Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)/A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) today released a 20-point plan for the oil and gas industry.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel widened its airstrikes in Lebanon today and shot down a missile that armed group Hezbollah fired at Tel Aviv, further intensifying the conflict between the two arch-foes.

 (Reuters) – Russia has established a weapons programme in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents reviewed by Reuters.

TBILISI,  (Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze was disinvited from a reception for world leaders hosted by U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Global outsourcing company Ibex has scaled back its operations in Jamaica, closing two centres, and eliminating one-third of its contact desks, in the process.

-in meeting with public sector officials Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a stern warning to the heads and accounting officers of public sector that government will be enforcing strict compliance with procurement rules and any departure from these regulations would not be tolerated, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated.

Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Annette Ferguson has raised concerns of financial impropriety regarding the construction of a multi-billion dollar government facility and these were yesterday challenged by Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Com-mission is expected to greenlight U.S.

Christopher Van-nooten, 48, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on September 20, 2024, after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Sherwin Smith, 44.

Lisa Halley, 28, formerly of Swan, Soesdyke-Linden High-way, was yesterday acquitted of a manslaughter charge by High Court Judge Peter Hugh due to insufficient evidence.

By Shuntel Glasgow In a candid reflection on her career, Jackie Hanover, known as ‘Jackie Jaxx’, voiced her frustration about being overlooked for major national events.

x The Ministry of Education (MOE) says it has  launched a comprehensive review and rewriting of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum for grades 7-9.

A $130 million water well is being drilled at  La Bonne Intention (LBI) new housing development on the East Coast of Demerara.

Guyanese sculptor, Ian Thom has resumed duties as administrator of the E R Burrowes School of Art after an intervention by a senior government official following an incident with Minister of Culture, Charles Ramson.

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) wants the public to know that it is aware of the issues and challenges faced by commuters using the East Bank Public Road and is engaged in the complete rehabilitation of the public road, in refutation of those critics who say that the administration has no plans to address the problem.

– Kings extend lead atop table (CMC) – Openers Johnson Charles and Faf du Plessis tore the Trinbago Knight Riders’ bowlers to shreds to help set up an emphatic 80-run victory for the St Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League yesterday.

Pan American Hockey Challenge Guyana’s unbeaten run in the Pan American Hockey Federation Challenge continued as they contested a 1-1 stalemate against hosts Bermuda yesterday at the National Sports Centre.

President Irfaan Ali (left) yesterday held separate bilateral meetings with President Santiago Peña (right) of Para-guay and Minister Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Inter-national Cooperation, at the Guyana Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

Dear Editor, I would like to share my side of the story so everyone can have some clarity on the issue as a lot of lies and baseless accusations have been made and published on social media and many news outlets and individuals without knowing the facts.

Residents and staff at The Palms Elderly Care Facility faced an unsettling afternoon on Monday when the power went out at around 3 pm, leaving over 300 individuals in darkness for more than four hours.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – World leaders yesterday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial support to make the transition.

Caribbean Development Archery Championships Guyana recorded a tournament-leading 15 gold medals and an overall count of 23 accolades to finish second overall when the 6th Caribbean Development Archery Championships concluded in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Dear Editor, A very concerning incident has recently passed mostly unnoticed.

Dear Editor,  There has been a series of letters first on the pressures of Cost of Living (COL), followed by “Shades of Autocracy,” and next by the need for “Constitutional Reform.”

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Iran is ready to end its nuclear standoff with the West, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, while calling for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine through dialogue.

Another 62 residents from Region Five were yesterday  issued Steel and Cement Housing Subsidy vouchers, each valued at $225,000, to support the construction of their homes.

Dear Editor, As the world observed International Peace Day last Saturday, September 21, 2024 under the theme “Cultivating a Culture of Peace,” it is important that we recognize the critical role young people play in promoting peace.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) –  Donald Trump said yesterday he would seek to “take” manufacturing jobs from foreign countries, including U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) The conflict between Massy Holdings Ltd and its former executive vice president, Angélique Parisot-Potter, could be heading to the courts.

Twenty residents of Massara and Toka villages in North Rupununi, Region Nine, yesterday celebrated their certification in General Building Construction and Welding and Fabrication training programmes.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East and Lebanon said only Washington could help end the fighting.

Dear Editor, It was a sorry story, the six-hour-long blackout at the Palms (KN September 24), with posts abandoned by staff; no water running in the facility and inmates left to fend for themselves for hours.

(Trinidad Guardian) Yesterday, Daren Lee Sing offered no comment on a document in which he reportedly gained a restraining order against his wife, PNM Senator Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing.

Police in Regional Division Number 7 are probing the death of 56-year-old Rushik Ramkarran, known as ‘Crushal’, a labourer of Lot 37 Seventh Avenue, Bartica, whose decomposed body was found in his home yesterday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Lincoln Lewis’ Stabroek News missive (Sept 24/24) brings to the fore exactly what is wrong with Guyana’s culture: many of us, especially PNC supporters, are completely void of conscience and a sense of justice, what is right and fair.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The operator of a beauty supply store in Spanish Town, St Catherine was yesterday fined a total of J$2.6 million in the parish court for selling counterfeit bleaching products.

By Yanis Varoufakis ATHENS – When the euro crisis was young, some of us became convinced that a massive public green investment program was necessary to save Europe from economic stagnation and from the ultra-right that would emerge as stagnation’s sole beneficiary.

Lethem United, Guyana Rush Saints, and Strikers tallied comfortable victories in the men’s division, respectively, when the Rupununi Football Association Senior League continued.

Vergenoegen captured the best gym award, while Shakquain James of Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) copped the best boxer accolade when the inaugural West Demerara leg of the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) U-16 Championship concluded at the community’s rice mill tarmac.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – A raging wildfire filled Ecuador’s capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes yesterday as authorities rushed to control the blaze at a time when a historic drought has stretched resources and patience.

Veteran cyclist Jaikarran Sukhai rolled back the years on Sunday in New Amsterdam, Berbice, to defeat a field of 18 cyclists from Regions 5 and 6 to win the feature 7-lap event in the 3rd Annual Ian Amsterdam ‘Round the Town’ Cycling Road Race.

(Reuters) – A superb maiden ODI century by new captain Harry Brook led England to a dominant, rain-shortened DLS victory over Australia yesterday to keep the five-match series alive with two to play.

Over the last week there has been a flurry of excitement and discussion on various social media platforms on, of all subjects, Guyanese Creolese vocabulary.