Daily Archive: Saturday, November 23, 2024

BAKU,  (Reuters) – Countries agreed a deal at the COP29 climate conference today on rules for a global market to buy and sell carbon credits that proponents say will mobilise billions of dollars into new projects to help fight global warming.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – Philippine security agencies stepped up safety protocols today after Vice President Sara Duterte said she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Although investigators remained tight-lipped regarding the search for kidnapped businessman Shashi Anand Rampersad yesterday, efforts continued up to late last night to locate him.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced the imminent rollout of a Caribbean-wide gangs database and the implementation of the Caricom Arrest Warrant Bill, which aims to ensure no safe harbours for criminals anywhere in the region.

-defends appointments Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, yesterday dismissed allegations by the PNCR of partisan voting and clarified her decision-making process.

Regional Symposium on Crime and Violence The second annual regional Symposium on Crime and Violence got underway yesterday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for a review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for police forces across the region Being held around the theme “Violence as a Public Health Issue – the Crime Challenge”, Mottley implored that her regional counterparts take measures by reviewing and reconstructing the SOP’s of police forces across the region, along with support for victims, urgent engagements to revise legislation  and other measures to aid in the collaborative regional fight against crime.

-KFC `deeply concerned’ at situation The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday said that it will pay out before the end of November the prize monies owing for the  Elite League tournament in August and last night the title sponsor, KFC said it was “deeply concerned” over the situation.

Twenty-eight-year-old Denzel Webb appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with the offence of causing death by dangerous driving.

…on day 1 of RAN Sevens Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Rugby team, the ‘Green Machine’ ground to a halt yesterday in their opening Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens fixture against Canada.

A 23-year-old motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital last evening after colliding with a stationary lorry earlier in the day on Number 72 Public Road, Corentyne Berbice.

Guyana has been experiencing major success in honey output, having already produced approximately 18,000 gallons of honey as of October this year.,

-to support development of Guyana’s oil, gas A Guyana-registered company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with several international contracting companies to establish a comprehensive “one-stop shop” to support the development of Guyana’s oil, gas, and renewable energy sectors.

-jointly charged with two others Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus, Corwin Nicholson and Latoya Brummell appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where they were jointly charged with seven counts of conspiracy to commit a felony by payment under false pretence.

…with support from US Southern Command c As part of the United States and Guyana’s ongoing military-to-military partnership, the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) formally opened the boat ramp at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, Ruimveldt, Georgetown. 

…following summit CARICOM and India on Wednesday agreed to ramp up  collaboration on a range of solar energy options which will include  desalination units while agriculture co-operation will encompass climate smart technology and high yielding seeds.

Jamal Forde, a 36-year-old Customs Officer from Providence, East Bank Demerara, who was arrested on 2024-09-03 by police at the Sparendaam Station, was charged  yesterday with exposing his genitals in contravention of the Sexual Offences Act to  a police constable.

Dear Editor:  Prime Minister Modi, from one of the most efficient sugar-producing countries, came and left but GuySuCo went backward.

Following the armed robbery that took place in Central Rupununi, Region Nine, on November 10, a 28-year-old Brazilian-based Guyanese has been charged and remanded to prison, while the other suspects were detained in Brazil. 

Dear Editor, Thanks to the government and SN Guyanese know what they already knew, or should already have known (“Gov’t sets out registration requirements for $100,000 handout” -SN Nov 22, 2024).

Frederick Singh, a 71-year-old farmer of Agatash Village, Region Seven, who was arrested on November 21, 2024 in connection with three unlicensed shotguns and a quantity of ammunition, yesterday appeared in Court to answer charges.

BAKU,  (Reuters) – The COP29 climate summit ran into overtime yesterday, after a draft deal that proposed developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion in annual climate finance by 2035 drew criticism from all sides.

(Reuters) – The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, yesterday approved a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega, his wife the vice president, as well as the Central American  nation’s police and military.

Dear Editor, Lately, I have seen a lot written in the Guyana newspapers about President Irfaan Ali’s early morning meeting regarding late construction projects.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for murder accused Carlton Courtland Jones, 29,  who escaped from the Lethem Police Station on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Senior White House officials met yesterday with telecommunications executives to discuss China’s “significant cyber espionage campaign targeting the sector,” the White House said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) vice president of finance and corporate services, Gregory Hill, left, and advisor to the Prime Minister of Barbados, Daniel Best, are the two contenders for the position of CDB president.

Dear Editor,  Guyana stands at a crossroads in its journey toward national unity and identity.

Ramesh Ramdeen, also known as “Braffy,” a 25-year-old fisherman from Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of his fellow villager. 

(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Russ Vought, a key architect of “Project 2025,” the controversial conservative plan to overhaul the government, to be director of the U.S.

(Field Level Media) Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 108-96 win over the stubborn Washington Wizards in an NBA Cup game Friday night.

(Field Level Media) Jared McCain scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey added 26, and despite playing without Joel Embiid or Paul George, the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing skid on Friday with a 113-98 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets for their first NBA Cup victory.

(Field Level Media) Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen enters today’s Las Vegas Grand Prix on the verge of clinching his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship.

The cries of a child can break one’s heart. The cries of a child watching their father lying lifeless on the road under the weight of a truck that was driven by a reckless driver are haunting.

Imagine a Martian landing in Guyana tomorrow and taking in their first view of the country.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – It is business as usual for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton at the moment but emotions will no doubt kick in as the Briton’s move to Ferrari next season edges closer to becoming a reality, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said yesterday.

(Sportsmax) Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze came heartbreakingly close to maiden Test centuries but fell in the nineties as the West Indies closed the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh at 250-5 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – At tea on day one of the first test in Perth, India’s stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah would have been ruing his decision to bat first after his side were skittled for 150 by Australia’s experienced seam attack.

DUBLIN,  (Reuters) – Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin in 2018 and must pay her nearly 250,000 euros ($259,950) in damages, a jury decided on Friday.

-Tournament bullies off on November 28 By Michaelangelo Jacobus Excitement is building for the 19th staging of the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival, set to run from  November 28-December 1 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Statement from Dr. Kishore Shallow, President of Cricket West Indies, on the 50th Anniversary of Sir Gordon Greenidge and Sir Vivian Richards’ Test Debuts On behalf of Cricket West Indies, I extend my warmest congratulations to Sir Gordon Greenidge and Sir Vivian Richards on the 50th anniversary of their remarkable Test debuts.

(Reuters) – The United States yesterday barred former Colombian army commander General Mario Montoya from entering the U.S.,

By Khamisi Slowe Courts Guyana’s Black Friday Sale drew crowds yesterday from all corners of the country to the event which kicked off on Thursday midnight.

Dear Editor, Time to do a quick audit on the historic visit of PM Modi to Guyana.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – Jannik Sinner enjoyed an unforgettable season marked by his first two Grand Slam titles and ending the year as world number one but the Italian heads into 2025 with the cloud of a potential doping ban still hanging over his head.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Cricket stadiums will fly flags at half-mast and players will wear black armbands as Australia marks the 10-year anniversary of former test opener Phillip Hughes’ death.

By Joschka Fischer BERLIN – We all think, speak, and write within certain intellectual frameworks that we largely take for granted.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in custody for at least several more days as a U.S.