Daily Archive: Thursday, August 15, 2024

SAO PAULO/WASHINGTON/BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela’s ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.

Guyana Chronicle photographer, 47-year-old Vishwanauth Narine also called Adrian, yesterday pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault stemming from incidents that allegedly occurred in December 2023.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine has chalked up a string of victories more than a week since blindsiding Russia with a lightning cross-border assault, but the risks are piling up as its troops make plans to hold territory and Russia recovers its footing.

KOLKATA, India,  (Reuters) – Holding candles, hundreds of thousands of women marched through the night in cities across India, to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor in a hospital that has fueled anger over a lack of safety for women despite tough new laws.

(Jamaica Gleaner) One of the men suspected of being a shooter in Sunday’s mass killing in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, was shot and killed during an operation by the security forces in the parish yesterday afternoon.

(Trinidad Express) Sixty-eight-year-old Edward Taylor, enfeebled by three strokes and a heart condition, could do nothing when gunmen broke into his home and terrorised him at daybreak yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Kiefer Wilson was run over and killed by a car driven by an ex-boyfriend, after she was struck with a wheel spanner on Tuesday night.

`We had conversation, obviously if we are walking through we had conversation.

The GTU yesterday rejected the government’s multi-year package for teachers which included a 10% hike for this year amid signs of a deep division in the union Coretta McDonald, General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), confirmed in an interview with Stabroek News that the union has officially rejected the Government’s offer of a 10% salary increase for teachers.

-President exempted The government on August 9th tabled in parliament an Open Data bill which seeks to make information from public agencies widely available.

Residents of Georgetown have taken to Facebook to express their dissatisfaction with the poor quality of water supplied by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

US Ambassador Nicole Theriot recently met with Detective Superintendent Prem Narine and Assistant Superintendent Rodwell Sarrabo of the Guyana Police Force following their participation in the US-government sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) titled “Protecting Soft Targets against Terrorist Attacks.”

Police in Regional Division #1 are probing an accident on Monday at Jawbone Backdam Trail, North West District, involving a motor tractor, which resulted in the death of 29-year-old Horman Bumbery of Matthews Ridge, NWD.

A fire of unknown orgin yesterday afternoon swept through a one-storey house located at 2067 Section ‘C’, Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

(CMC) – With a series win on the line, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite is hoping for an improved performance from the home side when they battle South Africa in the second and final Test here at Providence Stadium beginning today.

Allan Sim Jr, who was charged with being an accessory to the murder of Georgetown Public Hospital ambulance dispatcher, Melissa Skeete, for which his father was convicted and is currently serving a 60-year prison sentence, was found not guilty by a jury in an 11-1 verdict yesterday  at the High Court before Justice Peter Hugh.

Dear Editor, I write to respond to the AFC’s call on, ‘GECOM to provide updates for improved electoral system’ published in S/N’s edition of 3/8/24; S/N editorial; ‘Safeguards Against Elections Skulduggery’ published on 12/8/24.

Paruima and Kako won the men and women divisional titles, respectively, when the Upper Mazaruni District Games Football Championship concluded at the Kamarang Community Centre ground, Region #7.

Dear Editor, I read a release in the Stabroek News DD 8/14/2024, about a $214M waste treatment plant at Coverden, East Bank, Demerara.

CONCACAF Nations League International senior men’s football will return to local shores in the form of the Nations League, as regional confederation CONCACAF has confirmed that Guyana will open their maiden League A campaign against Suriname at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday advertised 97 unserviceable and unclaimed vehicles.

Dear Editor, Ah, the political season in Guyana—where development programs are less about actual development and more about who can shout the loudest during campaign season.

Coverden resident Penelope Howell has written  to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing shock at the establishment of a waste treatment plant in the community.

Dear Editor, A dear friend of mine sent a message to me on Facebook with an attachment of the President visiting Bourda Market at pre-dawn with solid intentions to improve the lives of those in the Bourda community.

A bill was tabled in Parliament on August 9th to amend the Deceased Persons Estates’ Administration Act.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The presidents of Brazil and Colombia discussed options for negotiating an end to the Venezuelan crisis in a phone call yesterday, Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.

At a statutory meeting on Monday, Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore expressed deep concern over the ongoing garbage collection issues plaguing the city.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Hamas said yesterday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for today in Qatar, but an official briefed on the talks said mediators expected to consult with the Palestinian group afterwards.

Dear Editor, The rapid opening of Chinese supermarkets/hardware stores around this country is welcomed or resented by many.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Authorities investigating the Brazilian plane crash that killed all 62 on board last week now have the full transcript of the “black box” but its content did not immediately explain the cause of the accident, local TV station Globo said yesterday.

(Reuters) – At the centre of Stonehenge lies the Altar Stone, a hefty slab of sandstone whose origin and purpose have been among the famed megalithic monument’s enduring mysteries.

-expected to benefit Region Six fishing industry The University of Guyana, Berbice Cam-pus (UGBC) on Monday launched its new Institute for Marine and Riverine Ecolo-gies and Economies (IMAREE) which is expected to of significant benefit to the fishing industry in Region Six, a Ministry of Public Works release stated on Tuesday.  

Dear Editor, Last August 2 was the fourth anniversary of the declaration of the outcome of the March 2, 2020 elections.

Dear Editor, It is amazing the extent to which some members of the Indo Caribbean Diaspora Network will go to misrepresent the truth.

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization yesterday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries.

(Trinidad Express) Six people were shot and killed by police just after noon yesterday on Mission Road in Freeport.

President Irfaan Ali has stated that more than 350 new small contracting businesses have been created to facilitate the government’s housing drive, among which are recent University of Guyana graduates. 

Amerindian Heritage Month 2024 was officially inaugurated yesterday by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, in collaboration with the National Toshaos Council (NTC) in a ceremony that took place at the Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

The Demerara Volleyball Association made a clean sweep of the senior men’s, senior women’s, and U-19 men and U-19 women’s divisions, respectively, in the ‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Championship at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Ask-the-Consul Installment 24-08 Embassy of the United States of America100 Duke & Young Streets, Kingston,  Georgetown, Guyana  Many family-sponsored immigrant visa applicants have questions about the eligibility of their children who turn age 21 while their petition is pending. 

 (CMC) – Head coach of the West Indies’ Test team, Andre Coley believes his players will adjust to whatever conditions they face in the second Test against South Africa, which bowls off today here at Providence Stadium.

The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (the 2024 Summer Olympics) in Paris officially ended on Sunday last and athletes, for the most part, can take a breather, celebrate having won medals, or simply having given of their best.

CWI Rising Stars U-17 2-Day Guyana got their Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars 2-Day Championship off to a positive start yesterday against nemesis Trinidad and Tobago, as they trail by 108 runs at the Inshan Ali Park, Preysal in Trinidad.

Suriname became the latest team to arrive on local shores to compete in the 7th edition of the Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys & Schoolgirls Boxing Championship, which is slated for August 16-18 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

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.

(Reuters) – Teenage fast bowler Kwena Maphaka and all-rounder Jason Smith have been called up to South Africa’s Twenty20 squad for the first time for a three-match series in the West Indies, Cricket South Africa announced yesterday.

West Ruimveldt heavyweight Western Tigers mangle Buxton United 8-1 when the KFC Elite League continued last evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a morning press conference yesterday that he would send a diplomatic note to the United States over what he called interference regarding U.S.

Dear Editor, I see the usual drivel written about GuySuCo by Robin Singh in the Stabroek newspaper of August 11th 2024 in which he alleges that GuySuCo and its 8,000 workers receipt of another 4 billion tranche shows the PPP’s commitment to the industry and its workers and (sic) notwithstanding that the ‘wicked opposition is objecting to the new 4 billion tranche as a complete waste of national funds’.