Articles published on Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today launched the National Breakfast Programme which will provide a daily meal to Grade Six pupils in the coastal regions, two, three, four, five, six and ten.
The results for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) 2022 will be announced on September 9, 2022.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has announced that the Demerara Harbour Bridge opened to vehicles weighing 18 tons and below as of 10:00 AM today, Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican authorities yesterday outlined an 11-month plan to search for and recover the bodies of 10 coal miners trapped underground a month ago, a quiet admission that they are giving up on ambitions of rescuing the men alive.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is calling supporters to attend street rallies alongside Independence Day military parades tomorrow, a showing that may gauge support for the far-right leader’s attacks on democratic institutions ahead of an October election.
(Trinidad Express) The nation’s schools were all but abandoned by mid-morning yesterday, the first day of the new academic year, as thousands of teachers heeded their union’s call to “rest and reflect” on the Government’s four per cent wage increase offer.
Two boys from Anna Regina Multilateral School on the Essequibo Coast topped this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, according to the preliminary results released yesterday by the Ministry of Education.
The Government of Guyana yesterday condemned harassment being faced by local fishermen at the hands of the Surinamese authorities.
By Shuntel Glasgow A storm ripped through two East Coast Demerara communities yesterday morning leaving approximately 15 houses damaged and a GDF rank suffering from injuries.
Hours after the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) released the results of the 2022 CSEC and CAPE exams reporting a decline in the results for Maths and English, Guyana’s Ministry of Education said that this country showed improvements in both subjects.
A Berbice River man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of 19-year-old Selmon King who was severely chopped on August 29 at Kimbia Village, Berbice River.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – American Frances Tiafoe played the match of his life to beat second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the U.S.
Work on the much anticipated new Demerara Harbour Bridge is expected to commence before year-end, according to the government.
Farmer Ganesh Dhanraj who in 2017 strangled his wife is now awaiting sentencing after admitting to killing the woman.
Four local gladiators, Carlos Petterson-Grifith, Julio Sinclair, Junica Pluck and Kean Andrews showed up and showed out during this past weekend at StrongFest Barbados.
Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS) students Ramoll Baboolall and Uotam Heeralall are basking in the glow of topping this year’s CSEC examinations and are looking ahead to advancing their chosen path of study.
Christopher Griffith rode off with the spoils of the Team Alanis/Carl’s Construction Inc.
At the conclusion of the first-ever housing outreach on Wakenaam, Essequibo River, the CEO of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) stated that over 200 persons expressed interest in house lots outside of the island.
These are still early days in CPL 2022, but there are signs that this could be a highly competitive season, with the rest of the teams narrowing the gap between themselves and pre-tournament favourites Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.
The Golden Jaguars’ chances of qualifying for the Concacaf U17 men’s championships were extinguished yesterday after they drew with the British Virgin Islands (BVI) 1-1 yesterday at the IMG Facility in Bradenton, Florida, USA.
A 45-year-old man of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara died after he lost control of the car he was driving on Sunday afternoon.
Eagles FC mauled Uitvlugt 7-1 when the West Demerara Football Association leg of the National Milling Company U17 League continued on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli investigations into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May concluded that she was likely to have been unintentionally shot by an Israeli soldier but was not deliberately targeted, the military said on Monday.
Dear Editor, Professor Mary Noel Menezes, esteemed Guyanese historian, author, educator, Roman Catholic Nun and an Emerita Professor died on August 31, 2022.
Ten years after killing his wife and burying her in an unfinished bathroom at their Melanie North, East Coast Demerara home, Gordon Leslie Durant has admitted to the crime and is now awaiting sentencing.
Pepsi Hikers, Saints Conquerors, Hikers Cadets and Saints S7N recorded respective quarterfinal wins when the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship continued Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Saskatchewan, (Reuters) – Canadian police yesterday found one of the suspects in a mass stabbing spree dead while the other suspect, his brother, was still on the run and may be injured, officials said.
Chartered Accountant and attorney Christopher Ram yesterday appealed to the government to substantially increase the annual subvention to the National Library.
Dear Editor, Guyana is on the cusp of major development, and with the reality of having to live with the pandemic Guyanese locally and abroad are again travelling in numbers.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A federal judge yesterday agreed to appoint a special master to review records seized by the FBI during its unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, a move that is likely to delay the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigation.
Guyana’s male and female chess teams’ participation at the biennial FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, last month, has resulted in improved international rankings for the teams and some individual players.
Police are probing the discovery on Sunday of burnt remains of an unidentified man at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to “GAWU says increased pay only way to turn around sugar” (Sep 4).
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Liz Truss comes to power on a promise to challenge the so-called “orthodoxy”, demanding faster, radical action to tackle a cost of living crisis and shake the country out of what she says are years of sluggish growth.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Aaron Finch will hope Saturday’s debacle against Zimbabwe has served as the perfect wake-up call for his team heading into the three-match one-day international series against a formidable New Zealand yesterday.
President Irfaan Ali and a high-level cabinet team met with a large African international group of business officials yesterday at State House.
Dear Editor, Can you imagine President Irfaan Ali holding a garden party during Covid on the lawns of State House and is ousted as president as a result?
BEIJING, (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province yesterday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces.
A New Amsterdam pump attendant was on Sunday evening robbed of $125,000 after two men armed with a gun pounced on him.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to letter from Mr. Wesley Kirton on September 3 under the caption “I responded to the ministry’s email…”While we have no wish to perpetuate a public debate on the matter we do feel constrained to point out that Mr.
LONDON, CMC – Police have launched an investigation after Barbados midfielder Hallam Hope was left with serious injuries in a vicious assault following Oldham Athletic’s English National League home match against leaders Chesterfield at the weekend.
KYIV, (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog is due to issue a report on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine today, a day after shelling cut its electricity supplies for the second time in two weeks and raised fears of catastrophe.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Anthony Joshua said he would be ready to fight world champion Tyson Fury in December after he was issued a public challenge yesterday to fight a ‘Battle of Britain’ for the WBC heavyweight boxing belt.
Dear Editor, Democracy is alive and strong in Kenya with the Chief Justice rejecting the challenge to the recent election results and upholding the declaration of William Ruto as president-elect.
A man was yesterday remanded to prison at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court over the illegal possession of ammunition.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court yesterday unanimously upheld William Ruto’s presidential win in a scathing judgment that blasted opposition leader Raila Odinga’s accusations of cheating.
Dear Editor, It is extremely difficult to comprehend Mr. Enrico Woolford’s objection and outrage (SN 9/5/2022) at Ravi Dev’s letter in Stabroek News (9/4/2022).
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India has summoned executives of Wikipedia after a national cricketer’s page on the online encyclopedia was edited following a match with rival Pakistan to claim that he was linked to a Sikh separatist movement, a government source said yesterday.
An 18-year-old porter was yesterday remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty to a robbery under arm charge.
LONDON, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved a new foreign policy doctrine based around the concept of a “Russian World”, a notion that conservative ideologues have used to justify intervention abroad in support of Russian-speakers.
Dear Editor, Based on optics alone, it is now undeniable that the private sector cannot hold a candle to public service where rich returns are concerned.
The people of the Caribbean would be unlikely, this early, to ‘burden’ the proceedings of the September 1-3 First AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum held in Barbados, with a host of exalted expectations.
Two new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday after 81 COVID tests were conducted.
LONDON, CMC – Police have launched an investigation after Barbados midfielder Hallam Hope was left with serious injuries in a vicious assault following Oldham Athletic’s English National League home match against leaders Chesterfield at the weekend.
