Daily Archive: Thursday, April 6, 2023

A Corentyne pastor and businessman this morning died  after he was caught in a fire which destroyed his entire house.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today rejected the preliminary objection by Venezuela to Guyana’s application before it for the upholding of the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award settling the boundaries between the two countries.

(Trinidad Guardian) A shooting in the crime-plagued Freeman Road, St Augustine community left two men dead and a pregnant teenager fighting for her life at hospital.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is to take over the rehabilitation of several markets around Georgetown.

A Corentyne woman is now in critical condition at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after her partner of four years chopped her about her body yesterday morning at Number 55 Village, Corentyne.

On March 31, eight Guyanese engineers  completed SBM Offshore Guyana’s Graduate Engineers’ Programme.

With just a day remaining before their departure to compete in the Pan American Junior Hockey championships, Sabor Restaurant and Catering Service has provided uniforms to the national U21 female squad.

Members of Red Thread in collaboration with grassroots women yesterday afternoon staged a protest in front of the Office of the President for the assurance that in an event of an oil spill, ExxonMobil will cover the full cost.

Sheldon Lynch who had been handed three life sentences back in 2018 for raping a 10-year-old girl on three separate occasions has approached the Guyana Court of Appeal to challenge  his conviction and sentence.

Fitness Express has once again answered the call of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG).

Athletes and fans will cash in from the generosity of DeSincoTrading Limited which has signed on as a premium sponsor for the Kares CrossFit Caribbean Championship.

Dear Editor, Guyana has serious money troubles.  As I discern matters, there are money troubles with Exxon (contract terms and conditions); money troubles with the PPP Government (borrowing, spending); and now money troubles with the British-based IHS Markit (IHSM) auditors (doing, responding, moving along). 

UNICEF Deputy Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Irfan Akhtar, yesterday handed over 10 solar refrigerators, 4 solar freezers, 8 electrical refrigerators, 1 Ultra-Low Temperature freezer and associated equipment, to the Ministry of Health for  the safe storage and delivery of vaccines for immunization of children here.

A 21-year-old businessman of Turkeyen who found himself in hot water after he was allegedly found with an illegal firearm during a roadblock, has been granted bail.

Dear Editor, I wish to highlight the importance and urgency of the above subject matter to the readers and you with the hope that actions can be taken to resolve such growing social issues.

The round of 16 section in the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship will commence this Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue.

By Aaliyah McFarlane The three-day National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fair which ended yesterday saw renewable energy and conservation among the projects showcased and Regions Two and Four did exceptionally well.

Dear Editor, It has been observed at every outreach, Presidential or otherwise, some matters, such as NIS, are ever present thorns to residents. 

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said yesterday the government should control about two-thirds of the national power market within 18 months, doubling down on his pledge to give primacy to the state in defiance of a simmering dispute with foreign investors.

On Tuesday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers intercepted one motor vehicle with a male occupant, bearing Registration number HB 5990 at Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo.

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to encourage awareness for a sensitive topic.

Nineteen-year-old Earl Grant and twenty-nine-year-old Nigel Dundas were taken  before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to a charge of robbery which was committed following a traffic accident.

Dear Editor, Fasting from food and drink during these sacred days of the lunar month of Ramadan is a form of worship for observant Muslims in Guyana.

HAVANA/HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Lines for fuel in Cuba´s capital Havana snaked for blocks yesterday as frustrated citizens waited for hours, and in some cases days, to fill their tanks, the latest chapter in a growing economic crisis that is rattling the Caribbean island nation.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The number of people arrested as part of a corruption investigation at Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has risen to 34, Attorney General Tarek Saab said yesterday.

SIMI VALLEY, California,  (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California yesterday, becoming the most senior U.S.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to highlight the community of Agricola.

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) yesterday said it has been providing almost 100% coverage for those affected by fires and providing much needed assistance to persons in all 10 regions.

On Tuesday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers intercepted a male at the Charity Stelling carrying a plastic bag.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Warsaw yesterday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, adding that Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appeared at the federal police headquarters on Wednesday to testify in an investigation into jewelry and gifts given in 2021 to the then-president and his wife by the king of Saudi Arabia.

Dear Editor, The current Guyana Press Association (GPA) has grossly missed its mandate by seeking to lecture the President and his government on privilege treatment of media houses at press engagements or conferences.

The United States of America-based, Pele FC Alumni will today stage two football matches to celebrate youth education.

By Jorge G. Castañeda and Carlos Ominami NEW YORK – Recent years have not been good ones for democracy in Latin America.

By Neville J. Bissember Article I of the 1973 International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid declares that ‘apartheid is a crime against humanity and that inhuman acts resulting from the policies and practices of apartheid and similar policies and practices of racial segregation and discrimination, as defined in article II of the Convention, are crimes violating the principles of international law…’  The Convention defines the crime of apartheid in Article II by comparing a number of examples to ‘…similar policies and practices of racial segregation and discrimination as practised in southern Africa’, which have the stated purpose of ‘…establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons and systematically oppressing them’.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed arch-rivals and league leaders Barcelona 4-0 to reach the Copa del Rey final in stunning fashion yesterday.

WINDHOEK, Namibia, CMC – A destructive, career-best spell from Guyana-born pacer Jeremy Gordon enabled Canada to finish the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff with a 90-run win against Papua New Guinea yesterday.

DUBLIN,  (Reuters) – Ireland’s government is to ask the public for their views on the country’s tradition of military neutrality in a consultative forum, the foreign minister said yesterday, the latest sign of a possible shift in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

Mainstay/Whyaka, Region Two  will be embarking on a water purification facility to launch its Lokono Aiyawbo brand [the Arawaks People’s Water].

KOWLOON, Hong Kong, CMC – Former West Indies Women’s all-rounder Deandra Dottin failed to catch afire, and adverse weather prevented West Indies Women’s pair of former captain Stafanie Taylor and Shamilia Connell from making a mark in the FairBreak Invitational Twenty20 tournament yesterday.

Joel Embiid scored 52 points on 20-of-25 shooting and added 13 rebounds, six assists and two blocks to lead the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 103-101 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday in a showdown between Eastern Conference contenders.

GUWAHATI, India, CMC – A fighting 36 from embattled Guyanese left-hander Shimron Hetmyer narrowly failed to get Rajasthan Royals over the finish line, and they fell to a five-run defeat against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

LEEDS,  CMC – Yorkshire managing director Darren Gough hailed the signing of West Indies One-day International captain Shai Hope on a short-term overseas contract for the start of the English County Championship, starting tomorrow.

As multiple crises continue to threaten the world, the United Nations estimates that 350 million people will face acute food insecurity this year.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. imposed sanctions on the former president of Haiti’s Chamber of Deputies yesterday for what it called “his extensive involvement in corruption,” the Treasury Department said.

(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday that it would oppose a move by the Ukrainian government to strip national sports governing bodies of their national status if their athletes compete against Russians or Belarusians.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Newcastle United bolstered their place in the Premier League’s top four and took a huge step towards Champions League qualification as Callum Wilson and Joelinton both scored twice in a 5-1 rout of woeful West Ham United yesterday.

Dear Editor,  The New York-based Guyana Democracy Project (GDP) issued a release Wednesday morning April 5 vehemently protesting the disinvite of prominent Guyanese community leaders to a meeting in Queens to engage New York State Attorney Hon.

LIPPSTADT (Germany), (Reuters) – Hussain Besou was just four when he started asking his father to teach him chess, hovering around the board as he played in the evenings in the Middle East until he said yes.