Daily Archive: Friday, December 20, 2024

Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday December 19, 2024 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Twenty-six-year-old Noah Beaton appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court today to face charges related to the murder of Tasserene Toshao Ridley Joseph. 

Customers of Tuschen and Zeelugt New Housing Schemes and sections of De Kinderen are advised that the ongoing power outage is a result of a minibus colliding with a GPL  pole at De Kinderen.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Reginald Armour is a “blundering buffoon” who is unfit to hold office, says Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) says the current congestion at the port of Kingston is the result of a drastic increase of cargo volumes as well as disruptions in mainliner service schedules.

-four Deputies and SOCU head also sworn in President Irfaan Ali yesterday confirmed Clifton Hicken as substantive Commissioner of Police along with four Deputy Commissioners during a ceremony at the Office of the President.

-sub committee to investigate complaints, various penalties set out Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Wednesday tabled the Engineers Bill 2024 in the National Assembly.

Embattled Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus yesterday challenged a claim by the Ministry of Home Affairs that he attempted to leave Guyana illegally via Lethem.

The Security Interest in Movable Property Bill 2024, which was debated on Wednesday evening in the National Assembly received support from both sides of the House and was passed, a Ministry of Finance release stated yesterday.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1102’s trading results showed consideration of $65,111,484 from 104,447 shares traded in 46 transactions as compared to session 1101’s trading results which showed consideration of $7,048,174 from 9,741 shares traded in 21  transactions.

Murder convict, Shawn Smith was handed a sentence of 15 years when he appeared yesterday before Justice Zamilla Ally-Seepaul for his sentencing hearing at the High Court in Berbice.

With unanimous support from both sides the National Assembly on Wednesday night passed the Wills Act  (Amendment) Bill which now allows attesting witnesses to sign an affidavit of due execution at the time the will is made, thereby eliminating the need to locate witnesses posthumously.

Dear Editor, Allow me to offer my congratulations to Clifton Hicken on his preferment or rather appointment as Commissioner of Police with the Guyana Police Force.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Bangladesh completed their demolition of West Indies with an 80-run win in the third T20I in Arnos Vale.

Dear Editor, Most weirdly, EPA’s purported December 14, 2024 response to my Kaieteur News interview of December 11, 2024, “Guyana cannot seize and sell its own assets to pay for an oil spill” did not match my interview subject, obviously admitting the idiocy that Guyana can seize Guyana’s own assets to pay for an oil spill.

-other charge pending Following the fatal accident that claimed the lives of two pedestrians at Tuschen on Sunday, the driver has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and a file was prepared and sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice regarding the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

– Stab Ballers B, Espanyol advance prior to outage Blackout had the final say in the Kashif and Shanghai National Futsal Championship last evening, as it blanketed the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue in darkness, forcing the abandonment of the two remaining matches by the tournament officials.

With the aim of providing better customer service, Papa Johns Pizza officially opened its doors to the Guyanese public on Monday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S.

Dear Editor, As someone who has had the privilege of appearing on and listening to Dr.

The construction of the Pasha Hotel at Liliendaal is behind schedule as the first phase which was slated for completion by August this year remains incomplete.

MAMOUDZOU/PARIS, (Reuters) – People in storm-ravaged Mayotte implored French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday to do more to help as he toured the overseas territory, where scores are feared dead in the rubble left by Cyclone Chido.

Dear Editor, Five years ago, this month, when Guyana started producing oil Guyanese looked forward with much anticipation to improve standard of living.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, during his weekly press briefing, yesterday provided an update on the government’s ongoing cash grant distribution initiative where $100,000 will be provided to all persons 18 and older.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A senior White House official yesterday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an “emerging threat” to the United States.

Dear Editor, Biographer Ron Chernow once disclosed that he decided to write a book about the man on the United States ten dollar bill to give Mr.

The Guyana Prison Service on Wednesday said that it had recorded a “remarkable reduction” in recidivism rates for 2024, “signalling a positive trend in the rehabilitation of offenders within the country’s correctional system.”

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) –  Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination.

Dear Editor, I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing discussion on whether “Girmitiya” or “Hindustani” is the more appropriate term to describe the descendants of Indian indentured labourers.

Pacesetters overcame defending champion Ravens by a 63-58 score when the 2024/2025 ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 147 Introduction Last week’s part 1 of this mini-series dealt mainly with the court case and subsequent renegotiation of the Churchill Falls Hydro project in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

(Reuters) – A Georgia appeals court ruled yesterday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be disqualified from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump and several of his allies for attempting to interfere in the 2020 election in the U.S.

LONDON – Groundbreaking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have understandably generated a lot of excitement, bringing hope to the hundreds of millions of people grappling with obesity.

It was hardly surprising that the fifth year of oil production evoked barely disguised triumphalist declarations by ExxonMobil Guyana.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. deportations of immigrants rose in the past year to the highest level since 2014, according to a U.S.

(SportsMax) – The West Indies will have to wait a bit longer for their first T20 International series win over India since 2017 after they were defeated by 60 runs in yesterday’s decisive third T20I at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

Region One’s healthcare workforce has been significantly strengthened with the addition of 84 individuals who are now certified nursing assistants, community health workers (CHWs) and operating room technicians. 

HAVANA, (Reuters) – As blackouts, food, fuel and labour shortages in Cuba grow more acute by the day, a trip to the Caribbean island has become a hard sell.

‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash Nicolette Fernandes and Mary Fung-A-Fat recorded wins in the women’s division, while Shomari Wiltshire was victorious in the men’s segment when the ‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash Championship continued last evening at the National Racquet on Woolford Avenue.

At the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) annual general meeting and election of office bearers last night at GT Motorsports, Thomas Lands, incumbent Mahendra Boodhoo, was re-elected as the club’s president.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Pakistan turned in their best all-round ODI performance across all three series over the past six weeks, dismantling South Africa by 81 runs and sealing a third straight ODI series win.

Dear Editor, When the people fear their government, there is tyranny.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is pressing ahead with its plans to eliminate malaria by 2030.

AVIGNON, France,  (Reuters) – A French court found Dominique Pelicot guilty yesterday of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade, and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her unconscious body in a case that has horrified the world.