Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Ranks from the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters (CID H/Q), Narcotics branch conducted an  intelligence-led operation between 18:00hrs and 21:30hrs yesterday  in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, which led to the discovery of high-powered firearms, ammunition and narcotics.

A Surinamese woman was on Monday evening found dead covered in blood in a Region Five hotel room.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – The security chief of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested early this  morning, her Vente Venezuela movement said on X.

(Trinidad Express) Twenty charges of fraud, tax evasion and money laundering have been laid against acting Assistant Commissioner of the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) Finbar Boland.

As part of  efforts to strengthen their bilateral relationship,  Guyana and the United States yesterday held their First Strategic Dialogue and good governance and support for this country’s territorial integrity featured at the talks.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday stated in a letter that it was unable to pronounce on Dr Gerald Forde’s status as relates to his position as Representative of the list of The New Movement (TNM) party.

Yesterday, a team led by Prime Minister Mark Phillips, visited the subdivision of Moruca in the north west to launch the revolutionary “Starlink” initiative.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday terminated three projects in Region Three  – two roads and a bridge – which were behind schedule, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

Dear Editor, I am most elated by VP Jagdeo’s hullabaloo surrounding the arrival of the capping stack in Guyana, since it finally brings attention to the constant raising of my dreaded concern about the Government’s dangerous tripling of the stack’s deployment time to 9 days from the 3 days decided upon by the Coalition Government and Exxon, which was enshrined in the Payara permit.

Haslyn Hodge, who was yesterday charged with murdering Venezuelan woman, Evelyn Alfonzo Alves had been acquitted in 2012 of murdering his wife, Tamasha Riddle.

Dear Editor, I read in the media recently about  the Public Outreach and Engagement which was held in one of the outlying regions of Guyana.

Team Jaguars and Team Panthers played to a scoreless draw when the inaugural edition of the Boy’s U-16 Youth Academy Cup commenced last evening at the National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, Plato, an ancient Greek Philosopher stated that ‘One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.’

-Police accused of slow response By Mia Anthony A young woman is in fear for her life as she endures consistent threats from her ex-partner.

Mocha Village Cup Football Red Force and Stabroek Ballers will contest the final in the 6th edition of the Mocha Village Cup ‘Soft Shoe’ Football Championship on Saturday evening following hard-fought semifinal wins at the community centre ground.

Electoral history was made on Monday when the Region Nine village of Masakenari in the Deep South Rupununi, held its first ever village council elections, marking a significant shift from the traditional method of selecting leaders to a more formal electoral process, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release said yesterday.

Dear Editor, What is and what is not a conflict of interest vs a politically exposed person in Guyana has sparked a new, sharp and contentious public controversy.

Dear Editor, The ongoing saga between governments and teachers’ unions is far more engaging than recent headlines about ministerial travel controversies or election speculations.

League leader and defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), and second-place outfit, Slingerz FC, recorded contrasting wins to solidify their status atop the standings when the KFC Elite League resumed on Monday evening.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips has assured both local and regional bodies of Region 10 that government stands ready to collaborate and provide support to tackle the ongoing flooding issues in the region while emphasising the need to set aside political differences in order to collectively address the current challenges, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Thank you for sharing my missives with the general public, about the Asha Kissoon squatting in parliament fiasco.

Thirty-year-old Yin Xin Zu, a travel agent employed at the Muneshwers Limited Travel Service, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court where she was charged with possession of a firearm without a licence and possession of ammunition without a licence and remanded.

MILWAUKEE, July 16 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, offered full-throated endorsements of his candidacy at the party’s convention on Tuesday, a display of unity three days after Trump survived an assassination attempt.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was convicted yesterday on all 16 criminal counts he faced including bribery at his corruption trial in Manhattan federal court, completing the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat’s dramatic downfall.

Dear Editor, The casual observation by name not mentioned on the allowance paid to doctors, instead of overtime should be taken seriously, not only by the Government but all employers who pay in excess of the minimum wages, with the rationale that overtime is inclusive, especially in circumstances where the hours of work by day or week are regulated by statute.

Several officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday  graduated from the first-ever Senior Middle Managers Course facilitated by the Guyana Police Force Academy, a GPF release announced yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico said yesterday it will receive 2,700 Cuban doctors to alleviate a shortage of specialists despite criticism from opponents who say it will support the communist-led Caribbean nation to the detriment of local medical professionals.

At around 2.30 pm on Monday, an intelligence-led operation was carried out by ranks from Special Branch and Regional Police Division 4B During the operation, the police said that a red Toyota Sienta vehicle with licence plate HD 4281, travelling west on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was stopped near Hill Foot.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating the Secret Service’s planning of the weekend rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a man tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Dear Editor, In a letter which was published in SN on July 9, writer Conrad Barrow expressed his opinion that indigenous architectural designs and technology would be better for schools in Guyana and elsewhere.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed and 17 injured in Peru yesterday after a bus crashed while traveling through a mountainous area, according to Ayacucho’s regional health department.

By Neville J. Bissember It is commendable that as Chairman of CARICOM, H.E.

Dear Editor, Seeing the results of the Congresses of the AFC and the PNC/R I am left with an intriguing question.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Torrential rain on Tuesday triggered flash flooding in parts of Toronto, Canada’s financial center, causing power outages, disrupting traffic and forcing airlines to curtail service.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Rare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, were published yesterday by Survival International, showing dozens of the people on the banks of a river close to where logging companies have concessions.

Residents of Arakaka, Wallaba, and Santa Cruz in Moruca, Region One (Barima-Waini), can now benefit from telemedicine services, a release from the Ministry of Health said yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday that he wants the closure of U.S.

Dear Editor, On January 11, 2024 I completed copies of a form sent to me by the National Insurance Scheme.

– GBA President says exposure is important National Junior Badminton players Xavio Alexander and Mishka Beharry, who are currently in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on their maiden international tour, exited the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the round of 32 singles and mixed doubles categories.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – More than 10 million Sudanese, or 20% of the population, have been driven from their homes since the war there began, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said yesterday, as the world’s largest displacement crisis continues to worsen.

Red Bull Timehri and Silver Hill were crowned male and female champions, respectively, when the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Timehri, Soesdyke, Highway Cluster 5-over cricket competition culminated on Sunday.

Pan Am Youth Chess Championship After three rounds at the Youth Pan Am Chess Championship currently being staged in Orlando, Florida, USA, team Guyana have produced mixed results in the various age categories.

(CMC) – Wicketkeeper-batsman, Joshua Da Silva said the West Indies batsmen had learnt their lessons and he was optimistic they could be far more successful against England in the second Richards-Botham Trophy Series Test, starting tomorrow.

(Reuters) – Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory as his team Alpecin-Deceuninck timed their lead-out to perfection yesterday in the 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 189 km flat ride from Gruissan to Nimes.

By Steve Pincus CHICAGO – In her dissenting opinion in Trump v.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Sometime Fellow of Harvard University There is an intense debate underway about the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) might pose to human security and human rights and, indeed, whether they might even surpass and control humans in the future.

It is quite understandable if the subject of West Indies cricket was farthest from the minds of Caribbean sports fans over the past weekend.