Daily Archive: Saturday, June 15, 2024

The community of Waramuri celebrated a significant milestone today as Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, officiated at the sod-turning ceremony for the construction of the Waramuri Secondary School.

On Thursday 13th June 2024, Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation in Parika, East Bank Essequibo area, where they intercepted a motor car.

BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – World leaders began gathering at a Swiss mountain resort today to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine and sketch out a path to peace, but notable absences such as China will blunt the summit’s potential impact.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – A magistrate in Kenya who was shot by a police officer as she presided over a court session has died, the country’s chief justice, Martha Koome, announced today.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran authorities announced a slate of measures yesterday intended to cut down on organized crime, including the construction of a new prison, collective trials and terrorist designations for gang members.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of National Security says a new study by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on crime and criminality in Trinidad and Tobago, will play a crucial role in formulating strategies to combat criminal gangs in the country.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention that “Dr.”

Dear Editor, In reference to Thomas B. Singh’s letter (June 11, 2024, Stabroek News), “The BoG policy seems to be a pursuit of exchange rate targeting as against inflation targeting or price stability”, I have a few observations. 

(ICC) Heinrich Klaasen pulled off a run-out from the final delivery to help South Africa remain unbeaten at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and knock Nepal out of contention for a spot in the Super Eights with a thrilling one-run triumph over the Asian side in St Vincent yesterday.

Dear Editor, As the strike continues and parents and children are left to wonder whether school is ongoing or not, it is a very confusing period of time in Guyana.

United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, yesterday said that the investigation leading to the sanctioning of the Mohameds and Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my views on Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s endorsement of the Afreximbank’s payment system, which allows countries across the continent to trade using their local currencies.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday announced a venue switch for the hosting of their reverse Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s Championship game against Trinidad and Tobago on June 22.

By Mia Anthony A 22-year-old man has died from the haemorrhagic form of the mosquito-borne disease, dengue fever.

-in national novices championship  Isiah Nurse, Keyon Britton, and Dominique Warren recorded victories when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) National Novices Championship commenced yesterday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. 

Dear Editor, Once again teachers are on strike because of the government’s refusal to engage in a genuine negotiating process with their union.

-Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security The United States Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bonnie Jenkins, yesterday said that her country continues to work with Guyana and the Caribbean to curb illegal arms coming into the region, and that this country is one which is producing an action plan for which US funding is available.

Dear Editor, It is with some measure of disappointment and frustration that those of us in this country, who are concerned about the proper use of our natural and manufactured resources, continue to observe that those in the relevant authorities are still not enforcing the rules and systems to address the haphazard collection of garbage in all parts of our country.

Santos handed Den Amstel a 2-1 defeat when the KFC Elite League resumed on Thursday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

…as LABA Men’s League continues Action in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s (LABA) Senior Men’s League continued on Thursday night at the Retrieve Hard Court, with home side, the Retrieve Raiders dousing the Block 22 Flames 44-33.

A mother is disputing the version of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the case of her deceased 31-year-old daughter Deandra Liverpool.

Dear Editor, The gathering of information and the attainment of knowledge thereof in our world have grown exponentially especially during the last 500 years and more so in the last 25 years.

-data outdated The Government of Guyana yesterday said that a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report on child food poverty used outdated data and made “misleading deductions”.

National Table Tennis player Chelsea Edghill yesterday launched the inaugural edition of the KFC-sponsored Table Tennis Summer Showdown at the Guyana Olympic House, Liliendaal.

Dear Editor, I have noticed discussions in the press on education, in particular the exchange between veteran trade unionist, Mr.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department is probing the death of a mechanic at Foulis after a crane came into the magnetic field of a high-voltage wire yesterday.

Dear Editor, I would like to address the recent letter by Jhagroo Persaud advocating for more accessible firearm ownership in Guyana.

Eight Indian nationals have been handed over to the Surinamese officials after they were nabbed attempting to enter Guyana illegally yesterday during the wee hours at the Number 63 Beach, Corentyne.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early yesterday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, both vessels on the heels of Russian warships that arrived on the island earlier this week.

Dear Editor, His fate has already been decided.  Sanctions imposed!  The only decent thing left to do his resign his seat on the council. 

Ranks from the Guyana Police Force’s Information Technology and Communications (ITC) Department, headed by Senior Superintendent Jermaine Johnson, conducted a training session on using and operating newly-acquired body cameras.

Yesterday’s edition of Stabroek Sport carried a news item headlined `GMRSC cuts ties with Team Mohamed in light of US sanctions’  which purported to be based on a release from the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC). 

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s lower house yesterday approved a pension reform proposed by President Gustavo Petro, marking a victory for the leftist, who has struggled to get lawmaker approval for several of his cornerstone promises.

Dear Editor, Per the Introduction by Jose Antonio de Aguirre of the book “Monetary nationalism and international stability” by F.

(ICC) New Zealand player Tim Southee has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group C match against the West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad on Wednesday.

MAGHERMASON, Ireland, CMC – A purposeful 81 from former West Indies Under-19 captain Ackeem Auguste was upstaged by a hat-trick from leg-spinner Gavin Hoey that set the stage for hosts Emerging Ireland to sweep the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Academy 3-0 in their One-day series with a four-wicket win yesterday.

(Reuters) – The United States’ T20 World Cup group match against Ireland in Lauderhill, Florida was washed out yesterday, ensuring the co-hosts’ progress to the Super Eight knockout stage at the expense of former champions Pakistan.

(Reuters) – Swedish sensation Ludvig Aberg held the outright second round lead at the U.S.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti will replace the head of its national police force, Frantz Elbe, with former chief Rameau Normil, the prime minister’s office told Reuters yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, (Reuters) – The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed yesterday to work together in South Africa’s new government of national unity, a step change after 30 years of ANC rule.

Dear Editor, All Guyanese should be proud of our new citizen who is making waves (excuse the pun) on the world’s stage.

(ICC) A brilliant display of bowling has helped New Zealand cruise to a nine-wicket victory over Uganda in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match in Trinidad yesterday.

(Field Level Media) DALLAS – Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks avoided a sweep with a 122-84 rout of the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals yesterday.

PADERBORN, Germany,  (Reuters) – Olivier Giroud has embraced the role of father of the France team at the European Championship and is looking to erase the disappointment of losing the 2016 final on home soil.

(ICC) The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has approved Hazratullah Zazai as a replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman in the Afghanistan squad.

(CWI) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and FairBreak Foundation are delighted to announce a new partnership to promote and support Women’s Cricket in the region.

MUNICH, Germany, (Reuters) – UEFA paid tribute to Germany’s late World Cup-winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer during the Euro 2024 opening ceremony yesterday, with fans applauding as videos of one of Germany’s greatest players were shown in the Munich stadium.

When the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned Nazar Mohamed  and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, their company, Mohamed’s Enterprise, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Mae Toussaint Jnr Thomas it did so under the rubric of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and Executive Order (EO) 13818.

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Two of the world’s top women’s all-rounders will come face-to-face when West Indies Women and hosts Sri Lanka Women open their six-match, white ball series today.

Children walking aimlessly on the streets when they should be in school reflects a failed society.

Silos France, a 27-year-old gold miner of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) was charged yesterday with the murder of Paulette Edwards.

(Reuters) – Australia’s Pat Cummins said they never considered going easy on Scotland in their final group match to eliminate England from the Twenty20 World Cup and that comments by Josh Hazlewood suggesting they may bottle up the run rate were made in jest.