Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Today, the Caribbean Examinations Council said it was informed that fireproof cabinets containing examination papers for nine subjects scheduled to be administered this week, were stolen from a school in Jamaica.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Shooting their way through truces, Sudan’s warring factions have shown the limited leverage the United States, Saudi Arabia and other foreign powers have in ending a two-month conflict that is driving the nation deeper into disaster.

(Trinidad Express) The Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed Jules John Arjoon’s matter against the 27-year sentence imposed on him for manslaughter, rape, kidnapping and robbery.

While it won a big majority of the NDCs and seven of 10 municipalities, the ruling PPP/C was easily defeated in   Georgetown and Linden where it had invested much in a high-profile campaign and attracted well- known crossovers from the main opposition APNU in a bid for a historic shift.

Joshua Parris called ‘Stewie’ of Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara has been arrested by police in relation to the murder of  Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant, Rondel Anthony Douglas.

Despite losing its bid for the township of Linden, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has made inroads in the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) stronghold.

A 13-year-old boy from Onderneeming in Region Two died after he was run over on Monday by a canter driven by the businessman he was employed with.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has managed a slim win in its stronghold of New Amsterdam, staving off an all-out campaign by the ruling PPP/C to eject it from control of the council.

The three persons who are accused of carrying out a brazen robbery at the Eureka Laboratory on Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg, were arraigned at the George-town Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) have secured an equal number of seats in the Bartica municipality in what represents a major advance for the ruling party.

A ruling is expected to be delivered soon, in the action brought by the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) against Government’s refusal to pay its $68 million monthly subvention.

Junior Public Works Minister, Deodat Indar has found himself at the centre of controversy after a video of him embroiled in a confrontation at the Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara  polling station on Monday surfaced on social media.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday officially announced a 69-member contingent that will represent the Golden Arrowhead at the 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games which is scheduled for June 23rd – July 8th in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic.

The PPP/C has won the municipality of Lethem in District 9 as it ran unopposed and APNU Leader Aubrey Norton reasoned that this was because the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) did not give a reprieve to its complaints that its district representative had his vehicle vandalized and all the Party’s documents were stolen.

(www.offshore-energy.biz) ExxonMobil Canada Properties, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil, has launched an investigation into the root cause of a near-miss incident at the Hebron platform offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.

Batting sensation Mavindra Dindyal is set to lead Guyana in the upcoming Cricket West Indies rising Star Regional under-19 tournament.

Promising “this will not be the end of my political career.

Jude Thompson, Sariah Harry and Chelsea Benjamin were among the outstanding karatekas when the Guyana Karate Federation (GKF) conducted its National Junior Championships Sunday at the National Gymnasiums on Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, The fire at Mahdia revealed the urgent need to bring in major change into delivery of education in Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Guyanese national was granted bail in the sum of $15,000 by a Justice of the Peace (JP) after he was charged with one count of Possession of a Forged Document.

Jawalla and Waramadong recorded victories when the inaugural Upper Mazaruni Inter-Village U18 Football Championship commenced on Sunday evening at the Edwin United Sports ground.

Dear Editor, Though Local Government Elections (LGE) results are still incomplete, some positions can be taken. 

Dear Editor, In the light of Father’s Day and the month-long celebration of Men’s Mental Health in June, I strongly believe that this matter needs to be addressed.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) yesterday said that it employs multiple security measures to safeguard the integrity of its examinations and scripts and it adverted to plans for e-Assessments as another measure.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty yesterday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them.

Dear Editor, I thank Dr. Leslie Ramsammy for his recent hopeful statements with regard to his intention to reinject some energy and momentum into policing the legislation passed some years ago to rein in tobacco consumption in Guyana, which effectively banned its use in Government Buildings and other Public Spaces.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Toyota 7203.T faces an unprecedented challenge at its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, with some pension funds voting against Chairman Akio Toyoda on governance issues, while seeking more disclosures on the Japanese automaker’s climate lobbying.

A Corentyne man died on Monday after a piece of wood from his shed fell on him after an argument with his son in defence of his daughter-in-law.

Dear Editor, A few months ago GPL claimed that it will establish a network of qualified persons on Leguan to connect new meters.

Former President David Granger on Sunday made a last-ditch effort to mobilise support for APNU at Monday’s Local Government Elections (LGE) and attracted a stinging response from the ruling PPP/C which challenged his record.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the Cuban government responsible in the deaths of democracy activists Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero in a 2012 car accident, saying it had concluded that state agents were involved in the incident.

NESKUCHNE, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine’s blue and yellow flag flew over a ruined grocery store and Russian soldiers lay dead in the street of the village of Neskuchne, reached by Reuters journalists yesterday in the first independent confirmation of Ukraine’s biggest advances for seven months against Russia’s invasion.

Dear Editor, Now that the polls have closed for the Local Government elections, SOPs submitted, votes tabulated and results declared.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The number of fossil fuel companies setting net-zero emissions targets has risen sharply over the past year, but most fail to address key concerns, making them “largely meaningless”, a report showed on Monday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s president on Tuesday picked veteran U.N.

Dear Editor, In the June 12,2023, Local Government Election, I ran as an Independent Candidate for Constituency 9- Zeeburg- DeWillem, in Region 3, on the WCD.

Dear Editor, CRG extends its congratulations to all those who successfully participated in the Local Government Elections.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest private pension scheme yesterday asked a London court to block a landmark lawsuit over its alleged failure to devise a credible plan to divest from fossil fuels.

Having observed the voting process in five Administrative Regions at over 250 Polling Places for Local Government Elections (LGE),  the Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC)  yesterday said that it found it to be free, fair, transparent and conducted in an atmosphere of peace.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The mayor of the violent border city Tijuana in northern Mexico, Montserrat Caballero, has moved into military barracks for her safety after she received threats, the president said yesterday.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies readied themselves for their ICC World Cup Qualifying campaign with a convincing 91-run victory over minnows Scotland in their first official warm-up here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s barnstorming version of test cricket has shredded the textbook of the sport’s longest format but so-called ‘Bazball’ faces its biggest examination yet as they seek to regain the Ashes against world champions Australia starting on Friday.

Two recent occurrences, seemingly worlds apart, bear a common thread. The tragic fire at the school dormitory in Mahdia which led to the loss of 20 children, and the charges under the Espionage Act laid against former American president Donald Trump, have prompted the same question: wherein lies the extent of the moral and legal responsibility of government officials?

DENVER, (Reuters) – Ten people were wounded in an apparently drug-related shooting in downtown Denver yesterday after basketball fans poured onto city streets to celebrate the Denver Nuggets winning their first NBA championship, police said.

Fifty-nine year old Bridgilall Harilall appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on June 12th, 2023 before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel-Isaacs Marcus to answer to the charges of malicious wounding and using threatening language.

(Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe has told Paris St Germain he will not take up the option of a one-year extension in his contract when it expires next June, L’Equipe reported, with the France forward adding that the club had been notified of his decision last year.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK – Russia’s war against Ukraine has not gone as planned, to say the least.