Daily Archive: Sunday, June 2, 2024

(ESPN) It was far from the confident start to the tournament that West Indies, co-hosts of the T20 World Cup 2024, would have hoped to make, but in the end they avoided adding to an ignominious list of upsets in a format they once dominated.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed today that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has vowed to reopen the Petrotrin Refinery should she be re-elected prime minister in next year’s general election.

LONDON/DUBAI, (Reuters) – OPEC+ agreed today to extend most of its deep oil output cuts for 2024 but to start phasing them out in 2025, as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid global demand growth, high interest rates and rising rival U.S.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskiy’s unscheduled appearance at Asia’s biggest security conference dominated proceedings today after China’s defence chief slammed “separatists” in Taiwan, drawing a sharp response from the government in Taipei.

Katifa Lester’s nearly two-year-old daughter often enjoyed looking through the window from the couch.

By Abigail Headley When he was young, US-based Guyanese travel nurse Laurice White had his heart set on becoming a lawyer.

Keith Cort’s journey is a testament to the power of resilience, determination, and unwavering support from family and community.

-Edghill says too early to know Following concerns raised by Region Nine residents and  commuters, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says that it is too early to know if engineered creek diversions contributed to the recent washing away of a section of the Kurupukari/Lethem corridor. 

What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.

-following complaints of language barrier Complaints from the staff of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) about the language barrier between them and the Cuban experts here to help resuscitate the industry will be addressed and they will be given interpreters, GuySuCo Chairman Paul Cheong has assured.

Residents in low-lying areas in Region Ten were yesterday urged to evacuate as the rain continues to pour, fuelling flooding.

Police are investigating an accident which occurred at about 1.30 am yesterday on New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Barrat Persaud.

Approaching four years since it was first mentioned, the planned Maraiko Bay luxury housing development project along the Mahaica River is still to take off.

Welcoming the inauguration of the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC), the human rights body, GHRA yesterday said that its civic character must not be lost.

Dear Editor, Below is ChatGPT’s summary of the issues in the ongoing strike between the GTU and the Ministry of Education in Guyana: The ongoing strike between the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education revolves around several key issues, primarily centered on salary negotiations and retroactive payments.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (ESPN Cricinfo) – USA announced their arrival in the T20 World Cup with a demolition of their rivals Canada in Dallas.

A new Children’s Court and Child-Friendly Room was commissioned on Thursday at Wales, West Bank Demerara, Region Three, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Dear Editor, In our delicate, debauched and demoniac society today, the disgusting issues of noise nuisance, law breakers and public obscenity, align themselves to affront: the decency of moral dignity; the right to reside in a peaceful neighbourhood; the right to rest and sleep at night; the right not to be traumatized by willful disruptions; the right to live in a healthy environment; the right not to be endangered by criminal activities; the right not to be invaded by intruders; the right not to have their private property defecated on to say the least.

Dear Editor, The month of May is especially important to Guyanese.

A Police Sergeant is currently under arrest while assisting with an investigation into an incident that occurred yesterday at approximately 11:45 a.m.

Dear Editor, On Thursday night, Scripps held their annual spelling bee competition. 

Massy Stores Guyana yesterday opened a branch at the Giftland Mall in Liliendaal – its sixth – taking over from FoodMaxx which closed their doors on May 27.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space to respond to Mayor Alfred Mentore’s letter in the Stabroek News dated May 31, 2024.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority in the general election that concluded yesterday, TV exit polls said, suggesting it would do better than expected by most analysts.

On Friday, at the Chinese Embassy,  45 healthcare providers from across the country received certificates for their successful completion of the Tropical Chronic Diseases Research Programme.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said that parapets in Bel Air Village have been “reasonably reinstated” and more work is to follow.

Dear Editor, Compromise.  It is a dirty word in Guyana, one that harbours the dangerous in the mere mention of it. 

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) –  South Africans angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages slashed support for the African National Congress (ANC) to 40% in this week’s election, ending three decades of dominance by the party that freed the country from apartheid.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Gaza conflict mediators yesterday urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by U.S.

Police have arrested three persons, including two teenagers, following an intelligence-led operation on Friday night at a makeshift camp at Washbay Creek in Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD), which resulted in the discovery of 8,232.9 grams of suspected cannabis.

Dear Editor, The last population census of Guyana (2012), the definitive national document on the population of Guyana, states the ethnic groups of Guyana as follows: African/Black, Amerindian, Chinese, East Indian, Mixed Portuguese, White, and Others.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup On a rainy day, which put paid to the West Indies scheduled training session at the Providence National Stadium yesterday, skipper of the two-time ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winner, Rovman Powell, said that his side is confident heading into their world cup campaign on home soil.

Justin Goberdhan, Rylee Rodrigues, and Kaylee Lowe recorded comfortable wins in the C-Division when the Kraft Mac and Cheese Junior Squash Championship continued yesterday at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts on Camp Street.

                           If music be the food of love, play on,                 Give me excess of it: that, surfeiting,                 The appetite may sicken, and so die,                 That strain again – it had a dying fall.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has installed an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to administer and bring stability to the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA).

With four rounds of competition for a possible total of nine matches to win it all, the pressing question now is not whether West Indies will triumph in T20 World Cup 2024, rather it is all about the squad’s final 11 composition, beginning with the opening encounter against Papua New Guinea today.

Fruta Conquerors caged Western Tigers 2-1 when the KFC Elite League resumed last evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

(Trinidad Express) A businesswoman and fitness coach died in a fatal collision on Friday night.

WASHINGTON/HAVANA,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced regulatory changes to allow more American financial support for Cuba’s nascent private sector and bolster access to U.S.

In efforts to prepare for their reintegration into society, on May 27, 2024, 33 female inmates at the Timehri Prison successfully completed the sexual offenders and substance abuse training.

Dear Editor, In the past, a lot of negativities permeated the Internet about Guyana.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon yesterday, a landmark mission aiming to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere, China’s space agency said.

Fighting 2,000 pound bombs with an Instagram post feels pointless. Yet, without social media so many of us would have remained in the dark to genocide and other global problems far from our shores.

The bottom line of our demographic-style politics is that no one comes into office without the support of the Indigenous people.

Mother Teresa once said, “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”

As one gets old it is inevitable that sadness grows as beloved friends die. 

There is always much to write about Guyana. But whether there is anything this week beyond the regular news, good and bad, to interest the reader enough to spend fifteen minutes on a Sunday morning on an 800-word article, is doubtful. 

Breaking Down Sexual Offences This week I will be breaking down section 33 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the SOA), which creates the offence of committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid won their 15th European Cup at a raucous Wembley yesterday when they delivered another late surge to claim a 2-0 victory over a Borussia Dortmund team who had threatened an upset win after dominating the first hour.

Recently I have seen quite a few sisters speak of their journeys to success; whether in education, business or just escaping an abusive relationship.

By Haimdat Sawh Down in the verdant heart of Berbice, Guyana, nestled between sprawling sugarcane fields and winding rivers, lies Whim Village.

The upcoming Netflix release, “Hit Man” feels tailor made for the sensibilities of director-writer Richard Linklater.

I was replaying some games from the National Qualifiers Tournament that was held to identify entrants for the 2024 National Chess Championship which began yesterday.

By Nigel Westmaas In Guyana, the evolution of policing has been deeply intertwined with its colonial history under British rule.