Daily Archive: Sunday, September 8, 2024

CANU officers, acting on information received, today conducted an operation in the Norton Street, Greater Georgetown area.

MANILA, (Reuters) – An influential evangelist preacher from the Philippines accused of sex trafficking and sexual abuse has been arrested, the interior minister said today.

CARACAS/MADRID, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez left for Spain overnight and was seeking asylum, officials said today, amid a mounting political and diplomatic crisis over the disputed results of July’s election.

Misha Caleb is Miss Cosmo Guyana 2024 and will be competing this October in the inaugural Miss Cosmo Pageant, which focuses primarily on community service.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh last week met in Washington with key US government officials including from the EXIM Bank but there was no word on the pivotal US$660 million  financing that Guyana is seeking for its ambitious gas to energy project.

-planned testing in 2021 of key alternative still to be done The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) continues to face challenges from miners who insist on using the dangerous pollutant mercury to separate gold, citing its cost-effectiveness and lack of access to cheaper alternatives, Commissioner of the GGMC, Newell Dennison says.

Former diplomat, educator and volunteer Barbara Atherley has spent more than half of her working life in either war-torn environments or disaster-prone regions trying to revamp or reform education systems with other social services to either give girls an education or to give the less privileged a chance at an education through user-friendly learning guides.

Most whole wheat breads are not made only of whole wheat flour.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips commissioned two solar PV mini-grid systems at Karaburi and Haimacabra in Moruca, Region One on Friday.

The Lucas Stock Index lost 0.032 percent on the sale of 292,481 shares during the first period of trading in September 2024. 

A miner who was charged with murdering his wife in 2019 was sentenced to 29 years imprisonment by Justice Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the High Court in Demerara.

Government will be inviting tenders this week for the construction of a state-of-the-art facility to replace the current West Demerara Regional Hospital in Region Three, President Irfaan Ali announced on Friday during the commissioning of the new Zeelugt Primary School.

-unruly patrons stay on past closing hour, no enforcement by police By Subhana Shiwmangal The bar which has been at the centre of reports over noise nuisance in Leonora was earlier this year found to be in breach of the building code and its unruly patrons stay past the closing hour and there is no enforcement by the police.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday turned the sod to commence the construction of the new Orealla Secondary School.

The police in Berbice will soon be implementing one-way traffic in the town of Rose Hall during peak hours to assist commuters who have been battling the ongoing congestion which runs through the Port Mourant Market.

(CPL) – Guyana Amazon Warriors, defending champions of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), put in a swaggering performance to claim three wins in three games to sit at the head of the standings after ten games of this year’s tournament.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship  In front of a boisterous home crowd at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Bank Demerara, Showstoppers became the first team from the East Bank/West Demerara division to be crowned the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Champion, dispatching Georgetown champions Laing Avenue 3-0 in the final on Friday night.

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has posted vacancies for their new operational base in Guyana, following the July commissioning of a state-of-the-art capping stack designed to seal any offshore spill here.

A prisoner, Isiah Daniels, also known as Isiah Greaves, who escaped on Friday morning while attending clinic at the Georgetown Public Hospital has been recaptured in Sophia, Georgetown.

Rawle Simon, a 29-year-old resident of Red Road, Providence, East Bank Demerara, was on Friday sentenced to two months in jail for violating a Protection Order by hiding in his ex-girlfriend’s car trunk and threatening her with a knife.

NAIROBI/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China stopped short of providing the debt relief sought by many African countries this week, but pledged 360 billion yuan ($50.7 billion) over three years in credit lines and investments.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 24 hours, local medics said yesterday, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led militants in the territory.

On Friday, 42 aspiring homeowners moved closer to realising their dreams with the distribution of Steel and Cement Housing Subsidy vouchers, each valued at approximately $225,000, a release from the CH&PA said.

Dear Editor, The fact that so much media space, time and resources are devoted to inflation speak in one voice, which is that most Guyanese wage a daily battle to put food on the table.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand confirmed on Friday that classes at the newly built North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary School have been delayed due to unresolved issues with the washroom facilities.

Dear Editor, “The lack of proficiency in [mathematics and English] is not just an academic issue but one that could have long-term socio-economic consequences”; the words of Dr Wayne Wesley, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council, reported in the Barbados Nation newspaper of August 21.

(Reuters) – Kentucky police reported an “active shooter situation” last  evening at Interstate-75 near London, Kentucky, where “numerous persons” have been shot in traffic.

An Eventful Life by Dr. Maurice Odle This is the fourth and final part of Maurice Odle’s autobiography narrated in a reflective writing style, in which personal experiences, political analysis, and broader reflections on global issues are interwoven to give a comprehensive view of his life’s work and the contexts in which it unfolded.

(Trinidad Express)  Stork Technical Services T&T Ltd has informed staff that, due to a “bleak future financial outlook”, it is considering a phased shutdown of its operations, beginning this month and to be completed by the end of the year, potentially leaving 389 employees without jobs.

Dear Editor, Do I have to do everything around here?  Why should I be teaching stubborn Guyanese local life? 

LONDON, (Reuters) – The heads of the U.S. CIA and Britain’s spy service said in an op-ed yesterday that “staying the course” in backing Ukraine’s fight against Russia was more important than ever and they vowed to further their cooperation there and on other challenges.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivia declared a national emergency due to raging forest fires the country’s defense ministry announced yesterday.

It has been over three months now since the ongoing investigation into the allegations of kidnapping and extortion against two Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks and Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) employee, Phillip Paruag.

By R M Austin I do not propose to spend much time writing about the impressive achievements of Shridath Surendranath Ramphal.

We are pleased to present a small sample to give a picture of the poetry of Edgar Mittelholzer (1909 -1965), the prolific Guyanese writer best known for his several novels.

GCA 2nd Division 2-Day Action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Friends of Cricket 2nd Division 2-Day competition resumed yesterday at the Transport Sports Ground, Thomas Lands, with home team Transport hosting GNIC.

Exactly what Caricom heads of government will be doing at their next meeting discussing the CXC Mathematics performance this year is not something which is altogether comprehensible.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) recently held a Naturalist Tour Guide training session at Rockstone Village, Region Ten.

For a film so firmly entrenched in the power of solidarity and togetherness, I was surprised that my favourite moment in the recently released “Sing Sing” is one defined by separation.

Not having been back home for some 50 years, Sir Dexter Hutt, who was knighted in his second home, the UK, for his contributions to education, was initially apprehensive about feeling like a stranger.

On some days, the sun takes on a warmer, brighter hue.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), following the attainment of a new ring that was bought by the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, will expand their monthly existing U-16 programme to a national level.

Yesterday for half an hour GEMS Theatre Productions in collaboration with NCN TV commenced the presentation of the popular TV sitcom ‘Days Like Dese’, on NCN TV 11 from  5 pm with a repeat broadcast tomorrow at 9.30 am.

The Guyana Tourism Authority, as part of its observance of Amerindian Heritage Month 2024, will feature several approved tourism-focused Indigenous communities, tour operators, and experiences that have made a significant impact on the country’s tourism developmental journey over the years.

On 3rd September 2024, Guyanese social media personality and social commentator Mikhail Rodrigues was found guilty of criminal contempt of court.

MOSINEE, Wisconsin,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump pledged in Wisconsin yesterday to throw up unprecedented tariffs and clamp down on immigrants he said are stealing jobs and killing Americans, as he sought to solidify support among working-class and rural whites, a key part of his base.

BRASILIA/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela revoked Brazil’s authorization to represent Argentine interests in the country, including administering the embassy where six opposition figures are sheltering, the Venezuelan government said yesterday.

On 20 February 2013, my son Kamal, was on the platform just outside the front door of the offices of Cameron & Shepherd in Avenue of the Republic on the western side of the Victoria Law Courts.

As I get older, and the older I get the faster I seem to get older, I find myself regretting all the wonders and miraculous developments I read about and feel that I will miss as time goes on beyond my passing. 

The great St Petersburg chess tournament of 1914, saw the world’s best players in attendance.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka were on 211 for five in reply to England’s first-innings total of 325 when bad light stopped play on the second day of the third test yesterday at The Oval.

By Nigel Westmaas (This is a summarised version of a paper delivered at the Guyana Institute of Historical Research in June 2013 to mark the 250th anniversary of the 1763 revolution.

Golden Stars of Golden Grove defeated Melanie by a 1-0 score when the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

(Reuters) – Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka beat American sixth seed Jessica Pegula 7-5 7-5 in the U.S.

Beacons climbed into second position in the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League, squeaking past Camptown 4-3 on Friday night at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre in Providence.

After a five-year hiatus, the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) Cycling Classic will make a grand return to the inner circuit of the National Park on September 14, next Saturday.

Dear Editor, I write today regarding the dark side to the construction of highways and bridges, which has often had an entrenched racial segregation motive, especially in the United States, where these infrastructures became physical barriers separating white and minority neighbourhoods.

-‘I told my teachers she’s only promising us, she’s not coming back’ During the opening of the new Zeelugt Primary School in Region Three on Friday, Headteacher Ebun Grogan reflected on the school’s long journey toward its reconstruction, following years of inadequate facilities and temporary classrooms.