Daily Archive: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Under increasing pressure over traffic deaths and the rampage of heavy-duty trucks, the Guyana Police Force today said that that 1,353 traffic cases have been made over a two-day period with tinted glass being the highest single offence.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran will hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged eye-watering $3 million-plus deals in today’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction shattering the previous payment record in the world’s richest T20 tournament.

When she was 15 years old, businesswoman and humanitarian Sita Sugrim fell ill.

By Khadidja Ba Sophia Kerr, a young woman with a disability, recently had a life-changing opportunity to serve as a Commissioner for a Day at the Women and Gender Equality Commission.

In recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, observed tomorrow, the Women and Gender Equality Commis-sion is partnering with the Civil Society National Reference Group on an initiative known as the Red Shoe Project, which will kick start the observance of #16DAYS of activism against gender-based violence.

What type of potato chips do you like? What style of bread do you prefer?

–CARICOM Chair The high cost of a suitable vessel has set back plans for a regional ferry service despite initial optimism that Trinidad’s Galleons Passage would have enabled a quick start-up.

Police are investigating an accident that claimed the life of a 34-year-old Port Mourant fisherman yesterday at about 16.50 hours after his vehicle ran into the Babu John access dam canal.

Leticia Reynolds, a 23-year-old woman from No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) is in critical condition after she was stabbed and chopped about her body, allegedly by her fiancé Philon Edwards, a 26-year-old Corporal with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

-new monthly minimum to be $125,000 Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday announced that together with the three unions operating in the DDL Group: the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the Guyana Labour Union (GLU), and the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU), it signed on Wednesday, November 20, another five-year Collective Labour Agreement for the years 2025-2029.

-as police internal affairs body probing Lethem shooting, escape of prisoner The Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is looking into the circumstances surrounding the alleged shooting incident involving Lethem Police Station officers and two wanted suspects, Cortland Jones and Rickford King at Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – A maiden Test century for Justin Greaves headlined a dominant day for the West Indies against Bangladesh on day two of the Antigua Test.

Dear Editor, It was good to see the President belching out strict measures for road safety and sanctions for errant drivers wreaking havoc on our roads.

MVP Girl’s U-11 Football Defending champion Marian Academy, as well as Waramuri, St.

A state-of-the-art secondary school will soon be constructed in the community of Marurunau in Region Nine, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported on Friday.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Councillor Lelon Saul’s recent letter, which provides a fascinating case study in creative writing.

A landmark initiative saw 325 small contractors from Linden sign contracts worth $4.2 billion to upgrade community roads, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

` If anybody needed help, he’d be there’ The tragic death of Carlton Smartt, a 42-year-old electrical contractor following an accident on Tuesday morning on Sheriff Street has left an indelible mark on his family and community.

Dear Editor, Wrapping up his two-day event-packed visit to Guyana, PM Shri Narendra Modi  of India addressed the Indo Guyanese community at the National Cultural Centre.

Two men from Hotoquai in the North West District (NWD) were yesterday arrested after illegal shotguns were found on their farms.

Dear Editor, If we are to move forward as One People, it is important that this generation be not encircled with a historical narrative that is destructive and inaccurate, oft times repeated and believed by innocent people based on an old propaganda ploy.

BAKU,  (Reuters) – Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion global finance target to help poorer nations cope with the impacts of climate change, a deal roundly criticized by its intended recipients as woefully insufficient.

-Edghill cites pipelines Residents of Tucville, in Georgetown have expressed concern over the ongoing roadworks in the community, charging that contractors have reduced the width of Thorne Street to just 12 feet, rendering it unsuitable for two-way traffic.

Dear Editor, It is indeed a disaster that the leaders of our country, like those of the vast majority of governing politicians in this more and more materialistic world of ours, seem not to realise, and act accordingly, that the real and most effective solutions to our problems lie not in the equally worldly actions that they pursue.  

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 people in central Beirut yesterday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, one of the deadliest strikes on the heart of the capital since Israel began its assault against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in September.

Seven months after an accident on Water Street, Georgetown claimed the life of a security guard, Michael Hopkinson, 45, of Coverden, East Bank Demerara (ECD), has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Dear Editor, President Ali has spoken.  The caption is reassuring, “Strict penalties and licence suspensions for reckless truck drivers -President” (SN November 22, 2024). 

The FIDE World Chess Championship begins tomorrow in Singapore and features 14 classical games plus a rapid and blitz section if they become necessary.

At the present time in Guyana, among the most anticipated annual dance productions on stage is Greens & Golds, produced by Kreative Arts and directed by Jonathan and Esther Hamer.

In late September, a newly released trailer for “Gladiator II” featured a line of dialogue that revealed a significant piece of information that seemed like a spoiler for the (at the time) upcoming film.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – After a frenetic start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India gained control of the first Test after openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul ground down a labouring Australia attack in improved batting conditions at Optus Stadium.

Dr Bertrand Ramcharan is not one to shy away from controversy. 

Come next Saturday the Promenade Gardens will be transformed into a US destination offering attendees a taste of its iconic food, music, art, and sports while discovering lesser-known gems across the US.

Personnel from indigenous communities were among those recently exposed to the principles of ecolodge design and planning, providing participants with a strong theoretical foundation through a five-day workshop facilitated by Professor Hitesh Mehta, an award-winning sustainable tourism and ecotourism consultant.

KFC International School Footbal Annai Secondary secured their berth to the impending KFC Goodwill International Secondary School Football Series, advancing 5-2 on aggregate despite losing 1-2 in the second leg to hosts St.

RAN Challenge – fall to Barbados, beat Bermuda on day 2 Guyana will battle Mexico in the quarterfinal round today in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) SVNS Challenge in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, after recording mixed results that comprised a defeat to Barbados and a win against Bermuda.

Dear Editor, A little evidence certainly tells the whole story according to Guyanese proverb, “If oil ah float, watta deh ah battam!”

(Jamaica Gleaner) Hurricane Beryl cost Jamaica $32 billion and sent the economy into decline, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica.

I find it hard to understand why most people never, literally never, read poetry.

Twenty small businesses were celebrated for their excellence across various sectors, while 12 entrepreneurs were awarded $1 million each under the Green Tech Fund Grant initiative at the annual Small Business Awards Ceremony, held on Friday evening at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown.

Melissa Ann Atwell, a Facebook personality, who goes by the call name of ‘Melly Mel,’ attracted the ire of the Attorney General (AG) who has filed a court action against her claiming $100 million in damages for libel.

Business and Economic Commentary Introduction The first visit to Guyana by an Indian Prime Minister since 1968 played out well for Narendra Modi back home.

Now that I fall under the category of ‘Diaspora’ I feel a type of way when they come under fire for daring to have opinions on Guyana.

Guyanese-Jamaican artist, Keith Agard, is hosting ‘The Message of an Artist’, which opened November 16, 2024, at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Today I will break down sections 72 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the SOA).

Centenarian Eileen Prass nee Douglas-De Souza was raised at Vryheid, in a tiny village on the eastern fringe of New Amsterdam, before relocating to the constituency of Stanleytown.

Introduction In today’s column, I start with a very brief summary of Rystad Energy’s recent global data on   petroleum reserves self-generated by the firm, based on its own reporting of the firm’s independent estimation of global holdings of petroleum reserves.

Today I am sharing some recent conversations as well as information I read on Facebook that I found interesting, disconcerting and downright barbaric.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) recently facilitated two social media marketing training sessions for representatives from tourism-focused indigenous communities. 

PHNOM PENH,  (Reuters) – At a ceremony in August, Cambodia’s leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country’s economic fortunes.

The Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) launched the Arjuna’s Archery Club, which will be based at the institution’s Cornelia Ida location in West Demerara.

Have you ever spent time speaking with young children? If you have, then you may have noticed that young children are just about the most curious creatures on the planet!

ERC Harmony T10 Tapeball League – Ghani, Adams record centuries Village Rams and Downtown Mavericks recorded commanding victories to seal their place in the next round when the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) Harmony T10 Tapeball Championship continued yesterday.

U-17 International Football Guyana’s U-17 men’s and women’s football teams went down to Suriname in their respective international encounters yesterday in the Dutch-speaking nation.

In celebration of World Giant Anteater Day, observed last Tuesday, the South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS) placed the spotlight on Ulysses, a young giant anteater that was rescued earlier this year by a concerned Rupununi resident.

Residents of Mainstay/Whyaka, Region Two, are now set to become more self-sufficient with the opening of a cassava agro-processing and water purification facility.