Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

LIMA, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said today that President Nicolas Maduro had “entrenched himself” with the nation’s top military leaders in order to stay in power after last month’s disputed election.

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S.

The expected signing of a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) between the Ministry of Education and the GTU on a multi-year wage package has been delayed, according to  the union’s President Mark Lyte.  The postponement follows signs of an internal rift over the government’s offer and subsequent consultations with union members regarding a proposed 10% salary increase for 2024.

The Government of Guyana (GoG) yesterday said that it was informed that Rickford Burke, a Guyanese residing in Brooklyn, New York, lodged a formal complaint with a Department within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  alleging that the GoG  is persecuting him among other things and it said it has also written the US State Department and the FBI refuting the claims against it.

An accident on Satur-day night along the Cromarty Public Road has left a woman dead and her family seeking justice after the driver fled the scene and is yet to be located. 

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal has refuted allegations made by the opposition of the allocating of lands at Cane View, Mocha Arcadia that was once a squatting area. 

President Irfaan Ali’s master plan for the $6 billion homestead programme along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway has been completed, the Department of Public Information (DPI) announced yesterday.

By Neville J. Bissember For supporters of the incumbent PPP/C, both here and in the Diaspora – Queens, NY to be exact – it must still be fresh in their subconscious that it was thanks to the Trump Administration and a robust campaign by the Mercury public strategy firm, that their party was returned to office.

Expansion works have commenced on the main building at the Linden Technical Institute, according to a release from the Ministry of Education. 

The Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) is inviting applications for the post of President of the Carib-bean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Dear Editor, Please refer to “BoG and gov’t are continuing anti-inflationary strategies” (SN, August 20, 2024). 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – After serving as chief executive officer at Cricket Wicket Indies (CWI) for the past seven years, Johnny Grave will step down from his role at the end of October.

Dear Editor, The Royal Jewel House, famous for its clocks and watches, has a ridiculous system:  if a customer goes between 13 00 H and 14 00 H any work day to say have a watch battery checked or replaced or even a watch band changed, these tasks cannot.be

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, officially turned the sod yesterday to mark the commencement of the construction of an exterior block at the Diamond Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara.

By Mia Anthony As the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draws near, cricket enthusiasts in Guyana eagerly lined up along Camp Street at the main box office to secure tickets for the upcoming matches.

Police are investigating the death of an unidentified pedestrian, reportedly  a destitute, following an  accident on the Washer Pond Public Road in Mackenzie, Linden, Region Ten on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Every day I read from afar the tales of human carnage on Guyana’s roads.

(Field Level Media) Stephen Ames of Canada birdied the 18th hole to complete a seven-shot comeback and repeat as champion of the Boeing Classic on Sunday in Snoqualmie, Wash.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) in collaboration with Soilsens last week unveiled a cutting-edge Portable Soil Testing Rapid Kit in an interactive session.

Dear Editor, I recently read about the President’s commitment to deliver 500 homes to single mothers within six months.

Several business owners in Bartica, Region Seven are now better informed on protecting their rights as employers as well as the rights of their respective employees, following the hosting of a seminar on Guyana’s Labour Laws, a press release from the Ministry of Labour says.  The seminar, which was held yesterday at the Bartica Town Council, provided in-depth information on various labour laws, including those governing overtime payments, termination of employment, severance pay and occupational safety and health requirements, inspection and record-keeping, the national minimum wage, probation periods, and leave with pay.

Dear Editor, Thanks to the learned Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, SC, there is this brouhaha under the cover of public policy. 

Marlon Garett, a 25-year-old labourer of Lot 3 Hadfield Street, Lodge, Georgetown; Jamal Anthony, a 28-year-old labourer of Guyhoc Park Squatting Area, George-town; and Owen Boston, a 23-year-old labourer of Lot 1286 Block ‘E’ Cummings Park, Sophia, Georgetown were all arrested on 2024-08-08 by ranks from Providence Police Station and charged yesterday with the offence of  waiting for an opportunity to commit a felony.

Dear Editor, At the recent Emancipation Symposium, Eric Phillips, head of the Guyana Reparations Committee, and Executive Member of the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) stated that Africans are in a state of “total crisis” and “benign neglect” partially because African political leaders in Guyana are “smoking pot” when they should be “educated about our history and about an eye for an eye,” instead of “turning the other cheek.”

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday met with executives from the Laka Group, a  Dominican Republic (DR) company specialising in technical solutions for infrastructure projects.

(Reuters) – Ukraine said yesterday its biggest cross-border assault of the war had captured 1,000 square kilometres (386 square miles) of Russia’s Kursk region and that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have to be forced into making peace.

Dear Editor, I write regarding the editorial captioned “Safeguards against elections skullduggery” (Stabroek News, August 12, 2024) on the AFC’s questions of GECOM on the bloated Voters List and the use of biometrics for voter identification.

Gold miner Ronel Trotman was charg-ed yesterday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

(Reuters) – One Israeli male hostage was killed by his guard and two women captives were seriously wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza, the spokesperson for Hamas’ armed al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Ravi Dev is at it again. He and his Indo Caribbean Diaspora Network (ICDN) friends (see icdn.today)

Dear Editor, I’m writing to express my deep concern over the continuing disregard for the sport of cycling in Guyana by the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, the National Sports Commission, and the Guyana Olympic Association.

The Guyana National Shipping Corporation Limited (GNSCL) has advertised a range of inoperable equipment for sale or disposal.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. has prepared for what could be significant attacks by Iran or its proxies in the Middle East as soon as this week, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said yesterday.

-PM promises ‘strong’ response as gunmen kill 8, injure 9 in Four Paths (Jamaica Gleaner) Laughter and excitement morphed into cries of sorrow in Cherry Tree Lane, Four Paths, in Clarendon on Sunday night, when a bingo party turned into unimaginable carnage, after gunmen reportedly unleashed a hail of bullets, killing at least eight people, including a young boy.

Mohamed Rahim of Mohamed Rahim & Sons was the winner of the first prize of the MACORP promotion at the Building Expo Promotion.

Dear Editor, Following the spectacular opening ceremony of the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris, France, home of the baguette and croissant, I turned my attention temporarily away from following the depressing and sensational news beamed to us through international TV news channels’ with reports on the Israeli-Gaza and Russia/Ukraine wars as well as the US election campaign.

MADRID, (Reuters) – More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday.

EDFA League – Golden Stars, Mahaica draw Still in its early stages, the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) League continued on Sunday night at the Buxton Ground, East Coast Demerara.

Staged on Sunday at the National Gymnasium, the President’s Cup Table Tennis tournament saw the emergence of fresh talent as two Berbicians, Dane Johnson and Tiffany Lord, came out on top in the Novice Boys and Novice Girls categories respectively.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite does not believe that the several rain delays in the drawn first Test match against South Africa saved the home side from defeat.

By Kwame Laurence (Trinidad Express) It ended as a medal-less showing for Trinidad and Tobago in back-to-back Olympic campaigns.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico is now investigating two drug lords arrested in the United States last month for their involvement in a slew of alleged crimes committed in their home country in order to get them stateside, federal authorities said on Sunday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – A gender eligibility dispute involving two women boxers, the threat of the axe hanging over it as an Olympic sport, and Uzbek dominance inside the ring combined to make for a boxing tournament unlike any other at the Paris Olympics.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – The Olympic athletics programme, highlighted by the shortest event and then the longest, saw performances of astonishing quality and spine-tingling drama, played out to a beautiful and unique purple backdrop that will forever mean Paris.

-at Hindu youth conference Speaking at Saturday’s Hindu Youth Conference put on by the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, India’s High Commissioner, Dr.

Across political administrations in Guyana there have been persistent concerns about the physical conditions that obtain at our municipal markets which, to say the least, have from way back, been downright deplorable.

The 33rd Olympiad is done and dusted with many athletes and countries walking away with medals, their names etched into Olympic history, sadly, once again, Guyana and its athletes were not in that special group.

Dear Editor, I wish to attract to your attention that in the Sunday issue of Kaieteur News, a notice purportedly published at the instance of Mr.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate  Donald Trump’s interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk finally got underway on Musk’s social media platform X last evening, following a lengthy delay caused by technical problems that kept many users from accessing the live stream.