Daily Archive: Monday, September 30, 2024

The police today said that they are probing an accident yesterday on the Rockstone Trail that claimed the life of Julie Higgins, 38.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – The Palestinian militant group Hamas said an Israeli airstrike killed its leader in Lebanon in the city of Tyre today, and another Palestinian organisation said three of its leaders were killed in a strike in central Beirut – the first such hit inside the capital’s limits.

(Reuters) – The three largest U.S. energy exploration companies paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments last year, about eight times more than what they paid in the United States, according to regulatory filings.

(Trinidad Guardian) The National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed a bilateral agreement with the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT) to develop a real-time and efficient payments platform similar to India’s flagship Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are investigating three murders, among them a Hindu pandit and a woman, which occurred from Saturday night into yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos today  lost an appeal to overturn an order freezing up to 580 million pounds ($778 million) of her assets as part a lawsuit at London’s High Court.

Guyana’s Integrity Commission should move beyond the mere submission of financial reports of senior public servants and politicians and add investigating the declarations to see if they match with the opulent lifestyles many officials live, former auditor general Anand Goolsarran has said.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has stated that the evaluation process for the Schoonord to Crane Road was done in full compliance of the Procurement Act, but Alliance for Change Leader Nigel Hughes is calling for the release of it and the reports.

– Guyana secures top spot thanks to net run rate Nicholas Pooran’s purple patch with the bat continued as he unleashed a brutal assault on the Guyana Amazon Warriors bowling unit last night, as the Knight Riders triumphed by 74 runs at the Providence National Stadium in the final match of the league stage of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

The police have intensified their search for Joshua David, who was reportedly abducted on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from Main Street in Georgetown.

The Ethnic Relations Com-mission (ERC) has criticized the action involving a police officer during a church service in the hinterland which has ignited a heated debate over the balance between freedom of worship and noise nuisances.

The Government of Guyana (GoG) has officially commenced the Guyana Coastal Adaptation and Resilience Project, an initiative aimed at enhancing climate adaptation and reducing flood risks across urban, semi-urban, and rural areas of the country’s coastal plain and is looking to hire a Procurement Officer.

The troubled North-South corridor of Conversation Tree road rehabilitation project is now on schedule for an October month completion, the Department of Public Information [DPI] last week in a press release.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Declaring that he will not be intimidated by threats and barbs directed at the commissioners and staff of the Integrity Commission (IC), Justice (ret’d) Seymour Panton has urged members of the anti-corruption body to fearlessly carry out their duties in accordance with the law.

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian voters handed a first ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party on Sunday, vote projections showed, illustrating rising support for hard-right parties in Europe fueled by concern over immigration levels.

Dear Editor, As a road user I am genuinely concerned over the obvious failures of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and especially the Traffic Division in the manner in which they deal with errant road users.

The governments of Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that allows for visa-free travel between the two nations, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release has announced, describing it as a significant step towards advancing bilateral relations and easing travel restrictions.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States has dropped a push for the U.N.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least six people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday by bomb explosions in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and a town in the country’s Middle Shabelle region, police and witnesses said.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Nooten Zuil, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

(Trinidad Express) One of the suspected gunmen who was captured in a Belmont drain has died, and police are actively looking for a third man who eluded them.

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday victims of Catholic clergy sexual abuse in Belgium deserved more financial compensation, calling the amounts allocated to them so far “too small”.

Dear Editor, On Thursday, September 12, 2024, an article was published in the Stabroek News captioned: “GMC manager says she launched an audit of irregularities.”

Dear Editor, With expected enthusiasm the leadership of the Ministry of Education (MoE) has once again shared its new vision for the school system.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Residents in south-western Mexico on Saturday evacuated from homes flooded by the remnants of Hurricane John that ravaged the Pacific coastline for a week, bringing deadly floods and landslides that left 22 people reported dead.

The University of Guyana (UG) has announced the official launch of a ground-breaking publication entitled, “Post-secondary Chemistry Education in Developing Countries: Advancing Diversity in Pedagogy and Practice,” at the Education Lecture Theatre on the Turkeyen campus, marking a significant step forward in enhancing chemistry education and promoting diversity in teaching practices across the region.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Seventeen people were killed in mass shootings at two homes in a village in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province and police said on Saturday they had launched a manhunt for the suspects.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 151 people, with 56 missing, officials said on Sunday.

In a week, it will be one year since Hamas launched its heinous attack on Israel, butchering people and seizing hostages in the biggest surprise offensive since Yom Kippur on October 6th 1973 when the Egyptian and Syrian armies launched their war to recapture territory lost in 1967.

Dear Editor,  I extend belated greetings to my indigenous brothers and sisters, as our Amerindian Heritage Month’s program of activities, comes to an end in a short while.

(Reuters) – Travis Head took 4-28 as Australia strangled England with spin before launching a rapid pursuit of their target with rain in the air to clinch the One-Day International series 3-2 following a 49-run win via Duckworth-Lewis-Stern in Bristol yesterday.

The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has been indicted on five criminal counts in a corruption probe involving soliciting bribes from wealthy foreign businesspeople as well as receiving illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals.

(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur’s Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke got on the scoresheet in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Manchester United in the Premier League yesterday as the visitors ran roughshod over the bedraggled home side.

It was a special moment for the first batch of  allottes of land at Stewartville-East, Region Three, who were invited by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to view their plots and boundaries for the first time last week, a release from the CH&PA stated.

By Isaac ‘Asume’ Osuoka Dr. Isaac ‘Asume’ Osuoka is a Fellow in Residence at the Department of Global and International Studies at Carleton University and a respected leader in global environmental and climate justice circles.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Javier Milei said on Saturday he intends to shake up the country’s midterm legislative elections next year, during a rally for the national launch of his political party, as the country battles its worst economic crisis in decades.

(CMC) – Jemimah Rodrigues cracked a half century and Pooja Vastrakar grabbed three wickets as India Women beat West Indies Women by 20 runs in their warm-up T20 match yesterday ahead of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka crushed New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs to complete a 2-0 series sweep yesterday, quelling some late fightback from the tourists in the second test in Galle.

Melanie and Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph played to a 1-1 draw when the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League continued last evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

(Reuters) – Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa bundled home an equaliser deep into added time against Real Madrid to snatch a 1-1 draw yesterday in a nervy LaLiga derby that was suspended for just over 20 minutes after the home fans hurled objects onto the pitch.

Beavers climbed atop the standings in the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League, dismantling Uprising by a 3-0 score yesterday at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.

(Reuters) – Ross Adair scored a century, and his younger brother Mark took four wickets as Ireland beat South Africa by 10 runs yesterday in the second of their Twenty20 internationals to tie the two-match series.