Daily Archive: Monday, May 13, 2024

Crime Dharamlall denies new allegation of rape: Former Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall has denied allegations of sexual assault and rape made during a press conference on May 10th by former employee of his ministry, Sarah Hakh.

Five persons perished this morning in a crash at Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

Relative to questions from the media regarding the sexual assault allegations against former minister Nigel Dharamlall, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has indicated that a formal report was made by the complainant to Police at the Cove and John Police Station.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has questioned the silence of the Guyana Police Force on the matter of whether a new complaint has been lodged against Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges today, allowing President Emmanuel Macron to bask in the limelight with global CEOs and forget about strained public finances and weak polls for a while.

HYDERABAD/SRINAGAR, India, (Reuters) – India voted today in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions.

The rehabilitation of Carifesta Avenue, which is being upgraded to three lanes, has commenced.

A 33-year-old man was Saturday night attacked by three teenage boys and fatally stabbed by one of them while on Commerce Street, Georgetown.

Even as teachers are set to take to the streets today the Ministry of Education last evening announced that it has written to the Ministry of Labour indicating that there has been a breakdown in negotiations with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and seeking its intervention.

The Constitutional Reform Commission Act was on Thursday amended with unanimous support from the National Assembly to correct an error in the number of members on the Commission from 20 to 21, and it now paves the way for the Commission to begin its work.

By Abigail Headley On Saturday night Hayma Singh, Vanessa Bowman, and Govita Henry along with their daughters Madeline, Izegbuwa, and Eleesha were crowned the winners of the Junior, Middle, and Senior categories respectively of the 31st annual Mother and Daughter Pageant.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr Ashni Singh has presented Notification of Receipts to the National Assembly of all petroleum revenues paid into the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) during the period 1st January 2024 to 28th March 2024, pursuant to Section 33 (2) of the NRF Act 2021.

As part of efforts to reduce the high rates of crime and violence which are fuelled by illicit firearms trafficking, the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) recently hosted a meeting at its headquarters in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, where the matter was discussed at length, an IMPACS release stated recently.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Rasville and Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

A 33-year-old miner who was wanted by the police after being sentenced in absentia in 2022 on a trafficking in narcotics charge, was arrested on Saturday during an intelligence led operation.

Dear Editor, In successive days in the Stabroek News (10 and 11 of May), Mr.

Police in Regional Division 4 C are investigating a fatal crash which occurred yesterday at about 01:45 hrs on Coldingen Public Road, East Coast Demerara, resulting in the death of an unidentified pedestrian estimated to be about 60 years old.

Queen’s College (QC) was crowned the north zone champion of the Georgetown division in the Blue Waters Girl’s U-15 Football Championship on Saturday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Dear Editor, The uproar has increased and the outcry can be heard from many.

A 19-year-old is now in police custody after she allegedly set a fire that resulted in the destruction of her mother-in-law’s West Coast Berbice house.

A 75-year-old woman was found dead in her Lot 207 Alexander Street yard early yesterday morning.

– GCF National Championship Qualifiers After two rounds on Saturday in the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) 2024 National Open Championship Qualifiers, FIDE Master (FM) Anthony Drayton and National Women’s Championship runner-up, 13-year-old prodigy Aditi Joshi, were among the leaders from a field of 42 participants.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more than two years into the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said.

Dear Editor, In our beloved country where education stands as the linchpin of personal, community and national development and progress, the treatment of our teachers says a lot about our priorities.

(Reuters) – Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree issued Sunday.

Ravens and Kobras secured hard-fought victories when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) U-23 League continued on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Ovid Akeem Williams, a 19-year-old labourer of Charity Back Street, Essequibo Coast, was last week granted bail in the sum of $100,000 after he was charged with possession of narcotics (39 grammes of cannabis) for the purpose of trafficking.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Two brothers were shot and killed while playing a game of dominoes at a shop in the community of Burnt Savannah in Westmoreland on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concerns regarding the housing program implemented by the Guyana government, which distributes thousands of house lots at significantly below market prices.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) – Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state leaving at least 143 dead, the state is again on alert this Sunday with the risk of water rising once more to record levels.

Buxton Stars Sweet 16 Football Pele overcame Riddim Squad 4-1 on penalty kicks in their quarterfinal encounter to advance to the semifinal segment when the Buxton Stars Sweet 16 Knockout Football Championship continued last night at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Vijay Durpaul called “Tom”, a 49-year-old unemployed man of Lot 18 Sukai Street, South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment last week on a charge of break and enter and larceny.

NAHRIN, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of widening havoc.

Dear Editor, I don’t understand all the noise about the President accepting an invitation to attend an event of the denomination of the Christian faith. 

Dear Editor, The theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day was “Journalism and Freedom of Expression in the Context of the Current Global Environmental Crisis.”

TORONTO (Reuters) – The season’s first major wildfires have spread to roughly 8,000 hectares across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces.

The Golden Jaguars will commence their two-match international series against Trinidad and Tobago’s ‘Soca Warriors’ this evening at 19:00hrs at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.

Police yesterday said they were investigating the death of a mechanic who was found lifeless in his bed in his River View, Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara home.

MEXICO CITY/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Chiapas in Mexico on Sunday morning, the United States Geological Survey said.

TORONTO (Reuters) – A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canadian police said on Saturday, in a case that strained diplomatic relations with India.

A 31-year-old mill operator is now in custody after police found a black CZ Kansas City firearm with serial # B992438, one magazine and 14 rounds of ammunition under a bed at his Westminster, West Bank Demerara home.

(Reuters)  Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ceremony on Sunday as some chanted “free Palestine” to protest its guest speaker, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who has supported Israel throughout the war in Gaza, according to a video posted on social media.

By Michael Witter Michael Witter is a retired Senior Lecturer at the University of the West Indies.

Last week on his Facebook page, attorney at law Darren Wade queried the presence of Education Ministry Permanent Secretary, Shannielle Hoosein-Outar at the just concluded PPP Congress.

(CMC) – Shai Hope got a start but failed to carry on as the Delhi Capitals crashed to their seventh defeat of the Indian Premier League season with a 47-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the souls of the citizens.

Dear Editor, A Dancea Lipson, writing in the Dominica News Online, asked a few years ago, “Whatever happened to cricket commentary?