Daily Archive: Saturday, October 19, 2024

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba`s electrical grid collapsed again early this morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.

bank accounts with $500M frozen By Shuntel Glasgow Justice Gino Persaud yesterday refused an application by embattled Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus and his pregnant wife Adonika Aulder, made by their Attorney Earl Daniels for Brutus to accompany Aulder to the US for medical attention in view of revelations that there are 240 charges pending against him for money laundering and other serious financial crimes.

The Ministry of Public Works, in collaboration with China Roads and Bridges Corporation (CRBC) and Sheladia Associates Inc hosted a stakeholder consultation on the East Bank Improvement Project on October 16, at Supply Primary School to allow residents between Relief and Soesdyke, as well as regular users of the East Bank Corridor, to share their insights on the project.

Guyana’s oil resources have seen it transition to a ‘high-income economy’, as the World Bank reported that while this country sits with high economy countries many parts of the Caribbean and the region are struggling to raise their income levels.

(CMC) – West Indies Women bowed out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in heartbreaking fashion when they went down by eight runs to New Zealand in the second semifinal yesterday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The taxi driver and alleged rapist who stabbed a 16-year-old girl in Region Two on Monday afternoon was hospitalized after consuming gasoline before being detained by police on Tuesday.

– publication of EPA tests on Noitgedacht road   Dr Vincent Adams of the Alliance for Change (AFC) has called on Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd to apologize for his remarks about the squatting culture in Linden.

– CONCACAF President Montagliani on hand for exercise The official sod-turning exercise for the Blue Water Shipping Stadium on Durban Park transpired yesterday, with CONCACAF Chief and FIFA Vice-President Victor Montagliani as well as GFF President Wayne Forde among the officials that conducted the process.

GCB Inter-County Super 50 After three round-robin matches, the top two teams from that phase of the Guyana Super50 Inter-County competition will face each other today in the final slated for the iconic GCC, Bourda Ground in Georgetown.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in its attempt to continue staging female football at the school level, launched the inaugural Courts Guyana U-13 Girls Secondary Schools Championship.

– includes annual payout to citizens The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) have announced plans to implement a recurring cash transfer programme called the “Good Governance Dividend” if elected to govern.

The second annual Destination Guyana Now Business Conference got underway yesterday at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown.

The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of the Sebai Primary School, in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), will stage the 2nd edition of the Region #1 ‘One Guyana’ U-13 Boy’s Tapeball Cricket Championship from November 1st-15th.

Lenroy Michael Forde, also known as “Biggie,” was on Thursday found guilty by a jury of the 2021 murder of Odingo Anthony Heywood.

Dear Editor I perused with much dismay the full statement purporting to originate from the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs under the caption, “Top Cop to continue serving up to the age of 60 – AG.”

Dear Editor, Melinda Janki, for whom I have some respect and with whom I have worked together in the past on aviation matters in Guyana, has, inexplicably, taken me to task by describing a letter I wrote, which was published in the media, on the subject of the confrontation taking place in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians as “bad on history and worse on international relations”.

The National Data Management Authority (NDMA) on October 16 and 17, conducted a transformative two-day “Cyber Road Show” in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six), with more than 450 students across eight schools in the region benefitting from the initiative.

Courts U-11 Pee Wee Football The Courts U-11 Pee Wee Football competition is firmly in the business phase of the campaign, with four exciting quarterfinals slated to be played today at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Twice since July 2022, Moninder Singh, spokesperson for a Sikh advocacy group in Canada’s British Columbia province, has had police come to his door in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey.

Samuel Charles, 27, was on Thursday sentenced to four years in prison by Justice Peter Hugh after he pleaded guilty to the charge of felonious wounding.

Dear Editor, After an extensive conference and much fanfare, the question of what is the manufacturing focus of Guyana remains unanswered.

NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto chose Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, but a court blocked his appointment until it hears a case next week challenging the impeachment of Kindiki’s predecessor.

‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal The second round of action in the Bent Street ‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal Championship will occur this evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, with powerhouses North East La Penitence, Gold is Money, and Back Circle A aiming to secure their place in the group round.

Sixty officers from the Guyana Prison Service have received their certificates after completing the University of Guyana’s Institute for Human Resiliency, Strategic Security, and the Future (IHRSSF), First Responders Course on Mental, Neurological, and Substance Abuse Disorders (MNS).

Dear Editor, The question has been rightly raised.  From where are the billions coming? 

DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, marked a major triumph for Israel.

(Trinidad Express) Government Minister Stuart Young has been spared from facing the Parliament’s Privileges Committee for his offensive comments in Parliament.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s government said on Friday that it had asked Taiwan to relocate its de facto embassy out of the capital Pretoria, while Taiwan accused it of bowing to pressure from China.

Dear Editor, I wish to shed some light on the subject at caption with the intention of refining current strategies and plans that exist, and to advance the voices of young people as it relates to the rise in the cost of living throughout the country.

As part of the government strategy in the elimination of malaria, the Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Services convened a stakeholders’ consultation meeting at its Brickdam headquarters to discuss the development of the National Malaria Programme Strategic Plan for 2026-2030, a Ministry of Health release stated yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Criminal activity in the capital forced the closure of at least one school yesterday, after a drive-by shooting and the firing of high-powered rifles by gunmen in and around the city sent pedestrians scampering and businesses rushing to close their doors.

(Trinidad Express) THE police investigation into the death by suicide of 15-year-old schoolboy Jayden Lalchan is nearing completion, says ACP Wayne Mystar.

(Reuters) – Rachin Ravindra smashed a game-changing century as New Zealand posted 402 all out for a substantial first-innings lead of 356 runs over India, who responded by reaching 231-3 at stumps on the third day of the rain-affected opening test yesterday.

In what they described  as a pivotal move to strengthen the protection of freedom of expression, journalist safety and other fundamental freedoms, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has come under intense scrutiny, revealing deep-seated issues that have escalated under the current People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government.

(Reuters) – Noman Ali claimed eight wickets as Pakistan’s frontline spinners bowled them to a 152-run victory over England in the second test in Multan yesterday to level the three-match series at 1-1.

Head of the Strategic Management Department at the Guyana Prison Service, Rae-Dawn Corbin, has returned home from a successful training course at the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI), stated a release on Thursday from the Guyana Prison Service.