Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Articles published on Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Terrence Campbell

Terrence Campbell lodges complaint against Jagdeo at ERC

A formal complaint was filed yesterday with the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) by businessman and Opposition representative on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Board, Terrence Campbell against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo for allegedly making racially inflammatory remarks during a press conference on December 12th, 2024.

Part of the action between Annai Secondary
(purple) and Speyside of Trinidad and Tobago.

Defending champion Clarendon tames Dolphin 11-0

KFC International Football Series – Chase Academy hits DC Caesar Fox for 6 By Michelangelo Jacobus Matchday two in the KFC International Goodwill Football series produced even more fireworks and goals with four more thrilling encounters, albeit heavily one-sided in some cases, as defending champion Clarendon College of Jamaica and Chase Academy Foundation stormed to comfortable wins.

MACORP Quality Coordinator, Karen Clarke (centre) signing the agreement (MACORP photo)

MACORP oil sampling laboratory now GYS 170 certified

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday certified MACORP’s Scheduled Oil Sampling (SOS) laboratory under the GYS 170:2021 standard, highlighting the facility’s commitment to precision, reliability, and adherence to international best practices, a MACORP release announced.

It is a breach of longstanding ethics for an Aide de Camp to be seen making a political statement

Dear Editor, Yesterday morning, Tuesday December 17th 2024, I saw a video circulating on social media of Lieutenant Colonel Earl Edghill, an officer of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who is currently performing the duties of Aide de Camp (ADC) to His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, doing something that in the almost six decades history of the GDF has never been done.

A screenshot from the video

Cop arrested over kicking video

An investigation has been launched by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) regarding a policeman who was seen in a video on Monday night kicking a man while he lay on the road during an arrest.

This cartoon was distasteful

Dear Editor, I was horrified to open the December 15 edition of the Sunday Stabroek to find a cartoon depicting the First Lady of Guyana standing in a champagne glass next to a bottle of champagne labelled ‘oil money,’ and next to her a tilted over and spilling rum bottle labelled ‘rum shop’.

Privatization of postal services

On Monday, at Mar-a-Lago, US president-elect Donald Trump stated to reporters, “There is talk about the postal service being taken private, you do know that — not the worst idea I’ve ever heard.