Daily Archive: Saturday, July 20, 2024

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The government will soon be purchasing some 100,000 street lights which will be installed across the country.

(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a prominent progressive voice in the Democratic Party who was outspoken on African American and women’s rights, has died, her family posted on X late on Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) What should have been a simple update turned into a major glitch with global consequences.

The police and the government have signalled that progress is being made in dismantling a network of Chinese smuggling gold from Guyana to Suriname.

-granted bail of $500,000 each Four persons who were held by police as part of probe into the disguising of gold jewellery as silver were yesterday charged with money laundering.

-one appears in court Akeem Fraser appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he charged with murder with the murder of a transgender woman.

Michael Richmond, a police officer, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

-after argument over cows Police are investigating the murder of Chardson Ernest, a 40-year-old farmer of Fly Hill, North Rupununi, which occurred at about 3.30 am on Thursday  at Fly Hill, Region Nine.

The US Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Guyana has donated 20,000 malaria rapid diagnostic tests to the Guyana National Malaria Programme.

A Rose Hall Town, Corentyne man was yesterday sentenced to 70 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery under arms.

Dear Editor, Re the Skeldon factory issue, I met Mr. Jagdeo, along with my father, in 1999 at Herdmanston House and we told him that expanding Skeldon was probably not a good plan.

Police in Regional Division #9 are investigating an incident which resulted in the death of Cansius Constance,  an 11-year-old Grade Six pupil of Hiowa Primary School and a resident of Hiowa Village, Central Rupununi.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a recent letter to the Editor in the July 17, 2024 edition of the Stabroek News Papers, authored by Mr.

Dear Editor, This day, July 18, for us, Lindeners and residents of Region Ten, will forever remain a significant day in our collective history.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday met with students of the Guyana School of Agriculture at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI)  where he highlighted several new opportunities for young people to engage in the agricultural sector.

The Paruima Airstrip in Region 7 required repair work mere months after its commissioning in April 2024 but is within the Defects Liability Period, the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Public Works recently terminated some public works contracts in outlying areas such as Bendorff, Tuschen, Aracari.

Shawn Harry appeared on Monday before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with armed robbery and sentenced to three years imprisonment.

Dear Editor,  Rumor mill is swirling with revocation of American visas of government functionaries, business persons, and now an imam.

The police in Region Five with the assistance of the public have successful nabbed two men who are accused of robbing over nine people causing some amount of fear in the Blairmont Area.

Dear Editor, Given the recent revelations of deep linkages between ExxonMobil and locals Nigel Hughes and Joel Bhagwandin (both of whom professed to represent the interests of the Guyanese people) it behooves ExxonMobil to publish a list of local persons and firms in its employ.

Dear Editor, Re MP Jermain Figueira’s letter regarding the lack of agricultural investments in Linden, Region 10, it is essential to highlight the substantial efforts and resources that the Ministry of Agriculture has dedicated to this area.

(Reuters) – Services from airlines to healthcare, shipping and finance were coming back online on Friday after a mistake in a security software update sparked hours-long global computer systems outages, another incident highlighting the vulnerability of the world’s interconnected technologies.

Simon Hodge appeared before acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with possession of narcotics.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is collaborating with the Guyana Prison Service to have prison inmates produce cement blocks as part of its community-based project with the aim of contributing to the prisoners rehabilitation and livelihood after incarceration.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr. Mike Persaud’s letter in the Stabroek News (SN) edition of July 19, 2024, with the caption “No one knew Bhagwandin was on Exxon’s payroll”. 

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – The United Nations’ highest court said that Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories are illegal and all states should cooperate to bring an end to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, in an important advisory opinion issued yesterday.

Dear Editor, Guyana becoming an emerging middle power can be done by testing the hypothesis on Guyana’s trajectory on doing so.

The Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, is urging Guyanese to embrace a healthier lifestyle to decrease the number of cardiovascular disease cases.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – The Bangladesh government has decided to impose a curfew across the country and deploy the army, BBC Bangla reported yesterday, citing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary, amid widening student-led protests against government job quotas.

(Reuters) – After a month of an “iron fist” policy aimed at fighting rampant drug- and gang-related crime, Honduras police say they have seized hundreds of guns and arrested alleged gang members.

Yesterday, Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation in the Premniranjan Place, Prashad Nagar area, where an unfinished building was searched, which led to the discovery of one 7.62 assault rifle and two brick-like parcels containing a whitish powdery substance suspected to be cocaine.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – In a theme common to his rise to the international stage, West Indies batsman Kavem Hodge said he was glad he stuck out the tough times during his maiden Test hundred against hosts England to breathe some life into the Richards-Botham Trophy Series heading into third day of the second Test.

(ESPN) The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused No-Objection Cetificates (NOCs) to Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the Global T20 in Canada.

Pan American Youth Chess Championships When action continued in the Pan American Youth Chess Championships yesterday at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA, Team Guyana’s Aditi Joshi and Maliha Rajkumar recorded wins in their respective age categories while the rest suffered mixed results.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony next Friday will be a joyful, daring and atypical show in which artists and athletes together celebrate Paris, France and the Games alongside the river Seine, the ceremony’s organisers said.

(Reuters) – Tadej Pogacar produced a climbing masterclass as he stormed to a stunning solo victory on yesterday’s stage 19 of the Tour de France in the Alps, a 145 km (90.1 miles) ride from Embrun to Isola 2000.

(Reuters) – Finland’s Robert Helenius has been banned for two years due to Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for the presence and use of a prohibited substance for his bout against Britain’s Anthony Joshua in August 2023, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said on Friday.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – A fabulous maiden Test hundred from Kavem Hodge and his monumental fourth wicket stand with fellow Dominican Alick Athanaze turned the tide for West Indies and had them trailing hosts England by only 65 in the second Test of the Richards-Botham Trophy Series yesterday.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari in Hungarian Grand Prix practice yesterday as McLaren’s Lando Norris set the pace ahead of Red Bull’s runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen.

A historic Strength and Conditioning Certification Course, facilitated by two instructors from the the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association, is set to wrap up on July 22 with a number of Guyanese earning accreditation as Strength and Conditioning Coaches.

TROON, Scotland,  (Reuters) – World number two Rory McIlroy and three-times winner Tiger Woods led a long list of former champions who missed the British Open cut after a windswept second round at Royal Troon yesterday.

(Reuters) – Churchill Downs yesterday said it had ended its suspension of Bob Baffert after the trainer took responsibility for the positive drug test of Medina Spirit, who finished first at the 2021 Kentucky Derby but was later disqualified.

Yesterday, a joint intelligence operation led by officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) was conducted in the Lower East Coast Demerara area, where an abandoned house was searched, which led to the discovery of two  AR-15 rifles, two  matching magazines, twenty-five  5.56 rounds, one  7.62 round, and one bulletproof vest, concealed in a black garbage bag.

The ExxonMobil sponsored Guyana Youth Relay Festival will run off tomorrow with the organizing body, A Record Chance Inc (ARC), promising a “thrilling athletic competition focused on relay races, promoting teamwork and sportsmanship amongst young athletes”. 

Dear Editor, Visits to the Guyana Consulate on 45th Street in Manhattan in June and July for service witnessed a large number of Guyanese seeking a variety of services; people streamed in and out.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s finance minister, Ricardo Bonilla, yesterday said he was committed to a rapid investigation into corruption allegations against him, amid graft accusations involving several officials in President Gustavo Petro’s government.

By John W. McArthur and Zia Khan NEW YORK – It is a truism in the business world that vision without execution is a hallucination, and execution without vision is futile.

On July 7th    the body of Evelyn Alfonzo Alves was found at Diamond, East Bank Demerara with a bullet to the head, the type of execution-style killing that raises all kinds of questions.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – At least 40 Haitian migrants were killed at sea after the boat they were traveling on caught fire on Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Haiti said yesterday.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – The world’s top chicken exporter Brazil has voluntarily halted poultry exports to some countries after a case of Newcastle disease was detected in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, its agriculture ministry said yesterday.