Daily Archive: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Ltd is linking Guyana and Suriname with direct flights from the Eugene F Correia International Airport (Ogle Airport) to Paramaribo, Suriname, for the first time and an inauguration ceremony was held today.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran’s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent U.S. presidential

 (Reuters) – New Zealand capped a tough tour of Asia with an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India, while the bruised and battered home side will face uncomfortable questions ahead of their trip to Australia for five tests.

(Trinidad Guardian) A business group has denounced as unfair claims by criminologist Dr Daurius Figueira that an upsurge in extortions in central Trinidad is linked to businesses that are using drug money to fund their operations.

-in light of questions about unfinished examination of US$7.3b in costs   Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has flayed the award of a second audit of oil costs to the local consortium VHE considering the questions raised about its performance on the yet unfinished examination of a whopping US$7.3b in ExxonMobil expenses.

-after releasing hostages   Six masked bandits staged a daring hold-up yesterday in the Deep South Rupununi during which they seized a quantity of gold and they later escaped after having to release nine hostages they had taken.

Dear Editor, One reads in the second paragraph of the Bank of Guyana’s Half Year Report 2024, “The Guyanese economy buoyancy continued with a real oil GDP growth of 49.7 percent and non-oil GDP growth of 12.6 percent” (p.

Issues that began at a football game sometime ago have now resulted in the death of a Kaneville teen who was stabbed several times by a 15-year-old on Friday at about 16.30 hours at Samatta Point Grove, East Bank Demerara.

Hotelier and tour operator Zena Stoll, who owns Adel’s Resort and Coconut Estate at the mouth of Akawini Creek and the Pomeroon River, unknown to many, has been a pioneer of eco-tourism in Guyana.

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.

Dear Editor, My empathy is with the residents of Crane who are currently suffering from the effects of ‘some form of hydroxide’ the source/origin of which is unknown.

-telemarketing was not sustainable   By Milton Grannum Described as a strategic transition, Midas BPO has  handed over its Linden operations to Prochant, a US-based healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) company specializing in medical billing and revenue cycle management.

Dear Editor, As Guyana’s economy experiences unprecedented growth, the demand for a skilled workforce has never been more critical.

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) on Tuesday hosted a stakeholder forum at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Georgetown to reflect and discuss the impact of the US$100 million ($20 billion) invested in the Initiative by the Stabroek Block co-venturers, and explore opportunities for collaboration and networking in their respective sectors.

Dear Editor, It is said, “A stitch in time saves nine.”

-police mum   Three months after Marlon Christopher Wilburg called ‘Miceman’ was charged with the attempted murder of six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave, he was released by the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – England captain Liam Livingstone struck a magnificent century to guide the tourists to a five-wicket victory over West Indies in Antigua yesterday which squared the series at 1-1.

VALENCIA, Spain, (Reuters) – The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Offering remarks at the Annual National Diya  Commemoration, in the midst of our oil-fueled economic growth, I suggested there are challenges posed by the promise of wealth just as up to now they were by poverty.

History was created last evening as Santa Rosa became the first team from the hinterland community to win the Courts Pee Wee Boy’s U-11 Football Championship, defeating Marian Academy 1-0 in the final yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

By Mia Anthony A family is now mourning the loss of their son after he suffocated on a thumbtack at his school on October 29, 2024.

Dear Editor, In the present circumstances in Guyana, when our economy has been so upgraded in the past few years, mostly because of our fortunate acquisition of the revenue we are reaping from the oil discoveries, I would like to caution my fellow Guyanese of the bad impact this new-found wealth can have in the way we feel, think and behave, and in our well-being.

At about 10 pm on Thursday, Police ranks stationed at the Itaballi Police Checkpoint acted on information received and proceeded to a shop at Itaballi Landing, in Region 7 and arrested a businesswoman and her sister over marijuana.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives’ new leader and the first Black woman to a head a major British political party on Saturday, after winning a leadership contest on a promise to return the party to its founding principles.

Young Gunners, Spaniards, Silver Bullets, and YMCA recorded contrasting wins when the New Era/Exxon Mobil Futsal Championship continued on Friday evening at the Retrieve Tarmac, Linden.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has surpassed Republican Donald Trump in a new poll in Iowa, with likely women voters responsible for the turnaround in a state that Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020, according to the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll released yesterday.

Emergency repairs to structural damage on the Stanleytown Bridge, West Bank Demerara have begun with a temporary solution projected by this afternoon.

Dear Editor, With so much talk about changing up how we do elections in Guyana, I think it’s time we consider a more gradual approach—basically, taking democracy one teaspoon at a time.

– Guyana fails to make podium   Action in the opening day of the Caribbean Cycling Championship Individual Time Trials (ITT) produced four divisional winners, with Cuba, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda standing tall on the podium along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara, as the hosts failed to make the top in every category.

In bid to immortalise his significant contributions to the sport following his unexpected passing, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will host the inaugural Terrence Poole Memorial International Boxing Championship in October 2025.

At the  25th General Members Meeting of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on Monday, 28th of October at the Guyana Human Rights Centre two new co-presidents were elected.

Dear Editor, This letter is with respect to Mr. Gokarran Sukhdeo’s letter, in Stabroek News of October 9th, 2024, titled `Vote for Trump and you are aiding and abetting ignorance and dictatorship.’

(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are restraining one of Russia’s most powerful offensives since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion on its smaller neighbour, the top commander of Kyiv’s forces said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Two Ohio police officers were indicted by a grand jury in the death of a Black man whom officers restrained with a knee near his neck while he cried “I can’t breathe,” the county prosecutor announced yesterday, in a case that evoked memories of the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

(Reuters) – Shubman Gill missed out on a century while Rishabh Pant scored a quick-fire 60 as India made 263 in response to New Zealand’s 235 before their spinners reduced the tourists to 171-9 at stumps on day two of the low-scoring third test in Mumbai yesterday.

Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram   Introduction Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo  – in one of the government’s most egregiously constitutional violations – announced at his weekly press conference at the PPP/C’s headquarters that the government has no intention to seek parliamentary approval for the already bungled cash payout of oil money to Guyanese at home and abroad.

Dear Editor, Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, the two political parties in America represent different things to the people of Guyana.

CALI, Colombia, (Reuters) –  Countries at the U.N. COP16 nature talks in Colombia yesterday agreed to how companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics should pay for the use of genetic information drawn from biodiversity in their research and development.

In some circles in Guyana there might be sympathy for Republican Candidate Donald Trump in the US elections.

I remember “Read to Succeed” was once the theme of the activities and exhibitions organized to celebrate the work of library services for the children of Guyana.

(Trinidad Express) PriceSmart, identified in 2015 by former Central Bank governor Jwala Rambarran as the leading user of US dollars in Trinidad and Tobago’s retail and distribution sectors, says that ongoing challenges due to limited US dollar availability in this country have impacted its ability to convert T&T dollars to meet its obligations and support investments.

Dear Editor, I write in response to letters headlined ‘PPP has embarked on the capture of GECOM’ and `PPP’s capture of GECOM continues unabated’ published on 31.10.’24

Although there are a substantial number of chess tournaments happening around the globe this November, the 2024 FIDE World Championship Match commencing November 25 takes precedence.

Have you ever felt like life was a dull and colourless blur?

Woodley Park Vishnu Mandir claimed first place in the large float category at this year’s Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) annual motorcade, held on Wednesday night.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – An Israeli naval force mounted a “special operation” in the northern Lebanese coastal town of Batroun early on Friday and captured one person, a security source said.

Beset by significant online harassment since filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against One Communications, singer, songwriter and artist Jackie Hanover, known as Jackie Jaxx, has taken a step back from social media to focus on her mental health.

Whether it’s Eid, Easter, Diwali or Christmas, many of us find ourselves in a state of reflection as we engage in the rituals and traditions with which we grew up.

Every few years or so some campaign emerges to restore the zoo and surrounding areas of the Botanical Gardens.

“I am so angry at him and of course I am hurt because he cheated and now we are no longer together.

JT Mollner’s thriller “Strange Darling” feels shorter than 96 minutes. It breezes through its six chapters (and epilogue) with an impish excitement, teasingly daring audiences to guess what new twist might be waiting in store.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Today I will examine an important and common issue which affects sexual offence trials in the High Court.

Introduction Last week’s column ended with a pointed reference to there being several concrete examples of governance issues and reforms recently set in motion and designed to make the Stabroek PSA operate in a more effective manner.