Daily Archive: Friday, September 9, 2022

The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) written on July 06 and 07, 2027, are being released to schools.

The Regional Security System (RSS) has found that there was no evidence of corrupt practices or attempt to cover up the probe into the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, according to a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs this evening.

Neuel Bancroft of Annandale Primary, Angelica Subryan of  Cumberland Primary and Jonathan Gomes  of Josel Education Institute were today declared the top three pupils at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian state television broadcast an interview today acknowledging that Kyiv had achieved a “substantial victory”, after Ukrainian forces burst through the frontline in a lightning advance.

The police say they are investigating a report of armed robbery committed on GTT’s outlet at the Giftland Mall where $13,420,487 in currency and $6,015,524 in a cheque were taken.

By Shuntel Glasgow The Providence, East Bank Demerara koker door collapsed yesterday at approximately 2 am causing damage to hundreds of households in the area and triggering recriminations over who should be held responsible.

Government isn’t stalling the process for substantively appointing a Chancellor of the Judiciary and a Chief Justice (CJ) and will commence the process when the constitutional commissions are effectively set up, President Irfaan Ali says. 

Even as she sounded a distinct note of optimism in the matter of the push to further cement trade and deeper business ties between Africa and the Caribbean, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Dr.

Information reaching the Stabroek Business from the Barbados-based Caribbean Export confirms that the Absolutely Caribbean ‘offering’ at the recently concluded Specialty and Fine Food Fair in London made a big impression alongside the various other high-quality offerings from other countries and regions.

The President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to be in Guyana for an official visit today and tomorrow.

(CPL) – The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots achieved their first victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a narrow win over Guyana Amazon Warriors by four wickets.

(CPL) – Barbados Royals maintained their 100% record with a dominant victory over the Saint Lucia Kings in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Dear Editor, Please permit me to give my analysis based on the article captioned, ‘Rose Hall Estate overpaid close to $5m to two contractors last year’ in the Stabroek News dated 29th August, 2022.

Relatives of Marc Melville have been asked to give statements as it relates to his disappearance and the burnt remains found at Yarrowkabra that are presumed to be his.

Guyana is one of several Caribbean countries that will participate in the October 23-28, 2022 Trade Mission and Business Conference in Florida that will see the region ‘parade’ for US companies, opportunities to explore fourteen markets in the region with a view to helping them to make investment choices. 

Dear Editor, CSEC and CAPE results are out, and Guyana has a handful of reasons to celebrate. 

A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam man who was last month found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at the High Court in Berbice before Justice Brassington Reynolds, was yesterday sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Even as representatives of state and private sector agencies in the Caribbean and Africa were assembling in Barbados last week to seek to create a ‘road map’ for the cementing of closer business ties between the two regions, the International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), was launching a new report that says that there exists US$1 billion in export potential between the Caribbean and Africa.

The ExxonMobil U14 Football Championship will conclude tomorrow at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown, with defending champion East Ruimveldt opposing Charlestown in the Girl’s division, and Ann’s Grove battling Charlestown in the Boy’s section.

Dear Editor, In view of some letters on communication, trustworthiness, governance and even evaluation criteria, I wish to call attention to my recent experience of communicating with Guyana’s EPA about a car-wash bay that operates opposite me.

The trial of Wayne Gilbert for the 2017 murder of Rawle Rodrigues is set to commence on Monday September 12th before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Demerara.

By Kristalina Georgieva, Antoinette Sayeh and Ratna Sahay Too many women are locked out of economic opportunities, which is not only unfair but also harms growth and resilience for all.

Woodpecker Hikers will oppose GCC Spartans in the Women’s final, while Old Fort will battle Bounty GCC in the Men’s championship encounter tomorrow, following respective semi-final wins on Wednesday evening in the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship which continued on Wednesday.

The Caribbean is set to receive some US$22 million from the US to bolster regional development.

Dear Editor,  When GTT sent my Fibre bill on WhatsApp I replied that I had no landline services to be billed.

The authorities in Trinidad and Tobago having moved to crimp what they see as the excesses of the scrap metal iron trade in the twin-island Republic would appear to be heading for an engagement with the World Trade Organization (WTO) after the local Scrap Metal Dealers Association dispatched a missive to the international regulatory body seeking its intervention to set aside the current six-month ban of scrap metal exports.

Buxton United and Victoria Kings played to a draw when the East Demerara Football Association Senior League continued on Wednesday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground, on the East Coast of Demerara.

Declaring “The future is in good hands, and the boxers have shown themselves to be wonderful ambassadors of Guyana,” Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) President Steve Ninvalle, stated that the recently concluded Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys Boxing Tournament was a tremendous success.

“I wish to thank Almighty God for his guidance. I am also grateful for my parents who made the necessary sacrifices to support me financially and emotionally.

(The Gleaner Newspaper ) – Gervase Warner, the chief executive officer of Massy Holdings, was direct.

Dear Editor, Last September I wrote to the Stabroek News what I thought was my last letter. 

By  Sascha Wilson (Trinidad and Tobago  GUARDIAN) – Vasant Bharath vice chairman of SCA, left, Curtis Mohammed executive director, founder of SCA Vernon Persad and CSA’s chairman Rajiv Diptee during a meeting of the Caribbean Supermarket Association at Krave Restaurant in Marabella.

Dear Editor, The return of the Guyana Prize for Literature is indeed a welcome development.

In preparation for construction of a modern 12-storey structure, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Wednesday oversaw a soil testing exercise on the site where the new Brickdam Police Station will be built.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine hailed a lightning counteroffensive it said had recaptured swathes of its territory in the east and south, as U.S.

Dear Editor, One story two different reporting, on the matter of government’s assistance to windstorm victims.

World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported recently. 

Having filed its appeals challenging the President’s appointment of the acting Commissioner of Police and chairpersons of the Police Service and Integrity Commissions, the Opposition APNU+AFC is already calling on the Court of Appeal for swift hearings in both matters.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday expressed condolences on the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday September 8, 2022

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Thousands of coca farmers marched into the Bolivian capital of La Paz yesterday and set ablaze to what they claimed was an illegal new market for the leaf.

Dear Editor, We the residents of Diamond living within a half mile radius of Diamond Distilleries Ltd.,

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday accepted the letters of credence from the new European Union Ambassador to Guyana, Rene van Nes at a ceremony which took place at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

First Lady Arya Ali is advancing the view that women need to be economically empowered to lead independent lives in order to erase the imbalance in power relations between men and women.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson on Tuesday announced the return of the Guyana Prize for Literature after an interval of six years.

(Reuters) – The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) risks being banned from the Olympic Games by December if it does not resolve a number of governance and election disputes, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday.

God bless America – and that Blue Book Just slightly disappointed as I write.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz saved a match point in the fourth set before digging deep in the decider to beat Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller and reach the U.S.

Those of us who might have felt that the unmistakable indications of a qualitative improvement in bilateral relations between Guyana and Suriname had materialized in the exchange of official visits to each other’s capitals by Presidents Ali and Santokhi, the widely publicized  collaborative work by technical teams on both sides preparatory to envisaged deeper bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector and the business to business exchange visits that have occurred between the two countries over several months may well be beginning to wonder whether the whole thing was no more than a mirage.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said yesterday that it is responding to a natural gas pipeline explosion at Lake Lery, Louisiana, and there has been no reports of injuries, casualties or pollution at this time.

BALMORAL, Scotland,  (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland yesterday aged 96.

(Reuters) – Australia legspinner Adam Zampa picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to help the hosts defeat New Zealand by 113 runs in a low-scoring second match in Cairns and bag the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy with a game to spare.

(Reuters) – Ons Jabeur executed a stunning 6-1 6-3 demolition of Caroline Garcia in the U.S.

It’s true, men usually get a bad rap. When assessing their role and actions in society, they are often placed on the negative end of the scale.

Dear Editor, We learnt of the transition of our Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.