In the court
High Court denies application by Brutus to accompany wife to US for medical attention: Justice Gino Persaud last Friday 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.
After six years, 19 rice millers received the $1.5 billion owed by the Panamanian Government, according to statement today from the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Assistant Commissioner Fizul Karimbaksh today rejected a ‘Big Smith News Watch’ report on the purchase of a property at Schoonord, West Demerara.
LNDCH4 Guyana today announced the arrival of two advanced gas turbines from Sweden, marking a key moment for this country’s huge Gas-to-Energy project which promises a 50% cut in energy bills.
(Reuters) – Franchises from cricket’s five leading nations will be fighting it out for a US$1 million prize money when a new T20 league kicks off in Guyana next month in further proof of the format’s growing popularity.
A brand-new Industrial Technology and Home Economics Department was commissioned at Queen’s College yesterday afternoon, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
NEW DELHI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first formal talks in five years today, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said today that it is time for the BRICS nations to create new payment methods between them, adding that the group’s New Development Bank was designed as an alternative to what he called failing Bretton Woods institutions.
BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Veteran nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused the European Union executive today of trying to overthrow his cabinet and impose a “puppet government” on Hungary, likening his protest to the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
On Monday, a contract valued at $𝟏𝟎𝟖,𝟖𝟐𝟓,𝟎𝟖𝟏 was signed between the Government of Guyana through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to construct the 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨.
East Coast Football League
Mahaica Determinators were crowned the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League champion following a draw between second-place unit Buxton Stars and third-place outfit Airy Hall.
The Guyana Human Rights Association yesterday called for policing reforms in Guyana, starting with an oversight body that will be apolitical but get the blessings of the parties for its constitution.
Potaro and St. John the Baptist recorded impressive victories when the inaugural edition of the Bartica Inter-Primary League continued at the Community Centre ground.
In an effort to combat the rising number of amputations in Guyana, with the most recent figures showing 108 amputations recorded in 2023, the Ministry of Health has initiated a diabetic foot care training programme.
Reigning national junior champion Ricardo Narine triumphed in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) October Rapid Open Championship, which was staged at the David Rose Special School, Thomas Lands, on Sunday.
By Subhana Shiwmangal
Vendors who were relocated to Russell Square by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are complaining about the overall sanitary conditions that they are forced to work under.
– as disputation over Nooitgedacht road continues
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has issued a call for transparency regarding the tolls collected from trucks transporting aggregate in the Linden area.
Dear Editor,
The reported sexual assault allegations at St. Joseph High School need to be investigated by the Guyana Police Force (GPF), and the Ministry of Human Services needs to be involved.
Kanuku Drive, Lethem resident Fabian Abrahams appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2020 killing of Leron Ault.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have told their Indian counterparts they want a speedy result and more accountability after their investigation into Indian involvement in a foiled murder plot against a Sikh activist in the United States, according to a U.S.
The Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) marked a significant milestone as it celebrated its 159th batch of graduates at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liiliendaal, East Coast Demerara yesterday.
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskey called on allies on Tuesday “not to hide” and to respond to evidence of North Korean involvement into Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Dear Editor,
Guyana is now an established oil and gas producing country but there remains no system in place that will manage the influx of people, with different cultures and backgrounds from all over the world, and to develop infrastructure and other supporting services to cater for the demands of the rising numbers.
The High Court yesterday accepted a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter from a man who had wielded a knife in an argument during a drinking spree at Black Water, North West District in 2022, killing his foster son and wounding the son’s 19-year-old cousin.
PARIS (Reuters) – Bob Vallier, a Paris resident who has mostly lived outside the United States for the past 30 years, has already voted in his home state of Michigan for the Nov.
(Reuters) – Lee Hsien Yang, the youngest son of the late founder of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, said on Tuesday he is now a political refugee, in the latest twist in a high-profile feud in the city-state’s most famous family.
(Trinidad Express) There is deep concern within the People’s National Movement (PNM) that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is paving the way for Energy Minister Stuart Young to be this country’s next prime minister.
The Boston Celtics lifted their championship banner pregame, then tied an NBA record by making 29 3-pointers last night en route to a 132-109 victory over the visiting New York Knicks in the opening game of the NBA season.
(Reuters) – England have included three spinners in their team for their third and final test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, with Rehan Ahmed being recalled, the England and Wales cricket board (ECB) said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League yesterday.
(CMC) – West Indies ODI captain Shai Hope has admitted that their batsmen need to find a way to overcome Sri Lanka’s wily spinners if they are to claw their way back into the series.
VIENNA – Thirty years ago, in a Ukrainian churchyard where my Russian ancestors are buried, I knelt beside a very old woman leaning on a stick, her hair covered in a black kerchief.
Seventeen Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks graduated recently after successfully completing the Force’s Grade Three Medical Assistant Course, essentially equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to function efficiently and effectively as a Grade 3 Medical Assistant when deployed with a sub-unit or attached to a Base Medical Centre of the GDF.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – Seven balls after bringing the light meter out for the first time on day two, the umpires pulled the plug on the day’s play because of bad light.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentina prosecutor said on Tuesday that toxicological and other laboratory reports into the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne were not yet completed, with the results needed to release the body to his family.
(Trinidad Express) A female police officer is in critical condition at hospital after being shot multiple times in a botched carjacking in Caroni after midnight today.
