Articles published on Monday, October 14, 2024
NEW DELHI/OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner today, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.
TOTALTEC Inc., a provider of integrated services to the energy and construction sectors, today announced the launch of CampBOSS Inc.,
(Trinidad Guardian) Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has heaped praise on local manufacturer SM Jaleel for contributing to T&T’s exports over the 100 years of its existence.
STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize today for their research into why global inequality persists, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s High Commissioner to Canada and other Indian diplomats there are “persons of interest” in a matter related to a Canadian investigation, the Indian foreign ministry said in a statement today, citing a diplomatic communication from the country.
The Chairman, Directors, CEO, and staff of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has extended condolences to the family, colleagues, and friends of Clinton Williams, its immediate past Chairman.
In a damning indictment of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), its oversight body, in its latest report, has described numerous shortcomings, including ignorance of or failure to adhere to standing orders, ignorance of fundamental rights and key laws, misuse of police powers, alleged unlawful arrests and intimidation.
Police are currently investigating the murder/suicide of a Cuban couple that occurred at their home on Station Street, Kitty, on Saturday afternoon.
Former auditor general Anand Goolsarran has submitted that substantively appointing Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken who is one year past his retirement age would be unconstitutional and illegal.
An unidentified electric cycle rider was killed yesterday after he was hit by a motor lorry on the Bagotstown Public Road, East Bank Demerara, a police release said.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – Brandon King and Evin Lewis crashed 107 off 55 balls at the top of the order to set the West Indies beautifully on course to their target of 180 in the first T20I against Sri Lanka.
Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Assistant Commissioner of Police Fizul Karimbaksh has denied a report in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek that Top Cop Clifton Hicken submitted a statement to the SOCU investigators acknowledging that he collected an envelope with $8.5m in cash from a businessman to offset the cost of Brutus’s wedding at the Pegasus Suites Atlantic Conference Centre.
JERUSALEM/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Sunday Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and attacks denounced by its own allies.
GCB Inter-County Super50 By Michelangelo Jacobus The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County Super50 competition got off to an exciting start yesterday with defending champion Demerara thrashing the GCB Select XI by 105 runs, led by an unbeaten century from opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul at the iconic GCC ground in Bourda, Georgetown.
The officer corps of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has been bolstered by the addition of 30 newly-commissioned officers who were on Friday, presented with their Instruments of Commis-sion by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President Irfaan Ali, a release from the Depart-ment of Public Information said.
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn yesterday visited the site of the recent Puruni Landing fire and engaged with affected residents to assess the damage and explore solutions for enhancing safety measures.
(Trinidad Express) Mother of two Laura Sankar has been murdered. Sankar, 34, was chopped to death at the family home near Princes Town on Saturday night.
‘One Guyana’ 3-Stage Cycling – Leung wins junior title By Michelangelo Jacobus Long known as a ‘big race’ cyclist, Jamual John turned in one of his best performances in recent times across three gruelling races to capture the overall title, while Alexander Leung also cemented his dominance in the junior category.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s former finance and labour minister and first Black central bank governor Tito Mboweni has died aged 65 following a brief illness, the presidency said late on Saturday.
(Reuters) – Venezuela has canceled the passports of dozens of journalists and activists since President Nicolas Maduro claimed a re-election victory, part of what rights groups say is an intensifying campaign of repression against the authoritarian president’s opponents, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
In an effort to foster open discussions among young people about mental health and highlight the importance of seeking treatment, UNICEF Guyana, in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady, the Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and World Health Organization (WHO), on Thursday, October 10, launched its “Hear Me Out” mental health anti-stigma campaign at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground in Region Six, a UNICEF release announced.
MADRID (Reuters) – The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said yesterday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two men were gunned down hours apart in Diego Martin on Friday.
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education, primarily through the Minister and senior officials within that Ministry, have been lamenting the decline in passes at English and Mathematics every year at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, Region Two about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.
KARACHI (Reuters) – The Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, denied involvement in an attack that killed at least 21 mine workers, condemning the violence.
Dear Editor, If critiques help to clarify ideas and concepts, if they cause us to reflect and change course, if they lead us towards the truth, that’s progress.
(Trinidad Guardian) For 14 agonising and terrifying hours, 12-year-old Princemerci Burke remained at the hands of his kidnapper in a forested area in the hills of Dibe, Long Circular, St James, on Friday, praying for his safe release.
Georgetown Football League A power failure at the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) National Training Centre (NTC) in Providence forced the abandonment of the Riddim Squad and Eastveldt encounter in the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League on Saturday evening.
With the competitors pencilled to start arriving on local shores today, Guyana Body Building & Fitness Federation (GBBFF) President Keavon Bess stated that he is confident in delivering a successful Central American & Caribbean (CAC) championship.
In his wide-ranging address to the National Assembly on Thursday, President Ali sought to offer assurances that his administration is doing all it can to ensure transparency in public procurement which has been seen as an area prone to corruption of all stripes.
Dr. Nikoli Attai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University.
The United States has barred former Ecuador President Rafael Correa and former Vice President Jorge Glas from entry into the United States because of their alleged involvement in corruption.
Prime Minister’s T20 Cup – Jai Hind, Ariel Masters, Supreme Stars also win Speedboat defeated Ariel Knight Riders by 46 runs to win the open category when the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc.’s
The trial of Shamar Harvey, accused of the 2019 murder of Albouystown teen Christopher Mansfield, has been halted due to concerns over Harvey’s mental fitness to stand trial.
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said on Sunday, without specifying which variant had been recorded.
