Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

US Sanctions Probe of Mohameds, PS had been on for 30 months – US Ambassador: United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, last Friday said that the investigation leading to the sanctioning of the Mohameds and Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr.

PNCR member Vanessa Kissoon today said on her Facebook page that she had been threatened with rape some years ago while travelling in a vehicle with current party leader Aubrey Norton.

Saffee Ahmad, a businessman of 123 Street, Queens, New York, and Lot 38 Roraima Scheme, Versailles, West Demerara,  was arrested by a rank from the Major Crime Investigation Unit and charged yesterday with the offence of  exporting gold without a licence.

Leader of the PNCR Aubrey Norton this morning denied that he sexually harassing a female member of his party.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un today that included a mutual defence pledge, one of Russia’s most significant moves in Asia for years that Kim said amounted to an “alliance”.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – The Philippines urged China today to avoid actions that endanger sailors and vessels in the South China Sea, saying peace could not be achieved if China’s words did not match its behaviour in the disputed waters.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged today that his new multi-party government would work to improve basic living conditions for all citizens as he was sworn in for a second term in office.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday he was “totally unaware” that billionaire Indian industrialist Naveen Jindal is currently before the courts in India fighting corruption allegations.

(Trinidad Guardian) A massive leak that led to flooding on three floors of the new Ministry of Health building in Port-of-Spain, yesterday caused a major disruption in its operations and forced the evacuation of employees.

(Trinidad Guardian) The containment of the remaining 11,000 barrels of bunker fuel inside the Gulfstream barge at Cove has resumed following last week’s weather challenges and major oil leak.

-local business owners say in letter to President A group of over 60 business owners across the country have written to President Irfaan Ali, complaining about the proliferation of non-naturalised Chinese-owned businesses that engage in unfair competition and their seeming  of lack of regulatory certificates and licences.

Attorney General, Anil Nandlall SC, says that he does not believe that the United States’ sanctions on the Mohameds and Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr.

By Abigail Headley Amid widespread concerns about illicit gold dealings, a meeting was hosted yesterday by the Ministry of Natural Resources with jewellers and qualms about  security were raised.

Keron David,  a 27-year-old gold miner of Falls Top, North West District (NWD) in Region One, was charged yesterday with the murder of 22-year-old Royston Frank, which occurred between the 6th and 7th of November, 2021 at Big Creek Landing, NWD.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that the security guard involved in the shooting at Shaf Auto Sales, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, that resulted in the  death of 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan on March 21, be charged with manslaughter at the earliest opportunity, Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum stated yesterday.

The police in Berbice are investigating the murder of a Stanleytown man who was found with multiple injuries on Monday morning along the East Bank Berbice public road.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) joined hands with the United Nations (UN) to launch the “Countering Hate Speech Campaign” at the National Library yesterday.

The government through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is evaluating a project it says is aimed at developing a sustainable, integrated national drainage and irrigation system in Guyana.

(CMC) – Rovman Powell said the West Indies hope that familiarity breeds success in their 200th Twenty20 International when they face defending champions England in their opening match of the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup today in St Lucia.

France-based Guyanese powerlifter Dominic Tyrell made his senior debut at the annual World Classic Open Powerlifting Championships yesterday and powered his way to a deadlift bronze medal and a sixth place overall finish in the 83kg category in Druskininkai, Lithuania.

Thirty-nine-year-old construction labourer, Terrence Wills, of Lot 217 Main Road, La Penitence, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with two counts of armed robbery.

The police on Monday discovered the heavily decomposed body of a Cumber-land man, who was last seen alive five days ago, at Fort Ordnance Scheme, East Canje Berbice.

Elijah Adams, a 21-year-old labourer from Annandale, East Coast Demerara, was arrested by Police on 2023-07-16 and charged yesterday with the rape of a child under 16 years.

Nineteen-year-old Colwyn Nurse of Tucville Terrace, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with armed robbery.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations said yesterday it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing because of lawlessness and panic among hungry people in the area, despite Israel’s daytime pause in military activity.

Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton has reiterated the importance of prioritising widespread, continuous training in Guyana to address the shortage of skilled labour in Guyana.

RACINE, Wisconsin, (Reuters) –  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to present himself as the best candidate for the U.S.

While police investigations continue into the shooting incident at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, on Saturday night, the six-year-old girl who was wounded in the head remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, One of the most valuable non-renewable resources that Guyana has, apart from oil, is gold.

Dear Editor, I write with a sense of duty to the preservation of our cultural integrity.

Mario Singh, the 37-year-old construction worker who admitted to stealing from the Good News Fellowship Full Gospel Church in Bartica, was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail.

SEOUL, (Reuters) –  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un embraced Russian Vladimir Putin on his arrival at Pyongyang’s airport yesterday, and the two leaders shared their “pent-up inmost thoughts” and agreed to develop their nations’ relations, North Korean state media said.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia will give legal status to up to 540,000 Vene-zuelan migrants who are guardians to minors residing in the country, Colombia’s country’s migration agency said yesterday.

Jamaine Josiah, a 28-year-old construction worker of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was arrested by a rank from the Providence Police Station on 2024/06/14 allegedly with 907.2 grams of marijuana and charged yesterday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. 

VIENNA,  (Reuters) – An heiress who has denounced the absence of taxes on wealth and inheritance in Austria has given the bulk of her money, 25 million euros ($27 million), to 77 organisations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing ones.

Dear Editor, Sometimes it is hard to accept failure when you have so much invested in an organization or a person.

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s foreign ministry yesterday said that it was effectively reinstating a visa requirement for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from the Asian nation.

Wade Morrison, a 41-year-old construction worker of Haslington New Scheme, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing in court to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) –  Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court voted yesterday to indict three people, including a federal lawmaker and a former local police chief, accused of planning and ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco and her driver.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Anouk Aimee, the French actress whose cult movies included Federico Fellini’s ‘La Dolce Vita’, Jacques Demy’s ‘Lola’ and Claude Lelouch’s ‘A Man and a Woman’, has died aged 92.

Dear Editor,  I am writing to express my deep concern and disappointment regarding the conduct of the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

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

The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport has pledged its support for the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast for the next two years.

The sixth edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship continues this evening at the community centre ground with six group stage encounters.

Troy Sertimer, a 50-year-old clothes vendor of Lot 35 Middle Walk, Anns Grove, East Coast Demerara, was charged yesterday when he appeared in court and was fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to the offence of possession of narcotics.

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

The international sports calendar was buzzing last weekend with the final round of group matches in the ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA to confirm places in the Super Eights and the 2024 UEFA Football Championship kicking off last Friday in Germany.

Castrol Strikers brushed aside Vengy 3-0 when the Demerara Volleyball Association’s (DVA) Senior Men’s League resumed last night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Defending men’s champion Paruima maintained their perfect record in the 2nd edition of the Upper Mazaruni District Football Championship following a 1-0 victory over Jawalla.

By Roberto Patiño CARACAS – The upcoming presidential election in Venezuela, scheduled for July 28, is a critical moment for the country.

GTA Doubles Championship Renola Jordan and Gavin Lewis won the Mixed Open title when the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship continued at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue and Camp Street.

(Trinidad Express) A three-judge panel at the Appeal Court has reserved its ruling in a legal challenge by Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass.

– largest ever investment to event The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, has seen fit to make their largest ever investment into sports, handing over a whopping $7 million towards the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API) scheduled for Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Father’s Day Street-ball Championship Back Circle A will oppose Unstoppable, while Taliban takes aim at California Square in the semifinal round of the Father’s Day Street-ball Championship following quarterfinal wins on Monday evening at the Back Circle Community Tarmac.

Dear Editor, I have a 9-point road map to plug the gold under-declaration haemorrhage.

Defending champion Beacons overcame a three-goal deficit to secure a 3-3 draw against Black Pearl when the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.