Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Customs Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), today seized a quantity of gold jewellery from three passengers, two of whom are US citizens, who were attempting to leave on an outbound American Airlines flight bound for New York, USA.

The Ministry of Education said today that it has received certificates for teachers who recently graduated from universities through GOAL.

Police ranks stationed at Timehri have arrested a man who attempted to smuggle a cell phone concealed in a seal powder bottle into the Timehri Prison, according to a release yesterday from the Guyana Prison Service.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters)  – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set today to retain power at the head of a ruling coalition but his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority for the first time in a decade as voters defied predictions of another landslide.The

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest coalition partner said on Tuesday it would support a prospective deal to free hostages from Hamas captivity even if it entails an overhaul of Israel’s Gaza war strategy.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Luisana Gil, a dog groomer in Santiago, Chile, has a lot of hair on her hands – she throws away bags and bags of her clients’ hair, which until recently went straight to the landfill.

(Trinidad Express) Four men were fatally shot in an incident on Sunday night that began in Gonzales and ended in further bloodshed at the Port of Spain General Hospital.

(ICC) An exceptional opening stand between Rahmanullah Gurbaz (76) and Ibrahim Zadran (70)  and Fazalhaq Farooqi’s five-wicket haul gave Afghanistan a 125-run win against Uganda at the National Stadium at Providence last night in the ICC men’s T20 tournament.

-calls for reparations The regional human rights body, IACHR has found that the State of Guyana is responsible for the violations of the rights of the Akawaios of Isseneru pertaining to collective territorial property, right to equality under the law and rights to health, food and water among other areas and has called for reparations.

Dear Editor, Two daily newspapers prominently carried a letter penned by Dr.

By Khadidja Ba Around 700 persons varying from farmers to potential re-migrants, with myriad issues attended an Open Day with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre yesterday.

-says matter not over Sarah Hakh, who had lodged a rape complaint against former Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall  has labeled the police as “grossly incompetent and negligent” in their dealings with her report.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Education in a Facebook post recently shared her pride for the services being provided to a school.

The dengue numbers are continuing to climb in Region Six as the mosquito infestation remains a serious problem.

Dear Editor, I am writing to highlight the pernicious effects of political party duopolies in the CARICOM Region, particularly in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica.

Dear Editor, Last Friday, after attending a funeral service, I stopped to purchase two packets of envelopes.

The driver of a motor pickup fled the scene on Sunday night after he fatally struck a pedestrian along the Port Mourant, Coren-tyne Public Road.

-but Adventure pump station still not in operation 30 months on Several major sluices along the Corentyne coast are being cleared to expel floodwaters out of Black Bush Polder but a pump station that could have provided relief is still not in operation 30 months after construction began. 

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern about the current economic climate in Guyana, which has recently led to the unfortunate closure of two beloved establishments, Outside Bar and Kosmos.

Self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram was late last month sentenced to time served on one count of a drug indictment he faced in a US court by Judge Edward R.

Dear Editor, We, the members of the Department of Public Information’s team responsible for leading major out-of-town assignments, strongly condemn a letter published in the Kaieteur News on June 2, 2024, by an unknown individual claiming to be a ‘Concerned Staff’ of DPI leveling a series of unfounded, baseless, crass and scandalous allegations against our Director, Mr.

Dear Editor, We can only cross our hearts and hope for the best with the next common entrance batch as we watch our learners suffer so much learning loss once more.

By Shuntel Glasgow As the teachers’ strike entered its 53rd day yesterday, parents are continuing to express concern over their children being at home for prolonged periods.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies “fully endorse and will stand behind the comprehensive” ceasefire and hostage release deal for the Gaza war outlined by U.S.

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana has over the years dating back to 2000 or 2001, the last year of the multi-year award by the 1999 Arbitration panel, failed, and has been willfully negligent in its constitutional duties of meeting with the bargaining agent for teachers, the Guyana Teachers’ Union, to arrive at salary adjustments commensurate with Guyana’s economic realities. 

A combination of high tides and rainfall is continuing to cause the water levels to rise in Rockstone Landing, Region 10, resulting in flooding in certain areas.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa was on tenterhooks yesterday for the African National Congress to signal whom it will choose as a partner to govern the nation after it lost its majority in last week’s election for the first time in 30 years of democracy.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor 7203.T and

Eighty students graduated on May 18 from classes run by the  Humanitarian Mission Guyana Inc at Port Mourant, Corentyne.

Dear Editor, Again, was the cart put before the horse?  Shouldn’t interpreters have been provided to deal with the language barrier before the Cubans were deployed to the sugar corporation?

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Claudia Sheinbaum basked in the glow of a thumping presidential win late Sunday, thanking supporters who gathered at the capital’s iconic Zocalo plaza shortly after 1 a.m.

LAGOS/ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s main labour unions yesterday shut down the national grid and disrupted flights across the country as they began an indefinite strike over the government’s failure to agree a new minimum wage.

Try as one might, it is difficult for us in the Caribbean to ignore the still significantly unfinished business of creating a regional food security dome under which to house the broader developmental ambitions of a region constantly seeking to distance itself from the blanket of poverty that groups some other countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia, particularly, though not exclusively, together.

Quinn  Neblett of Lot 3 Sussex Street, Albouystown, appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with possession of  narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, I have been trying to follow the ongoing U-15 female football tournament presently but with two same age tournaments – Exxon & GFF-BLUE WATER – running concurrently it has become quite difficult.

– nine locals make final cut The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), following a two-week training camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has selected its 24-member squad for the impending 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Panama on Thursday, with nine locally based players making the final roster.

Linden Technical Institute (LTI), Government Technical Institute (GTI), and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) romped to lopsided victories when the Youth Basketball Guyana’s Tertiary Basketball League continued on Sunday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

-in T20 World Cup EAST MEADOW, New York,  CMC – Anrich Nortje was back to his hostile best, and South Africa blew away Sri Lanka by six wickets in a low-scoring Group D match of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup on Monday in the United States.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – France are among the favourites to win Euro 2024 but their track record in the competition, a series of injuries and some players’ poor form mean Les Bleus will head into the competition without any certainties.

(Reuters) – English county club Essex have been charged over alleged racism at the club that went on for nearly a decade, following an investigation.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic produced another superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 yesterday and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open, as the top seed shrugged off a knee issue for a milestone win.

(Trinidad Guardian) After opening fire on a group of men in Gonzales Sunday night, gunmen rushed into the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where one of the victims was being taken for treatment and continued shooting to ensure that he did not survive.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – World Athletics has unveiled a new biennial global championship meant to serve as a grand conclusion to the 2026 season, with a record $10 million prize pot on offer and Budapest as the inaugural host city.

By Chris Patten LONDON – One would hope that the run-up to the United Kingdom’s general election on July 4 would feature not just weeks of political insults, dubious statistics, and empty promises but also a serious discussion about the country’s current state.

-leads rankings after four rounds Reigning National Champion, Candidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan, has had a superb start in defence of his Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) title over the past weekend.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The time for hard-luck stories and excuses is over for England as they head into Euro 2024 with expectations of a first major men’s trophy since 1966 justifiably sky high.

The return of the world class athletics event, the Aliann Pompey Invitational to Guyana’s shores will make for an exciting spectacle come June 22 at the National Track & Field Centre (NTFC) at Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara with several big names in the Caribbean slated to take to the track.

-in T20 World Cup BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – A Player-of-the-Match performance from David Wiese enabled Namibia to hold their nerve in a low-scoring contest and clinch a Super Over win against Oman in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday in Barbados.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, , CMC – Women’s world 200 metres champion, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica bounced back from defeat in her previous outing to run a season’s best time in one of the highlights of the Swedish athletics gala, the seventh leg of the World Athletics Diamond League series, on Sunday.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is calling for justice for Jared Jagnandan, the 18-year-old tragically killed on March 21, 2024.