Daily Archive: Sunday, December 22, 2024

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino reaffirmed the country’s sovereignty over the Panama canal today after U.S.

SAARISELKA, Finland, (Reuters) – Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal immigration and other issues to undermine the bloc, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) After he was released from prison a few years ago, former felony murder convict Wendell Simmons, 43, vowed never to return.

(Trinidad Guardian)  Scores of workers had to be rescued overnight after a privately-owned drilling rig collapsed.

-does not rule out another payout President Irfaan Ali on Friday acknowledged that the $100,000 cash grant rollout is going slower than expected because of verification checks and complications but he also held out the prospect of another payout next year.

-ready for occupancy in January Buddy’s Housing Development and Atlantic Builders Inc.

Guyana’s NewHayven Merchant Bank and Coastal Rim Properties, Inc., a U.S.-based

‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash Jason-Ray Khalil, Nicolette Fernandes, Emily Fung-A-Fat, and Zion Hickerson captured divisional crowns when the ‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash Championship concluded yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue.

Adel’s Rainforest Resort at the mouth of Akawini Creek and the Pomeroon River is a paradise for wildlife, especially birds of all plumage.

KFC International Goodwill Football Series The stage is set for the grand finale of the KFC International Under-18 Secondary Schools Goodwill Football Series, as Trinidad and Tobago’s Intercol champions, St.

-guard emptied magazine during shootout A 17-year-old bandit was shot dead following an armed robbery on Friday around 9.10 pm  on Aubrey Barker Road.

UDFA Futsal Championship Botofago, Blueberry Hill, and Topp XX secured contrasting wins when the Upper Demerara Futsal Championship continued on Friday evening at the Retrieve Hard-Court, Linden.

-GYEITI Report Some mining sector companies are still not providing information on payments to the state, according to the GYEITI report for 2022.

Rivers View and Rising Stars secured their berths to the semifinal round following hard-fought wins when the Bartica Super-8 Football Championship commenced on Friday night at the Community Centre ground.

Sheldon Lynch, who was sentenced to three life terms for raping a 10-year-old girl on multiple occasions, has been granted a retrial by the Guyana Court of Appeal.

-citing harm to environment Two Guyanese, Wintress Morris and Joy Marcus are heading to the courts in an effort to head off a project approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which they say will significantly contribute to greenhouse gas pollution, consequently negatively affecting the planet.

Back Circle A & B as well as Team Cruel earned advanced to the next round in the Kashif and Shanghai National Futsal Championship following contrasting wins last night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, I write to express my alarm over an article published in the Guyana Chronicle newspaper dated Friday 20th December 2024 which cites a statement by a named witness in a case before the High Court to the effect that: Former President David Granger…hosted a celebratory gathering near the 704 Sports Bar, Club, and Sky Lounge on Lamaha Street in Georgetown, even though the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) had not yet declared the election results…“Between the second and the sixth, he [Granger] had a victory party opposite 704,” Singh recounted, adding: “So, yes, he refused to give up power.

-utility has up to end of Q1 next year President Irfaan Ali has warned that if there is no marked improvement in the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) delivery of services to customers by the end of the first quarter of next year, its management will face reprimand.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early yesterday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

Dear Editor, Thank you for that brilliantly written editorial, `The fear of retribution’ (SN Dec 21).

A gang of men on Friday morning stormed into a Superbet business place located at 51 Castello Housing Scheme, West La Penitence, Georgetown, and chopped a customer and assaulted the co-owner.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Friday announced approval of a US$34.8 million loan to the Geothermal Power Company of Dominica (GPC) to fund the construction of a 10-megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant.

Dear Editor, Venezuela under Nicolas Maduro continues its inexorable hybrid war against us.

-injured child has health challenges The Cummings Park family left homeless after a fire that killed a toddler is still in desperate need of help and a child injured in the blaze still has health challenges.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Trade and Industry, Paula Gopee-Scoon, is hoping that Angostura’s resumption of exports to China will continue to boost foreign exchange returns to the country.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether the military offensive there constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people.

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an acceptable fashion, he would demand the U.S.

Some 108 small contractors from Region Five have been awarded over $1.5 billion in road contracts as part of a government initiative to empower local contractors, accelerate development, enable widespread road construction and upgrades, and provide over 600 job opportunities to construction workers in the region, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.   

Dear Editor, I am writing to share my profound gratitude for the outstanding care I received at the New Amsterdam Hospital last month following a heart attack.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The world knows him as Roy Augier, but he was born Fitzroy Richard Augier on December 17, 1924, in St Lucia.

Introduction My previous column focused on two technical terms, rarely mentioned thus far in this column series on Guyana as a Petrostate; namely, the real effective exchange rate, REER, and the exchange rate regime, ERR.

(Reuters) – A packed bus collided with a truck and burst into flames early yesterday in Brazil, killing at least 22 people, the fire department said.

With only minimal fanfare and little public notice, the National Assembly last week unanimously passed into law the Security Interests in Movable Property Bill 2024.

Dear Editor, I read that one Ganesh Dhanraj  was sentenced to life imprisonment for a criminal act of wounding his neighbour in 2014.

(Reuters) – Teenage spinner AM Ghazanfar took 5-33 as Afghanistan defeated hosts Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third and final one-day international yesterday to claim the series 2-0 after the opening game was washed out by rain.

Daveanand Dhandharie, of Canje, Berbice, who was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 23 years in prison, had his appeal rejected on Friday by the Guyana Court of Appeal.

Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, of India, captured the undisputed World Championship Chess Crown by beating Chinese world champion Ding Liren two Thursdays ago 7.5 to 6.5 in Singapore as was reported in the Chess Column last Sunday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) B and Fruta Conquerors tallied hard-fought wins when the ‘Maid Marian Wheat Up’ Women’s Football Championship continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Having retired some time ago after 52 years in the sugar industry, including working closely with Governments and regional institutions along the way, if there is one thing I have learned it is the extreme frailty of all grand plans.

(Reuters) – Stellantis STLAM.MI has reversed its decision to lay off about 1,100 employees at an Ohio Jeep plant less than three weeks after the abrupt resignation of Chief Executive Carlos Tavares, the Franco-Italian automaker said late on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles by unanimous decision against Britain’s Tyson Fury to remain undefeated after an enthralling clash in an electric atmosphere at the Kingdom Arena yesterday Giving up advantages in height, weight and reach to his much bigger opponent, Usyk fought superbly throughout to win 116-112 on all three judges’ scorecards as he again defeated Fury after his success in May made him the undisputed champion.

On December 3rd last year the Government of Venezuela held a referendum to seek the approval of the Venezuelan people to incorporate Essequibo into its national territory.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, the first of three parts, Roger Seymour looks at the uncanny conclusions to the Fourth Test match in three series between the West Indies and Australia Prologue Fourth Test, Melbourne, Australia, 3  January, 1952.

-looking to support each other, preserve cultural heritage The University of Guyana Indigenous Students Society (UGISS), a newly formed club at the University is aimed at supporting Indigenous students and preserving their rich cultural heritage.

By Milton Grannum Maria Andreina Sollom, a 26-year-old Venezuelan, has overcome significant hurdles to excel in her studies at the Government Technical Institute (GTI), paving the way for her dream of becoming a civil engineer. 

Fragility is perhaps one of the most beautiful qualities in nature.

(Cont’d from 15 December) Akima McPherson (AM): Charlotte and Mal, I have enjoyed sharing this space with you the past two weeks.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Today, we will discuss the Second Schedule of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“SOA” or “the Act”).

One of the more surprising things about “Babygirl”, the upcoming erotic thriller from Halina Reijn, is how often it resists making its characters symbols or avatars for ‘very important discussions’.

[David Dabydeen, Sweet Li Jie, Leeds, UK, Peepal Tree Press, 2024.

There are chefs whose minds work in ways that astound. Their creations, and their approach to ingredients are a combination of artful expression, respect, and a dash of playfulness.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index gained 0.673 percent on the sale of 104,447 shares during the third period of trading in December 2024. 

Moon ah run till daylight ketch am. How fast can you run Joseph?