Daily Archive: Thursday, November 28, 2024

President Irfaan Ali today officially opened the $688.8 million Brigadier Gary Beaton Aerodrome in Eteringbang, Region Seven, the Department of Public Information said.

Nearly 100 kilogrammes of ganja was intercepted today on the Demerara River after the coast guard disrupted a trafficking operation, the police said in a release.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China said today a top-ranking military official had been suspended and was under investigation for “serious violations of discipline,” and denied reports Defence Minister Dong Jun was being investigated for corruption.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia today passed into law a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia unleashed its second big attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this month today, cutting power to more than 1 million people in the west, south and centre of the country.

-unclear whether all payments will be made before end of year By Milton Grannum Prime Minister Mark Phillips faced a barrage of questions yesterday from opposition members about the $30.5 billion allocated for the much talked about $100,000 cash grant and there were doubts at the end of the session whether all persons 18 and above will be paid before the end of the year.

-$25.3b in supplementary spending approved Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday reported that 58% of the  Gas to Power Project has been completed.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The FBI has been investigating a longtime ExxonMobil consultant over the contractor’s alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter.

-says Night Shelter much improved The Ministry of Human Services says it operates a weekly outreach programme to bring homeless individuals off the streets and into its shelter.

-plans for mall opening set back By Subhana Shiwmangal The fire that completely destroyed a storage bond on Tuesday at Lot 70, Industrial Site, Eccles not only consumed millions of dollars’ worth of stock for its owners, but also for Chinese nationals who had rented a portion of the warehouse.

In a heated exchange in the National Assembly yesterday, APNU+AFC MP Volda Lawrence raised concerns about the increased expenditure on security services for primary, secondary, and post-secondary education, asking whether the hike would cover the entire year of 2024, and whether it included a rise in both hourly rates and the number of security personnel.

Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Saints, and Hikers recorded contrasting divisional wins when the Diamond Mineral Water International Hockey Festival commenced last evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Denise Hilliman was yesterday set free by Justice Damone Young at the High Court in Demerara after a 12-person jury returned a verdict of not guilty on charges of attempting to commit murder and felonious wounding.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, yesterday commissioned the newly reconstructed Western Hogg Island Primary School.

Global Super League Hampshire Hawks defeated the Rangpur Riders in a Super Over when the inaugural edition of the ExxonMobil Global Super League (GSL) continued last night at the Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara.

-cites parliamentary practice Citing parliamentary practice, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Charles Ramson has declined to name those who received creative industry grants from his ministry.

Republic Bank Schools Football League Captains of Chase Academy and Dolphin Secondary, respectively, have expressed confidence in prevailing in the final league encounter in the Republic Bank U-18 Schools Football League on Sunday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Batavia and St. John the Baptist recorded impressive victories when the inaugural edition of the Bartica Inter-Primary League continued at the Community Centre ground.

In response to a question posed by APNU+AFC MP Vinceroy Jordan,  Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced during the 89th sitting of Parliament yesterday that the Abary sluice door, which was damaged by spring tides on November 15th, will be fully repaired within three weeks.

Residents in the neighbourhood of Conversation Tree for the first time will be able to sit, relax, or go for a calming walk, now that the newly completed Conversation Tree Boulevard is open,  a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.

Dear Editor, The proposed amendment to the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes Act sets a dangerous precedent and should be withdrawn.

West Demerara Football League Hosts Uitvlugt continued their perfect campaign to secure the top spot in the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League, squeaking past Wales by a 1-0 score at the community centre ground.

(Reuters) – Maine yesterday became the latest state to sue major oil companies including Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Human Services announced 2025 Old Age Pension Books will be distributed in December 2024.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A ceasefire  between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held yesteday under a deal brokered by the U.S.

-believed to have been maliciously set A fire caused extensive damage to a wooden and concrete two-storey building at Lot 9, Second Alley, Wismar, Linden yesterday.

Dear Editor, Infrastructure development, including roads, bridges, hotels, and other facilities, is critical for Guyana’s progress.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – The fate of Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun remained unclear on Wednesday, as two U.S.

Dear Editor, SN’s editorial of November 27, 2024, titled, “A house divided” touched a twanging chord, several of them.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said yesterday Mexico would retaliate if U.S.

Thirty-eight-year-old Jason Carmichael appeared yesterday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with two counts of possession of ammunition without a licence.

Dear Editor, As is known I travel quite a bit and I am of mixed parentage, Indo and Afro.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Russia’s acts of sabotage against Western targets may eventually prompt NATO to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday at approximately 6.30 am, Police ranks from Regional Division #1, acting on information received, went to the shop of Eon Park located at Barama Line, Baramita, North West District.

WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – The United States is imposing sanctions on 21 senior Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests after a presidential election in July, including members of President Nicolas Maduro’s cabinet, a senior Washington official said yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters)  – The Bank of Mexico presented data yesterday that rebuffed U.S.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban President  Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Wednesday the election of U.S. President Donald

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail ahead of his May 5, 2025 trial on sex-trafficking charges after a U.S.

Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore, has confirmed that no meeting has yet taken place between the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and Qatar Assets Group regarding the disputed Carifesta Avenue lands.

If the result of the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan is to be taken as a sign of where this world is heading, then the future is destined to be uncertain, at the very least.

(Reuters) – South Africa have closed a rain-affected first day against Sri Lanka on 80 for four at Kingsmead yesterday, after no play was possible after lunch in the first test in Durban.

Dear Editor, The GFF seems to be in the news these days for all the wrong reasons.

By Moisés Naím WASHINGTON, DC – When asked by a journalist what might derail his government, Harold Macmillan, Britain’s prime minister between 1957 and 1963, famously replied, “Events, dear boy, events!”

– ICC to take final call after tomorrow’s meeting (ESPN Cricinfo) – The ICC has called for a board meeting tomorrow, hoping to get a clear answer on where and how the 2025 Champions Trophy will be played.

(Trinidad Guardian) Massy Holdings Ltd yesterday reported after-tax profits of $712.43 million for the financial year ended September 30, 2024, which was 12.36 per cent less than the $812.93 million the group earned in 2023.

MONTEVIDEO,  (Reuters) – Uruguay’s president-elect Yamandu Orsi reiterated his controversial position on Venezuela during a press conference yesterday, saying his country must respect diplomatic relations in place and breaking precedent for recent leaders of the small South American nation.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A committee in Brazil’s lower chamber of Congress approved a bill yesterday that would ban abortion in Brazil in all cases including those currently allowed such as fetal deformation, rape or when the mother’s health is in danger.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday he hoped a trade deal between the European Union and the South American Mercosur bloc would be finalized by the end of this year, even as it faced opposition, mainly from France.