Articles published on Monday, September 23, 2024
Ryvan Francis, 46, was arrested on September 17th, 2024 and charged today with the murder of Levoy Taljit between 23rd and 27th December 2012 at Soesdyke/Linden Highway, The accused appeared at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court #1 before Magistrate Wanda Fortune.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – California has filed a lawsuit against oil giant Exxon Mobil XOM.N over
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is to hold a seminar on illicit trade.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd on Sunday signed a Joint Communique with Marko Đurić, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, establishing diplomatic relations between Guyana and Serbia.
(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago’s murder count hit another record yesterday morning when a father of one became the island’s 24th murder victim.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Tanzanian police arrested two opposition leaders again today, their party and police said, to stop anti-government protests in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
(Reuters) – India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar’s ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a significant move by the South Asian power that has maintained ties with the top generals shunned by Western nations.
(CPL) – A high-scoring affair in the second match of the day in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw the Trinbago Knight Riders end the season for the St.
Former finance minister Winston Jordan has said that with no agreement between the government and ExxonMobil made public or shared with the Parliament on how the pipeline for the more than US$2 billion gas-to-energy (GtE) project is being funded, it seems like the government has taken an illegal loan.
Olympic Kremlin won the feature event at the President Cup Horse Racing meet yesterday at the Rising Sun Turf Club in West Coast Berbice, in the process completing the prestigious double following its prior victory weeks earlier in the Guyana Cup.
Guyanese musicians Jackie Hanover known as Jackie Jaxx, and Ivan Harry performing as D’Ivan, have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the US Eastern District Court, New York against telecommunications giant One Communications (Guyana) Inc and singer Tennicia De Freitas, known as Nekeita.
Guyanese sculptor and former administrator of the E R Burrowes School of Art Ian Ivor Thom has been contacted by the government and asked to resume his duties following his resignation earlier this month.
The indomitable Briton John rode to yet another accolade on the roadways of Guyana, this time capturing the senior category of the inaugural Humphrey & Fowler Road Race yesterday.
The Ministry of Public Works has received billion dollar bids for the supply of lights for the ambitious plan to light up the roads countrywide, with some being fully solar while others will be tied to the national grid.
Pan American Hockey Challenge Guyana maintained their unbeaten record in the Pan American Hockey Federation Challenge as they contested a scoreless affair against Paraguay yesterday at the National Sports in Bermuda.
More than six months have passed since the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) issued a strike threat over stalled wage negotiations with the government, yet no progress has been reported.
45th Chess Olympiad As the curtains came down on the 45th edition of the World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, the Guyanese teams (open and women’s) ended their campaigns in contrasting fashion.
(CMC) – The St. Lucia Kings asserted their dominance over the Barbados Royals for a second straight day to climb to the top of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) yesterday.
President Irfaan Ali heads a Guyanese delegation to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this week.
A police operation led by Regional Division #7 uncovered illegal narcotics at a camp in Oku Backdam in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Campbellville Street-ball Championship It was a night of upsets as Back Circle A and Stabroek Ballers were eliminated at the quarterfinal round in the inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship on Saturday.
BEIRUT/HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – Hezbollah and Israel exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, as the Lebanese militant group sent rockets deep into northern Israeli territory after facing some of the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict.
Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Lamaha Park, Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.
Dear Editor, I refer to SN Sunday’s Editorial titled “Ramkarran and the CRC.”
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said.
United States-based oil services company Halliburton has submitted the lone bid to provide Guyana with a repository for its data on exploration and production.
(Jamaica Observer) Two men are dead after gunmen, posing as police officers, entered a premises and opened fire in Free Hill, St Mary, early Sunday morning.
Dear Editor, Attorney General Anil Nandlall was kind enough to breach the PPP Government’s silence and indifference on the national noise pollution epidemic.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has embarked on an initiative aimed at improving teaching practices across schools spearheaded by the National Centre for Educational Research and Development (NCERD).
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation’s worst financial crisis in decades.
(Reuters) – Ecuador’s government has announced the suspension of electricity service for nine hours on Sunday in 12 of the Andean nation’s 24 provinces and placed 19 areas on red alert due to a drought that has reduced the water levels of hydroelectric plants.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka stayed on course for victory against New Zealand in the opening test in Galle despite Rachin Ravindra’s unbeaten 91 yesterday.
On September 17, the Jamaican Integrity Commission (IC) submitted a report to Parliament which revealed that Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness had been under investigation for illicit enrichment.
(Reuters) – South Africa bounced back from two heavy defeats to beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in the last encounter of their One Day International Series in Sharjah yesterday.
Commander of Regional Police Division #6 Senior Superintendent Shivpersaud Bacchus expressed admiration for the recruits when he conducted an inspection at the Guyana Police Force Academy’s Berbice Campus yesterday.
(Reuters) – Ravichandran Ashwin’s six for 88 wrecked Bangladesh as India romped to a 280-run victory in the opening test yesterday to grab a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Dear Editor, It is with great admiration—and a touch of bewilderment—that I write to applaud both the former Iraqi Information Minister and the esteemed spokespeople of the Guyanese government.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the killing last week of an environmental activist in Honduras who had protested over mining and hydro-electric projects to try to protect tropical forests and rivers.
(Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD) throughout the campaign, exit polls indicated.
The Chinese authorities have suspended PwC Zhong Tian LLP for six months and have imposed of 441 million yuan (US$62 million) over the firm’s audit of the failed property developer, China Evergrande Group.
Dr Nigel Clarke and the IMF By Byron Blake Ambassador Byron Blake is former deputy permanent representative to the United Nations and former assistant secretary general of CARICOM.
