Articles published on Tuesday, July 2, 2024
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – At least 116 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in north India today, authorities said, in one of the country’s worst such tragedies in years.
(Reuters) – A group of Russian Northern Fleet ships arrived in Venezuela’s port city of La Guaira, Russian state news agency RIA reported today.
Last evening, Civil Defence Commission (CSC) staff members and volunteers from the CDC Volunteer Corps packed relief hampers for Grenada residents severely affected by Hurricane Beryl, the Office of the Prime Minister said today.
A nineteen-year-old of Hampton Court, Region Two died on Saturday after giving birth to a boy via C-section on Wednesday.
NAIROBI/MOMBASA, (Reuters) – Riot police fired tear gas grenades and charged at stone-throwing protesters in downtown Nairobi and across Kenya on Tuesday in the most widespread unrest since at least two dozen protesters died in clashes a week ago.
(Trinidad Guardian) Winds reaching over 150 miles per hour tore through Grenada’s Carriacou Island as Hurricane Beryl made landfall.
-Chase’s Academic versus Dolphin in Boys Final By Michaelangelo Jacobus The finalists for the ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football tournament were confirmed yesterday at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue in both the boys and girls segments with four thrilling semi-finals.
Sealing the leadership of the PNCR as expected, Aubrey Norton was on Sunday also declared by the 22nd Biennial Congress to be the party’s presidential candidate and it left it solely up to him to decide on any other arrangement for the contesting of the presidency.
A man died in a fire last evening at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice which destroyed two buildings and damaged a third.
KINGSTON/PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Hurricane Beryl’s powerful winds intensified as the strong category 4 storm moved across the southeastern Caribbean yesterday, putting Jamaica near its path after downing power lines and flooding streets on other Caribbean islands.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday turned the sod for the construction of the Monkey Mountain Secondary School in Region Eight.
-enhanced screening for visa applications The government last week welcomed key recommendations in the US State Department’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report and said that there will be enhanced screening of visa applications among other measures.
-additional surveillance for mineral trading entities The miners’ association yesterday welcomed what it said were assurances from the government for ramped up measures to interdict gold smuggling including additional surveillance of entities trading in minerals.
Dear Editor, Now that the T20I World Cup is over, can we look back and say that it was a success?
The World Bank Group [WBG] has appointed Diletta Doretti as its Resident Representative in Guyana, a position it says will better position it to support Guyana’s public and private sector priorities.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for actions that were within his constitutional powers as president in a landmark decision recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.
Dear Editor, It takes a special kind of government to turn its face from the cries of hardships coming from the people.
Dear Editor, In Sunday’s Stabroek News’ letter column (2024/06/30), Ravi Dev penned a letter headlined, “Aubrey Norton, the PNCR and `doctor politics’ “.
By Subhana Shiwmangal Residents of Second Dam, Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara yesterday staged a protest in front of the Craig-Caledonia Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) office following several complaints about the deplorable state of the main road and absence of street lamps despite promises.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that he has accepted a proposal to restart direct talks with the United States.
Dear Editor, The US Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling on July 1st on Presidential or Chief Executive power.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba`s government said late on Sunday it would double down on price controls and continue to fight tax evasion in an increasingly desperate bid to tamp down on a ballooning fiscal deficit and spiraling inflation that have devastated its economy.
KATHMANDU, (Reuters) – A Nepali court sentenced a man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha to 10 years in jail yesterday for child sexual abuse, a court official said.
-help being mobilised The Chairman of CARICOM, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali yesterday expressed :deep concern and continued anxiety over the passage of Hurricane Beryl through our region”.
Dear Editor, The recent letter in the press by Dr. Ramsammy was very insightful and touching.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says Trinidad and Tobago has weathered Hurricane Beryl without significant damage.
VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – The Vatican has banned workers at St Peter’s Basilica from having visible tattoos or body piercings to maintain “decorum”.
By Mia Anthony SS Natural Fruit Flavoured Inc, an agro-processor based in Georgetown, Guyana, recently participated in the LAC Flavours 2024 event held in Manaus, Brazil.
Dear Editor, In your June 30th edition, you published a letter from the Oil & Gas Network on Guyana’s oil profits.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity leaves Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine how much of the federal criminal case involving Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election can survive.
Young actors in Guyana benefited from a workshop on Sunday, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, featuring world-renowned actor, martial arts champion, and professional bodybuilder, Silvio Simac.
BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Argentine President Javier Milei will travel this weekend to Brazil for the first time since taking office, his spokesman said yesterday, but plans to meet with the neighboring nation’s former right-wing leader instead of the current president.
(Reuters) – The classical chess world championship match between Indian Gukesh D and defending champion Ding Liren of China will take place from Nov.
(Reuters) – Boston Celtics’ ownership group Boston Basketball Partners, led by Wyc Grousbeck, said yesterday they intend to sell all the shares of the team who won the NBA championship last month.
The news emanating from across a wide swathe of the Caribbean, not least member countries of the Caribbean Community, point unerringly to the likelihood of an aggressive hurricane season that promises to inflict a generous measure of disruption – and in some instances, likely, worse – in the period ahead.
(Field Level Media) The Boston Celtics and All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum are finalizing a five-year supermax extension worth $314 million, which would be the largest deal in NBA history, The Athletic and ESPN reported yesterday.
By Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK – When the Soviet Union collapsed and global communism retreated, many hoped that the days of authoritarian leaders cultivating “cults of personality” were over.
By the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, Secretary General of the Commonwealth In the last few weeks, sadly more than 100 people have died from oppressive heat in India.
(Trinidad Express) Music pioneer and arranger of the Lord Kitchener hit “Sugar Bum Bum” Herbert Ed Watson has died.
Dear Editor, I write today offering my perspectives on political metamorphosis regarding Guyanese political parties embracing “Ecdysis” in shifting landscapes as they pertain to contemporary Guyana.
AAG National Junior Championships Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) won the overall championship title when the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) Junior National Championships concluded on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
Women in Energy (WIE) Guyana yesterday announced the results of its Annual General Meeting for the 2024-2025 term and new Board of Directors.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panama’s new president, Jose Raul Mulino, took office on Monday vowing to curb illegal immigration, with his government quickly signing an agreement with the United States to crack down on migration through the treacherous Darien Gap jungle passage.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Third seed Aryna Sabalenka and 16th seed Victoria Azarenka pulled out of Wimbledon shortly before their opening matches yesterday due to shoulder injuries, organisers said, leaving the women’s draw short of a pair of Grand Slam champions.
TURIN, Italy, (Reuters) – Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay became the first Black African rider to win a stage on the Tour de France when he prevailed in a reduced bunch sprint at the end of the third stage yesterday.
FRANKFURT, Germany, (Reuters) – Goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three penalties as Portugal won 3-0 in a shootout against a brave Slovenia side who had held them to a 0-0 draw after Cristiano Ronaldo’s extra-time miss from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last-16 clash yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – For the last 50 weeks, Carlos Alcaraz knew the exact date and time he would walk back on Centre Court to open the defence of his Wimbledon title and the Spaniard kept his goosebumps in check yesterday to book his place in the second round.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Jannik Sinner wobbled midway through his Wimbledon first-round clash with unseeded German Yannick Hanfmann but the world number one recovered to seal a 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 win yesterday and book a meeting with fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini.
(Reuters) – Five-times World Cup champions Brazil and in-form Colombia meet in North California today in a highly-anticipated Copa America clash with more than just the Group D lead on the line.
LONDON, CMC – Selectors have named three uncapped players in a 14-man England squad to face West Indies in the first two Tests of the three-match series here next month.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Left-hander Nicholas Pooran has been included in the team-of-the-tournament for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup which wrapped up here Saturday.
DUESSELDORF, Germany, (Reuters) – France got the better of Belgium once again, grabbing a late winner in a cagey contest yesterday to take a quarter-final place at the European Championship.
