Daily Archive: Saturday, August 24, 2024

The police say they are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at about 5.45  this morning at Lot 23 D’Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, which resulted in the death of Anthony Havercome, a 40-year-old vendor from South Ruimveldt, who was shot multiple times.

Inmate  Bevon Griffith was  shot yesterday by Prison Officers after he attempted to scale the Camp Street prison fence.

(Trinidad Guardian) The owners of the MovieTowne complex at Invader’s Bay, Mucurapo, and the management of the Port-of-Spain Infrastructure Company (POSINCO) and the Port Authority of T&T (PATT) seem heading for a showdown.

SOLINGEN, Germany,  (Reuters) – Police hunted today for an unknown assailant hours after he killed three people and wounded others in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen.

Already discomforted at the idea of a waste treatment plant in their community, residents of Coverden, East Bank Demerara are dismayed that the operator of the agreement has been changed to a company whose expertise they are unsure of and have been protesting and raising concerns.

The 26-year-old United States fugitive who was hiding here for five years and was last week arrested at a horse racing event in Berbice and extradited, appeared in a New York court yesterday charged over the hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a 67-year-old Jamaican-American man.

A 40-year-old mother of two children has been experiencing a problem for two months now where the sewage from the house has been backing up, overflowing in the yard and producing a repugnant smell which is permeating the house, creating severe discomfort for her family.

A woman, whose adult son was charged last month over the publishing of obscene photographs and videos of his ex-girlfriend, made her appearance in court yesterday, charged with obstruction of justice.

Joshua O’Neil, who was accused of murdering Marlon Peters on May 9, 2020, was on July 30, 2024 sentenced to 20 years imprisonment following a guilty plea before Judge Sherdel Isaacs Marcus at the High Court.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred on Thursday between 17:15 hrs and 19:30 hrs in the North Pakaraimas, involving an unregistered ATV owned and ridden by  Brazilian Ricardo Kennedy, a 32-year-old businessman of Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.

A Canje security guard is now dead after falling from his motorcycle on the Palmyra Public Road on Monday.

After more than five years of boat operators and communities continuously lamenting the dilapidated state of the Charity Wharf, a project to rebuild it seems closer as eight companies this week submitted bids for its construction.

The trade relationship between the UK and Guyana has surged to £1.9 billion, reflecting a 17.7% increase and making Guyana the UK’s largest trading partner in the Caribbean, responsible for 33% of the region’s trade.

The firefighting capabilities of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) recently received a significant boost with the graduation of 97 new firefighters from its training centre located at Leonora, Region Three, following a rigorous three-month training course, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) announced yesterday.

As part of government’s commitment to enhancing the delivery of healthcare in the hinterland regions, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister is working to install internet connectivity in health facilities across these regions to ensure the availability of telemedicine options, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated yesterday. 

Dear Editor, The interpretation of the Amerindian Act by the Attorney-General was the most inaccurate interpretation of the law that I have ever seen.

(Reuters) – Russia’s security services shot dead four inmates on Friday who had taken hostages at a penal colony, fatally stabbed four of its staff and posted online videos describing themselves as Islamic State militants, officials said.

(Reuters) – Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 balls to ease West Indies to a seven-wicket Twenty20 International win over South Africa in Trinidad yesterday as the home side took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

The School of the Nations has announced the results achieved by its students at the recent Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and A-Level examinations.

Dear Editor, I read in an INEWS Guyana article that was published online on August 21, 2024, and titled ‘O&G waste treatment facility at Coverden was carefully screened – EPA’.

(Reuters) – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a presidential bid that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names in American politics.

Buxton Stars received their prizes for winning the East Coast Sweet 16 Football Championship during the official presentation ceremony at the club’s community centre ground yesterday.

Dear Editor, For these last two days, it would not let me be – that headline “Afro Guyanese need a vision-Aubrey Norton” [Demerara Waves].

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) announced the launch of its El Dorado Master Blender 2024 Special Edition Rum at a special event held on Monday at the Guyana Mariott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown, to celebrate its 12th year as the official spirit of the Caribbean Premium League (CPL).

Dear Editor, There is an overwhelming sense of relief being felt by teachers, students and families upon the signing of the teachers’ deal.

MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) – The union representing workers at Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO)

CAREBACO Junior Badminton Championship Guyana once again registered numerous losses on day two of the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) Junior Championship in Oranjestad, Aruba.

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of the 63-year-old medex, who was found dead in his hotel room in New Amsterdam, Berbice, on Thursday, revealed that he died as a result of heart failure, diabetes mellitus and infection in the lungs. 

Dear Editor, It is indeed commendable that leading members of our government have joined the movement to clean up the garbage that is disgustingly proliferating on the highways and byways in all areas of our country.

(Reuters) – A federal judge agreed to dismiss part of the most serious charge against two former police officers in Lousiville, Kentucky, accused of falsifying a search warrant that led to colleagues killing Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black medical worker, in her apartment in 2020.

A new champion will be crowned today as the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Tournament will conclude at the National Stadium, Providence.

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton yesterday vouched that if his party was returned to government he would ensure that public servants receive a minimum 35% increase.

Dear Editor, I take note of a quote from Mr. Ogunseye’s letter: “Dev and his associates are essentially advocating for the retention of the ‘winner-takes-all’ governance system, content with Africans in state institutions carrying out the dictates of the Indian-led PPP government” (SN August 23rd).

PORTICELLO (Reuters) – Italian divers retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still unaccounted for after the family’s luxury yacht sank this week off Sicily.

Wowing the judges with his exceptional creativity, and skills, Mike Dojcsak, representing Bar Sazerac in Ontario, Canada, emerged the victor at the El Dorado Rum Heritage Cocktail Competition held on Thursday at the Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) Demerara Rum Heritage Centre, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, a DDL release announced   It explained that the competition, which attracted top bartenders from around the world, was a celebration of the art of cocktail making and the unique flavours of El Dorado Rum.

Dear Editor, Without a doubt, I’m sure all would agree that the traffic situation existing in Guyana, is shouting from the roof tops for sanity on the roads.

Paiwomak and Tabatinga recorded wins in the men’s division when the Rupununi Football Association Senior Leagues resumed on August 18th.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A volcano in southwestern Iceland spewed lava and smoke for a second day on Friday, the country’s meteorological office said, after the eruption forced the evacuation of a nearby luxury spa resort.

Dear Editor, Modular Builds Guyana Inc. has been given Government contracts to build 200 Low Income Houses in Leonora, West Coast Demerara at a cost of $6,000,000 per house ($1.2B total).

Police Commissioner T20 Cup President’s Guard and Region #10 recorded victories when the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Commissioner’s T20 Championship continued yesterday at Eve Leary Ground.

As part of its efforts to bridge the financial literacy gap and support women entrepreneurs in Guyana, ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc (ACI), through the Bankability Fund for Women (BF4W), recently hosted its inaugural “Women Entrepreneurs Financial Empowerment Forum.”   

Caribbean Senior Squash Championships Guyana continued their unbeaten run in the team segment of the Caribbean Senior Squash Championships following wins in the men’s and women’s segments yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will be asked to testify about an opposition website where voting tallies from a disputed July election are posted, attorney general Tarek Saab said on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) “ZOË, YOU’RE TRENDING!” That’s the all-caps message flooding British travel vlogger Zoë Reeve’s mobile phone after the jaw-dropping release of her music video collaboration with local dancehall artiste Big P, titled “Come Big P”.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) on Thursday announced a strategic travel mission and the upcoming Pure Grenada Expo.

Dear Editor, Quite recently, the Government, led by the President Irfaan Ali, had a national cleanup campaign and we saw that it was a success.

(Reuters) – England were closing in on victory over a gritty Sri Lanka in the first test with the visitors on 204-6 in their second innings at the end of the third day at Old Trafford yesterday — a slender lead of 82.

In an ever widening rift, the government’s appointee on the affairs of Indigenous people and the non-governmental Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) traded accusations over comments made at and about the recent National Toshaos Committee (NTC) Conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Liliendaal, Georgetown.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president on Friday blasted the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) A gang-related killing has upped Tobago’s murder toll to a record high of 20.

Dear Editor, Dave Martins was a man of the soil, humble and held fast to his roots that fed the creativity of an extraordinary mind whose sweet music and lyrics tell of the land of Guyana, its trees, mountains and rivers, and more so of a people proud, strong and free.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris’ speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break from the status quo, after a week in which the most divisive issue facing the party was mostly ignored.

(Reuters) – Four of Bangladesh’s top seven batters hit defiant fifties in a spirited fightback to help the visitors to 316-5 in reply to Pakistan’s 448-6 declared in the opening test in Rawalpindi yesterday.

(Jamaican Observer) A soldier has died as a result of injuries sustained during a shooting incident along Charles Street and Chestnut Lane in Kingston early yesterday morning.

Whatever the outcome of the internal rumblings in the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), the three-year pact sealed with the government on Wednesday is a victory for constitutionally-enshrined collective bargaining and trade unionism is alive.

Yesterday marked the conclusion of the 13th edition of the Republic Bank RightStart Pan Minors Music Literacy Programme, celebrating the achievements of young steel pan players in Guyana.