Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Three persons were charged today with trafficking in narcotics in relation to the illegal landing of an aircraft at an unauthorised airstrip in Bashaizon Village, South Rupununi, Region 9, on 6th October 2024.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 17:45 hrs yesterday afternoon on the Lichfield public road, West Coast Berbice.

MARACAIBO, (Reuters) – A huge fire that erupted on Tuesday at an oil tank in Venezuela’s La Salina terminal operated by state company PDVSA is almost completely extinguished, Cabimas firefighters said on Wednesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The world is on the brink of a new age of electricity with fossil fuel demand set to peak by the end of the decade, meaning surplus oil and gas supplies could drive investment into green energy, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if he does not win the Nov.

Cash grant President announces $200,000 for each household: President Irfaan Ali last week announced a cash payment of $200,000 to each household, free university education from January next year, a 50% cut in electricity charges before the end of 2025, a universal health voucher of $10,000 and a minimum wage of $100,000 per month in the public sector by the end of 2025 among other measures.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) today announced that dozens of charges have been recommended in an expanded probe of Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus and the matter is now with the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for a man accused of being among three men claiming to be members of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) who abducted an Aurora Gold Mining Inc employee from Giftland and took him to his home where he was forced to hand over $9.5M.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday said that on October 10, 2024, it received a report from Crane Village, West Coast Demerara, regarding a substance seeping from the ground.

(CMC) – West Indies Women saved their best performance of the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for when it mattered most, in a clinical six-wicket victory over England Women that saw them progress to the semifinal round.

The investigation into Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus, conducted by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), has officially concluded with no evidence of any offence being committed.

CONCACAF Nations League Guyana’s maiden campaign and sojourn in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League came to a conclusion as they suffered an embarrassing 1-5 loss to traditional rival Suriname last night at the Dr.

With final decisions of two oil audits still outstanding, the contract for the third has been won by the same Vitality Accounting, Haynes and Ramdihal and Eclisar Financial (VHE) Consortium that did the second one and it will be inked next week, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said yesterday. 

Dear Editor, My initial reaction to the president’s address is that it was comprehensive and ambitious, addressing a range of national challenges such as cost-of-living relief, infrastructural development, and climate resilience.

Dear Editor, Under the distinguished leadership of Ambassador Michael Brotherson, the Guyana Consulate in New York has been transformed into a people-oriented, people-centered organization that reflects the philosophy of the PPPC government’s “One Guyana” doctrine.

President Irfaan Ali on Monday commissioned a new state-of-the art North West Secondary School in Mabaruma that will provide some 575 students with academic classes and vocational training.

Dear Editor I signed up for NIS’ bank deposit in June and submitted all the required paperwork.

‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal California Square and Team Cruel recorded hard-fought wins when the inaugural edition of the Bent Street ‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal Championship commenced last night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

As it moves towards outlawing corporal punishment with regard to children, the government, through the Ministry of Legal Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Schools Welfare Division is hosting a two-day Restorative Justice Training exercise with schools’ welfare officers and counsellors.

GCB Inter-County Super50 Defending champions of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Super50 Inter-County competition, Demerara, inflicted a crushing 7-wicket win over rivals Berbice courtesy of an unbeaten half-century from Tagenarine Chanderpaul after spinner Devon Lord led an excellent bowling effort to skittle Berbice for just 129 all out at GCC, Bourda.

Dear Editor, I pen this letter to vent my frustration with One Communications, formerly (GTT).

Three months after six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave was shot in his head at Charles Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, his condition continues to worsen as he remains hospitalised.

Dear Editor, The recent statement in the press by the current ambassador of Guyana to the USA was very disturbing and not helpful in enhancing the image of the current administration.

Randy Wiggins has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2021 killing of Kevin Smith.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has warned Israel that it must take steps in the next month to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or face potential restrictions on U.S.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government on Tuesday said it will allot spectrum for satellite broadband administratively and not via auction, hours after Elon Musk criticized the auction route being sought by rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani as “unprecedented”.

Dear Editor, In an Oct. 9 letter in SN on the above referenced subject, Mr.

A 16-year-old girl of Region Two was stabbed several times about her body on Monday afternoon, by a man who was accused of raping her since she was 14 years old.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Millions of people across southern Africa are facing the worst food crisis in decades, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, warning that its ability to provide relief risks being stymied by funding shortfalls.

Dear Editor, The August 24, 2024 issue of “Stabroek News” reported that the Leader of the Opposition, Mr.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has characterised President Irfaan Ali’s recent address to the National Assembly as more of a campaign speech than a genuine policy initiative.

CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice-President Victor Montagliani is slated to arrive on local shores tomorrow for a three-day visit, with the primary objective of strengthening football development across the Caribbean.

(Reuters) Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused South Korea on Monday of boosting tension in its relations with the Communist North and called for diplomacy in restoring calm and security on the Korean peninsula.

Dear Editor, On October 10, 2024, there was a special sitting of the National Assembly whereby the Head of State, His Excellency, Dr.

The Ministry of Public Works has denied the claim by the Linden Mayor and Town Council and published by this newspaper yesterday, that the access road at Nooitgedacht poses a toxic threat to residents of the area, though it has not yet conducted independent testing of samples.

(Trinidad Guardian) Energy and Energy Industries Minister Stuart Young is facing significant backlash from the public following a controversial “hot mic” incident in which he was heard making salacious comments about the Opposition in Parliament on Thursday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.

(Reuters) – Kamran Ghulam smashed a fluent hundred in a memorable test debut to guide Pakistan to 259 for five on day one of the second test against England yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Shundell Barrow’s mother was on the phone with his sister on Sunday night when the volley of gunshots that took his life rang out.

The topography of the sports landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace as new developments in technology become more and more applicable and indispensable to the various disciplines.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s courts on Tuesday declined to stop this week’s Senate vote on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment from going ahead.

Dear Editor, It is or should be Guyana’s offering to the ecology world – the Iwokrama Rainforest Project set up by the Commonwealth and the Government in the middle of the Guyana rainforest in 1996?

(CMC) – Debutant Dunith Wellalage led an impressive bowling display by Sri Lanka’s spinners in an absolutely dominant 73-run win over the West Indies in the second T20 international yesterday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.

The first general manager of the now-defunct Guyana National Cooperative Bank (GNCB) Dr Wilbert O Bascom passed away on Sunday in Miami, Florida, at the age of 87.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Three policemen who were charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act were freed in the St Catherine Parish Court on Monday after the prosecution conceded that it could not mount a successful case against them.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Up to late Monday evening, detectives were still processing a crime scene at the Rousseau Primary School in St Andrew, hours after the murder of a parent in full view of children and other parents.