Daily Archive: Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Biden administration will “calibrate” its sanctions policy towards Venezuela depending on how the high-stakes election unfolds in the OPEC nation on Sunday, U.S.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today said that the L21 Transmission Line’s network infrastructure was damaged this morning.

Police are investigating the drowning of 47-year-old Paul Bahadur, a salesman from Canje, Berbice, which occurred on 2024-07-23 at Orealla Village, Corentyne River.

 (Reuters)  – Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris’ bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president.”We

PARIS, (Reuters) – Saboteurs struck France’s TGV high-speed train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony later today.

(Trinidad Express) Government has secured a 20-year lease from Venezuela to obtain gas from the Cocuina-Manakin field, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

(Trinidad Guardian) Months after he fled his home after it was firebombed twice, a 58-year-old man was gunned down as he left a casino in San Fernando on Wednesday night.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF)  is to seek legal advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the bewildering arms cache seized from a house on Sandy Babb street where murdered gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes had lived.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha and team yesterday commissioned the $565.3 million Greenwich Park Pump Station, Region 3.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Big picture: Can WI go to the well again?

Tired of not getting any response from the regional health officials of Region Six on the death of her two children at the New Amsterdam Hospital, Rehana Persaud on Tuesday approached Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo at one of his outreaches in Berbice seeking answers.

Trinidad and Tobago’s recent prominent participation in events in Caracas staged to mark the occasion of the 213th Anniversary of the Independence of Venezuela and the Day of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela, is probably unlikely to pass without attracting the attention of the rest of the Caribbean, particularly, given what has been the recent surge of rockiness in relations between Guyana and Venezuela over the latter’s recent significantly hyped up claim to the Essequibo County.

Dear Editor, Last December, with President Maduro at full volume with his jingoistic rhetoric whipping up the Venezuelan masses and his military posturing causing alarm especially here on the Guyana side of the Guyana-Venezuela border, leaders in this Hemisphere, anxious about the potential for any kind of conflict to threaten the Caribbean’s cherished designation as a Zone of Peace, got into full diplomatic damage control.

The state-run Department of Public Information (DPI) reported on Saturday July 20th that “dozens of Guyanese companies” had already registered for the Inaugural Diaspora Job Fair, a part of a wider official undertaking designed to attract skills that are required to fill ‘positions’ needed to plug important gaps that continue to open against the backdrop of the country’s petro-driven effort to build a modern economy.  

By Subhana Shiwmangal The supply of chicken on the market remains tight and price fluctuations have been reported by a vendor at the Stabroek Market.

With the 33rd Olympiad set to commence today in Paris, France, table tennis standout Chelsea Edghill and sprinter Emmanuel Archibald will serve as Guyana’s flagbearers for the event’s opening ceremony at 1:30pm.

– nine locals make the cut The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has finalised its 18-member roster for their campaign in League C of the CONCACAF Girl’s U-15 Championship, with nine locally based players making the squad.

-300 children benefiting The third phase of First Lady Arya Ali’s programme for orphanages will see medical and other services being provided.

Dear Editor, The Region Three Private Sector Inc. (R3PSInc) stands in strong support of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) as they undertake crucial investigations into allegations of corruption and financial impropriety.

The Guyana Police Force, led by a second half hat-trick from Neron Barrow, defeated Monedderlust 3-0 in the KFC Elite League last evening at the National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, I was struck by the recent announcement that the Guyana government has made its third withdrawal of the year from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), amounting to a hefty US$300 million.

A Bachelor of Science degree in Respiratory Care has been introduced in the University of Guyana (UG) curriculum, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release said yesterday.

The release on Sunday, July 21, of a statement from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announcing that the former St.

Its mind-boggling regional pundits are unable to cite the obvious causes for the West Indies’ continued failures in all formats of cricket.

Dear Editor, I sincerely hope that my erstwhile friend Tony Vieira would not be surprised at this (hopefully) published support for his letter of July 20 on the debacle that was Skeldon Factory.

While the economically sturdier countries of the Caribbean are on the way to putting behind them the worst excesses of Hurricane Beryl, reports from the smaller more economically vulnerable countries in the eastern Caribbean point to what continues to be a survival-linked struggle in which basic requisites, including food are still, in some instances, difficult to come by.

The reconstructed $54 million Western Hog Island Primary School in Region Three can now accommodate over 50 pupils from Liberty, Hog Island, and surrounding villages, the Department of Public Information (DPI) says.

APNU+AFC MP David Patterson is to receive answers to a series of questions in Parliament on Wednesday about the troubled Conversation Tree road project. 

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, via its Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons (TIP), launched the 592 Five-A-Side Football Championship on Wednesday at the entity’s Cornhill Street boardroom.

Dear Editor,  The mother of the child that was burnt by her partner must be locked up.

As Guyana’s global profile continues, increasingly, to reflect its credentials as one of the world’s emerging petro jurisdictions, the traditional sectors which, over time, have traditionally merged to help fashion the country’s overall socio-economic profile, continue to make their own cases for remaining relevant in a transforming economy.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris took her presidential campaign blitz to the largest U.S.

Dear Editor, If we are to really have sustainable development and sustainable growth as a country, we must transform our political culture.

Guyana is one of various countries in the region that have been ‘penciled in’ for exploratory visits by the Jamaican advertising and production company Limners and Bards Ltd (LAB) to help local companies pursue branding, positioning and strategic campaigns through secure strategic advantage as they seek to burnish their brands against the backdrop of the profile that now accrues to the country on account of its new found petro status.  

– Ross sits in second place Ronaldo Appadu enjoys a nine-point lead over Colin Ross to sit atop the official jockey standings with 79 points heading into the marquee event of the year, the Guyana Cup, which is pencilled for August 11th.

Monday’s consultation at the Umana Yana  for what is intended to be ExxonMobil’s seventh oil extraction project saw concerns raised over potential environmental damage, the absence of transparency and the impact of the cost of living.

Dear Editor, After reading Hamilton Green’s letter in July 19, 2024 publication of Stabroek News, I felt compelled to transfer memories to words.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for U.S.

Representatives of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday met with Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton at their office in Waterloo Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown, to discuss the issue of migrant workers and their well-being, a Ministry of Labour release said yesterday. 

The Government of Guyana on Wednesday announced its third withdrawal for the year from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), amounting to US$300 million.

Dear Editor,   I appreciated reading Baytoram Ramharack’s historical account of Dattatreya Balkrushna Kalelkar, the Indian nationalist who visited British Guiana in 1958, and how his visit impacted the social geography of Prashad Nagar.

Five low-income individuals on the East Bank of Demerara are the latest recipients of Core Homes under the Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUAP), a Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) announced yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden.

As Guyana looks on ruefully at the still ongoing cleanup and rebuilding operations arising out of Hurricane Beryl and its consequences elsewhere in the Caribbean, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced the undertaking of a U$US 45 million investment in the strengthening of the its resistance capacity against the backdrop of what is now an enhanced obligation to consolidate the country’s food production capabilities.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said yesterday he trusts the country’s military will ensure respect for the result of the presidential election this Sunday, as he and his rival, incumbent President Nicolas Maduro, held final rallies.

In a recent feature on education the Economist wrote that a mass of research showed “Developing brainiacs is the most reliable way to stoke economic growth.”

The Ministry of Labour (MoL) is taking steps to increase miners’ awareness of health and safety regulations in order to create a safer working environment As part of its efforts, the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department in collaboration with the Guyana Geology Mines Commission (GGMC), yesterday conducted an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and environmental regulations awareness session for 130 miners attached to 17 mining operations within the Puruni Mining District, Region Seven, a MoL release stated. 

(Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic could face 14-times French Open champion Rafa Nadal in a blockbuster second-round match in the Olympic men’s singles after the draw was made at Roland Garros yesterday.

(Reuters) – South Africa shocked New Zealand 14-7 yesterday to earn an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against France, while double-defending champions Fiji edged Ireland and will meet Australia in tomorrow’s medal matches.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1081’s trading results showed consideration of $10,094,647 from 38,393 shares traded in 33 transactions as compared to session 1080’s trading results which showed consideration of $26,927,489 from 84,911 shares traded in 52 transactions.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday July 25, 2024

(Reuters) – The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women’s third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours due to illness just hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros yesterday.

Dear Editor, I wish to thank Dr. Anand Goolsarran for his response to me in yesterday’s (July 26, 2024) edition of the Stabroek News (SN).

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge yesterday issued an injunction to stop the paving of a highway through the centre of the Amazon rainforest, amid fears the roadway would boost deforestation and further drive climate change.

(Reuters) – A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50% of structures, and firefighters were trying yesterday to save as many buildings as possible, authorities said.

(CMC) – Injury has put paceman Gerald Coetzee out of South Africa’s two-Test tour of the Caribbean next month.