Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

 (Reuters) – A top executive at the United Nations’ migration agency today warned of catastrophic humanitarian consequences for the spiraling numbers of Haitians forced to flee their homes due to violence fueled by a conflict with armed gangs.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden announced one of the biggest legalization efforts in recent history today offering a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S.

A great deal continues to be written and said about the Guyana Police Force [GPF], much of which is critical of the extent to which the Force executes its duties to the general satisfaction of the citizenry, insofar as its ‘Service and Protection’ obligations are concerned.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is due to make her electoral debut, potentially strengthening the opposition’s challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in parliament after he was humbled in a recent election, politicians and analysts said.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the country’s central bank today  saying its chief, Roberto Campos Neto, works to harm Latin America’s largest economy.

-pose grave risks to country US sanctions against the Mohameds and Mae Toussaint Jr.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 5.30 am yesterday on the public road at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, involving motor car #PZZ 4447.

-suspect in custody Police are investigating the murder of Avienash Singh, a 30-year-old fisherman of Charity Squatting Area, Essequibo Coast, which occurred on Sunday at a shop in the area operated by the suspect’s reputed wife.

(Reuters) – West Indies left-hander Nicholas Pooran combined elegance with power to score 98 with eight sixes yesterday and propel his team to a 104-run win over Afghanistan in the final first-round match of the Twenty20 World Cup at Gros Islet in St Lucia.

-oil industry seen as fuelling increases By Khadidja Ba Rental prices in the city have risen so much over the past five years  that even renting a habitable one-bedroom apartment for less than $80,000 per month is a challenge.

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has invited jewellers and goldsmiths to a meeting today.

Indigenous leaders from across the Caribbean and Canada called for greater economic empowerment, participation in decision-making, and robust protection of rights at an Indigenous Peoples Forum which opened the Carib-bean Development Bank’s (CDB) 54th Annual Meet-ing yesterday in Ottawa, Canada.

(Field Level Media) BOSTON — Jayson Tatum recorded 31 points and 11 assists as the Boston Celtics locked up their league-record 18th championship with a 106-88 blowout of the Dallas Mavericks last night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Following yesterday’s downpours,  Stabroek News visited several wards of Georgetown and observed varying levels of flooding and blocked drains compounded by garbage accumulation.

Tertiary Basketball League II The Linden Technical Institute (LTI) and the University of Guyana (UG) will play in the final of the Tertiary Basketball League II after contrasting victories in the respective semi-finals on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Miners and loggers as well as residents of Kwakwani, Region Ten, are expected to benefit from critical infrastructural upgrades – valued at $489 million – which are projected to bolster connectivity and accessibility in the Kwakwani sub-region, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

-GPSU says as it celebrates 101st anniversary The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is celebrating its 101st anniversary and is using the occasion to call on public servants to rise and demand a living wage.

-commits to footing bill for repairs Pritipaul Singh Investments has committed to paying the costs for whatever repairs are needed to the Demerara Harbour Bridge after its vessel accidentally collided with it on June 4, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill disclosed.

Caribbean Airlines Limited has announced its continued support as the Official Airline for Cricket Carnival Guyana 2024, which marks the second consecutive year of partnership with this event.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) –  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said yesterday, in a widely expected move following the departure from government of centrist former general Benny Gantz.

On Friday, amidst a gathering at the Kumaka waterfront in Region 1, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand presided over the formal commissioning of a newly acquired boat, acting on behalf of Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.

MOSCOW/SEOUL, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea today and tomorrow for the first time in 24 years, the two countries said, underscoring Moscow’s burgeoning partnership with the nuclear-armed state since the invasion of Ukraine.

-First Lady tells UN Conference Persons with disabilities must be empowered to live a life with dignity and respect was the view expressed by Guyana’s First Lady Arya Ali, in her address on June 11 at the 17th Meeting of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations headquarters, New York, USA.

-after suspected gunshot wound The six-year-old child of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, who was allegedly shot in the head on Saturday night, remains hospitalised in a critical condition.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – The Canadian Liberal government, criticized by opposition legislators for sending a patrol ship to Havana while Russian vessels were there, yesterday said the visit was meant to send a message of deterrence to Moscow.

Dear Editor, In levying sanctions on Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, the United States of America has been careful to also emphasize Human Rights abuse as an equal component of the reasoning and evidence behind the decision to sanction the Guyanese businessmen, so far, local reactions to the imposed sanctions seem focused on gold smuggling and tax evasion and the possible collusion of government officials in these schemes.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) –  U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy yesterday called for a warning label to be added to social media apps as a reminder that those platforms have caused harm to young people, especially adolescents.

Dear Editor, In a swift media response to the US Department of the Treasury development involving three Guyanese, the PPP Government reassured of its “respect for the rule of law and order…”  Amen, I say.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday conducted a walk-through of the construction site of the Enmore Regional Hospital in Enmore on the East Coast of Demerara.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit Exxon Mobil had filed against activist group Arjuna Capital after the group had agreed not to pursue future proxy filings at the company’s annual meetings.

Dear Editor, Corruption involving government officials has been in the news over the last week because of American sanctions.

CARACAS,  (Reu-ters) – Venezuela’s National Assembly yesterday began discussing a proposal to extend through 2047 a contract between state oil company PDVSA and U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The North Central Regional Health Authority’s (NCRHA) Cardiology Primary Care Clinic (CPCC) has brought access to specialist heart care services to communities across the country, which were previously exclusive to hospitals.

(Field Level Media) Bryson DeChambeau’s victory at the U.S. Open rocketed him into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking yesterday.

DUESSELDORF, Germany,  (Reuters) – France overcame the potentially difficult hurdle of an in-form Austria without too many scares yesterday as they got their Euro 2024 campaign up and running with a 1-0 victory courtesy of an own goal.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Sri Lanka signed off on their failed ICC Twenty20 World Cup campaign in dominant style, crushing minnows Netherlands by 83 runs here late Sunday.

After six trial matches, the 27-man squad for the National rugby team, the ‘Green Machine’ is slated to be selected today.

Dear Editor, No doubt about it. The coconut culture runs deep across the Caribbean and South America.

PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Lockie Ferguson grabbed three wickets as he bowled four maiden overs in New Zealand’s thumping victory over Papua New Guinea in the final match for both teams at the T20 World Cup yesterday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recently concluded a series of strategic discussions with the U.S.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Bangladesh needed their seamers to rescue them as they survived a major scare against Nepal here late Sunday night before booking their spot in the next round of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

Dear Editor, On Father’s Day, I attended a concert at the prestigious Queen’s College and encountered a deeply disheartening situation.

(Field Level Media) After squandering a late lead over Bryson DeChambeau at the U.S.

WASHINGTON/PRAGUE/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – An Indian man suspected by the U.S. of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil pleaded not guilty yesterday to murder-for-hire conspiracy charges in a federal court in Manhattan.

– National Road Races set for June 23 & 30 Initially scheduled for Sunday (June 16) along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara, the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) National Time Trials had to be postponed due to ongoing roadworks. 

HAMBURG, Germany, (Reuters) – Belgium will have no complaints about the first VAR decision to disallow a goal but cancelling out a second strike from Romelu Lukaku, which denied them a late equaliser against Slovakia at Euro 2024 on Monday, is the tournament’s first controversy.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) –  Venezuela’s opposition coalition said yesterday that four activists from two of its political parties have been detained in recent days, as tensions rise ahead of a July presidential contest.

(Field Level Media) The 2024 Copa America will be only the second to feature 16 teams in four groups, with six guest teams from CONCACAF participating in CONMEBOL’s continental championship.