Daily Archive: Monday, September 16, 2024

Police have arrested three teenagers in connection with the killing  of Harry Brown, 24, which occurred at Kairuni on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway at about 01:30 hrs yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Lawyers have now gotten involved in what was supposed to be a private family issue, but found its way in the public domain after a video surfaced on social media on Friday showing a police officer being confronted by his wife over his alleged infidelity.

A 37-year-old miner of Campbellville, Georgetown was arrested at a wake for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.  

(Trinidad Guardian) Even as the search for missing cousins Rykeel Dookna (left) and Rikeil Cumberbatch (right) continued yesterday, the family’s fears increased after two decomposing bodies were found floating in the mangrove at Pioneer Drive, Sea Lots, late in the afternoon.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A man suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump appeared in federal court today, where he was charged with two gun-related crimes a day after being spotted with a rifle hiding in the bushes at the former U.S.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – “Shogun,” a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, and “Hacks” upset defending comedy champion “The Bear” at television’s highest honors.

The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has reported a marginal increase in after-tax profits for the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, citing challenges, including a decrease in bulk spirits’ sales. 

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves maintains that Venezuela’s elections were democratic and transparent, but said that position does not change the fact that he is a friend of Guyana and will not tolerate any military action against it by the Nicolas Maduro regime or any other.

(CPL) – A comfortable 26-run victory by the St Lucia Kings over the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons on home turf in Gros Islet saw them keep their 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign on track while consigning the Falcons to a sixth defeat in eight appearances in this year’s competition.

Justice Navindra Singh last week ordered the owners of three properties in the pathway of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge to hand them over to the government and for the state to compensate them in various sums.

After initial objections from the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), the Ministry of Education has decided to do an overhaul of the well-known National Schools Championships, effective immediately.

Police are investigating a fatal crash near the health centre at Versailles, West Bank Demerara  (WBD) about 02:30 hrs yesterday, which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Regan Martin.

Heritage Games Football– GT Kanaimas claim women’s title Paruima of Region #7 and GT Kanaimas of Region #4 won the men’s and women’s crowns, respectively, in the Amerindian Heritage Games Football Championship last evening at the Everest Cricket Ground on Carifesta Avenue and Camp Street.

West Coast Demerara (WCD) villagers played a crucial role in the apprehension of a suspect involved in an armed robbery on Friday last and the suspect, who has since confessed to the crime, provided police with the names and details of his three accomplices.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Free and Easy, Essequibo Coast in Region Two about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Dear Editor, I take note that the Minister of Health, Dr.

Ciara Dowden, 16, of West Demerara Secondary School displayed poise and fluency to forge ahead of 15 of her peers and secure the 2024 Miss Guyana Teen Scholar title on Saturday evening at the National Cultural Centre.

KYIV (Reuters) – European governments should halt welfare benefits to Ukrainian men of military age who are living in their countries, Poland’s foreign minister said, a measure he said would help Ukraine call up more troops to fight Russian forces.

Dear Editor, The US government seized Venezuela’s Air Force One used by Nicolas Maduro.

-pipeline to be run under Rupert Craig Highway The Liliendaal pump station, initially set for completion in April this year, remains unfinished and a pipeline is to be run under the Rupert Craig Highway to enable drainage to the sea.

MADRID (Reuters) – Two Spanish nationals arrested in Venezuela had no links to the Spanish secret service and Spain was not involved in any plan to politically destabilize the South American country, a Spanish foreign ministry source said on Sunday.

JESENIK, Czech Republic/WARSAW (Reuters) – The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Czech Republic following days of torrential rain that caused rivers to burst their banks in several parts of the region.

Dear Editor, The recent allegations of the firing of both a production manager and head lab technician at GuySuCo’s Rose Hall Estate raise disturbing questions about the potential for coordinated fraud within the company.

Expressing frustration with the leadership of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and suggesting that some leaders might have become overwhelmed or fatigued during this year’s strike and prolonged negotiations and therefore failed to effectively communicate critical information back to the membership, a Region Two teacher has said that he is dissatisfied with the agreement signed between the GTU and the Ministry of Education. 

(Reuters) – Mexican authorities logged seven homicides in the western state of Sinaloa on Friday, the latest violence to plague an area where increasingly frequent shootouts are fueling fears of the possible start of an intracartel war.

Dear Editor, In response to Mayor Mentore’s letter dated 15th September titled – “Paltry Central Government Subvention to City is Insult to Citizens” – I seek to clarify and highlight the missing facts regarding the government’s interventions for the city of Georgetown. 

MORONI (Reuters) – Comoros president Azali Assoumani is “out of danger” after he was injured on Friday in a knife attack by a 24-year-old policeman who was found dead in his cell a day later, officials said on Saturday.

Pele extended their lead atop the standings in the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League, squeaking past Order & Discipline by a 3-2 score at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre in Providence.

Yesterday produced another bag of mixed results for Guyana as the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad continued in Budapest, Hungary.

The Bartica Football Association (BFA), in conjunction with the Department of Education, has commenced its Primary School Boy’s League Championship.

Crane Rovers and Beavers secured lopsided wins when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Uitvlugt ground.

-OPR probe launched The Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility is currently investigating a shooting that occurred on Saturday, at approximately 01:50 hrs on Robb Street, Georgetown, near a popular nightclub, where Cassel Nurse, a 27-year-old businessman of Freeman Street, North-East La Penitence, was injured.

There we go again. On the heels of the discovery of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine neatly packed and concealed in pits near an illegal airstrip in Matthews Ridge, allegations of corruption have surfaced in the last week in least at two State agencies – Guyana Marketing Corporation and the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA).

Melinda Janki is an international lawyer, an attorney-at-law in Guyana, and winner of the Commonwealth Lawyers Rule of Award.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 43-year-old man who was on the St Andrew South police’s wanted list for murder was shot and killed in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Saturday.

While no-one can reasonably gainsay the importance of the sugar industry to the country and its historic impetus in the development of Guyana, it doesn’t mean that citizens and watchdogs must turn a blind eye to what is transpiring and to write a blank cheque for unlimited expenditure.

Dear Editor The Chief Citizen is at it again.  This time speaking from the other side of his mouth about the paltry government subvention, labelling it ‘an insult to the residents’, allocated to purchase a garbage truck and a dump truck (SN September 15).

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s death toll from floods rose to at least 113 as of Saturday evening, the country’s military government said on Sunday, following heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi that has caused havoc across parts of Southeast Asia.

Campbellville Street-ball Championship  Back Circle B and Z-Tekk Family earned berths to the quarterfinal segment following round of 16 wins when the inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship continued on Saturday night.Back

Huis T’ Dieren Primary of Essequibo captured the Champion of Champions crown in the Future Warriors Tapeball Tournament following an unbeaten campaign yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda.