Daily Archive: Monday, May 20, 2024

On Saturday, May 18, 2024, the Turkish powership incrementally increased its generation output to 35 MW to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).

THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said today he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes.

LONDON, (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission today to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London’s High Court that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech in a U.S.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s hugely popular President Luis Abinader vowed unity and impartial leadership yesterday as he soared to victory in elections with a sufficiently wide margin to clinch a second term without a second-round vote.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said today.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma is barred from running for parliament in this month’s election, the country’s top court ruled today, a judgment that could influence the outcome and trigger unrest from Zuma’s supporters.

Two ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) are currently in custody at the Lethem Police Station, on allegations of kidnapping and extortion.

Local businessman Lennox Cush is seeking to develop the controversial Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara land that was once sold to Russian oligarch Oleg Derispaska’s company Rusal for $150 million and for which Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and former  National Industrial and Commercial and Investments Limited (NICIL) head Winston Brassington were charged.

SYDNEY/PARIS,  (Reuters) – A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and streets were relatively calm after a week of unrest, the French High Commission said today, but roads were blocked by protesters and the airport remained shut, stranding tourists.

People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) executive member Amanza Walton-Desir has indicated her willingness to run for the leadership position during the party’s congress, slated for next month.

By Mia Anthony “I never thought that I would have been living the life my mom once lived, of being a domestic violence victim.”

NSC Independence 3-Stage Road Race By Michelangelo Jacobus In what many former cyclists and officials in cycling contend is an unprecedented feat, United We Stand’s Briton John turned in another masterful performance yesterday to clinch the third and final stage of the NSC Independence 3-Stage Cycling Road Race, in the process making a clean sweep of the event.

Donovan Douglas called ‘Uncle Danny’, 81, of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt was killed by a speeding car on the Eccles Public Road on Saturday evening.

GTA Novices Championship Alicia Greene, Tisel Patterson, Joshua Kennedy, and Osafa Dos Santos recorded contrasting wins when the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Novices Championship commenced at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue and Camp Street.

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

Two men were shot and a firearm seized during a police operation in Agricola on Saturday night.

Richmond and Dominators secured hard-fought victories when the Essequibo Coast/Pomeroon Football Association’s (ECPFA) U-13 Championship commenced yesterday at the Anna Regina Multilateral Ground.

Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has filed an action in which he is seeking damages in excess of $300,000,000 against the police and Director of publications (DPP), whom he said had maliciously charged and prosecuted him.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition Three-time defending champions Swag Entertainment, Silver Bullets, and YMCA secured quarterfinal berths in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition following victories in the round of 18 segment on Saturday evening.

Ravens and Colts recorded contrasting wins when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) U-23 Men’s Championship continued Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Guyana is set to be represented at the World Open Powerlifting Championship in Lithuania, slated for June 15-23, by France-based Dominic Tyrell and Carlos Peterson-Griffith in the open category.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man, who was found lifeless in his car yesterday in the vicinity of Heroes Highway, with blood flowing from his nostrils. 

– 24 teams to descend on Mocha Arcadia The inaugural edition of the ‘Settlement of All Arguments’ street-ball competition will commence on Thursday evening at the Mocha Community Centre, Tarmac.

A 23-year-old Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company (GTT) technician was shot once during a robbery on Saturday night by two men armed with a handgun at Congress Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

A 31-year-old mill operator of Lot 4642 Westminster, West Bank Demerara who was arrested on May 12th over the unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition without license was granted bail in the sum of $250,000 when he appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, The government’s announcement of forgiveness of education loans that will benefit an estimated 13,000 UG students and costing $11 billion dollars is a huge investment in the youths of Guyana.

(Reuters) – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip, residents said, as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday amid U.S.

Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery, committed on a chef at her Kitty home by motorcycle bandits.

…Daughter of Sauce Doubles owner taken by masked men (Trinidad Express) Twenty-seven-year-old Anisha Hosein, the daughter of the owner of Sauce Doubles, was kidnapped in El Dorado yesterday morning.

Dear Editor I read with great interest your editorial of May 13th, “Permanent Secretaries”, where you stated that it is “most unacceptable for a Permanent Secretary to have to be at a ruling party Congress in any capacity.”

ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden urged Morehouse College graduates not to give up on democracy in a somber commencement address on Sunday, acknowledging their anger over the war in Gaza while warning about risk to American freedoms.

(Trinidad Express) In the space of 24 hours, five people were shot dead in separate incidents across Trinidad and Tobago.

Police, during an intelligence-led operation on Saturday, discovered 195.7 grammes of cannabis in a house at Best Village, West Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, Last year, an onslaught of community protest led to former PPP Minister, Mr.

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina’s President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife during a far-right rally in Madrid.

Vaughndel Tobin, a 25-year-old of Charity  Back Street, Essequibo Coast was sentenced to one year in prison last week, after he pleaded guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has announced that the replanting of cane has commenced at the Skeldon Estate that will be crushed at the Albion and Rose Hall factories. 

Six major projects were recently awarded in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), which will result in significant infrastructural development for residents and farmers.

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia struck a busy lakeside resort on the edge of Ukraine’s second largest city on Sunday and also attacked villages in the surrounding region, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores.

In a letter in the May 12th edition of Stabroek News, Dr Jerry Jailall, a civil society advocate defended the invitation to, and presence of President Ali at an Assembly of God (AOG) Youth Group function.

By Suraj Yengde Suraj Yengde, who earned his PhD from the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, is currently reading for a second doctoral degree in the Faculty of History at Oxford University.

Two recent editorials in the Stabroek News under the following captions caught our attention: “Binary worldview” and “Permanent secretaries” published on 12 May 2024 and 13 May 2024, respectively.

Dear Editor, Another workplace death.  Another family in grief and despair. 

(CMC) – West Indies will be without their ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup captain Rovman Powell and deputy Alzarri Joseph when they play against South Africa in three Twenty20 Internationals this coming week in Jamaica.