Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

From July 9-11, 2024, USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman will travel to Georgetown, Guyana.

Carletta Blake, a 35-year-old sales representative, was charged today with two counts of ‘Using a Computer System to Humiliate a Person’, Contrary to Section 19(5)(a) of the Cybercrime Act 2018.

(Trinidad Express) An early morning home invasion in Carlsen Field, Central Trinidad, yesterday left a son dead and his father in critical condition.

(Trinidad Express) Hangings must resume in this country. So said a relative of Anslem Douglas, one of the three murder victims shot multiple times on Sunday night.

Dear Editor, Now that I have completed and delivered on the PNCR`s internal elections, without any evidential or credible finger pointing at its integrity, for the second consecutive time, I will spare a moment to expose those who are pre-indisposed to anything good coming out of  the PNCR; and those who cannot help but judge any and everything by the corrupt ethos that has enveloped the country, which is actually of their making, and the manner of the conduct of business by some of them, a la Jagdeo, Ramson, Gunraj, et al, as I will illustrate here under.

Junior chess players Alexander Zhang and Ricardo Narine are unbeaten and atop of the ranking table in the Moo Milk Junior Qualifiers with four points apiece after four rounds of matches at the Guyana National Stadium over the weekend.

Dear Editor, It has been almost an entire week since the UK went to the polls to elect a new prime minister.

Dear Editor, The recent election of Mr. Nigel Hughes as AFC leader and the so-called “conflict of interest” he faces based on the fact that his law firm represents Exxon/Mobil is, in reality, another attempt by the PPP/C hierarchy to weaken the opposition and to deflect the public’s attention away from much more important social, economic and political abnormalities which are surfacing to weaken this government’s one seat “majority” in Parliament.

The historic Criminal Law Procedure (Paper Committals) Bill 2024, which seeks to abolish traditional  preliminary inquiries (PIs) in Guyana’s criminal justice system was passed in Parliament yesterday.

Dear Editor, The robbery of millions at a bank under the cover of police uniforms, and false statements being added and then withdrawn from official police investigations, removes all confidence in what is going on at police headquarters.

-Hutson further suspended, unable to produce financial records Embattled former President of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Aubrey Hutson has been further suspended by the Executive Council of the body following a statutory meeting on Saturday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue.

By Shuntel Glasgow Two families were plunged into a state of mourning yesterday after the bodies of two cousins, who went missing during a swimming adventure at Unity Beach, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara were discovered.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to thank our brother Eusi Kwayana for his letter in today’s SN and for the foresight and wisdom demonstrated in his letter. Our

The Bishops’ High School Boys U18 basketball team led by Most Valuable Player (MVP) Carmelo ManSonHing held their nerve to secure a 71-60 win over last year’s winners Kwakwani Secondary at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on Sunday night.

Dear Editor, In what appears to be an attempt at rebranding, the AFC has claimed that it is committed to renegotiating the oil contract and that they are willing to assist the government in this regard.

A security guard attached to the Shaveh Restaurant and Lounge along the Corentyne Public Road in Portuguese Quarters has been arrested after he allegedly fatally beat a man outside of the night club on Sunday evening.

-Guyana at lowest priority The Central Bank here says it is monitoring payouts by Trinidad’s CLICO to Bahamian shareholders left stranded after the company was put into administration in 2009 but noted that Guyanese policyholders are in the lowest tier for recompense.

Dear Editor, It may have come to your attention that I was elected treasurer of the PNCR at our recently concluded party congress.

NDTV and the Economic Times are among Indian media houses that yesterday reported that India’s Exim Bank has signed an agreement with the Guyana government to provide an India-supported line of credit (LoC) of USD 2.50 million for the installation of a solar photovoltaic power plant at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News Editorial of Saturday 6th July 2024 does journalism a disservice, it engaged in equivocation of the PPP’s policy positions on oil with the direct actions of the AFC’s new leader C.A

Dear Editor, Neither Bharrat Jagdeo nor the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) fought for debt write off from the Paris Club or Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).

If elected to office, the new Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes will have to sever ties with his law firm that currently provides services to ExxonMobil and other oil companies, according to former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight yesterday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.

The Ministry of Home Affairs Immigration Support Services department yesterday said it officially welcomed 34 new citizens from various countries who have gained Guyanese citizenship through registration and naturalization.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three men were shot and killed, and a fourth man was left injured, in a shooting incident yesterday morning in Black Rock, Tobago. 

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi late yesterday and toured him around his residence outside Moscow ahead of official talks in the Kremlin today.

Dear Editor, I recently visited a pesticide business place in Kitty seeking a particular rodent extermination product.

Three men, including a veterinarian, were yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after pleading not guilty to the offence of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil has put into effect a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority that has been waiting for ratification for more than decade, in a show of support for the Palestinian people.

Dear Editor, Reference is drawn to “Venezuela Election” (Jul 5) scheduled for July 28.

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Beryl brought howling winds and torrential rain to southeast Texas yesterday, killing at least three people, flooding highways, closing oil ports, canceling more than 1,300 flights and knocking out power to more than 2.7 million homes and businesses.

A fire suspected to be arson completely destroyed a two-storey concrete and wooden house during the wee hours of yesterday at Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice leaving a man homeless.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba has foiled a plot to sneak arms and ammunition onto the Caribbean island from the United States, detaining nearly three dozen people in a broader scheme authorities say sought to destabilize its government, a Cuba Interior Ministry official said on Monday.

Dear Editor, I must draw attention to a bizarre yet captivating chapter in Guyana’s economic saga: the infamous “basket of currency” affair of the 1980s.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden vowed to push on with his re-election bid yesterday, dismissing the concerns of some fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill and donors that his persistence could cost their party the White House and Congress in the Nov.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC – South Africa have rested beanpole left-arm all-rounder Marco Jansen, but they have named uncapped batsman Matthew Breetzke as the only completely new face in their 16-member squad for a two-Test series on the Tour of the Caribbean next month.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Restricting test cricket to six or seven teams and using the 20-overs format as the vehicle to spread the game were some of the views aired at a symposium organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Sunday.

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile  (Reuters) – The sand dunes of Chile’s Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms in recent days after early rains caused flowers to spring up in the dead of the Southern Hemisphere winter.

(Reuters) – Canada are preparing for a colossal Copa America semi-final showdown against Argentina today in what their coach Jesse Marsch has likened to a David v Goliath battle.

Owen Accra, who was accused of killing Nair Khan back in 2018, has been found not guilty of manslaughter.

The release of the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) customarily provides a shift in attention from the ‘hard grind’ of the academic year that transitions another batch of the nation’s children from primary to secondary schools’ level.

Dear Editor, With regards to the rising cost of living perhaps the Democratically Elected PPP/C Government needs to raise Public Assistance and make more people aware of it so that they can apply.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The Philippines hailed an “unprecedented” high in defence ties with Japan after the signing yesterday of a landmark military pact allowing deployment of forces on each other’s soil in the face of China’s increasingly assertive stance in the region.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina settled herself after a slow start to reach the quarter-finals yesterday as Russian 17th seed Anna Kalinskaya retired with a right wrist problem while trailing 6-3 3-0.

LONDON,  CMC – West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph put his delayed arrival behind him and is ready to get down to business against England in the first Test of the Vivian Richards-Ian Botham Trophy series, starting tomorrow at the so-called “home” of the sport, Lord’s.

MUNICH, Germany,  (Reuters) – French midfielder Adrien Rabiot said coach Didier Deschamps had been forced to keep his tactical plans close to his chest, even with his own players, because they were leaking out before matches at the European Championship.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will make their red-ball debuts for England in the first of the three-match home series against West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – Something has been missing from the flood of commentary following the debate between US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic produced his best display so far at this year’s Wimbledon to dispatch Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-3 6-4 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals before launching a tirade against ‘disrespectful’ fans yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Taylor Fritz punched a hole in Alexander Zverev’s perfect serving record at this year’s Wimbledon by producing a storming comeback from two sets down to topple the German fourth seed with a 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3 victory to reach the quarter-finals.

The Government of Guyana, through the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), has sent a large shipment of Hurricane Beryl relief supplies bound for St.