinet has approved a bid for an offshore oil block by a consortium including QatarEnergy QATPE.UL,

Today, Shanielle Hoosein-Outar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education acknowledged the receipt of a letter from Dr.

FoodMaxx Supermarket today urged its customers to redeem loyalty points before May 14th 2024 as Massy Stores is taking over the Giftland-based supermarket.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities today, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal power plants and blackouts in multiple regions, officials said.

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic.

(Trinidad Guardian) Up to late yesterday evening, police were still trying to determine a motive for the murders of a man and his common-law wife at their mini-mart on Penal Rock Road, Penal, on Monday night. 

-after failure by gov’t to hold talks for 2019-2024 After a bruising four-week strike, the GTU will resume its industrial action tomorrow  over the government’s refusal to hold collective bargaining from 2019 to 2024.

-says focus now to be on General Elections As expected, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo will continue as General Secretary of the PPP as the party’s new 35-member Central Committee yesterday unanimously re-elected him when they met and also selected the 15- member Executive Committee.

The man responsible for the 2020 killing of court tout Darrell Breedy during a home invasion, has been sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after serving no less than 20 years. 

Police in Region Ten are currently investigating the drowning of an 18-year-old student on Monday at about 13:00 while he was on a sight-seeing expedition at Rockstone, Essequibo River, with his friends.

The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Berbice business bodies.

Kevin Springer, a 28-year-old contractor of Lot 5 Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and Denzil Scott, a 30-year-old self-employed resident of Lot 74 Sparendaam appeared yesterday before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where they were jointly charged attempting to murder Jermain Williams, a 50-year-old, unemployed man of Lot 88 Prince William, Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

Western Tigers defeated Den Amstel 4-2 in their final match of round one in the KFC Elite League yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The case involving former Chief Election Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield; former Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers; and former Region Four Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo, among others, accused of electoral fraud, has been adjourned until May 29.

– fixtures will decide roster berths for local players The Golden Jaguars senior men’s outfit will contest two international friendlies against arch-nemesis Trinidad and Tobago, which will be used to select the remaining roster spots for locally based players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

The body that was pulled from a trench at Dennis Street between ‘C’ and ‘D’ Fields, Sophia, Georgetown, on Monday afternoon has been identified as that of Monella Hamer of Pattensen Access Road, Turkeyen.

Dear Editor In a functioning democracy, the relationship between government and its citizens should be one of mutual respect, especially when it comes to addressing the concerns of vital professions such as teaching and nursing. 

Local gold miners were recently given a boost with the distribution by the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) of mining blocks across four mining districts.

LIMA, (Reuters) – The Chinese state-owned company at the centre of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru’s Pacific coast insisted yesterday on terms agreed with the government, as some local officials have sought to backtrack on the deal.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. issued visa restrictions against executives of several Colombia maritime companies allegedly linked to migrant transportation to the Colombia-Panama border, a senior U.S.

The Guyana Customs House Brokers and Clerks Association held their AGM on Saturday May 4th and Colin Moore was returned unopposed as the President for a second term.

Dear Editor, I’ve got something on my mind that I just can’t shake regarding the allocation of house lots in Essequibo or lack thereof.

Twenty-five-year-old Trifon Landry appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where he was charged with robbery and robbery with violence.

Dear Editor, The critique posited by Roysdale in his recent letter about President Irfaan Ali’s dancing at the PPP/C congress is, frankly, a case of misplaced priorities and a gross misunderstanding of what truly affects the dignity of a democracy.

(Trinidad Express) Renowned Caribbean health researcher and scholar Professor Emeritus David Picou has died at the age of 97.

Dear Editor, I have lots of issues with ‘live’ cricket broadcasting in the region, and the world at large, but my  particular concern is  with some of the Guyanese, who are involved currently in this profession.

Jermaine Williams, 31, a boat captain of Leonora, West Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed where he was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm without a licence, and unlawful possession of ammunition without a licence.

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil, (Reuters) – Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul yesterday, with at least 90 dead, thousands left homeless, and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies.

Dear Editor, I read your sharp editorial on the Access to Information Act with personal and professional interest.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RAFAH, Gaza Strip,  (Reuters) – The United States believes the remaining differences between Israel and Hamas can be bridged in negotiations over the Palestinian militant group’s latest ceasefire proposal, as talks resume in Cairo today.

-after nabbed at police roadblock Christopher Graham, a 34-year-old construction worker of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara, and Nashon Johnson, a 28-year-old driver of Lot 68 Victoria Village  both appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to the charge of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking.

(Trinidad Guardian) The estimated costs of the clean-up operation so far for the Tobago oil spill at the central Government level is around US$12 million but by the end of the exercise it could increase to as much as US$30 million, says Energy Minister Stuart Young.

Dear Editor, Some folks have reached out to ask what I think of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s call to arms to supporters of the PPP to utilize social media and artificial intelligence (AI) to deal with “naysayers” and detractors”. 

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Porn star Stormy Daniels described her 2006 encounter with Donald Trump in unflattering terms at his criminal trial yesterday, testifying she tried not to think about the sex while it took place and feared it would become public.

Romel Zephaniah, a 24-year-old labourer of Non-Pariel, East Coast Demerara was arrested on May 03, 2024 and charged with two counts of armed robbery on Lin Gon Qing and Xie Gon Qin on 2024-05-03 at Non-Pariel.

(Trinidad Guardian) St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says “unsuccessful attempts” had been made to impugn the character of the former president of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon, whom he described as “a distinguished son of our Caribbean civilisation from St Lucia”.

(Trinidad Guardian) The United States Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, and the U.S.

By  Manica Balasegaram GENEVA – It is widely believed that climate change is the single biggest threat to human health.

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

Dear Editor, ‘Bare blows’ (SN May 6) sounds like a cash grant distribution exercise for pensioners, but it was the monthly pensions and disability payments at post offices. 

TARBES, France,  (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping left France yesterday after a two-day trip during which he offered no major concessions on trade or foreign policy, even as President Emmanuel Macron pressed him on market access and Ukraine.

Waramuri and Queen’s College recorded perfect 3-0 records in their Region #1 and #4 divisions, respectively, when the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Blue Water Shipping U-15 Girl’s National Championship commenced on Saturday.

CONCACAF Nations League The Golden Jaguars senior men’s programme has been drawn in Group A in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League following the official draw ceremony on Monday evening in Florida, USA.

Last week, Guyana’s FIDE Master Anthony Drayton finished tied for fourth place in the Challengers Section of the 2024 Heroes Day Chess Tournament in Barbados.

“Jaguars WC [World Cup] Qualifier ‘home’ game against Belize to be played in Barbados” was the headline of a story that ran in this publication’s sports pages on 30th April.

The Police in Regional Division #3 are investigating a suspected suicide yesterday in Hubu, East Bank Essequibo.

(CMC) – West Indies women’s captain Hayley Matthews fortified her hold on being the No.

Vengy defeated Classic Ball Blasters (CBB) by a 3-2 score when the Demerara Volleyball Association’s (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund showed great composure to reach their third Champions League final after Mats Hummels’ second-half goal earned the visitors a 1-0 victory against misfiring Paris St Germain for a deserved 2-0 aggregate win yesterday.

Demerara Pitbulls defeated the Berbice Piranhas by eight runs when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Championship continued yesterday at the Enmore Community Centre ground.