Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

LUANDA, (Reuters) – Joe Biden pledged lasting U.S. engagement with Africa as he met his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco in Luanda today, as part of his first and only visit to sub-Saharan Africa as U.S.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law early this morning in a move that stunned South Koreans and triggered a short-lived attempt by troops to enter parliament, as lawmakers and protesters quickly voiced opposition to the most serious challenge to the country’s democracy since the 1980s.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has fought through adversity but the best is yet to come, Prime Minster Mia Amor Mottley told the nation during Sunday’s Ceremonial Parade and National Honours Ceremony at Kensington Oval to mark the country’s 58th anniversary of Independence.

(Reuters) – China has banned exports to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, it said today, a day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Residents of Roaring River, Westmoreland, on Monday unearthed what is believed to be the body of 64-year-old Dawn Anderson, a Jamaica-born British woman who went missing shortly after arriving in the island last week.

-registration now open to all adults – McCoy By Khamisi Slowe The Ministry of Finance last night said that the $100,000 cash grant will be distributed today in Region Nine.

By Mia Anthony Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sentenced Sitaffa Joseph and Rickford Marcus to life imprisonment for the October 2020 murder of Seon London.

In view of Guyana’s purchase of a military vessel earlier this year, France on Saturday offered this country help with technology and human resources to protect its territory from threats, as it seeks to strengthen bilateral relations between Georgetown and Paris.

-In the wake of protest note over New River Triangle In the wake of a protest from Suriname over this country’s New River Triangle, Foreign Minister Hugh Todd met yesterday with Paramaribo’s envoy here Liselle Blankendal.

By Shuntel Glasgow Following the horrific head-on collision  on the St.

-no action being taken by gov’t By Khadidja Ba The drowning of a Venezuelan child in a trench at Ruby, East Bank Essequibo has underlined the plight facing some migrants there and also the security and environmental issues confronting the communities who host them.

The Special Projects Unit of the Ministry of Public Works, under the leadership of  Colin Gittens, has achieved an extraordinary milestone by completing 120.27 kilometers (75 miles) of road works.

By Shuntel Glasgow The man who was crushed to death last Thursday on the Canal #2 Road while a roller was being transported in a lorry was the sole breadwinner in his family and had been expecting to have his favourite meal that day Mala Lachman, the widow of 57-year-old Pharbodan Rampersaud, told Stabroek News that her family has been shattered following her husband’s tragic death.

(ESPN) Bangladesh’s counter-attacking batting and accurate fast bowling gave them their best day on this West Indies tour so far.

Dear Editor, The Xmas season and end of 2024 is fast approaching.

A collaborative expedition of scientists has concluded a month-long survey in one of the world’s most remote forests, located in the northern Amazon region of Guyana.

(CWI) ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is excited to announce the 15-man squad selected for the eagerly awaited West Indies Men’s CG United One Day International (ODI) home series against Bangladesh.

Dear Editor, I am kindly asking you to please put this article in the letter column of your newspaper.

-Jonathan Subrian is General Secretary Dr. Mark France was elected Chairman of A New and United Guyana (ANUG) when the party held its Fifth Annual National Conference at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street, Georgetown on November 30, 2024.

The First Family last evening joined the High Commission of Canada and representatives from the United Nations to light up State House in orange as the world celebrates 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

Dear Editor, Culture and its many manifestations helps to steady the foundation of a modern society.

Dear Editor, As the Twelfth Parliament of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana prepare to enter into its final year, before dissolution in preparation for GRE 2025, it continues to witness the derailment of Parliamentary Democracy under the PPP/C and watchful eyes of Mr.

Police have arrested two Port Kaituma businessmen in connection with the discovery of 79.4 grams of suspected narcotics and over $270,000 in cash at their residence and business premises.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Barbados has completed what it calls the world’s first ‘debt-for-climate resilience’ swap which will see it invest $165 million in water infrastructure, food security and environmental protection to help the Caribbean island adapt to the damaging effects of climate change.

Dear Editor, I saw the recent article on the Jonestown Tour. 

Lakshmee Bishun, a 59-year-old resident of Fifth Avenue, Bartica, appeared in the Bartica Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed, where he was charged with driving a motor vehicle whilst his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) –  Colombia’s majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol ECO.CN plans to build a new green hydrogen plant at its refinery in the Caribbean city of Cartagena for some $28.5 million, it said in a statement yesterday.

Clinton Alvin Martin, a 38-year-old farmer, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed to answer the charge of possession of ammunition without a licence.

Dear Editor, Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s recent visit (19th- 21st November 2024) to Guyana has confirmed the views of many, particularly those in the African community, that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) leaders are deep in their programme to diminish the presence of African and other non-East Indian Guyanese.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia’s batsmen were dominated by Jasprit Bumrah in Perth but Travis Head said they are looking forward to another round against the Indian spearhead, who he believes will be come to regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history.

(CWI) Once a childhood dream to play for the West Indies, captain Kraigg Brathwaite, as he flipped the toss on Saturday, November 30, 2024, became the first West Indian to play 86 consecutive Test matches, eclipsing the record of 85 held by his countryman and living national hero of Barbados, Sir Garfield Sobers.

By Sławomir Sierakowski WARSAW – When Angela Merkel left the German chancellorship in December 2021, after 16 years in power, she had a credible claim to being one of the greatest politicians of the twenty-first century (so far).

JACAREACANGA, Brazil, (Reuters) – The involvement of Indigenous people in illegal gold hunting, lured by the prospect of easy money due to record prices, has made Brazil’s task of cracking down on wildcat mining in the Amazon far harder, environmental agents and police say.

AMMAN/BEIRUT, (Reuters) –  Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria yesterday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, but Lebanon’s Hezbollah has no plans for now to join them, according to sources.

The Ministry of Education’s Secondary Sector recently concluded a two-day workshop designed to enhance the teaching of Caribbean History in secondary schools.

ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House said yesterday that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part because of concern that his political opponents would continue to persecute the younger Biden in the future, including after he left the Oval Office.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties submitted no-confidence motions yesterday against Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Cricket’s financial engine India ended their title drought and also tightened their vice-like grip on the game’s governance but their dogged stance of not touring Pakistan has jeopardised next year’s Champions Trophy across the border.

 The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has announced its four-member squad, which will compete at the impending FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup Championship, which is slated for December 13th-15th in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Adrian Fernandes of Team Wrecker overcame the challenge of Mohamed Ali of Team White Boys to win the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC)-organized 100 Lap Endurance Race on Sunday at the South Dakota circuit.

Dear Editor, At least 30 years ago I had publicly, in the Stabroek News’ letter columns, discussed what we’re going to do with the sugar estates when we lost the European subsidy.

The expression ‘A Bridge Too Far’ is often used to illustrate a circumstance/decision/situation that strains credulity, goes beyond the point of reason or is widely considered to be doomed to public ridicule or failure.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced new military aid for Ukraine during a rare visit yesterday that he said sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Berlin would stand by Kyiv for as long as needed in the war.

(Reuters) – The United States yesterday launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group 002371.SZ,