Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Education Multi-year deal for teachers inked, but some union members, teachers cry foul: In a move that has sparked outrage, the leadership of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has signed off on a new salary and benefits agreement with the Ministry of Education, despite strong objections from the union’s negotiation team and general membership.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Peaceful street protests and international pressure still have the potential to unseat Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said today, as an election dispute reached the one-month mark and the opposition’s pathways to claim power seemed narrow.

Lilian Elliot celebrated her 115th birth anniversary on July 31, 2024, according to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.

LONDON/CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected and often in areas where experts lack the funding and equipment to properly track it.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Attacks by separatist militants in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan are aimed at stopping development projects that form part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today.

WINDHOEK,  (Reuters) – Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe drought across southern Africa, the environment ministry said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After 14 years, King of Dancehall Vybz Kartel is set to make his triumphant return to the stage in a historic concert aptly titled Freedom Street.

(Trinidad Express) Trinbago Commercial Development Company Ltd (TCDC), which owns MovieTowne, Port of Spain, has agreed to place TT$3 million in escrow until the substantive case over arrears is determined.

`In Guyana, we have recently seen official inquisitions into the tax status of NGOs, calls for new laws to ‘regulate’ NGOs, and public campaigns of vilification against particular NGOs and their leaders.

In recent years, Briton John has been methodologically dominant on the Guyanese cycling scene, and over the last week, took his excellent form overseas to the long, winding roadways of French Guiana, where he secured a historic second overall finish at the 33rd Tour Cycliste de Guiana in what was a frenetic week-long race across the French territory.

Writer, philanthropist and promoter of the arts, Ameena Gafoor passed away yesterday.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday raised “grave concerns” over the government’s plan for a high span fixed bridge over the Berbice River.

By Duncan Saul Tournament favourite Mighty Ruler emerged victorious in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Bartica Zone, defeating a gritty Misdemeanor outfit by a 1-0 score on Sunday night at the community centre ground.

Seventy-year-old electrician, Raymond Knipe, who was hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was shot on August 3rd at Lot 47 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, succumbed to his injuries last Friday at 14:15 hrs, a statement from the Guyana Police Force said.

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Deandra Dottin produced a brilliant performance to single- handedly rescue the Trinbago Knight Riders’ season in the 2024 Women’s Caribbean Premier League at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC –The Dominica Government on Sunday night announced that it is providing the island’s first ever Olympic gold medalist, Thea Lafond Gadson, with the country’s highest national award, as well as a cash gift of nearly half a million dollars (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) following her exploits at the Paris Olympics earlier this month.

-two others remanded over Rubis raid Joel Joshua Williams, a 21-year-old from Lot 1355 Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was yesterday charged with armed robberies on three East Coast gas stations and two others were remanded over a raid on the Rubis facility at Success.

Seventy-six persons, spanning a number of disciplines, were hired on the spot at the recent  Guyana Shore Base Inc.

-set to bully off at GCC Hockey Turf  The GCC Hockey Turf is set to host the third edition of the GCC Igloo Hockey Festival, an annual  event, from Thursday to Sunday (August 30-September 1). 

The increasing number of electronic billboards being installed across the city and the revenue which should be collected have attracted the attention of city councillors, Lelon Saul and Clayton Hinds.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a Sandhill, Upper Berbice River resident over the fatal stabbing of his cousin, Francis Sukhu last week.

QUETTA, Pakistan, (Reuters) – At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said yesterday.

Six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave who was shot in his head at Charles Street, Charlestown, Georgetown on July 9 remains hospitalised in a critical condition.

Dear Editor, Amid the ongoing debate over the Guyana Teachers Union’s acceptance of the government’s offer of 10% for 2024, 9% for 2025, and 8% for 2026, it’s important to examine the tax implications of this decision, especially in light of the opposition’s promise of a minimum of 35% increase if they are elected in 2025.

Dear Editor, The Editorial ‘Pit latrines at schools’ (SN August 26) had much to say about the PPP Government’s recalcitrance, all the way back to 2008, but not a word on the former government’s handling of this matter.

Thirty-seven-year-old businessman Andre Polly-dore yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charg-ed with the possession of a firearm and  ammunition without a licence.

ARBAAT, Sudan,  (Reuters) – Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said yesterday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war.

Dear Editor, The plan to have farmers focus on a specific product instead of small amounts of a variety of products is a good export strategy.

The administration of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has clarified that the institution currently does not have an experienced neuro-interventional radiologist nor the specialized supplies necessary to perform cerebral aneurysms surgical procedures.

CAIRO/GAZA  (Reuters) – Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late on Sunday, forcing more families to flee, saying its forces intended to act against militant group Hamas and others operating in the area.

With 94,000 hatching eggs produced so far this year, Guyana is aggressively working to up its production of this commodity.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his elected successor defended their proposed judicial overhaul yesterday, as a major U.S.

Dear Editor, Keith Bernard writes: “. . .  cash transfers, wage increases for public sector workers, and subsidies on essential goods.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) issued a statement late yesterday expressing deep concern “over the deteriorating situation in Libya resulting from unilateral decisions.”

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The office of Venezuela’s top prosecutor issued a second summons yesterday for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez to be questioned about an opposition website that published detailed results of last month’s disputed presidential election.

Thirty-nine-year-old vendor Rennie Inniss appeared yesterday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with two counts of discharging a loaded firearm with intent.

Dear Editor, The more I read statements attributed to President Ali, the less impressed I am by his idea of what is the essence of the presidency. 

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada, following the lead of the United States and European Union, said yesterday it would impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese electric vehicles and also announced a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China.

KFC Evolution’s Aaron Newton captured first place in the Senior category of the Farm Supplies Limited (FARMSUP) 50-mile Cycling Road Race on Sunday on the East Bank of Demerara.

With its mind firmly fixed on both the domestic and international dimensions of the manner in which it attends to the welfare of the country’s indigenous communities, the Government of Guyana has sculpted a public information space on which it dishes out a fairly constant stream of missives about its treatment of Amerindian communities.

(Trinidad Express) A Debe woman was killed and her husband chopped on Saturday night.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 200 missiles and drones yesterday, killing seven people and striking energy facilities nationwide, Kyiv said, while neighbouring NATO member Poland reported a drone had probably entered its airspace.

Dear Editor, August remains a month of great significance to all of the people of Guyana. 

Two persons, who were hospitalised with gunshot wounds following the early Saturday morning shooting in the vicinity of V’s Delight, D’Urban Street, were discharged from two medical institutions yesterday.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands,  (Reuters) – McLaren and Dutch Grand Prix winner Lando Norris have blown the Formula One constructors’ championship wide open with Red Bull in danger of being overhauled, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.

By Lili Fuhr and James Kerry BERLIN/ZURICH – Life on Earth would not exist without the oceans and their interconnected and fragile ecosystems, many of which we barely understand.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago edged the Windward Islands by two runs to jump to the top of the table in the CWI Under-17 50-over Championship when it got underway here Sunday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Sometime Fellow of Harvard University and Fellow of the LSE In an eye-opening and much acclaimed new book, Autocracy Inc.,

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who became the first foreigner to lead the England national team, died yesterday at the age of 76.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – France’s Clara Burel fought back from being bageled in the first set to defeat 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 0-6 7-5 7-5 in the first round of the U.S.

(Reuters) – England have included five uncapped players for their Twenty20 series against Australia and Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Matthew Potts and Jamie Smith have been named for the one-day internationals, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne has announced that Sir Richie Richardson, the celebrated former West Indies cricket captain, will be taking up a role within the government.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Defending champion Coco Gauff overcame early nerves to cruise by France’s Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0 in the first round of the U.S.