Daily Archive: Saturday, October 12, 2024

E-gates have been installed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, to streamline processing for incoming passengers.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has admitted that more than 60 per cent of the vehicle fleet of the T&T Police Service (TTPS) either needs repairs or will have to be written off.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China pledged today to “significantly increase” debt to revive its sputtering economy, but left investors guessing on the overall size of the stimulus package, a vital detail to gauge the longevity of its recent stock market rally.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rishi Motilal has appeared in court charged with the murder of his estranged common-law wife and his 14-month-old baby.

The Ministry of Health yesterday denied a statement by the Office of the Auditor General in its 2023 report on the public accounts that billions of dollars worth of drugs had expired between 2023 and June this year.

Concacaf Nations League By Michelangelo Jacobus Guyana’s National Men’s football team, the Golden Jaguars, suffered a tough 3-1 defeat to Guatemala in their Concacaf Nations League ‘A’ fixture on homesoil as an Oscar Santis brace either side of halftime ensured that his side left the National Track & Field Center (NTFC), Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara with three points.

As of Monday October 21, it will be possible to apply for Schengen visas in Guyana if the main destination is France.

Auditor General stands by report The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) yesterday said it wished to address and clarify several “unwarranted claims” published in the Stabroek News on October 11, 2024, regarding the Belle Vue Pump Station project.

The Office of the Auditor General’s report for 2023 said that $871m worth of drugs which have been paid for were still to be delivered as of September this year.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has lauded the government for its innovative and progressive initiatives concerning digitisation and modernisation which was presented by President Irfaan Ali in his address to the National Assembly on Thursday, and also assured of its commitment to working closely with the government to contribute meaningfully to Guyana’s sustained growth and modernisation.

-Auditor General’s report A report by the Auditor General’s Office on the maternity unit at the GPHC from January 2019 to June 2020 revealed a persistent shortage of healthcare personnel, particularly nurses and midwives, compounded by a lack of comprehensive staff training and inadequate standard operating procedures.

The seven men who are the main suspects in the abduction of Joshua David appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where they were granted bail. 

Dear Editor,  I noted in the Stabroek News on Friday, October 11, 2024 that President Dr.

An accident that occurred at about 20.53 hours on Thursday at the intersection of Camp and Lamaha streets, Georgetown, has resulted in the death of a Venezuelan national, 21-year-old Luis Natera.

Dear Editor, I have a sense of great reward in my letter of last week on, “not depriving ourselves of joy in Exxon’s discovery of oil off our shore.”

An accident yesterday morning around 8.30  on the Le Ressouvenir public road, East Coast Demerara, has resulted in the death of 85-year-old Stephen Correia, a pensioner of Lot 1 Le Ressouvenir.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent response I received from the Ministry of Human Services &Social Security, stating that my niece is too old to be adopted.

Twenty-eight persons were displaced as a result of Wednesday’s fire at Puruni in Region Seven.

(Trinidad Guardian) West Indies players can now be selected to play in any format—Tests, Twenty20 (T20s) or One-Day Internationals (ODI)—even if they do not play in the corresponding domestic format.

Dear Editor, I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read about President Ali announcing $200,000 for each household.

(Reuters) – Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza’s Jabalia camp as Israeli forces attack the area, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said yesterday, a week after Israel launched an offensive there which it says is aimed at stopping Hamas regrouping.

(Reuters) – Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs, delay first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record $5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the U.S.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins is expecting the upcoming series against India to be a survival of fittest as his team look to avenge consecutive losses on home soil when the two nations go head-to-head over five tests from late November.

Nandram Deonarine, a 34-year-old labourer of Lot 326 Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast was arrested by a rank from the Suddie Police Station on Thursday and charged yesterday with the offence of Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking.

Dear Editor, Every day on television whether it is on the BBC, CNN, or one of the American networks, NBC, CBS, ABC or Fox, if we have any interest at all as Guyanese in the world in which we live, we see and hear about the horror of the violence and loss of life precipitated by the country of Israel’s violent confrontation with the Palestinian population which surrounds it. 

AURORA, Colorado, (Reuters) –  Donald Trump portrayed migrants as dangerous criminals during a rally in Aurora, Colorado, yesterday, calling for the death penalty for migrants who kill U.S.

Dear Editor,  The public announcement by President, Irfaan Ali, in Guyana’s National Assembly, today, Thursday October 10, 2024, about the one-off cast grant distribution of $200,000 to each household is an extremely thinly vailed political ploy aimed at winning favour ahead of Regional and General Elections, here, in Guyana slated for 2025.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Aiden Markram will replace Temba Bavuma as South Africa captain for the first test against Bangladesh later this month, Cricket South Africa said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Two police officers have made their appearances in court after being charged for the murder of Central businessman Sachel Kungebeharry. 

Nayak Alexander, a 20-year-old carpenter of Circuitville, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was arrested and charged yesterday by ranks of the Timehri Police Station with five counts of burglary and one count of break and enter and larceny.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the  Nobel Peace Prize today, in a warning to countries who have nuclear weapons not to use them.

By Andre E Baptiste (Trinidad Guardian) The truth is, the less said on the 2024 version of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will best do this imitation of years gone, the justice it deserves.

Darren Johnson, a 48-year-old minibus driver from Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Thursday on the Cove and John public road by alert traffic ranks.

(ESPN) An Australian side struck by two injuries marched to a third massive win over a depleted Pakistan team, who slumped to the lowest total of the tournament so far.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T Soca Warriors chances of reaching the semifinals of this Concacaf Nations League took a heavy blow after twice letting a one-goal lead slip in a 2-2 draw away to Cuba in their penultimate League A Group B match at in Santiago de Cuba on Thursday.

Guyana is a country where tensions are brewing and perhaps a playground for criminals.

By Jorge G. Castañeda MEXICO CITY – On January 23, 1958, a group of Venezuelan military officers overthrew the brutal dictator Marcos Pérez Jimenez, who had ruled for six years – longer than he deserved – thanks to an oil bonanza.

MULTAN, Pakistan, (Reuters) – England, riding on the sublime batting of Harry Brook and Joe Root, became the first team to win a test by an innings after conceding more than 500 runs in the first stanza, sealing the victory early on the fifth day of the series opener yesterday.

(Reuters) – New Zealand plan to take the game to India with a “no fear” approach when they play tests in Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai over the next month, new captain Tom Latham said yesterday.

It goes without saying that the money being disbursed or committed by this government is the entitlement of all of the people of this country.

(Reuters) – Nottingham Forest have been fined 750,000 pounds ($979,500) and warned for misconduct in relation to a social media post criticising the referee after their Premier League defeat by Everton last season, the Football Association said on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Six transplant patients tested positive for HIV after receiving infected organs from the Rio de Janeiro organ donation service, state officials said yesterday.

-Best Beginner Trophy also up for Grabs Asian restaurant chain, Jade’s Wok in addition to Pinnacle Business Services have thrown their support behind Guyana Women in Chess Community (GWICC) under the umbrella of the Guyana Chess  Federation, to sponsor the inaugural Queenside Rapid Tournament which is set for today. 

Dear Editor, I took a trip out of town to Parliament – only that when the President is present remember pedants – to renew my impressions from years ago.

2024 CAC Body Building & Fitness Championships Despite turning in an impressive overall performance in last year’s Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Body Building & Fitness Championships, the Guyanese contingent who will be on show at the 2024 edition at the National Cultural Center, is aiming for even greater heights this time around with national pride at stake.