Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Local Government elections Jagdeo claims massive victory in LGEs: 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.

Today, the Ministry of Education signed six contracts to the tune of $560.7 million for the rehabilitation of St Mary’s High School, a release from the Ministry of Education said.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today said that after the ascertainment and declaration of election results by the Returning Officer, there are ties at the constituency (first-past-the-post) level in two areas, namely: Seafield/Tempie – Constituency 4 and Plegt Anker/Kortberaadt – Constituency 4.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Cuban peso has stalled at 200 to the dollar on the informal market this week, matching an all-time low and signaling more trouble for efforts to stem an ongoing currency and inflation crisis on the communist-run island nation.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian children face a severe lack of food, medical support and education, the head of the United Nation’s children’s agency UNICEF said in the capital Port-au-Prince yesterday, hours after heavy shooting rang out near a packed camp of displaced persons.

Hours after being arrested by law enforcement officers at the Brickdam Police Station in a rape investigation, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall was last night released on $1m bail.

Declaring that “the presence, absence or use of the Mace in the National Assembly is not provided for in the Constitution or the Laws of Guyana,” High Court Judge Navindra Singh has dismissed the entire case brought by the opposition, in its challenge to the December 2021 passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill.

After being on the run for close to two years, 40-year-old John Kennedy called ‘Big John’ was yesterday slapped with the charge of murder and remanded to prison.

History will firmly be in the corner of the Golden Jaguars today from 4:30 pm when they oppose Guadeloupe in the final round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup Prelims at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Protestors yesterday braved the midday heat and called for an impartial investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct and for Government Minister and Member of Parliament, Nigel Dharamlall, to step down from his posts.

One of the men accused of robbing and murdering Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Lieutenant,  Rondel Douglas, was yesterday remanded to prison following his appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

 BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – An inspired Stuart Broad revived England’s hopes of winning an enthralling opening Ashes test with a superb late burst just when Australia appeared to have taken the upper hand yesterday.

Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones and Leader of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan have sounded the call for government Member of Parliament Nigel Dharamlall to resign from Parliament.

Guyana’s boxing contingent arrived in El Salvador for the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games yesterday without Kevin Allicock.

(ICC) Sri Lanka made a confident start in their bid to qualify for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 with a 175-run victory over UAE in Bulawayo yesterday.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday further enhanced its delivery of Old Age Pension by offering beneficiaries this service through GTT’s Mobile Money Guyana (MMG).

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – England’s Bukayo Saka netted a hat-trick in a 7-0 rout of North Macedonia as they tightened their grip atop Group C in Euro 2024 qualifying yesterday with a fourth consecutive victory.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) says it is disgusted at the allegations of sexual assault and grooming of a child levelled against Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall and wants President Irfaan Ali to ensure that an independent investigation of the matter is conducted.

(Reuters) – New Zealand refused to appear for the second half of their friendly against Qatar in Austria yesterday  after allegations of racial abuse towards defender Michael Boxall by an opponent.

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 47-year-old Venezuelan at his Sophia residence on Sunday night.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China and the United States agreed yesterday to stabilize their intense rivalry so it does not veer into conflict, but failed to produce any major breakthrough during a rare visit to Beijing by U.S.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France striker Kylian Mbappe scored to set another milestone as his side maintained their perfect record in Euro 2024 qualifying Group B with a 1-0 home victory against Greece who finished with 10 men after a late sending off yesterday.

By Marcelle Thomas in Accra, Ghana With a regional branch to be opened in Barbados soon, the African Export and Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) will in October host a trade and investment forum in Guyana, as President of the financial institution, Professor Benedict Oramah, yesterday underscored the myriad opportunities the partnership brings to the Caribbean.

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States this week for a visit billed as a turning point for bilateral relations, with deeper cooperation in defence industry and sharing high technology in sharp focus.

The Police Falcons thumped the Guyana Defence Force unit, 31-7 when the curtains came down on the GRFU 12s tournament on Saturday at the National Park.Led

A number of persons were recently caught attempting to smuggle song birds out of Guyana and were penalised in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (2016).

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s advertising slogan is ‘gives you wings’ but Max Verstappen had the whole bird on board when he won Sunday’s Canadian Formula One Grand Prix.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced visit to the International Criminal Court yesterday and met its top prosecutor, a sign of Washington’s shifting policy toward the world’s permanent war crimes tribunal.

Dear Editor, There obtains a confuscation of information about the sugar of Guy-ana and its immediate future pros-pects in SN of 18 June. 

With Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall on a leave of absence to facilitate a rape investigation, the ruling PPP/C can face peril in parliament and would have to depend on the vote of the one-seat joinder list for a majority.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Wyndham Clark’s late mother always told him to “play big” and the American did just that at the U.S.

JENIN, West Bank,  (Reuters) – Israeli forces backed by the rare use of helicopter gunships killed five Palestinians including a teenager and wounded more than 90, as a West Bank raid led to an hours-long gunbattle with armed fighters, the military and health officials said.

Balram Latchman called “Chris”, of Lot 13 A Bath Settlement, West Berbice and Marcus Marcel of Estate Road, Experiment, Bath Settlement, West Berbice appeared  before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Blairmont’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to the charge of robbery under arms.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Peace Council (GPC) joins with organizations across the world in the observance of World Refugee Day.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is declining his player option for 2023-24, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN and The Athletic yesterday.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine said yetserday it had driven Russian forces out of an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive and a defence official vowed Kyiv’s “biggest blow” lay ahead despite tough resistance from Moscow’s troops.

Dear Editor I write with the utmost concern for the welfare of the child and the allegations made against a sitting government minister.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities said yesterday they had seized 28.7 metric tonnes of illegally obtained shark fins that would be exported to Asia, in what they called the world’s largest confiscation of its kind at the origin.

GTT yesterday said that 150,000 homes and businesses now have access to its high-speed fibre service, after recently making the service available to more than 1,100 homes and 170 businesses in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three.

(Reuters) – Frances Tiafoe became only the third African-American man to reach the top 10 in the world rankings, joining Arthur Ashe and James Blake, after the 25-year-old captured the third title of his career in Stuttgart on Sunday.

The Ministry of Natural Resources last night announced the release of the draft Petroleum Activities Bill for public consultation.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The U.N. has adopted the world’s first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, U.N.

Dear Editor, Episode 29 of SN’s cost of living serial touched down on residents of Kitty (SN, June 19, 2023), and there was something peculiar that caught my attention. 

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – One of Honduras’ leading anti-corruption advocates yesterday said she had left the Central American nation because of threats, weeks after accusing President Xiomara Castro’s government of nepotism.

(Trinidad Express) A 54-year-old farmer was shot dead in Las Lomas on Saturday morning.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Health’s, Mental Health Unit in collaboration with Mount Sinai University in the USA, held a train-the-trainers Disaster Mental Health training for participants from the various communities across Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) at the  Regency Hotel.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – A project to expand roads and bridges to ease congestion in Cairo has put thousands of tombs in a vast and ancient Islamic cemetery under threat, causing outcry among conservationists and family members.

Dear Editor, A working class political party would work to reduce the effects of the high cost of living on the poor.

Chris Paul was on a plane when he learned about his reported trade to the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

PARIS/DELHI, (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus AIR.PA secured a historic deal yesterday involving the most jets ever bought by a single airline, with an order for 500 narrowbody jets from Indian budget carrier IndiGo INGL.NS

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz conceded two second half goals to slump to a 2-1 defeat to Jordan in their international friendly here yesterday.

Dear Editor, This week commenced with the great United States of America observing the official end of African enslavement in that country. 

A twenty-nine-year-old father of five, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, to answer to the charge of disorderly behaviour which he denied.

Dear Editor, The United Nations has proclaimed June 21st as the International Day of Yoga.

NEW YORK – It has now been over two years since G7 leaders announced a groundbreaking agreement to divvy up taxation of multinational corporations’ profits.

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – At least one student has died after a school shooting in Brazil’s southern city of Cambe yesterday, the Parana state government said in a statement, adding that another wounded student has been hospitalized.

ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Britain yesterday begun implementing a preferential trading scheme with 65 poor and developing countries to replace similar arrangements in place when the country was a member of the European Union, according to a statement.

Asks Charwayne Walker Today’s Concacaf Gold Cup Qualifier against Guadeloupe could be deja vu for Guyana.

(Reuters) – The third topical depression of the 2023 hurricane season has formed in the central tropical Atlantic and is expected to become a hurricane in a few days, the U.S.

By Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan, Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana  and erstwhile Fellow at Harvard University As an emerging energy power, a forthcoming member of the UN Security Council, and with an energetic President reaching out internationally, Guyana now has a heightened role on the world stage.

A month ago Guyana had, unexpectedly, found itself immersed in a condition of shock and awe, having learnt that there had been a horrific fire at a state-run Dormitory at Mahdia.

A twenty-two year old man, of Lot 36 First Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to the charge of simple larceny that was laid against him.