Daily Archive: Sunday, September 1, 2024

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Some 10,000 U.S. hotel workers began a multi-day strike in several cities today after contract talks with hotel operators Marriott International MAR.O,

On Saturday, August 31, 2024, machinery operated by contractors from Guyamerica Construction Inc.,

A joint operation involving the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) resulted today in a 4,400 kilogrammes cocaine bust at Matthews Ridge, Region 1, said to be the largest in the history of Guyana.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in southern Gaza where they were apparently killed not long before Israeli troops reached them, the military said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Ashley Taylor, the president of the Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Limited (Plipdeco), was sent on administrative leave by the board of the company in July, three months before his retirement in November.

During the period January to June 2024, the Guyana Government received US$1,220.6 million as revenue from its share of profit oil from thirteen of the fifteen lifts that occurred in the first six months of this year and two lifts that occurred in the final quarter of 2023.

By Miranda La Rose When she left school some 30 years ago, Esther Isaacs-Roberts of Karaudarnau Village in South Rupununi had no certificates.

By Khadidja Ba Students thrive better in a classroom environment that embraces and supports diversity.

-annual target cut from 100,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes   The sugar industry is estimated to have contracted by 60.4 percent in the first half of this year, with production of 6,739 tonnes of sugar reported by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the projected annual production has been slashed from 100,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes.

As government continues to defend the choice of the less-than-one-year-old Fulcrum LNG Inc for a possibly lucrative gas development deal, more questions are being raised about the evaluation process as some very experienced companies failed to get the nod.

(CPL) – A high-scoring run fest at Warner Park saw the Trinbago Knight Riders defeat the St.

Citizens Bank Guyana Inc on Friday opened its newest location on Aubrey Barker Road to the tune of $1.8b and it will officially come into operation tomorrow.

Propa GT Local Wines, a small producer of fruit wines, last week received the Made in Guyana certification from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), following a demanding and rigorous process.

It is a prized part of the pig that’s loved by many.

What was supposed to be a fun August vacation with her mother turned tragic when 5-year-old Juliana Gounga last Wednesday drowned in a pool of water in an old gold mining pit at Jawbone backdam, Region One.

-Mid Year Report   The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.6 percent at the end of the first half of the year, when compared with the Index at the end of 2023.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in an escalating series of clashes in the vital waterway.

GCB U-13 Inter-Country Cricket   The lads from the Cinderella County of Essequibo defeated their Berbician counterparts by three wickets yesterday at the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) La Bonne Intention Facility to retain the U-13 Inter-County 40-over title for the second successive year.

(Trinidad Express) Andrew Persadie’s body was found bound and gagged near the Usine St Madeleine Pond in Princes Town yesterday afternoon.

– can submit application independently of GASA by Sept 18   The issue of Delroy Tyrrell making a nationality switch is nearing a resolution, as World Aquatics has stated that if the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) does not submit an application on behalf of the swimmer, he can independently submit his own application and the relevant documents.

By Khadidja Ba   A small number of Coverden residents yesterday gathered for a community meeting led by activist Audreyanna Thomas to voice their opposition to the establishment of a Waste Treatment Plant by PSWI in their area.

Dear Editor, The 2024 CSEC results are in.  They have the usual flashes of individual brilliance, followed by the desultory.

Police Commissioner’s T20 Cup   ASP Trevor Benn and C/O Ivor Trotz turned in commendable all-round performances to lead Officers to a commanding seven-wicket victory over Region #10 when the Guyana Police Force Commissioner’s T20 Championship continued on Friday at the Eve Leary ground.

-Chief Education Officer says he was advised not to engage with press   The authorities are still mum regarding the Queen’s College flogging incident that occurred on May 16.

GH Renovations T20 CricketCornelia Ida (CI) defeated Windsor Forest Vipers by five wickets.

On Friday, August 30, 2024, Anthony Singh, a 34-year-old miner of Back Road Byderabo, Essequibo River, was charged with the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

Dear Editor, I write with a profound sense of disappointment and outrage over the Georgetown City Council’s recent decision to pass a motion reducing rates and taxes for political parties despite vehement objection and rejection from PPP/C Councillors.

Dear Editor, I have found that when a Guyanese is asked what did our athletes do at the Olympics, they would laugh and reply “wha you think deh woulda do?”

-Secretary-General says of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal   Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland in a statement yesterday, mourned the passing of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal, referring to him as a giant of the Caribbean and one of the Commonwealth’s brightest lights.

Undefeated Mahaicony Lions were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph when the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

As part of a strategy to strengthen trade, commerce and tourism ties, the local Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Grenada Tourism Authority on Thursday hosted an expo showcasing a range of items from spices to technological innovations The Pure Grenada Expo which was open to the public at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, in Kingston, Georgetown, highlighted the Spice Isle’s  cultural heritage, spices and tourism offerings, featuring rum and chocolate tasting, a cultural display and exhibits.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean and Guyana lost one of its greatest persons with the death of Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal on 30 August 2024, just a few weeks shy of his 96th birthday.

Igloo Hockey Festival   Saints and GBTI Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) recorded contrasting wins in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, when the Igloo Hockey Festival commenced on Friday evening.

Dear Editor, I write to advocate for the preservation and promotion of Sir Shridath Ramphal’s legacy, a distinguished Guyanese statesman and former Commonwealth Secretary-General.

On 27th August, 2024 Carl Methuram, 43, a former member of the Guyana Police Force and presently employed at Sublime Security allegedly assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her and burn the house down.

Paiwomak and Tabatinga recorded wins in the men’s division, while Hiawa was victorious in the women’s segment when the Rupununi Football Association Senior Leagues resumed on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I have repeatedly written that this PPP government’s idea of development is to spend money on overpriced infrastructure projects it hands out to crony contractors.

JENIN, (Reuters) – Clashes broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters in the occupied West Bank yesterday as Israel pushed ahead with a military operation in the flashpoint city of Jenin.

By Dr. Maurice Odle A book review by Christopher Ram – Part 3 Odle moves abroad Maurice Odle’s quintessential calling as an international technocratic public servant economist is narrated with a style identifiable to the layperson.

(Reuters) – Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed five wickets as Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan for 274 on the second day of their rain-hit second test at Rawalpindi yesterday, after half-centuries by Shan Masood, Saim Ayub and Salman Agha.

Dear Editor, The National Amerindian Development Foundation (NADF) wishes to congratulate the National Toshaos Council (NTC) on successfully completing its recent Conference during August 19 – 23, 2024.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican judge ordered the Lower House of Congress not to discuss controversial judicial reform scheduled to be taken up by lawmakers the first week of September, according to a legal document reviewed by Reuters yesterday.

(Reuters) – England were firmly in the driving seat in the second test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s yesterday, with the visitors ending day three on 53-2 as they chase down a massive target of 483 to level the three-match series.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Republican presidential rival Donald Trump yesterday over a visit he made to soldiers’ graves at Arlington National Cemetery that was later used in campaign video footage.

Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) Sherwyn Greaves yesterday led a processing of ownership documents  at De Endragt, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, Today I would like to touch on a topic that has been bothering me for a while now and it seems to be growing out of control in my beloved country: the practice of unqualified or underqualified individuals practicing as veterinarians, basically quacks of the trade.

(Reuters) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday.

BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A year after Ecuador voted in a historic referendum to ban all oil drilling in a unique part of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous leaders say the government has been slow to shut down wells in the oil-dependent South American nation.

The government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, will be initiating a three-stage cycling event titled the ‘One Guyana’ Championship.

According to a police bulletin, Cruse Beveny, 24,  is wanted over the felonious wounding of  Frederick Kiyoo.

The ‘Overseas Friends of Guyana’s Chess from the USA donated a total of five tournament size chess sets to the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in June, which were subsequently presented to the St Ignatius Primary School, Lethem in Region Nine through the Allied Arts Division, Ministry of Education.

[Makeda Braithwaite, Go Fish: Go In De Pack,  Bamboo Talk Press, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 2024. 

(BBC) Contemporary paintings celebrate the brave women who fought fiercely alongside the men in the Haitian revolution of the 18th Century.

This week’s preview September 2nd to 8th 2024 If oil ah float watah deh ah battam.

In honour of Sonny Ramphal, most memorable of West Indians I reproduce a column I wrote about him some time ago.

“I am so happy that school opening because one more day with these children and I don’t know how I would make it out.

For fickle creatures such as human beings, the idea of constancy is most blissfully appealing.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Electricity returned to Caracas and other parts of Venezuela on Saturday after a blackout plunged much of the country into darkness on Friday, although Reuters witnesses reported continued intermittent outages in the oil-producing state of Zulia.

COVID closures came and left. With their departure, the doors to art exhibitions opened.

CWI Rising Stars U-17Guyana incurred a heavy 8-wicket loss to hosts Trinidad and Tobago yesterday when the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-17 Men’s 50-over Championship continued.

Writing in this newspaper last week Dr Bertrand Ramcharan reflected on Guyana’s future political path in terms of democracy or autocracy.

In an article published in SN on August 27 – “Whither Guyana: Autocracy or democracy?”

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act This week I will be breaking down sections 43 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:01, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA”).

The Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) launched its two-day expo and trade fair on Friday evening, attracting a large crowd to the Anna Regina Secondary School grounds. 

There’s a sharp and knowing sense of the zeitgeist running through “Blink Twice”, the directorial debut of actress Zoë Kravitz.

There is nothing more terrifying to me than going for a routine pap smear check.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka slumped to 196 all out on day two to concede a huge lead in the second test at Lord’s yesterday after Gus Atkinson’s superb maiden century put England in control of the match.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour recounts the recent pre-launch of the forthcoming book, “Larry Gomes, Mr.

(Reuters) – Botic van de Zandschulp gave himself to the end of the year to turn things around after foot injuries left him contemplating retirement but after beating Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Defending champion Coco Gauff was tested early but righted the ship in time to secure a spot in the last 16 at the U.S.

It was the growing influx of visitors and returning Guyanese that saw the conceptualisation of Lexie-ville Airbnb and Car Rental at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, CRG extends its condolences to the family and friends of Sir Shridath Ramphal.