Articles published on Thursday, January 26, 2023
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony today handed over twenty Cryotherapy Machines to the Chronic Diseases Unit to enable immediate treatment for cervical cancer across the ten administrative Regions of Guyana.
JENIN, West Bank, (Reuters) – Israeli commandos killed seven gunmen and two civilians in a raid on a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank today, Palestinian officials said, stirring fear of further flare-ups after the largest single death toll in years of fighting.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India showcased its military and its cultural diversity in a colourful parade today at the revamped colonial avenue in New Delhi to mark Republic Day, the anniversary of the day the country’s secular Constitution came into effect in 1950.
BANGKOK, (Reuters) – The mere mention of Thailand’s ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra prompted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to walk out of a news conference this week, irked by talk of the exiled political heavyweight’s long-touted return.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli returned to their country yesterday, after serving a sentence in the United States for money laundering in a case linked to the Odebrecht scandal, a spokesperson for the family said.
Partner in the Stabroek Block, Hess Corporation (Hess), yesterday announced another discovery at the Fangtooth well in the lucrative “high return” offshore area, while stating that this country along with North Dakota’s Bakken (USA) area will see some 80% of its US$3.7 billion capital projects spending committed to them.
Oniel Benn known as `Hot Skull’ of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, last evening surrendered to the police.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd on Tuesday said that Guatemala and the Dominican Republic are currently working to set up embassies in Guyana while Colombia is preparing to reestablish their mission in the country.
Yesterday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers intercepted a motor car with a sole occupant on the Avenue of the Republic in the vicinity of City Hall.
A taxi driver was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail after she was charged with causing death by dangerous driving in November of last year.
The Ministry of Housing and Water received almost 15,000 new applications for house lots last year, according to Minister Susan Rodrigues.
Due to its inability to pay its debts ON Energy has announced that it will be winding up the company and will be holding a general and creditor’s meetings in February.
A man yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with drug trafficking Jamal McQueen of Albouystown was yesterday read a drug trafficking charge by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly who remanded him to prison.
Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred yesterday morning in West Coast Berbice that claimed the life of a 74-year-old pedal cyclist, William Johnson, of Railway Line, Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice (WBB).
Five-time Regional First-Class winning captain, Leon Johnson, will lead the Guyana Harpy Eagles once again this season with a squad he learnt via Facebook.
Afforded the enviable role of being the solitary flag bearer of the Caribbean at the IMMAF World Championship penciled for February in Serbia, the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) renewed their partnership with Mohamed’s Enterprise, who will serve as one of the team’s main sponsors for the event.
The suspect in the murder of Belfield woman Nazaleen Mohamed has been captured.
On 22nd January 2023, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at Dukestown, Corentyne, Berbice.
The maiden edition of the Rocks Auto Trans and Spares Parts ‘Legendary Cup’ Futsal Championship was officially launched yesterday at the company’s Charlotte Street location.
Dear Editor, Please publish the following appeal for some action in the conservation of the materials that we use and waste every day.
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) responded to 15,000 reports through its 914 hotline and had 12,000 interventions from the Survivors Advocate programme during last year.
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Women Rising Stars finished their campaign at the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a heavy defeat, when England whipped them by 95 runs.
Dear Editor, Now that we have had the national budget read and analyzed and found to have a focus on improving lives and creating opportunities for all Guyanese, the citizens of Georgetown now have to await, and we hope for not much longer, the presentation of the city’s budget to see what the municipality has in store for us.
Telemedicine pilot programmes are currently ongoing at four communities in Region Nine, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday told Parliament during his presentation on the budget.
EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Women’s team’s depressing losing streak showed no signs of ending as the luckless Caribbean side crashed to a 10-wicket defeat to South Africa Women in the third match of the Twenty20 International Tri-Series here yesterday.
Dear Editor, I read an article in the news during December 2022 regarding a statement from Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on salary increases being part of the comprehensive economic strategy.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic continued making his quest for a record-extending 10th Australian Open title look like a walk in the park by demolishing Andrey Rublev to reach the last four yesterday.
A man was yesterday left homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed a two-storey wooden and concrete building at 24 Norton Street, Georgetown and also threatened to destroy neighbouring homes.
Dear Editor, There is a saying that if you wish for peace you have to prepare for war.
Nikola Jokic had a triple-double and scored the winning basket with 16 seconds left as the visiting Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 99-98 on Tuesday night.
By Bebi Oosman Bemoaning the rising cost of living, APNU+AFC Parliamentarian, Khemraj Ramjattan on Tuesday said that he cannot support the 2023 budget and he argued that his government’s decision to “right-size” the sugar industry was a transformational one.
WASHINGTON/BERLIN/KYIV, (Reuters) – The United States and Germany have announced plans to arm Ukraine with dozens of battle tanks in its fight against Russia, which denounced the decisions as an “extremely dangerous” step.
The PPP/C Government will continue to support the Amerindian Land Titling (ALT) project and this year the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs will be pursuing 19 demarcations and 11 land extensions.
Dear Editor, A new meaning of transformational was bandied about during the budget debates.
(Reuters) – Argentina’s government reached a $540 million deal with development bank CAF for the extension of natural gas pipelines and related infrastructure linked to the country’s Vaca Muerta basin, Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced yesterday.
This year will usher in the enactment of the Sports Policy along with the completion of the two eight-lane synthetic tracks in Region 6 and 10.
Dear Editor, A recent report shows that Guyana is in the top ten of crime ridden countries in the world.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – A Kenyan court yesterday found a Venezuelan diplomat guilty of murdering the Latin American nation’s acting ambassador a decade ago at her home in an upmarket Nairobi neighbourhood.
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) yesterday presented $10 million to the University of Guyana (UG) to support education for primarily Indigenous and other students needing assistance, a release from the company yesterday stated.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The world’s most affluent cricket board, India, got further richer by $572.72 million after unveiling five franchises for an Indian Premier League-style T20 tournament for the women yesterday.
Dear Editor, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Adern, announced her resignation from politics after only five years.
The Three Miles Secondary School in Region Seven, the New Amsterdam Secondary School in Region Six and the Tutorial High School in Georgetown yesterday received new sets of steel pans to boost and enhance their music programmes.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The number of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico
(Trinidad Express) Shakir Wells, a flight attendant, was shot and killed while dropping off a friend in Wallerfield on Tuesday night.
President of the Guyana Golf Association (GGA), Aleem Hussain, has endorsed the 2023 budget, especially the allocation for sports which he believes will help athletes from all sports disciplines excel in their respective fields.
Dear Editor, I empathize with the families of the two young women who died by drowning.
Jacinda Ardern’s announcement last Thursday that she was resigning as Prime Minister of New Zealand not only sent shockwaves around the world, but surely occasioned a thrill among misogynists and critics of her policies, many of whom have reviled her over the years with abuse that grew increasingly nasty, personal and threatening.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Haiti’s police will not win a fight against criminal gangs without more international support, including the key deployment of a rapid action force, the United Nations envoy to the impoverished Caribbean country said on Wednesday.
A former employee of Hoyte-Blackman TV, otherwise known as HBTV Channel 9, yesterday appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where she was charged with simple larceny.
Castrol Strikers (CS) defeated the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 3-1 when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued on Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
(Trinidad Guardian) A practicing Muslim, whose beard was shaved by prison officials while he was serving a short sentence almost two decades ago, is set to receive $200,000 in compensation.
