Daily Archive: Sunday, May 26, 2024

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah designated for the displaced, Palestinian health and civil emergency service officials said.

On the occasion of Guyana’s 58th anniversary of independence, India’s President Droupadi Murmu has hailed relations between the two countries.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Kolkata Knight Riders lifted their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title with an eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lop-sided final in Chennai today.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is inviting contractors to pre-qualify for the construction of a building in Lethem, Region Nine.

(Trinidad Guardian)       In collaboration with Bellingcat: Logan Williams, Thomas Bordeaux, Lotte van de Waal and members of the Bellingcat Discord community.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africans will vote on Wednesday with widespread anger over power cuts, joblessness and corruption threatening to end the dominance of the African National Congress, thirty years after Nelson Mandela led it into power.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – More than 670 people are assumed to have died in Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide, the U.N.

Investigation ‘Insufficient credible evidence’ to charge Dharamlall over new rape allegation – Police legal advisor: The police force last week said that there was “insufficient credible evidence” to charge former Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall over a new rape allegation.

The plight of NIS pensioners specifically in relation to the failure of government to increase minimum payouts was addressed by former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan in a letter to Stabroek News dated May 23.

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the suspected hanging yesterday of a 53-year-old prisoner, Suyjit Ramotar, also known as ‘Mono’, of Lot 72 Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne, Berbice, whilst in custody at the Whim Police Station.

President Irfaan Ali, Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn and other government ministers yesterday visited the Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc.

By Khadidja Ba Approximately 2,000 persons per month will benefit from the new and improved Campbellville Health Centre which is to be built.

The man who had been accused of murdering Dwane Williams, the Linden vendor who was found dead in 2020 behind a shack in the mining town, has been handed a life sentence.

At 70 years old, farmer, miner, and businessman Deleep Singh lives a fulfilling life and he likes to share his knowledge.

The police are investigating an early morning collision that claimed the life of a 38-year-old bus driver on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara yesterday.

(CMC) – All-rounder Roston Chase blasted a career-best, unbeaten fifty in a Man-of-the-Match effort, and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie followed up with a box-office spell as the West Indies held their nerve superbly to trounce South Africa by 16 runs and seal the three-match series yesterday.

An alleged rat infestation at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) has sparked outrage.

Santos defeated Fruta Conquerors 2-0 last evening as the second round of the KFC Elite League resumed at the National Training Centre in Providence.

– quarterfinals commence tonight at same venue On a night highlighted by several penalty shootout victories, Back Circle, Lodge All-Stars, Taliban, and Back Circle B advanced in the ‘Settlement of All Arguments’ street-ball championship on Friday night at the Mocha Community Centre hard court.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council is still to present and approve a budget for fiscal year 2024.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, the ruling PPP removed Marxism-Leninism form its party Constitution on the reason that those are concepts for another place and another time, and no longer relevant to today’s context.

Residents of New Forest in Canje, Region Six were yesterday told that the Government will be providing electricity for the first time to the community through the Guyana Power and Light by July of this year.

A jury on Thursday acquitted Lindener, Leon Estwick also known as ‘Swipey’, for the murder of fellow Lindener, Ian Williams called ‘Ojay,’ who was gunned down on the night of September 28th, 2019.

Bush Lot and West Minster were crowned the Region #3 and #5 divisional winners, respectively, in the Blue Water Girl’s U-15 Football Championships.

Dear Editor, Some of the things that happen in Guyana are truly unbelievable, many may even deny that Guyana is a real place.

Dear Editor, I recently read in one of the daily newspapers two statements attributed to the Traffic Officer (Traffic Chief) of the Guyana Police Force, Senior Superintendent Mahendra Singh.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew yesterday although Israel carried out new attacks in which Palestinian medics said more than 40 people were killed.

BCQS International Squash Reagan Pollard clinched a third-place finish in the Men’s 45-54 division in the BCQS International Squash Tournament following a convincing 3-0 victory over Barbadian Don Benn.

-as it closes tomorrow As it prepares to close tomorrow after six years in business,  FoodMaxx Supermarket at Giftland  is offering discounts to customers today.

A hinterland poultry project funded by the three oil companies operating in the Stabroek Block has touched all 57 Rupununi communities since its launch in March of 2022.

CANNES, France,  (Reuters) – “Anora,” a darkly funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son, won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or, yesterday.

Assistance from the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport for the Guyana Rugby Football Union’s (GRFU) hosting of their Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s Championship return fixture against Trinidad and Tobago is currently before Parliament and awaiting approval from the cabinet.

Dear Editor,  After doing research at retailers of Banks DIH five gallons, sealed bottles of water, it has been revealed that the price has increased from approximately four hundred dollars to eight hundred dollars per bottle within the past two years.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – American rapper Nicki Minaj yesterday cancelled a show in Manchester, England, after she said she was held by police at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on allegations of possession of soft drugs.

– Williamson heads into action today Guyana’s Desmond Amsterdam suffered a unanimous decision loss in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday when the second and final Olympic boxing qualifying tournament continued.

Dear Editor, The video circulating of a rodent infestation at one of the country’s hospitals (GDN) is painful as it is disgusting. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, the highest number ever on a single day.

The main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is calling for an annual national day of remembrance honouring the victims of the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory fire.

Dear Editor, Sunday the 26th of May marks the anniversary of Guyana’s Independence.

1. Shardlake The best new television detective lives in the 16th Century and grapples with the life-threatening politics of the court of Henry VIII.

The dictionary of chess defines a blunder as a move so inferior in one’s standard of play as to be inexplicable on purely technical grounds.

Dear Editor, I have written before about the disgusting and frustrating congestion around one of the main centres of our capital city, Stabroek Market and the main business places surrounding this. 

After weeks of intense inter-prison verbal duelling, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) annual impromptu speech competition concluded on Wednesday at the various prison locations.

Wanderlust Tours has ventured into the thanatourism, commonly known as dark tourism, market and is offering an overnight tour to Jonestown in Region One (Barima-Waini).

When he was nearly 90 Uncle Arthur learned I was in England on vacation from my job in Guyana and sent a message inviting me to crew with him in a yachting race in which he was competing. 

Breaking Down Sexual Offences It is common for people to drink alcohol and/or use various types of substances (including controlled/illicit substances) to enhance their party experiences.

During his childhood, Reyon Bernard spent a lot of time with his grandmother in the kitchen.

Birthdays are always a time for celebration and reflection. Many Guyanese will feel happy that we have survived as a united nation.

You’ve had Aloo (potato) roti right? Spiced seasoned mashed potatoes encased in dough that when rolled thinly puffs up on the tawah.

Miss Guyana Teen Scholar Pageant opens its 2024 season this weekend for Independence Day.

1966. 2024. History is beckoning. We are in a season for reflections.

At a special Full Court sitting last Tuesday to honour her life and legacy, Justice Désirée Bernard was remembered for many things, but chief among them – and not surprisingly – as the woman who shattered glass ceilings to achieve many firsts in the legal fraternity.

(Reuters) – Mexico yetserday extradited to the United States Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, or “El Nini,” who headed security for the sons of ex-Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in one of the highest profile extraditions in recent years.

On Saturday, 24 students and three teachers graduated from the Guyana Center for Civic Engagement’s  YOUth_Engage Leadership Training Program.

The world is powered by dreams. It has not just survived, but it has evolved and thrived because human beings have had both the ingenuity and the determination to build and discover something new during every moment.

The poems selected here are gifts to Guyana in celebration of 58 years of independence today, May 26, 2024. 

“Sometimes it is as if we are going forward and things will be alright and then others I just want to throw in the towel and let us go our separate ways.

MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – José Mujica, a one-time guerrilla, prisoner and later president of Uruguay who has cemented himself as an icon of the Latin American left, maintains that he is a farmer and nature lover above all else.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.612 percent on the sale of 166,739 shares during the third period of trading in May 2024. 

Today marks the fifty-eighth anniversary of Independence.  Those who witnessed release from colonialism all those years ago will have cause to reflect on the many changes which have taken place over the past decades.

(Reuters) – Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women’s 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic yesterday, as Britain’s Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.

Forty women from regions Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) and Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) graduated on Friday evening from the Atlantic Maritime and Offshore Training Institute (AAMOTI) through a fully-funded scholarship programme that was a collaboration between the Office of the First Lady and the institute, a release from the First Lady’s Office stated yesterday. 

(Reuters) – England beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the second T20 international yesterday on the back of skipper Jos Buttler’s blistering knock of 84 at Edgbaston.