Daily Archive: Sunday, December 8, 2024

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – At least 110 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti’s Cite Soleil slum when a gang leader targeted elderly people he suspected of causing his child’s illness through witchcraft, the National Human Right Defense Network said today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley came in for heavy criticism over salary increases as hundreds gathered at the Queen’s Park Savannah, opposite Whitehall, in Port of Spain yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidadian entertainers closely associated with the rise of the Trinibad dancehall subgenre have been banned from performing in St Kitts and Nevis.

PARIS, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called today for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy and the Kremlin to list their conditions.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chaguanas businessman Tariq Razak, 59, was gunned down outside of his business place on the western end of Eric Street yesterday morning.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened today as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week’s martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defence minister was arrested.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation’s presidential election after his rival Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat today.

DAMASCUS,  (Reuters) – Syria rebel fighters raced into Damascus unopposed today, overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad and ending nearly six decades of his family’s iron-fisted rule after a lightning advance that reversed the course of a 13-year civil war.

-as Kallco bows out The Ministry of Public Works has advertised a $1.5 billion contract for the construction and rehabilitation of office buildings at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri following the termination of the contract with embattled Trinidad and Tobago construction firm Kallco.

-compared to 21 last year Twenty-seven persons have died in workplace accidents up to November this year compared to 21 for the corresponding period last year.

By Mia Anthony The restoration of Georgetown’s historic City Hall building, originally slated for completion in March 2023, has been delayed yet again, with the new deadline now set for March 2025.

Another 20 families from the border town of Lethem, Region Nine were officially handed the keys to their new homes under the Lethem Housing Support Programme on Friday.

Dormitories in the hinterland are set for major upgrades, according to President Irfaan Ali.

MVP Sports Girl’s U-11 Pee Wee Football – St. John the Baptist secures third place In a fitting end to the MVP Sports Girls U-11 Pee Wee Football Championship, Region #1 outfit Waramuri dethroned defending champion Marian Academy on penalty kicks after full-time failed to separate the two sides in what was an enthralling final at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Business and Economic Commentary The rollout of the $100,000 cash grant programme – initially hailed as a transformative initiative to distribute the new-found oil wealth to the people of Guyana – is turning out to be a major failure of governance and planning by the Ali Administration.

Bartica’s road network is set for a major upgrade as part of the government’s broader infrastructure development strategy to improve accessibility and enhance commuter safety nationwide.

Ballerz Empire triumphed in the maiden edition of the Rockstone Street Classic West Demerara edition, besting Jetty Gunners by a 3-1 score in the final on Friday evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Demerara.

The ongoing case concerning allegations of fraud against Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, has enabled Guyana to win the Best Regional AML/CFT Case Award (BREMOLT) at the 59th Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) Plenary and Working Group Meetings.

Winella Cameron-Greene, who turned her Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo home into a temporary animal sanctuary, will next Sunday December 15, lead a five-kilometre walk to raise awareness of animal cruelty.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (National Standardisation Administration) of the People’s Republic of China (SAMR/SAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation in the field of Standardisation, a GNBS release yesterday stated.

By Khamisi Slowe Capturing nature and producing food are two of the attributes of Joshua Macey, a 27-year-old visionary, who not only sows seeds in the soil but also in the hearts of those who encounter his work.

Ten families in Tiger Pond in Region Nine were handed keys to their new homes on Friday.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) recently launched another library, this time in Region Eight.

-as new Bartica Stelling nears completion Those speed boat operators who raise their fares for the Christmas season will be penalised was the warning given by Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, when he conducted an inspection on Friday morning of the ongoing infrastructural works on the Bartica Stelling in Region Seven, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated.    

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr.

AMMAN/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syrian rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule dangling by a thread as insurgents marched on the capital, Damascus.

The annual Festival of Carols will be held on Friday December 13th 2024 at 6:00 pm in the Cathedral on Brickdam.

ERC T10 Championship The Guards, Mahdia, and Lil Rams advanced to the semifinal round when the Ethnic Relations Committee (ERC) Harmony T10 Championship continued yesterday at the Queen’s College ground.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Iran’s acceleration in its enrichment of uranium to close to bomb grade is “extremely serious”, has no civilian justification and contradicts Tehran’s assertions on wanting serious nuclear negotiations, a Western diplomatic source said on Saturday.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL), has assured customers that electricity supply across the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) remains stable despite a recent fire at its Kingston Plant, which caused damage to a 5.5-megawatt (MW) generator.

The iconic Yoruba Singers are set to host the 10th edition of their annual concert, “For the Love of a Common People”, today, December 8, at the Promenade Gardens.

Malachi Austin, one of Guyana’s brightest young talents in track and field, has taken a major step forward in his career by earning a full athletic scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU).

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency said.

Dear Editor, In a Stabroek News article posted on its online platform on December 6th, 2024, with the caption `Natural Resource Fund Board is a rubber stamp – opposition representative’, the article quoted an opposition representative on the Investment Committee of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), Mr.

The Government of Guyana will continue to support the family members of the three persons who died in the tragic vehicular accident at St Cuthbert’s Mission two Saturdays ago.

(Reuters) – Authorities have identified the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth <UNH.N>

Police conducted an intelligence-led operation on Friday  afternoon during which Daniel Brown, a 30-year-old labourer of ‘BB’ Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was arrested for possession of 863 grams of marijuana.

Dear Editor, The Indian PM Narendra Modi’s visit last month precipitated discussion on the relationship between the descendants of indentured labourers from India (Girmitiyas) in their new “Motherland” and “Bharat Mata (Mother India) – to use Modi’s words.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) A and B recorded contrasting wins when the ‘Maid Marian Wheat Up’ Women’s Football Championship commenced today at the Parade Ground.

(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shared an intense series of handshakes on Saturday, reminiscent of the white-knuckled grip-off that marked a meeting between the two leaders more than seven years ago.

At the conclusion of round nine of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship on Thursday, the players were tied at 4.5-4 .5 in the 14-game encounter.

The A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) and The New Movement (TNM), which contested the 2020 elections, utilized section 22 of the Representation of the People Act (ROPA) for the first time in Guyana’s history and wrote to the Chief Election Officer informing him that they have “joined” their lists.

A driver is to be charged after his lorry hit a metal barrier on the Farm Access Road yesterday.

(Reuters) – Seamer Dane Paterson took a career-best 5-71 and Temba Bavuma was unbeaten on 48 as South Africa closed the third day of the second test against Sri Lanka at 191 for three in their second innings yesterday, a lead of 221 runs at St George’s Park.

It is good to be touched by perfection even if one is the victim of it.

There needs to be a change in the way Caribbean Community law is perceived by the legal fraternity as this marginalisation only serves to inhibit its development through the original jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), with this distancing further compounded by a lack of emphasis in regional legal education system.

I know many of us sisters are getting anxious. Why? Christmas is just 17 days away.

(Reuters) – Australia rode Travis Head’s blistering 140 to post 337 and reduced India to 128-5 to stay on course for a series-levelling victory in the day-night second test yesterday.

There was a period between the 1960s and early 1970s that was an age of super-heroes in film – specifically in the cinema and television. 

While the teachers in our primary schools have been diligently instructing their pupils that Guyana has nine Indigenous nations living within its frontiers, it transpires that currently there are in fact ten. 

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Today, I will break down Section 78 of the *Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana* (“the SOA”).

(Reuters) – Gus Atkinson took a hat-trick as England coasted towards a dominant victory in the second test against New Zealand in Wellington yesterday, reaching 378 for five at the close of play on day two with an imposing lead of 533.

Dear Editor, Former Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon was pressured out of that position because the PNCR had turned into a press statement party under his leadership.

Every beautiful part of this world has a specific time at which it reaches its quintessential state.

It’s a game changer – steaming bread pudding. You can create the same effect if baked in a bain-marie (heated water bath in the oven) but steaming it on the stovetop I find to be easier and more accessible.

Introduction This is a concluding or wrap-up column. It adopts an eclectic catch all approach to   the items covered but is devoted to the topic of petroleum resources and reserves, which was introduced to my Sunday Stabroek series four weeks ago.

The University of Guyana (UG) played a pivotal role in what was described as a groundbreaking biodiversity survey of the Acarai-Corentyne Corridor in southern Guyana, which was led by the Field Museum.

“Archival research revealed that [Mal Woolford and Charlotte Woolford] are connected through historic transatlantic chattel slavery.

Much of what women wear to the gym, and anywhere really for that matter, is somehow misconstrued as them fishing for attention.

Last Sunday, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond switched on the lights of a 70-foot Christmas tree at Rahaman’s Corner, Greater Georgetown. 

It has been a long road to the screen for the musical.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.265 percent on the sale of 7,124 shares during the first period of trading in December 2024.