Daily Archive: Friday, October 25, 2024

DUBAI/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel hit back at Iran early today, with its military saying it was conducting strikes against military targets in response to Tehran’s attacks on Israel.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil today signed a 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) compensation agreement with miners BHP BHP.AX, Vale VALE3.SA and

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Electricity was cut off today on the entire French overseas territory of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean after the motors at the main power station were turned off by workers on strike, the local prefectural authority said.

(Trinidad Guardian)  Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne has called for the removal of what he called “imperial arrogance” from discussion on repatriations.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Caribbean is leading by example, according to the International Monetary Fund IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

NEW DELHI/BEIJING  (Reuters) – India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years ago.

Company’s rice now on Haiti, Dominica market Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the local rice ‘giant’, Nand Persaud & Company, Mohindra Persaud, has told the Stabroek Business that the company is still to receive payments from Cuba for rice supplied to the Caribbean island, some of it in excess of five years ago and that the company may well have to give up on the likelihood of ever receiving those payments.

It had always been felt that once Suriname’s oil and gas industry become ‘up and running’ the likelihood of joint ventures spanning an assortment of petro-related projects might be high notwithstanding the existing river dispute between the two neighbouring countries.

-wife, chauffeur, businessman also before court By Subhana Shiwmangal Deputy Commissioner (Ag) of Police, Calvin Brutus was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $6.2 million on 30 indictable charges when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty after days of high drama over claims of corruption and his wife and two other persons were also charged.

Various drainage, irrigation and other development-oriented projects executed in the Mocha/Arcadia community in recent years have seriously eroded the efforts of residents of the community to sustain long-standing modest but impressive farming initiatives that have played an integral part of their lives and livelihoods over the years.

-must be in Guyana to complete process Guyanese living abroad will also be eligible to collect the $100,000 cash grant with the caveat that they have to be in Guyana for the registration process and be in possession of a national ID card or passport.

Preparations are forging ahead for the visit of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi in mid-November where he is expected to also meet with CARICOM leaders here.

– Dover slated for caretaker role Golden Jaguars head-coach and Trinidad and Tobago native Jamaal Shabazz has been asked to tender his resignation from the programme by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Executive Committee.

Tabatinga was crowned the Lethem Mayor’s Cup Football Champion, defeating Moco-Moco in the final at the Culvert City Community Ground.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has received a boost to its forensic capacity to test firearms recovered from crime scenes with the acquisition of equipment, courtesy of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) in collaboration with the United States (US) Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

IGG French Guiana  Guyana recorded mixed results on the opening day of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) in Cayenne, French Guiana, following wins in swimming and table tennis but incurring defeats in basketball and Futsal.

The European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) Board of Directors last week approved the allocation of a further €24.4 million (USD26.7 million) to support water supply services in four regions of Guyana, under a previous joint operation with the Caribbean Decvelopment Bank (CDB).

Dear Editor, I refer to your editorial of October 24, 2025, titled “More Dangerous Than Disgusting.”

-testing to be done for lead in paint from next year The Ministry of Agriculture’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals (Control) Board (PTCCB) commissioned a new administrative building at Mon Repos yesterday.

Dear Editor, In a letter in the Stabroek News of October 23, 2024 Dr.

The company behind the controversial contract to build the Bamia Primary School said on Wednesday that the project is now 95% complete.

Dear Editor, Everyone has a story to tell, and we invite you to reflect on your own experiences—whether it’s a time when you might have been a bully, witnessed bullying, or found yourself on the receiving end.

Three men were arrested during a Police intelligence-led operation at about 11.30 pm on Wednesday after the car they were in was intercepted and searched and two pistols and several rounds of ammunition were found.

Dear Editor, I have read the views, opinions and suggestions expressed by Guyanese and political parties on the recent announcement by Government on the disbursement of a ‘one-off payment’ of $100,000.00 to all Guyanese; whose name appears on the Voters Registration List.

-UN Resident Coordinator on occasion of United Nations Day On the occasion of United Nations Day yesterday, new UN Resident Coordinator for Guyana, Jean Kamau has underscored the importance of cooperation to combat pressing issues like climate change.

DOHA/BEIRUT/PARIS, (Reuters) – The United States does not want a protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, U.S.

Last week the first 1,000 house lots at the new Moleson Creek Housing Development (Phase 1 and 2) in Region Six were allocated to Berbicians through the ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive. 

Dear Editor, I note Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan’s latest tilting at the imagined ogre of autocracy with his latest contortion, “Empirical autocracy”, both in his Stabroek News column of October 16 and his October 24 letter in defence of that column.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers on patrol duty on Wednesday, acting on intelligence received, intercepted a vehicle in Central Lethem with Brazilian registration plates and found two firearms.

Dear Editor, I have some kind regard for the Minister of Social Protection and Human Services, Dr.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The World Bank announced yesterday a new gender strategy aimed at boosting economic opportunities for women and enabling their participation in the global economy through social protection and access to broadband and capital.

Dear Editor, The University of Guyana’s Convocation ceremony is scheduled to begin on November 7th, 2024.

The Guyana Police Force held a graduation ceremony on Wednesday for 32  ranks who completed immigration course 3/2024.

APIA, Samoa,  (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles said yesterday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations continue to advocate for reparations for the country’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.

(Reuters) – The lifetime ban from holding leadership positions in Australian cricket imposed on David Warner for his part in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal has been lifted, Cricket Australia (CA) said today.

In a move that signals Suriname’s increasing recognition as a likely important cog in the wheel of the global economy, the World Bank has inducted the South American country as the 175th member of its International Development Association (IDA).

Given the disclosure, days ago, that the Government of Panama had finally made a payment of $1.5 billion owed to nineteen (19) Guyanese rice millers the question now arises as to whether local rice milling company, Nand Persaud & Company, may not now move to redouble its efforts to secure its own payments from Cuba for rice shipped to that Caribbean island, beginning in 2023.

(Reuters) – Jamie Smith smashed a counter-attacking 89 before England’s bowlers made early inroads into the Pakistan lineup to drag the touring side back into the deciding third and final test yesterday.

Dear Editor,  Last evening, the Guyana Police Force deployed a SWAT team to arrest Mr.

By Ajay Banga, Fernando Haddad, and Marina Silva WASHINGTON, DC/CALI, COLOMBIA – With this year’s global summits on biodiversity (COP16), climate change (COP29), and desertification (COP16) fast approaching, the consequences of the climate emergency are evident everywhere.

Introduction Survey shows overwhelming support for renegotiation of Petroleum Agreement Introduction The results of a recent survey on the 2016 Petroleum Agreement with ExxonMobil and partners reveal overwhelming public support for renegotiation, with serious concerns about key provisions of the Agreement.

Gulf Warriors defeated Front-side when Sideline and Ogle Street played to a stalemate when the Beterverwagting (BV) Inter-Block Football Championship continued at the community centre ground.

On August 11th this year, the Police  arrested 42-year-old Weston Pickering of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara claiming that a search of his home had unearthed an illegal AK-47 assault rifle and matching ammunition.

– eight schools from three regions to feature Staying true to their theme of ‘Power to make a difference’, Republic Bank Limited Guyana (RBL) has thrown their support behind the fifth edition of the Petra Organisation’s U-18 Secondary Schools Football League, coming on board as the title sponsor of the event.

The police say they are seeking the family of Gabriel Hudson, a security guard who was found dead at Lot 30 Friendship, East Bank Demerara late last month.

LONGMONT, Colorado, (Reuters) – U.S. fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items on Thursday after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E.

With little in the way of natural resources – as against fellow CARICOM member countries Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Jamaica and Suriname – to ‘shout about’ Barbados has, over the years, done a more than a credible job in combining the attractions of its island-in-the-sea lure with its national proclivity for hospitality to cause it be the ‘pick’ of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries where visitor arrivals is concerned.

So concerned have business leaders in Trinidad and Tobago become regarding the continually unfolding crime spree afflicting the twin-island Republic and its impact on the business community that the country’s business support organizations would appear to have adopted pushing back the targeting of business owners and premises as an absolute priority as the country’s policing resources appear to be seriously challenged in the effort to bring the situation under control.

Subject to consultation with the rest of the leadership of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) a limited number of urban traders could benefit from trading spaces on the premises of the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) that will allow them to market their goods on specific days, between specific time frames agreed between the management of the Campus and the vendors who will be allowed to trade there.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Looters ransacked shops overnight on the French Caribbean island of Martinique as violent protests against rising living costs showed little sign of abating despite the imposition of a curfew.

(Trinidad Guardian) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a mixed return for countries like Trinidad and Tobago, which are reliant on the energy sector.

Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday October 24, 2024  

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Canada’s immigration cuts, meant to ease strained housing and social services, could hurt the country’s labour pool, some industry groups said yesterday.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1094’s trading results showed consideration of $15,329,083 from 41,459 shares traded in 33 transactions as compared to session 1093’s trading results which showed consideration of $2,373,361 from 4,885 shares traded in 13 transactions.

‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal With several teams facing the possibility of elimination, the final round of group stage fixtures in the inaugural Bent Street ‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal Championship will commence tonight at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

– set to bowl-off tomorrow at LBIThe Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), in partnership with BetCAGESports, launched the inaugural National T20 League yesterday at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston.

(Reuters) – India’s Washington Sundar claimed a career-best seven-wicket haul and spin partner Ravichandran Ashwin took three to dismiss New Zealand for 259 before the hosts reached 16-1 at stumps on the opening day of the second test in Pune yesterday.

(Reuters) – Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took six second-innings wickets as South Africa won the first test against Bangladesh by seven wickets yesterday, wrapping up victory before lunch on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.