Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The Police this afternoon unearthed the suspected skeletal remains of Police Constable Quincy Lewis who has been missing for close to three years.

A security guard was today charged with firing a gun at a 10-year-old boy at the Red Sun Chinese Supermarket at Grove Public Road.

Two men were arrested with 1114 grams of narcotics at about 4.05 am today after Police in Regional Division #1 intercepted their vehicle at a roadblock in the vicinity of Falls Top Village, North West District (NWD).

(Trinidad Express) An Aranguez businessman was shot dead by bandits in a robbery on Tuesday night.

In a dramatic escalation in the battle against firearms which will put it at odds with the United States, CARICOM Heads meeting in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday declared a war on guns.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday re-launched its psychiatric facility, offering both in-patient and out-patient services.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday concluded that the blaze that destroyed the home of a 64-year-old woman of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, was an act of arson allegedly by her son.

The Office of Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo  has defended the process for the awarding of Guyana’s carbon credits and questioned the motives of the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) in lodging a complaint that could lead to a delay in disbursements.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday held its 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown and Komal Singh was elected as the new Chairman.

Essequibo resident Nandkishore Persaud, called Basil, has been handed a life sentence for the 2020 killing of Johanna Cecilia labourer, Arvin Tulsi Mayhilal, whom he had hit with a piece of wood.

Caribbean countries must push back against the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which has painted the region as a “haven for corruption.”

Police are investigating the incident that claimed the life of a 57-year-old Karasabai farmer on Sunday night, after he lost control of his motorcycle, collided with the rail of the Shiwan Bridge located in Region Nine, and fell off the bridge.

If anything British Grandmaster Nigel Short yesterday lived up to his name.

In the interest of preserving and protecting the planet, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) is hosting a competition to discover a young vibrant speaker and public advocate for its environmental platform.

In what can only be described as an historic accomplishment, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will be represented by a combined 20 pugilists and officials at three international assignments, marking the most active overseas week in the history of the organization.

Kurt Ferreira, a 45-year-old porter of Lot 25 Swan, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, died on Monday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), after the lorry he was in lost control while descending a hill on the Potaro Road, Bartica.

Georgetown and East Bank Demerara won their matches when the fourth round of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-17 Inter-Association tournament, partly sponsored by Team Mohamed, continued yesterday.

WILMINGTON, Delaware,  (Reuters) – Fox Corp FOXA.O and Fox News yesterday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a trial putting one of the world’s top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 U.S.

A 28-year-old carpenter of Lusignan Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara was stabbed to death by a vagrant Monday morning during a confrontation.

Dear Editor, During the President’s Cup tournament in 2022, His Excellency President Irfaan Ali is on record as publicly stating that one of his main aims for promoting the President’s Cup football tournament  was to have Guyana qualify for the soccer world cup.

STRASBOURG/SAPPORO,  (Reuters) – A commitment from the Group of Seven wealthy countries to phase out fossil fuels faster has been welcomed as a potential step towards a global deal for all countries to do the same, but is facing criticism for not matching the pledge with firm action.

By Charwayne Walker Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to skipper Leon Johnson for leading Guyana to its 13th Regional First-Class Championship.

Dear Editor, This is a response to an article in the Stabroek News on April 17, 2023, under the headline “Linden seems to be ignored in ‘One Guyana’ theme – Mayor”, where in a press release, the Mayor of Linden, Waneka Arrindell, is quoted as saying “the town of Linden appears to be excluded from the government’s ‘One Guyana’ theme as numerous requests for assistance for its annual week of activities have been ignored.”

Three men who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, were remanded to prison after being charged with robbery.

A hire car driver died on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Monday afternoon after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving.

Following his historic appointment to the executive committee of the Pan American Mixed Martial Arts Federation, president of the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF), Gavin Singh, has inked a partnership with Suriname  for the staging of a local coaching programme.

Dear Editor, We live in a world where the only consistent thing about some people is their inconsistency.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Switzerland’s attorney general has filed an indictment against Gambia’s former interior minister for crimes against humanity committed under former authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday condemned the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity by Russia and again called for mediation to end the war, a peace initiative that was criticized by the Ukrainian government.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A four-story parking facility collapsed in New York City’s lower Manhattan near Pace University and the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, killing at least one worker and injuring five others who were inside the structure, authorities said.

In their first every participation at the Junior Pan American Hockey championships, Guyana women’s team finished a commendable sixth place after going down in their final match of the tournament to Uruguay 0-14 yesterday at the National Hockey Centre in St.

Dear Editor, The organisers of  Linden Town Week are lamenting and questioning the One Guyana concept and the perceived lack of it in its upcoming activities. 

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued wanted bulletins for two persons wanted for questioning in relation to robbery under arms in Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on April 07.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has promised to make home invasions a specific “criminal offence”, saying people under attack in their homes should be allowed self-defense under “stand your ground” laws.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors yesterday charged an alleged financier of Lebanon’s Hezbollah with evading U.S.

French oil and gas company, Bourbon Marine & Logistics, on Monday announced that it had entered in a joint venture with the Guyanese company, Tethys Marine & Logistics, to form Bourbon Guyana, and that 75 per cent of its directors would be locals.

The semi-final section in the ninth Milo Secondary Schools Football championships will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue from 17:00hrs.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your column to introduce myself to the Constituency which I will be contesting.

Dear Editor, Whenever I am playing music and have my headphones on, it is usual for me not to take calls.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – Police in Mexico City arrested one of the most wanted leaders of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang accused of multiple crimes in the United States, officials said yesterday, in a fresh blow to one of Central America’s most violent criminal groups.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – British trade minister Nigel Huddleston signed a trade deal with the U.S.

Military representatives from the United States and several partner nations are in Georgetown for the Final Planning Conference (FPC) for Exercise Tradewinds 2023.

By Jon Hyman and Shannon Kellman WASHINGTON, DC – Since 2017, Islamic State-affiliated insurgents have wreaked havoc on Mozambique.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A day after authorities arrested two people on charges of links to a Chinese “secret police station” in New York, a U.S.

By Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC Our planet is our only home, and it provides us with all the essentials for survival – the land we inhabit, the water we drink, the food we consume, and the air we breathe.

Tevin Imlach has been named as replacement for Rivaldo Clarke in the West Indies Academy squad for the  Headley Weekes Tri Series four-day first-class competition.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional yesterday the transfer of control over the civilian-led National Guard to the Army, a step which had drawn criticism from activists concerned about the increasing militarization of public security.

West Indies Senior Women’s player Shemaine Campbell has been named skipper of the Guyana Senior Women’s cricket team for the Cricket West Indies Women’s Regional tournament to be held in St.

The Guyana contingent to the 50th Junior Carifta Games, held in Nassau, The Bahamas from 7th to 10th April, returned home last Thursday evening basking in the glow of their fifth place finish, to a rousing welcome of drumming, confetti and bouquets of flowers.

(Reuters) – The seventh game of the chess world championship took an unexpectedly dramatic turn when China’s Ding Liren froze under time pressure and lost to Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi from a potentially winning position yesterday.

Marvin John, a vendor of Mocha, on the East Bank of Demerara was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with robbing Natoya McFarlane of her valuables.

Mumbai Indians made it a hat-trick of wins as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 25 of TATA IPL 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is “unlikely” to be suspended for Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals series against Sacramento after stomping Kings star Domantas Sabonis on Monday night, The Athletic reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, The price of grain from Ukraine is extremely attractive, and given that member countries of the European Union are preferring not to use Ukrainian grain in lieu of local production, the increasing price pressure should result in a very favourable deal for Guyana.