Daily Archive: Monday, June 26, 2023

CARICOM today expressed condolences on the passing of former Barbadian Prime Minister, Sir Erskine Sandiford.

 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant televised address this evening, saying he had deliberately let Saturday’s 24-hour mutiny by the Wagner militia go on as long as it did to avoid bloodshed, and that it had reinforced national unity.

Crime Dharamlall file now with DPP: With the case file on an allegation of rape of a 16-year-old girl against the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall now with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice, opposition parties last week up the pressure for answers and accountability from both the embattled minister and the administration.

(ESPN) “I can’t really explain it,” Player of the Match Logan van Beek said after the match.

(Trinidad Express) Local non-governmental LGBTQ+ organisation PrideTT says it is dismayed by recent “blatantly false” statements made by religious leaders about the LGBTQ+ community.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s finance minister has derided comments by former U.S.

 (Reuters) – Russia has faced “a challenge to its stability” and must remain united behind President Vladimir Putin, its prime minister said today, after mercenaries briefly occupied a strategic command centre for its Ukraine war and marched on Moscow.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – A focus has fallen on West Indies’ combination for today’s “must-win” game against the Netherlands, especially in the wake of the Caribbean side’s shock defeat to Zimbabwe.

President Irfaan Ali should immediately fire Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall and simultaneously the Integrity Commission should launch an investigation into the breaches of code of conduct by the minister, former auditor general Anand Goolsarran has said.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Newly appointed head coach Robert Samuels has warned West Indies Women against taking Ireland Women lightly, in the six-match white-ball series bowling off here today.

The University of Guyana Library has received the highly prestigious Albertina Pérez de Rosa Award at the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) 52nd conference held in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Public Procurement Commission has put government agencies on notice of their legal obligations in making public their agreement or disagreement with the report of evaluators of respective contracts Under the subject heading ‘Requirement for an opportunity for the Procuring Entity to agree or disagree with the Report of the Evaluation Committee prior to contract award’ and quoting Section 39(3) of the Procurement Act, the PPC yesterday published a circular in the state owned Guyana Chronicle newspaper reminding them of the law.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) maintained their unbeaten record in the KFC Elite League Football Championship, dismantling Victoria Kings 6-0 on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Dear Editor, The recent allegations leveled against the suspended Minister of Local Government and Regional Development is damning and an embarrassment for the government and our country.

Dear Editor, I perused the British Guyana Mental Hospital Act of 1930, the Guyana Private Hospital Act of 1972, and the revised Ministry of Health Act of 2005 for any information on Guyana’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

Government will soon engage Chinese contractor China Railway Construction Corporation Limited in negotiations for the construction of a four-lane bridge at Wismar, across the Demerara River.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Head coach Darren Sammy yesterday described West Indies’ catching as “painful” and warned players their attitude to fielding in training needed to improve, if they were to make any serious inroads in One-Day Internationals.

Possessing an unrivalled profile and visibility in the local sports marketplace, MVP Sports has added the burgeoning discipline of Mixed Martial Arts to its expanding portfolio, as it threw its financial support behind the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF).

Dear Editor, Firstly, let me thank the Government for finally paying some attention to D’Andrade Street Newtown.

Neurosurgeons at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Sunday last, successfully removed from a 10-day-old infant, a tail, described as a rare medical phenomenon, which was a continuation of the spine/spinal nerve element. 

Dear Editor, “It would be most helpful for me to know what went on with the oil contract between Exxon and Guyana, the substance behind the signing of it. 

(Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police unit on Sunday as it sought an edge in its war with the army during heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum.

CHICAGO, Illinois, CMC – Aston Villa star Leon Bailey missed a crucial penalty before late substitute Brandon Vázquez netted a sensational equaliser, as Jamaica Reggae Boyz had their hopes of a win dashed in a disappointing 1-1 draw with reigning champions United States in the opening game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Sophia, Georgetown and New Amsterdam, Berbice about the cost of living and how it is affecting them.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The unprecedented challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Wagner fighters has exposed fresh “cracks” in the strength of his leadership that may take weeks or months to play out, U.S.

As part of its long-standing commitment to supporting education and skills development in the communities where it operates, ExxonMobil continued its corporate social philanthropy with the funding of a training programme for 25 young men in electrical installation and other life skills sessions, according to a press release from Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG).

Dear Editor, Please afford me some space to express my views on your editorial (SN: June 25, 2023) I looked at Prime Minister Rowley’s statement.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews said she does not expect Ireland Women to be any pushovers when her side comes face-to-face with them in a white-ball international home series over the next fortnight in St Lucia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump said the federal government has a role in regulating late term abortions, but declined to provide specifics on what that role was in a speech to a conservative audience on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, Global South African Icon Nelson Mandela in a February 3, 2005 Trafalgar Square, England address averred “every generation has a responsibility to do something great for that generation.” 

Buxton Stars defeated Haslington 1-0 when the East Coast Demerara zone of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Football Champion-ship continued on Saturday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

A review of the back-billing process employed by the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) to recover its losses is outdated and overcharged customers, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has stated.

(Trinidad Express) Social media personality Kevon Solomon, also known as “Kevon Ottley” and “Yank Boss”, was shot dead in the Trincity Mall car park just after 4.30 p.m.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s far-right police minister rebuked the force on Sunday for what he called “collective punishment” of Jewish settlers, as cracks widened between the security services and the government over violence convulsing the occupied West Bank.

From its conceptualisation, government has stressed the importance of safety and quality standards for the gas-to-shore project, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said, adding that the standards put in place were not left to be determined by the bidders.

On Tuesday, President Ali held impromptu community meetings in Lamaha Gardens, Campbellville and Newtown Kitty.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – England were reeling at 116-5 at stumps on day four of the women’s Ashes test yesterday chasing a target of 268, giving Australia the upper hand going into the final day of the one-off match at Trent Bridge.

The disclosure last week of a sitting Minister of the Government and Member of Parliament (MP) accused of raping and sodomising a 16-year old girl from the indigenous community, has sent shockwaves throughout the length and breadth of Guyana and beyond its borders.

By Samuel Brathwaite Dr Samuel Braithwaite is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at The University of the West Indies, Mona.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A man who stabbed his 21-year-old girlfriend at least 20 times seven years ago has lost his bid to get his murder conviction and life sentence overturned in the Court of Appeal.

Dear Editor, I lost a dear friend and comrade, Bro. Andrew Garnett.