Daily Archive: Monday, July 29, 2024

At about 4.30 this afternoon, acting on information received, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), along with ranks from Special Branch H.Q.,

(Trinidad Guardian) Scotiabank employee and mother of two Giselle Crystal Peters was looking forward to completing and moving into her new home with her family by Christmas.

Customers from Anna Regina to Charity on the Essequibo Coast have been advised that their service interruption is a result of an early morning vehicular accident at Henrietta.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday said that it is taking “swift” and “decisive” actions in relation to two recent marijuana busts that have involved its soldiers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Mozambique has substantially won its $3.1-billion lawsuit at London’s High Court against Emirati-Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest for allegedly paying bribes in relation to the decade-old “tuna bond” scandal.

 (Reuters) – Leaders across the Americas and beyond reacted to Venezuela’s electoral authority’s announcement just after midnight on Monday that President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term in office, despite multiple exit polls that pointed to an opposition win.

PARIS, ( Reuters) – Vandals attacked telecoms lines in parts of France overnight, disrupting some fixed and mobile services, the junior minister for digital matters, Marina Ferrari, said on X today.

CARACAS/MARACAIBO/MARACAY, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said today that the country’s opposition has 73.2% of the voting tallies from yesterday’s election, allowing it to prove election results it says give it a victory.

Rajkumar & Daughter Memorial Race – Washington is top U-23 cyclist As is expected in any cycling event held on Guyanese shores of late, United We Stand Cycle Club’s Briton John rode to victory once again, this time in the 2nd Annual Rajkumar & Daughter Memorial Cycling Road Race held on the roadways of Berbice yesterday.

The Police say they are investigating the shooting death by a cop of Gordon Sancho, a 26-year-old unemployed man from the Goedverwagting squatting area, East Coast Demerara, which occurred at about 00:30 hrs yesterday morning at ‘C’ Field Cummings Lodge.

(CMC) – The West Indies were condemned to a 3-0 sweep against England in the Richards-Botham Trophy Series after tearaway fast bowler Mark Wood blew away the bottom half of their batting and set up the hosts for a 10-wicket win in the third and final Test yesterday.

CWI Men’s U-19 Super50 Guyana’s unbeaten run in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Men’s U-19 Super50 competition was brought to a grinding halt yesterday as they suffered a nine-wicket defeat to Barbados in a thoroughly lopsided contest at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in Kingstown, St.

An alleged chicken smuggler was shot and injured by Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) officers at Enmore seawall, East Coast Demerara and is now hospitalized.

Avion Kesney’s game-high 27 points led his side, Team White, to a 52-47 win over Team Red in the opening encounter of the Youth Basket Guyana (YBG) All Star Games yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Anns Grove squeaked past Fruta Conquerors by a 2-1 score when the KFC Elite League continued last night at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is accusing the Ministry of Agriculture of negligence in addressing the apparent poultry industry crisis.

Dear Editor, Reference is drawn to “Venezuela Election” (July 28). People were voting Sunday July 28 as this article was being penned.

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to decide on the “manner and timing” of a response to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children, and which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

(Reuters) – Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400m individual medley in a cathartic victory at his home Olympics.

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat presented the country’s forward-thinking approach to climate finance at the recent Amazonian Forever Summit held in Belem, Brazil, from July 26 to 27. 

(Reuters) – Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women’s football yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali has expressed pride in the government’s housing programme, underscoring its significant accomplishments and impact on Guyanese citizens.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kamala Harris’s election campaign said on Sunday it has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, as Republicans continued to hammer Harris over her work as vice president.

Dear Editor, The diaspora recruitment venture held at the La Guardia Marriot on Saturday, July 27, 2024 was poorly attended. 

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to write an open letter to African organizations about an annual “rite of passage” that is most condescending and humiliating to People of African Descent in Guyana, and no doubt the Caribbean because only in Guyana does  this occur.

Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken emphasized the crucial role of education in the Guyana Police Force during the recent ‘Black & White with a Bow Tie Awards Ceremony’ at the Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary.

(Reuters) – India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-affected Twenty20 clash by seven wickets via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method in Pallekele yesterday, securing their first series win under new head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav.

BENGHAZI (Reuters) – A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city’s residents, the Attorney General said on Sunday.

ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort of intervention he was suggesting.

Approximately 400 Venezuelans gathered on Thomas Street between Quamina and Church streets yesterday afternoon to express solidarity and hope regarding the ongoing Venezuelan elections.

(Reuters) – Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women’s football yesterday.

Dear Editor, The United States presidential race, as it unfolds, continues to present lessons for us in Guyana. 

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new finance minister, Rachel Reeves, will accuse the former Conservative government on Monday of committing to billions of pounds of spending that has not been properly budgeted for.

On Thursday, July 18, two ranks from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were arrested by Police at about 3:45 am  after their vehicle was intercepted and searched, and they were found to be in possession of 22 bulky bags containing 154 lbs of cannabis.

At the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Monday last with the Region One administration, significant financial oversight issues were brought to the forefront.

Interview and photos by Nazima Raghubir For this week’s Cost of Living series, Nazima Raghubir spoke to people in Kako, Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni).

Dear Editor, The International Court of Justice (the Court) recently gave its Advisory Opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestine.

Two Solar Photovoltaic Mini-Grid Systems totalling over $45 million were commissioned in the communities of Sebai and Canal Bank in the Matarkai Sub-district of Region One on Friday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans were awaiting results late on Sunday in the most consequential election in a quarter-century of socialist party rule, with the opposition saying they believed there were “reasons to celebrate” but asking supporters to continue monitoring vote counts.

(Reuters) – Defending champions the United States won their Group C opener against Serbia 110-84 in front of an ecstatic crowd in one of the most anticipated games of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy stadium yesterday.

A clean confession combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is the purest type of repentance.

  By Lear Matthews  Lear Matthews is Professor Emeritus and former Lecturer at University of Guyana.