Daily Archive: Thursday, May 30, 2024

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime today when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.

Kidackie Amsterdam, 46, of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court earlier today, where he was charged with the offence of using a computer system to encourage or incite persons to commit a criminal offence against the President of Guyana, in contravention of Section 18(1)(c) of the Cyber Crime Act, No 16 of 2018.

Members of the public are being  advised by the police that, as a result of the flood situation in the North Rupununi and South Pakaraimas, traffic between Georgetown and Lethem will be affected.

LAGOS, (Reuters) – ExxonMobil XOM.N is not renewing a 33-year-old lease on its expansive offices in Lagos’s upscale Lekki district which expires tomorrow, three sources inside the company told Reuters, as it looks to scale down operations in Nigeria.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police have charged Canadian YouTuber Chris Must List with sedition, a day after he was taken into custody by officers of the Special Investigation Unit in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

(Barbados Nation) The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is gearing up to introduce a new electronically driven information system within the next few months at its Accident & Emergency Department (A& E) which could lead to significantly reduced wait times at this island’s largest medical health facility.

MIDRAND, South Africa,  (Reuters) – The African National Congress looked set today to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, as partial election results suggested it would need a partner to stay in power – a first in South Africa’s post-apartheid history.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France could soon send military trainers to Ukraine despite the concerns of some allies and criticism by Russia, and may announce its decision next week during a visit by the Ukrainian president, three diplomatic sources said.

 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate regions under their control, two reports assessing the conflict said today.

-Pirara Bridge submerged A section of the Kurupukari to Lethem Corridor collapsed yesterday under continuous pressure from a storm surge and traffic between Georgetown and Lethem will be affected, the Ministry of Public Works said last night.

By Khadidja Ba As Linden residents grappled yesterday with ongoing flooding and property damage following 48 hours of heavy rainfall, regional officials and the Opposition Leader heaped blame on the government for the problems in a rebuttal to claims on Tuesday by Prime Minister Mark Phillips.

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil investors yesterday voted to re-elect Chairman Darren Woods and Lead Director Joseph Hooley by wide margins despite activist shareholder opposition.

A family is now mourning the loss of a one-year-old boy following an accident at West Coast Berbice (WCB).

St. Ignatius, Tucville, and President’s College (PC) earned berths to the round of 16 segment in the Blue Waters Girl’s U-15 Football Championship following triumphs in their respective zonal divisions.

Rudolph Caines, 68, died yesterday while his wife was injured after an early morning accident between a car and a truck at the Junction of Hillfoot Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

In a recent comprehensive audit conducted by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School (NAMSS) has been distinguished as the exemplar institution for Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in the country.

– US group Speed Capital Commission to administer initiative With the aim of qualifying for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, USA, the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport yesterday commissioned an extensive training and vetting procedure for local track and field athletes, which will be supervised by the American group Speed Capital Commission.

Timehri Panthers and Soesdyke Falcons recorded contrasting wins when the East Bank Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.

On Tuesday 28th May, 2024, Shafeek Latiff and Naresh Totaram appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court, where they were found guilty in relation to the charge of trafficking in narcotics to wit 42.844 kg of cannabis.

The Ministry of Health’s (MOH’s) Chronic Diseases Unit yesterday handed over to the Eccles Health Centre a quantity of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) supplies to support smoking cessation efforts.

Nicholas Verwey, Michael Alphonso, and Safirah Sumner battled to victories when the Kraft Mac and Cheese Junior Squash Championship commenced last night at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts on Camp Street.

Dear Editor, On May 14, 2024, the Ministry of Finance announced a debt-forgiveness initiative that would see about $11 billion in loans taken by some 13,000 students who attended the University of Guyana (UG) being written off.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday notified the public that there is a  visible haze in the Georgetown area.

Dear Editor, On the occasion of Guyana’s 58th Independence Anniversary, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali is reported to have said that from 2020 to now (2024), the country’s life expectancy has increased by two years overall to 70 in males, and 74 for females.

-after application thrown out by High Court The elections fraud case is now finally set to begin in the magistrate’s court at the end of July following the rejection by the High Court of an application by the defence.

Dear Editor, Threats were made against a sitting, one time president, resulting in major shakeup of law enforcement, even banishment of a crime chief.

-councillors in heated clash over letter The Mayor and City Council’s budget for 2024 is now set for presentation on Monday, June 3rd.

KWAMASHU, South Africa,  (Reuters) – South Africans voted yesterday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, amid high turnout and with opinion polls suggesting the African National Congress may lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my dismay regarding the recent visit of U.S.

In keeping with its push for the decentralisation and modernisation of its services, the Ministry of Labour yesterday launched an application on Google Play and App Stores to deal with labour concerns.

Dear Editor, Permit this sharing of personal experiences and observations of my early passage in Guyana. 

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in partnership with the Blackpool Sports Club of North America (BSCNA), will conduct its inaugural Diaspora Talent Identification Camp in July in Florida, United States.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial finished their first day of closed-door deliberations yesterday without reaching a verdict that would decide the fate of the only U.S.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to pay tribute to one of Guyana’s most dedicated and patriotic sons, former minister of government, Member of Parliament, Ambassador, National Awardee, and General Secretary of the Peoples National Congress Reform, Oscar Clarke CCH, who was fondly called GS as if this acronym was his first name.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Safraz Hydaralie, 39,  over the discharging of a loaded firearm and felonious wounding of a serving member of the Guyana Police Force.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Israeli forces have taken control of a buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, the country’s military said yesterday, giving Israel effective authority over the Palestinian territory’s entire land border.

By Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana and Previously UN High Commissioner for Human Rights These are swift-moving times and humanity is in need of anchors of stability and of justice.

(CMC) – Two-time world champions the West Indies will enter the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, starting on Saturday in the Caribbean and the United States, ranked the fourth-best team in the world in the format.

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil,  (Reuters) – After three days of ferocious rains, Edite de Almeida and her husband fled their flooded home in early May and let loose their humble dairy herd on higher ground.

Dear Editor, A few days ago, a former colleague of mine in the sugar industry informed me that the Guyana government is bringing Cuban experts to assist our failing sugar industry!

(REUTERS) – Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, with hundreds of tonnes of gold worth tens of billions of dollars illegally leaving the continent every year, according to a report published yesterday.

In its 2022-23 end of biennium report, released earlier this month ahead of the 77th World Health Assembly currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organisation (WHO) observed that there had been a decline in the use of tobacco.

Police in Regional Division 4A say they are investigating the  death of Norman Emanuel Vieira called ‘Peter’,  73, of Lot 116 Section ‘E’ Cummings Park, East Coast Demerara which occurred at his address between 7 pm on Tuesday and 4.05 pm yesterday.

(Reuters) – Defending champion Iga Swiatek was pushed to the brink by fellow four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka but secured a 7-6(1) 1-6 7-5 victory after saving a match point in a high-voltage second-round match at Roland Garros yesterday.

(Reuters) – Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk and British heavyweight Tyson Fury will meet on Dec.

The Minnesota Timberwolves stayed alive in the Western Conference finals Tuesday night, riding Anthony Edwards’ game-high 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns’ recalibrated long-range shooting form to a 105-100 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks in Game 4.