Articles published on Wednesday, August 14, 2024
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness today declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation’s southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun attacks on Sunday night, including a seven-year-old boy.
(Barbados Nation) Attorney General Dale Marshall says comprehensive reforms to ensure the speedier passage of cases through the courts and reduce the backlog are on the way.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he would step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over political scandals and rising living costs that marred his three-year term, and setting off a scramble to replace him.
BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court today dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for “grossly” violating ethics by appointing a minister who had served jail time, raising the spectre of political upheaval and a shakeup in the governing alliance.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza, (Reuters) – Mohammed Abu Al-Qumsan had just picked up birth certificates for his newly-born twins when he found out they had been killed, along with his wife and her mother, by an Israeli strike on the Gaza apartment where they were sheltering.
(Trinidad Guardian) Floodwaters forced more than 25 businesses to close along Penal Rock Road yesterday as intense rainfall triggered extensive flooding.
Parliament clears $40.7b in supplementary financing: Just over $40.7b in supplementary financing was approved by Parliament after around 10 hours of debate last Friday 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.
Guyana yesterday signed an investment agreement that will see the construction of a $214 million state-of-the-art waste treatment plant.
On Monday, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, officially turned the sod to mark the start of the construction of a new nursery school in the hinterland community of Rockstone, Region 10.
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday announced that it had completed eight open-heart surgeries on children ages 1 to 17.
An accident along the West Coast Berbice Public Road yesterday morning left a woman dead and two men injured.
JAGS Aviation says it has acquired a brand-new four-blade Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft, expanding its fleet to enhance connectivity for various categories.
Forty-one-year-old Euzil Augustine, a miner from Annai Village, North Rupununi, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir where he was charged with murder of Lawrence Henry at the Kamarang airstrip on August 8.
The family of Simon Griffith is demanding answers regarding the circumstances which led to his death at his cousin’s house at Kairie Island, Santa Rosa, Region One, on August 2.
The body of a woman found in a trench alongside the Eccles landfill road has been identified as that of Angela Andrea Sooknanan, a 41-year-old woman of unsound mind of Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown.
– GASA says he hasn’t fulfilled the requirements Guyanese-born swimmer Delroy Tyrrell, who has represented Trinidad and Tobago internationally, is yet to make headway in his effort to switch sporting nationalities and has written to Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) President Dwain Scott seeking an update on the situation.
-nine left homeless A fire that was caused by an electric stove that had been left on and unattended, destroyed a two-storey home on Monday evening in Kwakwani, Berbice River, leaving nine homeless including a 71-year-old man.
As the September 11 date approaches for its London launch, the British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham) Guyana, yesterday made a pitch to local businesses to attend, with emphasis placed on benefits including future investment and partnership possibilities.
Caribbean Schoolboys Boxing Championship The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has selected a 30-member squad in their bid to retain the coveted overall title at the 7th Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys & Schoolgirls Championship, which will start on Friday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Police are investigating a report of an attempt to commit murder which occurred on Monday, August 12, at Imbaimadai Landing, Upper Mazaruni River on James Thomas, known as ‘Wormie’, a 44-year-old miner.
Dear Editor, There is gratitude that Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr.
Block 22 Flames won the Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s (LABA) sanctioned Kevin Joseph/Team 13 U-23 Championship, defeating Victory Valley Royals 64-55 at the Amelia’s Ward Hard Court.
Dear Editor, As Guyana embarks on its own journey of rapid development, one cannot help but draw parallels with the path taken by China over the past few decades.
The police in Berbice are continuing the search for the driver of the car who fled the scene on Saturday evening after he was involved in an accident along the Cromarty Public Road leaving a woman dead.
Dear Editor, The name Priya Manickchand has become synonymous with education in Guyana—a name that sparks conversa-tions filled with both commendation and critique.
Thirty-year-old Kevin Allicock, a fisherman of Lot 32 James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the George-town Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with attempted murder.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter written by Jailall Kissoon in Stabroek News of August 13, 2024.
CARICOM member states have made considerable strides towards achieving their renewable energy (RE) targets, reaching a “commendable” 12 per cent RE electricity penetration by 2022.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine said yesterday its biggest cross-border assault of the war to date had taken control of 74 settlements in Russia’s region of Kursk and was still advancing, making gains of one to three km in the last 24 hours.
Dear Editor, As a social development specialist, I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed 500-single-head household homestead project by the Government of Guyana.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir yesterday visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound known to Jews as Temple Mount, and said Jews should be allowed to pray there, freshly challenging rules covering one of the most sensitive sites in the Middle East.
President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte yesterday said that internal discussions on the latest government multi-year offer will conclude tomorrow and a decision will then be taken on the way forward.
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S.
Dear Editor, I read the well-presented letter by my friend and patriot Eric Phillips of ACDA.
DETROIT, (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers Union said yesterday it has filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board against Donald Trump and Tesla TSLA.O CEO
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Chevron has achieved a technological breakthrough, producing first oil from a U.S.
(Reuters) – A United Nations panel of electoral experts said that Venezuela’s electoral authority did not follow regulatory provisions when it published July election results and the lack of detailed results is without precedent in contemporary elections.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – At least five Haitian children have been killed or injured a week so far in 2024, charity Save the Children said yesterday, urging the United Nations and security forces to do more to protect kids from crossfire and gang violence.
Dear Editor, The impression over the weekend from news reports was there was indication of some agreement in the teachers’ salaries matter, with one headline signaling the union on the ‘brink of accepting a multi-year pact’ (SN August 11).
The General Public is hereby notified that in relation to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) notice to Re-Migrants, Settlers and Returning Students on the Excise Tax Regulations for motor vehicles, the effective date of September 01, 2023 was erroneously carried as September 01, 2024 in the August 11th Sunday Stabroek on page 12 and in the August 12th Stabroek News on page 9.
Guyana will depart local shores today to compete in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Boy’s U-14 Challenge Series, which is slated to commence on Saturday and conclude on August 24th in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
CWI Rising Stars U-17 Cricket Guyana will jump into action today when they get their Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-17 Men’s 50-over campaign off against hosts Trinidad and Tobago at the Inshan Ali Park, Preysal.
Shuttle Strikers emerged victorious in the ‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Badminton Championship, which concluded on Saturday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
It seems as though the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has awoken from slumber following the team’s dismal showing at the Paris 2024 Olympiad and, in a historic move, has announced its intention to develop a strategic and operational plan for the country’s Olympic sport disciplines for the period of 2024 to 2032.
Dear Editor, The PPP/C was returned to the government in 2020 by the Guyanese electorate; this is not a debatable statement.
“Take warning, You better take warning, Take warning, You better do good…” Opening stanza from 1971 hit by Guyanese singer Eddie Hooper In the July 2024 edition of her Caribbean Monthly Economic Report, Trinidad and Toba-go (T&T) Economist Marla Dukharan observed, “ … for the past 12 years (2011-2023), over US$25 billion has gone missing from our country.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – A study released yesterday using data from NASA’s Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search for life there and showing what might have happened to Mars’ ancient oceans.
CMC – The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have strengthened their bowling attack with the inclusion of South African duo Tabraiz Shamsi and Anrich Nortje for the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
LIMA, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said yesterday 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.
Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Staff Sergeant Adisa Higgins, and Sergeant Colvis Sam, who previously appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrates’ court where they remanded for trafficking in 154 pounds of cannabis, were both granted bail on Monday by Magistrate Dylon Bess in the sum of $300,000 each, with the condition that they lodge their passports and report once a month to Diamond police station.
Rising Stars inflicted the first league loss on defending champion Beacons in excess of a year, prevailing by a 2-1 score on Monday in the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League at the Community Centre ground.
(Reuters) – England will be without Captain Ben Stokes for the rest of the English summer after he picked up a hamstring injury, with batter Ollie Pope taking over the captaincy in his absence, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.
By M. Niaz Asadullah DHAKA – The Yemeni peace activist Tawakkol Karman once said that youth is a revolution; they cannot be stopped, they cannot be oppressed, and they cannot be silenced.
