Daily Archive: Saturday, August 10, 2024

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s supreme court today said that it had not received evidence from the opposition coalition in the disputed July 28 presidential elections and warned that its decision in determining the winner would be final.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A historic convention has been agreed on by United Nations (UN) member states, including Jamaica, to help tackle the global rise in cybercrime.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school compound housing displaced families killed around 100 people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said today, while the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas militants there and cast doubt on the death toll.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The Philippine military said today it strongly condemns “dangerous and provocative actions” by China’s air force at a contested shoal in the South China Sea.

-MPs clash over sugar, rice industries Just over $40.7b in supplementary financing was approved by Parliament after around 10 hours of debate yesterday and there were clashes over several of the items particularly for the sugar industry The two sides argued over  contingency funds equalling $4.57 billion intended for the agriculture sector during the 85th Sitting of the National Assembly at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Tony Sulker, the 29-year-old police sergeant who became a prime suspect in the murder of  lawyer Richard Layne after CCTV footage was viewed yesterday, died last night at the GPHC after ingesting poison.

The Ministry of Health last night said that it is currently investigating a sudden increase in flu-like illnesses in Moruca, Region One.

Customers in sections of the West Coast and West Bank Demerara were yesterday notified by GPL that power restoration had been delayed due to an explosion at the Vreed-en-Hoop Substation which houses the switchgear.

Parliament yesterday approved $4b  in supplementary funds for operational costs for the Guyana Power and Light through the Office of the Prime Minister for the period from April 1 to July 30, 2024.

Paul Chan and Troy Abrams both pled guilty when they appeared before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara on August 6 for the 2019 murders of money changer, Aaron Latchman, and his 18-year-old daughter, Arianna Latchman, at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj derailed West Indies’ efforts and put South Africa on the front foot at the end of day three of the opening Test here at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.

A large batch of enthusiastic youngsters, ages ranging from ages six to 16-years-old emerged yesterday from a two-week cricket camp at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda, equipped with new-found cricket knowledge and in some cases, improved cricketing skills.

Convicted escaped prisoner, Jose Awad, a 30-year-old from Lima Sands, Essequibo, was recaptured yesterday, the police said in a statement.

CONCACAF U15 Women’s Qualifiers After back-to-back wins in the CONCACAF Women’s U15 qualifiers, the Junior Lady Jags could not make it three wins in a row, falling to a 2-1 loss at the hands of host nation Aruba.

The Women’s Association of the Guyana Police Force convened a meeting on Wednesday at the Police Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary, Georgetown on gender equality and more females in leadership positions.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Ltd (GBTI) has brought the dream of home ownership a step closer to reality for its customers with the launching of its new HomeStart Advantage savings account.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday turned the sod for the construction of a new block at the Tucville Secondary School.

Dear Editor, In recent months, a heightened focus has been on Guyana’s inflation rate and its impact on households.

The PNCR is challenging the government’s understanding of macro-economic theory as it pushes back against President Irfaan Ali’s assertion that the PPP/C government has done “a lot” to cushion the cost of living, while criticising the administration’s inability (or refusal) to publish pertinent data.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, a US territory, is slightly smaller in area than Jamaica, an independent nation, with a somewhat larger population, and it is about 1,000 miles away from Miami, roughly twice as far away as Kingston, Jamaica.

Saied Mohamed, a 24-year-old labourer of Affiance, Essequibo Coast was charged with the rape of a child under 16 years.

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday insisted he was with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown in a fantastical story of nearly dying in a helicopter crash, despite Brown denying the incident ever happened.

Dear Editor, A growing and worrying concern that will impact the 2025 election is the perception that corruption pervades almost every aspect of governance, though this is not confined to this administration but was widespread in the preceding APNU+AFC coalition.

Tevin Joseph, a 29-year-old vendor, of Lot 5A Meadowbrook, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A regional turboprop plane fell into what aviation experts called a flat spin before crashing in a residential neighbourhood near Sao Paulo in Brazil yesterday, killing all 61 people on board.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the official Palestinian news agency said last night, while the Israeli army said it had hit a Hamas command centre.

Dear Editor, While there is agreement with Gem Nascimento’s ‘Ways to honour our icons’ (SN August 8), as laid out in her letter, I still maintain the bestowing of national awards to Guyanese in recognition of nation building, across all divides, would make icons of all of us.

Matthew Beharry, a 33-year-old fisherman of New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking (134.5 grams of Cannabis).

(Reuters) – Russia moved extra tanks, artillery and rocket systems to its southern Kursk region and imposed anti-terrorism measures in border areas as it battled a shock incursion by Ukraine’s military.

Dear Editor, Now that the negotiations have once again stalled between the GTU and the MoE, both sides should revisit what is possible.

APUI, Brazil (Reuters) – Fire brigades in the Brazilian Amazon are battling blazes off to their worst start in 20 years for the rainforest, according to government satellite data, following a record-breaking drought aggravated by global warming.

Dear Editor, The recent pronouncement by the PM of St. Vincent, Ralph Gonsalves, that the recent elections in Venezuela were free and fair, makes it succinctly clear that Gonsalves is in the pocket of Mr.

Two 12-gauge shotguns without serial numbers, along with a quantity of marijuana, were found by Police during an intelligence-led operation between 11 am and 6 pm on Thursday at Ebini, Upper Berbice River.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gave a scathing response to an offer yesterday from his Panamanian counterpart, Jose Raul Mulino, to facilitate his departure to a third country to allow for a political transition.

Often, we see reports about missing teenaged girls. Sometimes it is reported that they returned home but without any information about why they were missing, if they were harmed and if there are interventions to protect, guide and counsel them.

(Trinidad Guardian) The number of deaths from Dengue Fever is now up to eight, as the Ministry of Health has revealed two more laboratory-confirmed deaths overnight, in its latest epidemiological update and advisory, issued yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A Chinese rocket stage that broke apart in space this week created more than 700 pieces of debris, putting over 1,000 satellites and other objects in a high-traffic region of Earth’s orbit at risk of hazardous collisions, analysts said yesterday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Algeria’s Imane Khelif, the female boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made a statement on her womanhood after beating China’s Yang Liu to take the welterweight Olympic gold medal, sending her newfound devotees into delirium on Friday.

Deputy Commander of Regional Division 4 ‘A’ Superintendent Barker led a team of Police officers and ranks from the division on a walkabout at Stabroek Market and its immediate environs on Thursday morning.

Of the 32 teams that initially started the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball competition, only eight remain and this will be further whittled down to four semi-finalists by the end of tomorrow when the quarter-finals are played at the Enmore Community Centre Ground.

Dear Editor, The words “Love, Peace, and Truth”, have different meanings and have had a variety of interpretations over time.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino surged to victory in the 400 metres to add Olympic gold to her world title on a rainy night at the Stade de France yesterday and said she hoped her achievement would inspire youngsters in her country.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Arshad Nadeem’s home village erupted into rapturous celebrations after he clinched Pakistan’s first Olympic medal in athletics, winning gold in the men’s Javelin and knocking defending champion Neeraj Chopra of arch-rival India into second place.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men’s football tournament after substitute Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes yesterday.

In a letter to this newspaper on August 4th in response to the Stabroek News Editorial of August 2nd titled `The AG and the Judiciary’, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall SC made reference to the PPP/C’s record on free expression and lobbed various criticisms at this newspaper which should not go unanswered.

(Reuters) – The remnants of now-weakened tropical storm Debby triggered flash flooding in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York state that left dozens of people stranded in their homes yesterday, authorities said.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title yesterday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush and foiling the Norwegian’s bid to be the second man to retain the title.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Canada won the men’s Olympic 4x100m relay for the second time yesterday after hot favourites the United States messed up a changeover yet again and were disqualified.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam won her third successive Olympic women’s heptathlon gold medal on Friday, all but securing victory with a big javelin throw to deny Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson who battled to the silver.