Daily Archive: Thursday, October 3, 2024

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) signaled in a regulatory filing today that changes in oil prices would reduce the energy major’s third-quarter upstream earnings by US$600 million to US$1 billion.

 (Reuters) – One in six children in Haiti is facing emergency food insecurity, just one step away from famine, according to a report from charity Save the Children published today.

Last evening, at 18:27 hrs, a fire broke out at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Compound, Eve Leary, Georgetown.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain said today it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retained use of the important UK-U.S.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – A Singapore court today sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of a former cabinet member in a city-state famous for its clean governance.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Argentine students protested in the streets yesterday against sharp spending cuts at public universities by President Javier Milei’s libertarian government.

-following fire Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday announced that it has successfully resumed operations at several of its facilities following last Friday’s fire in its power station at Plantation Diamond.

A 70-year-old man of  Lot 24 Novar, Mahaicony died on Tuesday after he was attacked by a swarm of bees while clearing some bushes on a plot of land opposite his home.

Donald Grovesnor, also known as ‘Black Boy’, appeared yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh at the Georgetown High Court where he pled guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in the killing of Suraj Jailall, a cane harvester from Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara. 

By Khadidja Ba Special Projects Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC), Nikita Walters has denied allegations that she  was involved in irregularities with the agency’s accountant.

-scientists describe discovery as ‘improbable event’ that ‘defies rational explanation’ In what UK scientists have described as an “improbable event” that “defies rational explanation,” a new species of moth was discovered in a home in south Wales, after travelling thousands of miles from its native habitat in a photographer’s boot bag.

Sixth-form students at West Demerara Secondary School in Region Three are set to benefit from the addition of a new $27 million two-storey building which features five large classrooms and other essential amenities and will create a spacious environment for some 150 sixth-form students, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.

-ministry in response to SN editorial The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) said on Tuesday that its agro-processing facilities have been performing well and over 100 items were added to the Guyana Shop in 2023.

-in New York Times interview Interviewed by the New York Times (NYT),  President Irfaan Ali said he sees an oil future for Guyana past 2050 but was pressed on the inherent contradictions with a low carbon economy and repeatedly dodged a question about taxes on the petroleum industry.

Qualifier one of the 2024 Republic Bank CPL produced fireworks at the Providence National Stadium as the St.

Dear Editor, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s article of September 22, 2024 generated much interests.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday said that as promised occupants of a section of Plantation Blairmont (Shieldstown), Region Five, are  having their land ownership documents processed.

Sixty-year-old Salima Heeralal succumbed to her injuries on Monday in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital following a vehicular accident on Sunday along the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, which also injured two others.

Dear Editor, Overtime, we have witnessed the PPP government accomplishments in building new schools across the country, to ensure our children have access to education.

Dear Editor, The reckless chaos on Guyana’s roads is maddening, an unforgivable storm we’re forced to endure each day.

A mother and her reputed husband were yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Tamieka Clarke after they appeared in the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on charges relating to the sexual abuse of the woman’s young daughter.

The Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown, will be a hive of activity when it hosts the inaugural International Business Conference (IBC) 2024 from October 15 to 17 with over 550 businesses registered to attend.

Mahaica Determinators swamped the Victoria Kings by a 7-0 score-line when the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League continued at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then-Vice President Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a court filing made public yesterday.

Dear Editor, As Guyana experiences rapid economic and social growth, it is crucial that we address the often-overlooked area of mental health.

The police yesterday said that on September 29, 2024, at around 22:20 hrs, a police sergeant, a corporal, and a constable were on traffic patrol duty along Hosororo Road, North West District, with motor pick-up PAB 3116 heading east.

(Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s presidential office yesterday announced an “immediate” plan to deport up to 10,000 migrants per week, as the Caribbean island nation ramps up border enforcement with its conflict-hit neighbour Haiti.

Dear Editor, Within recent times, the government of Guyana, under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), has implemented a “Single Window” system aimed at properly streamlining business registration and permitting processes.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A strike by 45,000 dockworkers halting shipments at U.S.

Sabrina Bethune, a mother of three, was further remanded pending trial in the High Court when she appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Technical Director Terrence Poole, 60, has thrown the sports fraternity into mourning following his unexpected passing yesterday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – The Haitian government’s anti-corruption agency charged five high-profile individuals with corruption yesterday, including three members of an interim governing council, over a scandal involving bribing the chairman of a state-owned bank.

Dear Editor, SN may be correct to offer publication to the diversity of opinion on the distribution of our oil wealth.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act “proportionally” against its regional arch-foe.

… But Speaker says she would have allowed it (Jamaica Gleaner) Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet Holness on Tuesday said she had intended to allow Opposition Leader Mark Golding to move a censure motion against Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

Dear Editor, I was watching the recent Amerindian Heritage Pageant. The pageant was great to see and the high standards on display were outstanding.

Mark Forde, a Police Constable, has been placed under ‘close arrest’ at the La Grange Police Station following an incident that occurred at about 19:00hrs on 30th September 2024, where he was captured on video beating a 17-year-old boy Forde was arrested and placed under close arrest as investigations continue.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Scientists announced yetserday a milestone in neurobiological research with the mapping of the entire brain of an adult fruit fly, a feat that may provide insight into brains across the animal kingdom, including people.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally distributing the drug ketamine.

(Trinidad Guardian) Colm Imbert’s over five-hour long budget presentation is coming under criticism for its length, with former finance ministers saying it was a form of abuse inflicted on the population.

Dear Editor, Since my last letter, people have been asking that I share more on what my national development plan – economic, social, etc.

On Sunday, September 29, 2024, the Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central in collaboration with the Rotaract Club of University of Guyana and Rotaract Club Corriverton installed the first Mobile Library at the National Park within the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central’s Wellness Space.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian troops yesterday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-scale assault in 2022.

One person was held following the break-in at Samtronix, a smartphone and electronic gadgets store located at 136 Regent Street, Bourda, Georgetown.

MANAUS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Francisco Mateus da Silva, 67, spent an hour walking across sandbanks and dry riverbeds where he lives in the Amazon to fetch food and water amid the worst drought on record in the region, which has paralyzed river transportation.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter written by one Leroy Charles.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set down and held his nerve in a deciding tiebreak to beat defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the China Open final yesterday and win his fourth title of the season.

(Reuters) – Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs scored career-best half-centuries to dig South Africa out of trouble with the bat and help their side to a 139-run victory over Ireland in the first of three One-Day Internationals in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

(Reuters) – England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will return to the side for their One-Day International and Twenty20 tour of the West Indies later in October after recovering from a calf injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Uganda is seeking funds to build three hydropower plants that would add over 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to help meet rising power demand, an energy official said yesterday.

By Richard Haass NEW YORK – One year ago, Hamas killed some 1,200 people – overwhelmingly civilians – in Israel and took more than 250 hostage.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Brazilian state of Pará, which will host the COP30 global climate talks next year in the Amazon, is defending local regulations that encourage illegal gold mining, according to documents in the case before the Supreme Court seen by Reuters.

– no room for Pooran or Holder (CMC) – For the first time in its history, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has awarded multi-year contracts to several of its top men’s and women’s players for the next two years.

Social protection, the overall strategy needed to help safeguard against poverty, social exclusion, and vulnerability, is on the uptick.

Dear Editor, Racism is a harsh reality that continues to pervade societies across the globe, and unfortunately, Guyana is no exception.

(Reuters) – Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan’s white-ball cricket captain for a second time in 11 months, citing a need to lessen his workload and focus on improving his game.

According to reports, the body of 47-year-old Theodore Baynes, also known as ‘Silver’, was discovered on Monday, outside his home at Lot 40 Haslington North, East Coast Demerara.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday morning met with the executive management and chair of the Board of Directors of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to emphasise the importance of service delivery.