Daily Archive: Monday, November 18, 2024

GENEVA/CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Nearly 100 trucks carrying food for Palestinians were violently looted on Nov.

(Jamaica Gleaner) In an assembly of civil society representatives, Richard Jones, executive director of the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), has called for enhanced whistleblower protections for the nonprofit sector.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Currency depreciation is set to reverse years of declining inflation in economically beleaguered Venezuela, public and private sector sources say, as foreign currency sales fall short of demand and the socialist government keeps tight-lipped about its strategy.

The second audit report of ExxonMobil’s US$7.4 billion in costs which the Vitality Accounting, Haynes and Ramdihal and Eclisar Financial (VHE) consortium had undertaken in 2022 was handed over to the government and was sent to ExxonMobil last week, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has said.

Ongoing construction of the public road between Duncan Street and Sawpit Turn in Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, has again raised serious safety concerns among residents and passersby.

–Suspect commits suicide By Shuntel Glasgow A 28-year-old mother of four succumbed to her injuries two days after she was brutally chopped by her abusive reputed husband last Thursday night at Supply Squatting Area, Mahaica.

Four people, including a teenager, were arrested hours after they allegedly stabbed and killed  40-year-old chainsaw operator Davanan Hosea, a resident of Hillfoot squatting area.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has stated that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is transforming intelligence information into evidence in order to locate Joshua David and Delon Alexander, who it is hoped are still alive, despite the fact that the information does not point to a positive outcome.

‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal Gold is Money captured the crown in the inaugural Chung Global ‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal, ending the fairytale run of giant killer North Ruimveldt by a 4-1 score in the final on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Senior Minister within the Office of President with responsibility for Finance and Public Service Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced additional measures to improve ease of access to the Student Loan Write Off Programme initiative by prospective beneficiaries.

Republic Bank Schools Football Dolphin Secondary secured their fifth consecutive win in as many matches to hand Waramuri of Region #1 their first loss, prevailing 1-0 last night in the Republic Bank U-18 Schools Football League at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Sherwin Nicholson, a 34-year-old teacher of Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice, has been named the University of Guyana Berbice Campus’ (UGBC) Best Graduating Student for the academic year 2023/24.

Police are investigating a report that shots were fired around 3 am on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the Port Mourant Market, Corentyne, Berbice, following which, a food vendor lost her haversack and valuables.

KFC International School Football Hosts Annai moved one step closer to securing their berth to the impending KFC Goodwill International Secondary School Football Series, defeating St.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Guyana’s leading female badminton player, Priyanna Ramdhani, along with Trinidadian partner Chequeda DeBoulet, won a silver medal at the Suriname International in Paramaribo yesterday after falling to Peruvian pair Ines Castillo and Namie Miyahira in the final of the Women’s Doubles.

Dear Editor, Bharrat Jagdeo, at his last press conference, rolled out his party’s latest line of resistance against the introduction of automated fingerprint biometric verification in our future elections.

Eagles and Ravens advanced to the semifinal round following contrasting wins when the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) Elite 16 Championship continued on Saturday night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

A special preview of the Caribbean Climate Justice anthology “Writing For Our Lives” will be unveiled at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), offering a powerful glimpse into the voices of Caribbean writers addressing climate change.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made

Dear Editor, I am writing with a heavy heart after discovering that one of my family members has been raped.

ERC Harmony T10 Tapeball League Strike Force, the Other Guys, Kings, and IBS recorded contrasting wins when the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) Harmony T10 Tapeball Championship commenced yesterday at the Transport Sports Club ground in Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

A 13-year-old girl is currently hospitalised after sustaining injuries in an incident that occurred around 20:00 hrs on Saturday, on Dennis Street, Sophia in the vicinity of Section ‘C’ Field access road.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Slow-moving Tropical Depression Sara unleashed major rainfall over Honduras this weekend, causing at least one death while forcing thousands to flee their homes and destroying bridges and a highway due to flooding, officials said on Sunday.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli strike on a multi-storey residential building housing at least six families in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya town on Sunday, medics and residents said.

Lloyd Gittens, a 26-year-old mechanic of Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown was sentenced to 24 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Dear Editor, The unprecedented is ongoing in Guyana, and hopefully, we will not take it for granted.

(Jamaica Observer) With 19 deaths recorded up to Friday, November 15, the number of children killed in motor vehicle crashes this year has seen an alarming 46 per cent increase when compared with the same period in 2023.

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh is battling its worst outbreak of dengue in years, with more than 400 deaths as rising temperatures and a longer monsoon season drive a surge in infections, leaving hospitals struggling to cope, particularly in urban areas.

Dear Editor, The previous CEO of GuySuCo has shared his views on the recent past and his opinion on what is important going forward.

A 23-year-old self-employed man was remanded to prison last week on a charge of robbery.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, swore at billionaire Elon Musk during a G20 social event on Saturday at which she spoke about the need to regulate social media to rein in misinformation.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah’s media relations chief Mohammad Afif, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, though there was no immediate confirmation from the Iran-backed group.

On November 15th, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) charged two former employees of the Ministry of Health’s Materials Management Unit (MMU) Bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara with money laundering.

Dear Editor, Spending time in London, Trinidad, Guyana, and Suriname over the last several days found eagerness and excitement among the diaspora (Indian or People of Indian Origin, in particular) on PM’s Modi visit to the Caribbean.

If you take the character of any man, it really is but the aggregate of tendencies, the sum total of the bent of his mind; you will find that misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of that character.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is Professor Emeritus and former Lecturer at University of Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Two men have been shot and killed by police in the St Catherine North division in separate incidents which resulted in the seizure of two illegal guns and ammunition.

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Police arrested 23 people on Sunday in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur for ransacking and setting fire to the homes of lawmakers and ministers, while hundreds demonstrated against recent violent killings in defiance of a curfew.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Kusal Mendis’ unbeaten 73 trumped Mark Chapman’s 76, as Sri Lanka secured a narrow three-wicket win in the second ODI in Pallekele, and with it sealed the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Play was abandoned after just five overs in the fifth and final T20I, with Evin Lewis and Shai Hope steering the hosts to 44 without loss before a heavy storm set in at Darren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia yesterday.