Daily Archive: Friday, October 4, 2024

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Armed men belonging to the Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 people, including three infants, as they swept through a Haitian town shooting automatic rifles at residents, a spokesperson for the United Nations’ Human Rights Office said today.

Responding to a statement by APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, GWI yesterday said that a storm in Linden on September 24 had disrupted water supply and it had been proactive in trying to address the issue.

-family stage candlelight vigil By Shuntel Glasgow Family and friends of Joshua David, who was abducted last Thursday, held a candlelight vigil last evening on Main Street, Georgetown.

The Ministry of Finance yesterday announced that the Government of Guyana has made its fourth transfer for 2024 from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), totalling US$300 million (equivalent to $62.394 billion).

Naresh Ally, also known as `Little Robbery’, yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in connection with the 2018 killing of Romeza Sukdeo.

President Irfaan Ali says that all new koker doors will be stainless steel.

The Procurement Act of 2003 contains deficiencies and needs to be overhauled to tackle the issue of corruption while making the process more transparent and accountable.

British Guiana-born UK anti-racism activist and Kick It Out founder Lord Ouseley has died at the age of 79.

In what is a virtual semifinal encounter, hosts, the Guyana Amazon Warriors, will face off against the Barbados Royals this evening in the second qualifier of the Caribbean Premier League with a place in the final on the line at the National Stadium in Providence.

Devendra Persaud, also known as “Fish Teeth,” appeared yesterday before Justice Peter Hugh at the High Court in Demerara where he pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Samuel Lyttle.

Guyana yesterday said that it is thoroughly convinced that the Arbitral Award of 1899 is valid and that the final ruling of the International Court of Justice will provide a peaceful settlement of the border controversy with  Venezuela. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines pilots protested at Piarco International Airport yesterday morning, but the demonstration did not disrupt flights in or out of the country.

GH Renovations T20 Cricket McGill Superstars, Belle Vue, and Windsor Forest Centre clinched comfortable wins victories when the West Demerara Cricket Association sanctioned GH Renovations T20 Championship continued.

Residents of Kuru Kururu in Samville along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway will soon see a significant improvement in their standard of living as they are about to be supplied with electricity for the first time in the history of the community.

On October 2nd, 2024, at approximately 1:19 AM, four individuals attempted to break into the SURI Trading Warehouse at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

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

The police are still probing an assault allegation against Mikhail Rodrigues, widely known as the `Guyanese Critic’ following an incident over the weekend at Montra Lounge and Bar Rodrigues has been accused of attacking Brian Persaud with a firearm.

At 20, Quiana Chester appears anchored to – at some point in time in the future  – immersing herself in academia and eventually finding her way to accomplishments that derive therefrom and the various ‘perks’ that attend those accomplishments.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. dock workers and port operators reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a crippling three-day strike that has shut down shipping on the U.S.

St. John the Baptist and Batavia recorded impressive victories when the inaugural edition of the Bartica Inter-Primary League continued on Wednesday at the Community Centre ground.

If the issue of jurisdiction over the Corentyne river has a tendency to surface, sometimes at the most awkward moments, what is now the ‘common denominator between the Guyana and Suriname is their discovery of world class oil deposits, a matter of a few years apart and the role that has played in developing a common agenda between the two countries.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he will not negotiate in public when asked if he had urged Israel not to attack Iran’s oil facilities.

Dear Editor, An oil and gas industry could be very important for the development of any nation.

Joseph Jackman, a 35-year-old landscaper of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruim-veldt, Georgetown, was arrested on Sep-tember 28, 2024, by ranks of the East La Penitence Police Station’s Criminal Investigation Depart-ment and charged on Tuesday with attempting to murder Rondell Dowding.

Campbellville Street-ball Championship  North East La Penitence and Z-Tekk Family will contest the final in the inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship tonight at the community centre tarmac.

RIPON, Wisconsin,  (Reuters) – Former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump is not fit to lead the U.S.,

CARICOM countries remain ‘off the pace’ For all the international attention which Guyana has derived in recent years on account of the country’s ‘world class’ oil finds and the various prognoses that have been articulated for the country’s future, it will, it seems, be some time before it secures any of those global accolades reserved for the ‘high fliers’ in the global economy.

While in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Beryl businesses in Jamaica that depended heavily on the agriculture sector for substantial amounts of both their local and external earnings are still focused on recovery, the country’s Agriculture Minister Floyd Green recently provided assurances that the sector is poised to make a speedy recovery, rather than have to enjoy a prolonged period of stagnation and/or decline.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter captioned, ‘Let’s feel good about what we are getting from our oil’ written by His Excellency Samuel Hinds, Ambassador, Former Prime Minister, and Former Acting Preisident of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

Nigel Abrams, also known as Nigel Abrahams, appeared yesterday before Justice Peter Hugh at the High Court in Demerara, where he pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted murder.

Defending champion Albion dismantled Bush Lot United by 158 runs to progress to the semifinal round of the Berbice Cricket Board U-17 50-Overs Championship at the Jai Hind Cricket Ground.

Sharmo Jones,  an electrician, has been jailed for one year for the theft of street lights.

LONDON/PORT LOUIS, (Reuters) –  Britain said yesterday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S.

Dear Editor, They say never say never.  Those who do usually end up having to hang their heads in dismay. 

Not unmindful of Suriname’s likely emergence as a global oil giant in the not too distant future the World Bank has ‘opened its coffers’ to Guyana’s neighbour to the east that has seen the Bank Group’s Board of Directors endorse a new strategic partnership with the country that will last over the next four years and is reportedly focused on supporting the country’s long-term development vision.

The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) has expressed condolences at the sudden passing of Guyana Boxing Association Technical Director Terrence Poole.

A New Amsterdam, Berbice woman died after she told police that she was fed a poisonous substance by another female while hospitalized in the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Ministry of Agriculture for its unwavering commitment to the agricultural sector, particularly with the recent commissioning of agro-processing facilities at White Water and Kumaka in Region One.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and U.S. Commerce Secre-tary Gina Raimondo  signed an agreement yesterday to cooperate on  strengthening supply chains in the two countries for lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals used in electric vehicles and clean energy applications.

(Trinidad Express) The Government intends to sell its 49% shareholding in Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO), Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has announced, revealing that approximately TT$13 billion is still owed for the bailout of CL Financial.

Port Mourant defeated Skeldon High when the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Secondary School 30-Overs Knockout Championship continued.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court agreed yesterday to consider a constitutional challenge to the controversial judicial overhaul enacted last month that will move the country over the next few years to a system of popularly elected judges.

Tevin Baccus, a 26-year-old fisherman from North Sophia, Georgetown, was nabbed by a Police patrol unit with 31.1 grams of suspected cocaine in his possession.

By Jim Wyckoff Senior Market Analyst and Columnist (Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are just slightly lower in early U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The BBC cancelled a prime-time interview with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after one of its best-known presenters accidentally sent him the notes prepared for her questions.

Dear Editor, From time immemorial, Guyanese have benefited from one person, Rex McKay, providing education and upliftment via his Channel Seven Television programmes.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured in an overnight attack in a Haitian town led by the Gran Grif gang, local newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported yesterday, as powerful armed gangs expand their influence from the capital.

A young East Canje Berbice fisherman is missing and feared dead after he reportedly fell off a fishing boat while plying his trade in Suriname.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) –  Kenya’s government has asked the International Monetary Fund to conduct an official assessment of corruption and governance issues, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, after a push by Western nations.

Dear Editor, Clement Rohee launched an attack on Dr. Ramharack because the latter dared to state his opinion on Mrs.

CARTAGENA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s state-run oil company oil Ecopetrol  ECO.CN and Brazil’s Petrobras  PETR4.SA yesterday

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from all forms of cricket for one year, with the last six months suspended, for breaching the sport’s anti-corruption code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

(Reuters) – Harry Maguire’s stoppage-time header earned Manchester United a dramatic 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League group stage yesterday as Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 at Ferencvaros.

The fact that this year’s Caribbean Week of Agriculture, which is being held from October 7-11  is being staged a mere handful of weeks after Hurricane Beryl had devastated the agriculture sector in several countries in the region, is surely the issue that ought to be at the core of the contemplations and outcomes derived from this event.

By Enrique Krauze MEXICO CITY – Mexico has just inaugurated a new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to hold the post.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday October 3, 2024  

(Trinidad Guardian) The Port Authority has confirmed its daily operations are being hampered by industrial action being taken by members of staff.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A 21-year-old woman kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Iraq more than a decade ago was freed from Gaza this week in an operation led by the United States and involving Jordan and the Baghdad government, Iraqi and U.S.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1091s trading results showed consideration of $977,814 from 4,249 shares traded in 14 transactions as compared to session 1090’s trading results which showed consideration of $2,229,280 from 8,494 shares traded in 23 transactions.

Dear Editor, The recent speech by His Excellency, President Dr. Irfaan Ali, during China’s National Day celebration, attended by the rarely-seen Chinese Ambassador, warrants reflection on Guyana’s nuanced diplomacy in today’s geopolitically charged environment.

Sometimes the authorities seem to get their categorizations confused. Nowhere was this more evident than in the case of Mr Sheldon Baharally, a declared Christian, who complained about the noise nuisance from a nearby church in Mabaruma.

Omar Cliffe, a 24-year-old plumber from William Street, Kitty, and Cort Williams, a 23-year-old AC technician from ‘B’ Field Sophia, were arrested at about 23:30 hrs on Wednesday after they were found to be in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

(Jamaica Gleaner)  Olympics legend Usain Bolt is said by his attorney to be “shocked and disappointed” by the lack of movement in the more than one year-old SSL fraud case.

(Reuters) – A sombre leadership handover decided half a world from home marked Tom Latham’s rise to the New Zealand captaincy and provided a stark reminder of the funk the team finds itself in ahead of a daunting assignment in India.