Daily Archive: Monday, July 1, 2024

Tomorrow,  Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) will be relocating and reconfiguring its network to facilitate the Gas-to-Energy Project and this will affect electricity supply for customers from Best Road to Vriesland from 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court found today that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for official actions taken as president, but can for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.

PORT OF SPAIN / KINGSTOWN,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Beryl strengthened as it churned toward the Caribbean’s Windward Islands today, according to officials, threatening devastating flooding and storm surges as life-threatening high winds picked up speed.

As expected, Aubrey Norton was yesterday returned as Leader of the PNCR at its congress and a decision was also taken to anoint him as presidential candidate for next year’s general elections, blunting likely efforts to arrive at a consensus figure among opposition parties.

(Trinidad Express) Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm as it approached the south-east Caribbean, which began shutting down yesterday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago is bracing for the worst as Hurricane Beryl is forecasted to pass over the island today.

(Reuters) – As the Netherlands today marks 161 years since the abolition of slavery, activists have questioned the sincerity of recent apologies by Dutch authorities given they have not addressed the politically thorny issue of reparations.

– Sources say withdrawal of key contenders for leader not recognised Up to press time last evening the PNCR was yet to announce the results of its congress even though voting was said to have concluded at around 8pm but the party assured those results for key positions, inclusive of party leader, would come swiftly.

Concerns by the opposition about what it believes is the premature publishing of the Preliminary List of Electors by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be raised at the body’s statutory meeting tomorrow, Opposition Commissioner Vincent Alexander has said.

Carlos ‘The Showstopper’ Petterson-Griffith returned home to a warm reception on Saturday night following his record-breaking performance at the International Powerlifting Federation Classic World Open Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it has screened the application for an environmental permit for the proposed China Road and Bridge Corporation Mobile Cement Concrete Batching and Asphalt Mixing Plant.

Part 82 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Hillfoot Village on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Colts emerged as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Men’s U-23 Champion, defeating powerhouse Kwakwani 76-75 on Saturday evening in the final at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Outgoing leader Khemraj Ramjattan, in an address at the Alliance for Change’s (AFC) Eighth National Conference on Saturday, underscored the party’s relevance and its crucial role in Guyana’s political landscape.

A 24-year-old unemployed man of Albouystown was arrested by police after he was found with an unlicensed 9 mm pistol in the vicinity of Red Dragon.

Thirty-year-old Horatio Williams of Mes Delices, Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, who was remanded to prison in May for the offence of attempting to commit a felony, appeared last week before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and was placed on $100,000 bail.

Dear Editor, Nigel Hughes has cleared the first hurdle. He has got some others coming his way.

As part of its contribution to the promotion of arts education and cultural enrichment in schools, the Ministry of Education’s Unit of Allied Arts recently gifted a drum set to President’s College which will assist in that school’s preparation for the upcoming AMITY Schools Steelpan Festival, an Education ministry release informed yesterday.

Dear Editor, Following on the recent fires at two children’s facilities comes another disaster at an illegal daycare service facility.

PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party won the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week’s run-off.

Residents along the Essequibo Coast will benefit from improved water both in quantity and accessibility because of the substantial advancements being made at the Onderneeming water treatment plant in Region Two.

Dear Editor,  I recently spoke with my nephew (who was born in the UK) about Guyana being one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is set to be the next Dubai.

Citizens Bank, Guyana will conduct a planned system upgrade and maintenance today, July 1, from 5:00 am to 11:00 am.

(Reuters) – Hurricane Beryl has become an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding to the Caribbean’s Windward Islands as it rapidly strengthens into Monday, the U.S.

Dear Editor When I was in Guyana sometime in 2011 or 2012, if I recall correctly, one of the PPP’s Phantom Squad assassins was following me around.

DUBAI (Reuters) – A moderate lawmaker will face Iran supreme leader’s protege in a run-off presidential election on July 5 after the country’s interior ministry said on Saturday that no candidate secured enough votes in the first round of voting.

Police are again asking for citizens to work with law enforcement to limit extortion of businesses.

The licensed firearm that belonged to businessman Inderpaul Pramenauth, who died in an accident at Enmore on Friday, was recovered from the glove compartment of his Cadillac Escalade vehicle after it was processed by detectives.

Dear Editor, The agricultural community in the Black Bush Polder areas has a reason to celebrate the newly operational Adventure Pump Station in Berbice.

CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central Rafah in the south, killing at least six Palestinians and destroying several homes, residents said.

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Detained Bolivian general Juan Jose Zuniga was ordered to six months “preventive detention” for his role leading a failed coup against the government earlier in the week, a top prosecutor said on Friday.

The Ministry of Public Works has issued a notice to advise the general public that the Parika Highway, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three will be temporarily closed today and tomorrow  between the hours of 9:00 am and 11:00 pm.

At his press conference on Thursday at PPP Headquarters at Freedom House, the General Secretary of the party, Bharrat Jagdeo raised concerns about reportage in the press about problems in the procurement sector.

Following the United States Government’s imposition of sanctions for corrupt behaviour against three prominent individuals and entities associated with two of them, we note the Authorities’ recent actions.

The 16th edition of the Guyana Cup will be staged on August 11th at the Rising Sun Turf Club, according to a release from the organising body, the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee.

By Horace (Raymond) Leonard Henriques July 2, 1945 – June 5, 2023Editor’s Note: This week we share a short story written by Guyanese Professor, Horace (Raymond) Henriques, who died on January 5th, 2023, after 7 years of enduring a rapid decline of Lewy Body dementia and Parkinsonian symptoms.

Briton John once again proved that he is by far and away Guyana’s premier cyclist, retaining his Elite National Road Race title yesterday in fine style along the carriageways of Linden.

Victory Valley Royals won the Nigel Hinds/Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Men’s Championship, defeating Amelia’s Ward Jets 76-63 on Saturday evening.

Western Tigers clawed their way past Anns Grove by a 2-1 score-line when the KFC Elite League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Caribbean Junior Squash Championship Nicholas Verwey, Mohryan Baksh, Michael Alphonso, and Safirah Sumner advanced to the next round in their respective divisional encounters when the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship commenced yesterday in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Candidate Master (CM) Ronuel Greenidge remained undefeated in rounds seven and eight to win the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Malta Supreme Grand Prix.

Girl’s U-15 Football St. Ignatius of Region #9 won the inaugural Blue Water Girl’s U-15 Football Championship, defeating Waramuri of Region #1 in the final yesterday on penalty kicks at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre in Providence.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship The qualifying round of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara edition will commence today at 9:00am at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my observation over the noticeable disparity in media coverage between the US and Chinese ambassadors to Guyana.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.