Daily Archive: Monday, July 17, 2023

President Irfaan Ali (left) met today with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron at the ongoing European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Summit 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.

A 38-year-old father of two, Terry Lallo died yesterday in a house fire at Paradise/Jibb on the Essequibo Coast.

(Jamaica Gleaner) BRUSSELS, Belgium: The global community is being urged to take immediate action to slow the effects of climate change which, evidence shows, has over several years resulted in the development of significant catastrophic events across the world.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The families of Venezuelan migrants lost in the Caribbean sea are demanding their government investigate the disappearance of their loved ones after years of stasis.

(Trinidad Guardian) Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has accused Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher of hiding while the country is overtaken by bandits.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia said today that it had halted participation in a landmark UN-brokered deal which allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea just hours after Moscow said Ukraine had attacked the Crimean Bridge.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Nearly 135 million people, around 10% of India’s population, escaped poverty in the five years to March 2021, a government report found today.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union pledged more investment for Latin America and the Caribbean at a summit today as part of a revamp of its international relationships prompted by Russia’s war on Ukraine and growing wariness of China.

The police are investigating the killing of Yoel Valenzuela, 40, a labourer who resided at Timehri, East Bank Demerara.

Prospect, Keyon Britton and the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym earned the marquee trophies when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged its Pepsi/Mike Parris U16 tournament yesterday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.

The family of a 29-year-old farmer who was struck down and killed on Foulis Access Road early Sunday morning is demanding a thorough investigation.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic’s long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time yesterday.

President Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Friday, met with organisers of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tape-ball Blast which will be played in Georgetown on July 29 and 30.

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of miner Jerome John, 53, which occurred between Friday and yesterday, at Puttering Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River.

A fire erupted but was quickly extinguished at the Brickdam lockups yesterday after a prisoner lit a piece of toilet paper with a lighter he claimed to have found inside his cell, to deter mosquitoes that were biting him.

Soesdyke Falcons crushed Swan by a 4-0 score-line when the East Bank Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Timehri Red Ground.

League leader and undefeated outfit Beacons continued their perfect record in the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League, defeating Eastveldt 2-0 yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

One month after 19-year-old Dequan Pyle was killed in the process of making peace when his sister was involved in a fight, relatives have lambasted the police for not making any serious effort to apprehend the suspect and demanded justice in a protest yesterday afternoon at Laing Avenue, Georgetown.

Veteran civil and commercial litigation attorney and one of the first Legal Aid executives Joey King SC passed away yesterday at the age of 93 after ailing for some time.

St. John the Baptist won the Bartica Primary Schools Football Championship, defeating Potaro Strikers on Friday at the Community Centre ground.

Team Hard-ball was crowned the Mocha Village Cup Football Champions, defeating Ballers Empire on penalty kicks on Saturday evening at the Community Centre Tarmac.

In a judgment of the High Court, the Kaieteur News (KN) has been ordered to pay $3.6 million in damages to former executive director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington, who had sued the newspaper for defamation.

Mighty Ruler was crowned the ‘Five Star General’ Futsal Champions, defeating Wonder Kids 1-0 on Saturday evening in the final at the Bartica Community Centre tarmac.

(Reuters) – An already rain-soaked New England braced for more downpours, with four people dead from flooding, and the National Weather Service warned of extreme heat for nearly a quarter of the U.S.

A group of farmers who are also members of the Trafalgar/Union Community Development Council (CDC) are seeking the government’s intervention to reclaim lands they say were illegally taken from them.

(Reuters) – Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka to overcome a top-order collapse and reach 242-6 on day one of the opening test against Pakistan in Galle yesterday.

Enmore South Pasture will be rehabilitated into a recreational facility at a cost of $9 million to provide a safe space for families to spend leisure time. 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the ejection on Sunday of an activist from his Likud party who mocked the Holocaust while heckling anti-government protesters, in remarks that suggested ethnic tensions beneath a constitutional crisis.

Dear Editor, An infamous, shameful and sad day, July 16th 1973 in the history of Guyana led by Burnham’s PNC and especially for the people of No 64 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, Guyana.

Guyana trails Barbados by 131 runs with one wicket in hand heading into the final day of their three-day match in the Cricket West Indies Under-19 Regional tournament.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said Russia had a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster bombs and reserved the right to use them if such munitions, the use of which he said he regarded as a crime, were deployed against Russian forces in Ukraine.

Dear Editor, The furore over two appointees to the recently constituted PSC is nothing but a storm in a teacup. 

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Independence Street and La Parfaite Harmonie Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara about the cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The recently named Guyana Under-17 squad will be housed at the Guyana Cricket Board’s La Bonne Intention facility where they will undergo a series of training in preparation for the upcoming Regional Under-17 two-day and 50-over tournaments.

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia and the European Union signed on Sunday a “strategic partnership” deal that includes combatting human traffickers and tightening borders during a sharp increase in boats leaving the North African nation for Europe.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Ramesh Gampat’s letter in the Stabroek News edition of July 15th, 2023, captioned, “Many have questioned the veracity of the statistics Guyana produces.” 

While there has been a significant decrease in serious crime, there has been  an increase in road fatalities, Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said recently, adding that the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) will be rolling out mechanisms in the coming weeks to reduce those numbers.

(Trinidad Express) As he lamented corruption in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service TTPS, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Saturday offered monetary incentives for officers of “integrity”.

Santos and Fruta Conquerors recorded contrasting wins, when the KFC Elite League continued on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

In what STEMGuyana believes is a “big boost” to its preparations for the upcoming international tournament in Singapore, Duke Lodge has sponsored a STEM Lab at its Duke Street, Kingston facility.

AUCKLAND (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has said that the Pacific region is becoming more contested, less predictable, and less secure as China becomes more assertive.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday August 1st 2023, the Macedonia Joppa Voluntary Committee (MJVC), a non-profitable organization located at Eversham Village, East Corentyne, Berbice commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1834.

(Trinidad Express) A woman, who said she was beaten with an iron chair, yesterday thanked a relative for rescuing her from what she thought was certain death.

The United States has banned former Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez from entering the country because of his “involvement in significant corruption”.

By Richard Drayton Richard Drayton, born in Guyana and also a citizen of Barbados, is a Professor of Imperial and  Global History at King’s College London Brinsley Samaroo, who died on 9 July 2023 at the age of 82, was a historian of great originality, and a key figure in the intellectual and political life of Trinidad and Tobago. 

On July 6th, according to  CCTV video footage seen by Stabroek News, businessman Safraz Khan drove his car onto a bridge on Austin Street to enter his yard when another car came from a southerly direction; stopped and opened fire on his.