Daily Archive: Saturday, May 25, 2024

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday saw the addition of 28 ranks who graduated from the Police Academy Berbice Campus.

(Reuters)  – Louisiana’s governor yesterday signed a bill making his state the first in the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The killing of two cousins in Maloney on Thursday has pushed this country’s 2024 murder toll to 226.

By Khadidja Ba The ground-breaking ceremony yesterday for the new River Place Commercial Complex by Unicomer Guyana has set high hopes for this 55,000 square feet state-of-the-art commercial complex that will offer world class facilities as well as a new Logistics Park measuring 60 acres.

Over 1,600 students graduated from the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) yesterday – its second batch of scholars from various universities across the globe.

The police force yesterday said that there was “insufficient credible evidence” to charge former Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall over a new rape allegation.

Over $500 million is being invested in the construction of Rif’s Hotel in Henrietta, which is expected to create 35 new job opportunities upon completion by the end of 2024. 

Shane Shewram, a police officer and businessman from Annandale, East Coast Demerara; Jose Bristol, a businessman from Barr Street, Kitty, Georgetown, and Trevor Jones, a police officer from Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to charges of extortion.

By Michelangelo Jacobus Yesterday, amid the pouring rain, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup trophy made its last stop at the oldest cricket ground in the Caribbean, the world famous Bourda at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).

Police are investigating an accident on Thursday night that claimed the life of Jonathan Gomes, a 27-year-old of Canary Street, Tucville, Georgetown.

Chief Justice, Roxane George SC, yesterday dismissed a challenge filed by former Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and his former deputy Roxanne Myers which had been the latest impediment to the hearing of electoral charges against them in the magistrate’s court.

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, yesterday announced that the Opposition would not be participating in the government-organized 58th Independence Flag Raising Ceremony, which is slated to be held in Linden tonight.

Dear Editor, It has been noted and observed that some things must be taken serious, especially when dealing with the people of Linden.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday received a donation of flood relief equipment from the Chinese Government through its Embassy in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I am scribbling the following missive to underscore the ludicrousness of Guyana’s conundrum and advocate for a kaleidoscopic strategy to untangle the comedy of corruption from the sorrowful squandering of human potential.

The management of SOL Guyana Incorporated and the General Workers’ Union (GWU) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that ensures SOL Guyana staff will receive a significant wage and salary increase and other fringe benefits for 2024 and 2025.

Dear Editor, Recent comments on the local banking sector from HE at the PSC’s annual dinner suggest that he is confused on the matter.

Leader of the Opposition,  Aubrey Norton has pledg-ed to commission a survey to assess the living conditions of Guyanese households.

Dear Editor, At the PSC’s 32 Annual General Meeting, His Excellency encouraged its membership “to fulfil its ‘national responsibility’ by duly paying their taxes” as was reported in The Guyana Chronicle, earlier in the week.

By Mia Anthony Twenty-four-year-old Melissa David, of New Market Street, North Cummings-burg, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where she was charged with the attempted murder of her partner.

Dear Editor, Guyana seems to specialise in micro battles over little power.

Dear Editor, A man who cared little for his life lost it today; Jonathan Gomes was driving fast and attempted to overtake four cars on a bend in the road, he ran into an oncoming lorry whose driver did his utmost to avoid Gomes, so much so that the man ran off the road and into a utility pole.

Three months after Pretty Posse taxi driver, Eon Holder, was gunned down by two unknown persons, the Guyana Police Force in release stated that they have arrested two men, a 50-year-old and a 30-year-old, both of Queen Street, South Cummingsburg, for the murder.

THE HAGUE, (Reuters) –  Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel yesterday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund said yesterday it will vote against the reappointment of U.S.

(Reuters) – Three Christian missionaries from Missions in Haiti were shot and killed in an ambush by a gang in Haiti, the Oklahoma-based group said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Many times weekly, any remaining serenity of Kitty is permeated by the prolonged call of “refill your water bottles with Pure Drops water now.”

MOSCOW/LONDON, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.

Dear Editor, At Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo’s press conference yesterday (May 23, 2024), a reporter disclosed that a financial services company, namely “Dolla Guyana Inc.”

CARACAS,  (Reuters) –  Venezuela aims to produce 1.23 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in December, adding about 290,000 bpd compared to the start of the year, following the addition of drilling rigs, oil minister Pedro Tellechea said yesterday.

Police in Regional Division 4 ‘A’ are investigating reports of a hit-and-run accident which occurred on Thursday May 24, at about 19.00 hours on High Street, Georgetown, involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian, Jvon Ross, of Lot 54 D’Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust, George-town.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported yesterday.

MIAMI, Florida,  CMC – St Lucia attorney general, Leslie Mondesir said ensuring a safe and secure space for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup is a priority for the Caricom security officials.

(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten by Tomas Machac 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the Geneva Open semi-finals yesterday as the Czech reached his first ATP Tour final.

(CWI) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Cricket West Indies (CWI) proudly announces its latest initiative aimed at fostering a deeper appreciation for cricket among the youth of the Caribbean.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi Hernandez, the LaLiga club said yesterday, four weeks after confirming he would honourthe last year of his contract and lead them through next season.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup-bound, West Indies duo of Rovman Powell and teammate Shimron Hetmyer failed to fire against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – and Rajasthan Royals lost by 36 runs in the preliminary final of the Indian Premier League yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Canadian billionaire and founder of the Caribbean Premier League, Ajmal Hasan Khan died this past week in Dubai.

(Reuters) – Exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo scammed his followers out of more than $1 billion after Chinese authorities seized his property, a federal prosecutor said on Friday as Guo’s fraud trial began in New York.

Dear Editor, May 26, 2024 marks 58 years since the conferral of independence status to the then colony of British Guiana after some 150 years of British colonial rule.

(Reuters) – Andrea Vendrame won yesterday’s stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia, a 157 km ride from Mortegliano to Sappada, after breaking away from the leading group and going solo for the last 30 km to give his team Decathlon–AG2R a second stage win.

MONACO,  (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc raised hopes of a first home podium appearance after setting the fastest lap in practice for Formula One’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix yesterday ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.

(Reuters) – American Coco Gauff said she will not shy away from putting herself into uncomfortable positions to become a better player, adding that her struggles with her revamped serve in the build-up to the French Open would help her in the long term.

ACAPULCO, Mexico,  (Reuters) –  Guarded by more than a dozen police officers equipped with semi-automatic rifles and donning a helmet and bulletproof vest, Ramiro Solorio looks more like he is leading an armed raid than running for local political office.

-Amsterdam heads into action today Arguably Guyana’s finest amateur boxer, Keevin ‘Lightning’ Allicock, enhanced his chances at a second Olympic Games appearance when he handed his Guatemalan opponent Jose Filipe a loss in the third round of their Men’s 57kg bout yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand.

The news that the government  will be training 3,000 Guyanese to weld through a new programme by the School of the Nations in collaboration with the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) is a positive development.

-organisers cite heavy rainfall As fans, footballers, teachers and parents wait with bated breath for the kick-off of the fifth edition of the ExxonMobil Boys and Girls Schools Under-14 Football Tournament, they will be made to wait a bit longer after torrential rainfall on the coast of Guyana forced coordinators, the Petra Organisation to postpone the start of the tournament from today to Monday (May 27).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Officials from 19 Republican U.S. states urged major money managers on Thursday not to vote against ExxonMobil’s  directors at a meeting next week where some shareholders plan to voice their opposition to a lawsuit launched by the oil company against climate activists.

By  William Ruto NAIROBI – Climate change continues to ravage Africa, which is enduring extreme weather and natural disasters on an unprecedented scale.

Police ranks of Regional Division 4’B’ discovered over 90 grammes of cannabis on Thursday at two separate stalls at the Soesdyke Junction, East Bank Demerara and at the Doubles Corner, Kuru Kururu, during an operation conducted within the Timehri police district.