Daily Archive: Monday, July 15, 2024

Customers from Better Hope to Success, ECD, have been advised by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) that a fallen tree on the main feeder has disrupted their power supply.

The police force today issued a wanted bulletin for Chinese national, Zhenjian Fang, 44, who it said is wanted for questioning in relation to money laundering and related serious offences in Guyana.

TRIPOLI,(Reuters) – Libyan authorities on Monday ordered the arrest of an airline official on charges of helping to illegally transport migrants to the United States via Nicaragua.

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Florida today dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents after leaving office, handing the Republican former president another major legal victory as he seeks a return to the White House.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Thousands of lawyers in India’s capital protested today against an overhaul in criminal legislation by staying away from work and boycotting court hearings, as opposition mounted to the changes.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security today announced that it will be conducting a legal pro bono outreach in Parika this Wednesday, July 17th.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sunday served notice that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has applied for an environmental authorization to undertake its seventh oil extraction project at the Hammerhead site.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry say they are  still actively addressing the concerns raised by local businesses regarding unfair competition from Chinese-owned businesses and plan  to soon meet with local regulatory agencies and Beijing’s Ambassador.

How should oil revenues be spent? The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) believes that the revenue earned from Guyana’s oil resources should be extended to the development of more farm to market roads.

-at police awards ceremony In a likely response to increasing allegations of corruption within the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn emphasised the need for integrity and continuous improvement at the Force’s 185th Anniversary Awards Ceremony on Friday.

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran has launched a scathing attack on The New Movement’s (TNM) Dr Asha Kissoon for not resigning from Parliament to make way for the third member of the list-joinder parties, ANUG.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) contingent arrived yesterday in the hurricane-battered Grenadian island of Carriacou  to assist with rebuilding.

The construction of the new North Ruimveldt Secondary School is nearing completion but it is now eight months behind schedule.

Past president drags teachers’ union to court (Trinidad Express) Three men were ambushed, shot and killed yesterday afternoon outside a Pizza Boys outlet, Southern Main Road, Cunupia.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira says that high-ranking public servants including Permanent Secretaries, Regional Executive Officers, Procurement Officers, and other technical persons and government agencies like the Ombudsman, must be held accountable to the citizens as they manage their affairs.

Dear Editor, Indented in the Guyana’s 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with Exxon, is a clear and unequivocal statement (I will break it down in layman language) – renegotiation of the Oil Contract is quite possible as long as there is mutual agreement (Exxon & the Guyana Government) on both sides.

A team from the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted an Enhanced Domain Awareness subject matter expert exchange on 9-11 July with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), a release from the US Embassy said.

MILWAUKEE, (Reuters) – Donald Trump arrived yesterday in Milwaukee, where he will be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate later this week after surviving an assassination attempt that has aggravated an already bitter U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) The country’s bloodbath and mayhem continued yesterday, following a triple murder outside Pizza Boys restaurant in Cunupia, bringing the killings from Friday evening to yesterday to 15.

(Reuters) – Defending champions Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida yesterday.

Dear Editor, I, like most Guyanese, have traversed the length and breadth of this country and it is clear to see that the landscape of Guyana is undergoing significant transformations, propelled by investments in infrastructure and various developmental projects.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are unsure of a motive for the murder of businesswoman Carissa Ramrattan who was robbed after a gunman shot her at Toyota Trinidad’s compound in San Fernando om Datui.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – When Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD 002594.SZ opened its first Southeast Asian factory in Thailand earlier this month, the nation of 66 million people basked in the limelight and won praise for its industrial vision.

The police last week issued wanted bulletins for two men over narcotics.

The Guyana women’s team, which triumphed at the concluded Cricket West Indies (CWI) U-19 T20 Championship, was given a hero’s welcome following their return to local shores yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have stated before that both parties are only interested in using the people of Guyana to further their thirst for power but have little or no care for the masses of Guyana.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – A senior Hamas official said yesterday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend’s deadly attacks in Gaza that Israel said had targeted the group’s military leader Mohammed Deif.

The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC), yesterday in a press statement, announced the launch of its International Business Conference (IBC)  which is to be held in October this year.

(Trinidad Guardian) Almost five years after first announcing its intention to fly between Trinidad and Puerto Rico, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) operated its first flight to San Juan on Sunday.

Port Mourant Horse Meet Defending Guyana Cup Champion Easy Time dispatched a competitive field to win the feature event at the Port Mourant Turf Club CARICOM horse race meet yesterday.

Dear Editor  The opposition is making hay of the swim incident in which a fourteen year old regrettably lost his life.

Western Tigers overcame Santos by a 3-2 score-line when the KFC Elite League resumed on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday it had made a “giant” oil discovery in the Al-Nokhatha field east of the Kuwaiti island of Failaka, with oil reserves estimated at 3.2 billion barrels.

Whenever the 2020 term of the PPP/C Government is assessed in terms of procurement corruption, the award of the $865m Belle Vue pump station to Tepui Inc will stand out as one of the sternest indictments.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Part 84 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public on the island of Wakenaam in the Essequibo River about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Last Monday, the annual report of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) for the period ending July 2023 was tabled in the National Assembly.

Renegades were crowned the Guyana Basketball Federation National 3×3 Champion, defeating Linden by a 21-15 score in the final on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

By Preity Kumar Dr. Preity R. Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Rhode Island.

(Reuters) – More children were left out of critical vaccination drives for diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough last year as a rise in conflicts across the globe hindered the supply of life-saving shots mostly in strife-torn regions, the United Nations said yesterday.

The Guyana women’s team, which triumphed at the concluded Cricket West Indies (CWI) U-19 T20 Championship, was given a hero’s welcome following their return to local shores yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was amusing to see several retired military officers who had mutinied against their erstwhile Commander in Chief in order to unseat him as PNC Leader in the 2021 congress had themselves been unseated from that party’s central committee in the 2024 congress.

CWI Men’s U-19 2-Day Cricket  Guyana got off to another dismal start in their second encounter of the CWI Rising Stars 2-Day U-19 Men’s Championship, as they were bowled out for 142 inside 49 overs before the Windward Islands recorded 109/4 (39 overs) to assert their dominance on day one at Sion Hill in St.