Daily Archive: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Earlier this afternoon, the Timehri area experienced intense rainfall with thunder and lightning which damaged several GPL and CJIA transformers.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron rolled the dice on his political future today, calling snap legislative elections for later this month after he was trounced in the European Union voteby Marine Le Pen’s far-right party.

Police, at about 12:30hrs yesterday, acted on information and went to Lot 126 Da Silva Street, Kitty, Georgetown, where contact was made with Edinho Lewis, a 37-year-old unemployed man of the said address.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Two ships caught on fire after being hit by projectiles off Yemen’s Aden, two UK maritime agencies reported today.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Flying back from a meditation break at the end of India’s gruelling election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in a column that he felt a “boundless flow of energy” within himself.

-other parties disagree, Vincent Henry of GAP is new chair Battling internal opposition with his party’s congress fast approaching, PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton faced another serious challenge when the APNU coalition the party had been instrumental in forming announced it had held a meeting and that Vincent Henry of GAP was the new chairman.

-revenues equivalent to Guyana’s entire 2024 budget ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL)  declared a net profit of $614.6b for 2023,  up by $36.9b compared to 2022 and its revenue from last year was almost equivalent to Guyana’s entire budget for 2024.

-wants trading suspended in the interim Banks DIH (BDIH) has written the securities council expressing extreme concern at the fall in its share price despite large profits and has called for a full investigation of the matter and a suspension in the trading of its stock.

The Government of Guyana is gearing up to construct a new nursing school in New Amsterdam along the main road where the old New Amsterdam hospital was once located.

In keeping with the Government of Guyana’s commitment to improve the country’s educational and skills training capacity to keep pace with the expected economic development resulting from the burgeoning oil and gas sector, approval has been granted for the issuance of over 7,000 scholarships.

Shane Rouse, a 23-year-old taxi driver from Hobo Hill, North West District, was on Friday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and driving an uncertified motor vehicle following a fatal accident on March 18 involving involving a pedestrian, Terensha Piere.

The Port Kaituma police are investigating the discovery of the partially nude body of a headless female which was discovered in an advanced stage of decomposition on Friday at around 16.30 hours in the area of Catwalk, in Central Port Kaituma, Region One.

– garbage dumping by business community a major problem Collaboration among the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Region Six council (RDC) and the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council has resulted in the township not experiencing any major flooding this rainy season – a first in decades.

The Department of Public Information (DPI) on Friday announced that the government will be hosting a job fair in New York, USA, to attract members of the Guyanese diaspora back to their homeland.

By Khadidja Ba The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has been spearheading the use of drones in the agricultural sector since 2021, revolutionizing crop management for farmers.

Government is preparing its response to the findings of regional human rights body, the IACHR, which concluded that the administration is responsible for the violations of the rights of the indigenous people of Isseneru and the recommendations, among which is the call for reparations.

Until I was 17 years old, I celebrated my birthday on the 30th of May.

-the spinner’s opening spell saw West Indies bowl Uganda out for 39 (ESPN) Akeal Hosein scythed through Uganda in a sublime opening spell, using his swinging seam-up delivery to devastating effect, plundering five wickets for 11 runs.

On Friday, thirty-five students from Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) graduated from the Ministry of Health’s Community Healthcare Workers (CHW) Programme, offered by the Health Sciences Education Division.

Twenty-seven Afro Guyanese community groups from various regions in Guyana were yesterday granted funding for their developmental endeavours.

The first instrument Cassie Adams learned to play was the steel pan, while she was at the Bishops’ High School (BHS).

-eggball wins street food prize The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) on June 01, held its annual THAG Awards Dinner and Auction at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, in Kingston, Georgetown, to celebrate the achievements of its members and their significant contributions to the tourism industry, a THAG release stated on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, Since few government officials respond to questions that are raised in the Press, we must thank Tejnarine Geer, Aquaculture consultant, for information on the brackish water shrimp project in Region 6 (https://www.stabroeknews.com/2024/06/07/opinion/letters/brackish-water-shrimp-project-has-proven-to-be-tremendous-success/).

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo Zone Chelsea, Ballers, Gunners and Henrietta United were among the teams to secure berths in the quarterfinal section when the maiden edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Essequibo edition kicked off on Friday evening at the Anna Regina car park tarmac. 

Tyrese David, a 22-year-old construction worker from Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, was arrested at about 10.30 pm on Friday after he was found to be in possession of an unlicensed firearm.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza yesterday that Palestinian officials said killed more than 200 people, one of the single bloodiest Israeli assaults of the eight-month-old war.

GTA Doubles Championship The impressive pair of Seanden David-Longe and Phillip Squires romped to a 6/2, 6/1 win over Immanuel Barker and Delon Fraser in their Round of 16 match as day six of the Guyana Tennis Association’s (GTA) Doubles Championship continued on Thursday night at the National Racquet Center courts.

Dear Editor, Officials from the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) are to meet tomorrow. 

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has expressed concern that the PPP/C government may be engaged in a strategy to control and muzzle non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Guyana.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S.

Dear Editor, While Minister of Education Priya Manickchand is no Winifred Gaskin or Cecilene Baird in intellect and performance, yours truly never expected an elementary piece of writing from the nation’s education policy head.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s new interim prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized with respiratory issues but appeared to be in stable condition, local media said on Saturday.

Local NGO, Policy Forum Guyana, has announced the launch of its 1.5 Lifestyle Starter Kit, coinciding with the global observance of World Environment Day which was observed on June 5, a release from the organisation stated last week.

Dear Editor, The tongue lashing spat, which caused a stir, was uncalled for.

Sixteen Ministry of Health participants have completed training in the Shipping of Infectious Substances and Laboratory Biosafety Practices.

LONDON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Vulnerable, low-paid Filipinos have been exploited, tricked and abused under a migrant worker scheme launched by South Korea to plug its severe labour shortage, an investigation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation has found.

Dear Editor, The furore that has erupted over the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) usage of the term “Negro” reminds us that questions of identity are still unsettled in our country.

WASHINGTON/LONDON, (Reuters) – Three U.S. lawmakers have called for more scrutiny of NewsBreak, a popular news aggregation app in the United States, after Reuters reported it has Chinese origins and has used artificial intelligence tools to produce erroneous stories.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department has begun an investigation into a fatal workplace accident which resulted in the death of a 35-year-old dredge owner, on 5th June 2024.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young is confident that Trinidad and Tobago will return to “the heights of gas production” from 2027, as he led a strong defence of the Government’s energy policies in the Parliament on Friday.

Dear Editor, The Cabinet of Thursday 6 June 2024 has taken the proverbial wind out of the sails of a potentially brewing contretemps, by taking immediate steps to issue a directive to the Police and Health Services (I always thought the Immigration Department was part of the GPF, if only for the simple reason that the Commissioner of Police, by Statute, is the Chief Immigration Officer).

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Blairmont Estate is now poised to enhance its focus on workers’ safety and health as it has undergone its first round of comprehensive training for members of the Joint Workplace Safety and Health Committee (JWSHC).

(Trinidad Guardian) Couva businessman Alan Babwah, 37, was killed during a home invasion on Friday night.

(Reuters) – Virgin Galactic SPCE.N flew four tourists to the edge of space and back aboard its spaceplane, marking the second flight this year, the Richard Branson-founded company said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Following the discontinuation of the use of the terms Negro and East Indian by the government across the board, I am writing to express my philosophical view about the pervasive issue and use of racism in every facet of Guyanese life.

If I were 93 years old and on my fifth marriage, I too would probably rock sneakers to my wedding, I thought when I came across Rupert Murdoch’s latest wedding photos.

Let me write as the spirit moves me, and as memories crowd the mind, about a good man through and through and a citizen of incomparable quality.

“As a mother I am hurting for my child and all I can do is pray that everything works.

This week’s preview June 10th to 16th 2024 Seven years nah too much fuh wash speck off ah bird neck!

We are in a dystopian futuristic version of Australia where the sprawling plains have degenerated into miles and miles of radioactive wasteland.

Breaking Down Sexual Offences This week we will examine an offence which is like, or an example of last week’s offence.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico

(ICC) India captain Rohit Sharma called on his team to step up as they face Pakistan today in Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – and added that they would not be putting any pressure solely on one player.

ICC Exclusive Column Like the rest of the cricketing world, I was gripped by USA’s victory over Pakistan.

(Field Level Media) BOSTON – Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown aren’t letting Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd create a rift between them ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals tonight.

(Reuters) – South Africa survived an early scare before David Miller guided them to a nervy four-wicket victory over the Netherlands in the Twenty20 World Cup in Long Island, New York on Saturday.

The UN recently released a report stating that millions of people living in coastal areas around the Caribbean and Latin America will have to contend with major risks to healthcare and infrastructure in the face of the more severe weather events brought by climate change.

Each time Magnus Carlsen gets defeated in a chess game, it reverberates as news in the chess world.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek produced a ruthless performance to crush 12th seed Jasmine Paolini yesterday and win a third straight French Open crown and fifth Grand Slam title of her career.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index rose 0.015 percent on the sale of 103,480 shares during the first period of trading in June 2024. 

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour recounts two visits by the West Indies cricket team to the South Pacific.

The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham Guyana) has announced that its much-anticipated London Launch Event is confirmed to take place on September 11 at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground, in the Thomas Lord Suite, a release yesterday from the Chamber stated. 

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – George Russell put Mercedes on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix by the blink of an eye yesterday after setting exactly the same time as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Government for announcing the use of new terms to describe one’s ethnicity on police charges and on Government data.

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo,  (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two district officials and a civil society leader said on Saturday.

Forty women from regions Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) and Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) recently graduated 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.

Two women are counting their blessings and are full of gratitude after receiving the keys to their much-needed newly constructed homes.

Errors are a natural part of life, and they come in many different forms and sizes.

…at ICC T20 World Cup BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Disciplined bowling, led by leg-spinner Adam Zampa and pacer Pat Cummins, helped propel double crown world champions Australia to a 36-run win against defending champions and arch-rivals England in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

Akima McPherson: How does it feel to be back in Guyana exhibiting again?

News reports yesterday suggest that the Ministry of Education will soon pronounce on the issue of the flogging of ten Queen’s College students by a senior teacher which occurred on May 16.

Picking up on the theme from last week, of time and developing flavour, this week I am sharing with you a curry chicken that took, wait for it, 1 hour and 22 minutes to cook.

LOVE’S GUIDE    One could see the beauty of the body But could only feel the beauty of the soul But what does it matter True love is blind Feeling is her seeing eyes                                                 Ivan Forrester    [Inside Guianame, 4TH Edition, Spring, 2024, Guyana and Suriname, 2024; 120pp.;