Daily Archive: Thursday, August 3, 2023

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donald Trump pleaded not guilty today to federal charges that he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss in what U.S.

Police are investigating an incident which resulted in the death of Trayon Hastings, a 38-year-old miner of Kamarang Landing Upper Mazaruni and Rocky Norton (particulars unknown),  which occurred last night at around 22:30 hrs at Moonlight Backdam, Kamarang Landing.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – The estimated number of people facing acute food insecurity in Sudan has risen faster than expected to 20.3 million, or 42% of the population, as a conflict between rival military factions deepens a humanitarian crisis, a food security body said.

(Trinidad Express) Social media blogger Rhoda Bharath has been blocked by the High Court from making any further defamatory remarks against former police commissioner Gary Griffith related to a recent post on her “Newsauce” Facebook page.

(Trinidad Express) Former police commissioner Gary Griffith confronted Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on the Moka golf course on Saturday and told him to his face that he was a “failure” who was busy golfing four times a week when the country is in distress.

As part of its response to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) resolution issued on July 21 concerning the Chinese Landing Village, the Government of Guyana has announced its decision to temporarily end all mining there as it engages the Toshao and council on the way forward.

Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr Roger Luncheon passed away during the early hours yesterday.

The new $2.5 billion (US$12.7M) north west ferry, MV MA Lisha will depart Port Georgetown on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 4 pm for its inaugural trip to Region One.

The police yesterday issued a bulletin for a Friendship, East Coast Demerara man over the death of guard, Gerald Sobers.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., yesterday morning delivered the charge to Guyana’s Commonwealth Youth Games team prior to their departure for the games scheduled from tomorrow to 11th August 2023 in Trinidad and Tobago.

A woman was yesterday granted $200,000 bail after she was charged with the March Canje bridge accident which resulted in the death of Glen McLeod of Canefield, East Canje.

The Petra Organization officially presented complete team kits yesterday to the schools that will be competing in the Round of 16 section of the 8th edition of the Digicel Football Championship.

An estimated $1.5 billion worth of marijuana was destroyed during a Joint Services operation at De Veldt, Upper Berbice River.

Two members of the Guyana Police Force, one of whom is a senior police officer, were injured following an accident on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, yesterday morning.

The Golden Jaguars lost to Ethiopia 0-2 in an international friendly yesterday at the Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia, United States of America.

Dear Editor, Very early yesterday morning news of the passing of Dr.

Despite interCaribbean Airways’ recent woes including flight cancelations and delays, among other issues, termination of the service is not being considered by the authorities in Guyana at this time.

A malfunction of the timing equipment was a major snag in the otherwise successful staging of Drag Wars 2.0 over the weekend at the South Dakota Circuit, a release disseminated to the media by the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club stated yesterday. 

Dear Editor, Hats off to the Commissioner of Police and the Traffic Officer for their multi-pronged campaign on road use.

(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) announced yesterday that the ExxonMobil-led Hibernia will pay CDN$400,000 in fines as the result of a 2019 oil spill on the Hibernia platform.

St Ignatius, Santa Rosa, Tucville and Waramuri earned berths to the quarterfinals following lopsided wins yesterday in the round of 16 section in the 8th iteration of the Digicel Schools Football Championship.

KINGSTOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica manager, Gibbs Williams, says their conquest in the one-day version of the Rising Stars Under-19 Championship, gave them the confidence they could make a clean sweep of titles.

Dear Editor, Guyana for all intents and purposes remains divided and our oil bounty is the fuel being used to widen the division.

Through USAID, the United States is partnering with Guyana’s Ministry of Health on supply chain management and COVID-19 data.

Dear Editor, In adversarial forms of politics, as Guyana’s is, the acrimony and disdain for, and between, opposing sides is always very palpable.

A podium chasing outfit of track and field athletes and swimmers arrived in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday on a quest to return with hardware from the Commonwealth Youth Games which gets underway tomorrow.

Emanuel Hawker, 25, of Lot 1715 Party Place, South Ruimveldt, appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of robbery under arms and possession of ammunition without a licence.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Colombia have the opportunity to finish their Women’s World Cup group campaign on a perfect note today as they look to keep the South American party going at the showpiece event for as long as possible.

Dear Editor, The name of the game is money, and Guyana cannot compete, not even close. 

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha last week said that works on the Adventure, Corentyne Pump Station are 90% completed. 

Dear Editor, When I did some consultancy for Dr. Jagan a couple of decades back, I would arrive at OP at 08.00.

Banks DIH Limited in partnership with Coca-Cola Caribbean, yesterday launched the Growing Together Small Business Programme, which is geared at offering economic empowerment for micro- and medium-sized business operators especially traditional grocery businesses.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Shai Hope has rued Tuesday’s missed opportunity to end West Indies’ protracted losing slump against India and has warned his side they need to learn quicker in order to establish themselves at the highest level.

Dear Editor, On July 28, Red Thread Women (RT) issued a press statement about a threatening email sent to them the day before.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Newly elected Cricket West Indies president, Dr Kishore Shallow, said he remained “resolute” in his desire to oversee governance reform in the regional body during his tenure.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) hosted a series of training sessions across the country in July and also attended the Global Bird Fair in Rutland, England.

NIAMEY/ABUJA, (Reuters) – The self-declared new leader of Niger yetserday said the junta would not bow to pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, intensifying a standoff with the West African bloc which has threatened to intervene after last week’s coup.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Cuban peso was trading on the informal market at an all-time low of 230 to the dollar yesterday, slumping to half its value a year ago as consumers struggle with surging inflation and scarce goods, a widely watched tracker showed.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Girls continued their history-making run at the FIFA Women’s World Cup here Wednesday, frustrating giants Brazil in a nil-all draw to become the first-ever Caribbean side to reach the second round of the showpiece.

Dear Editor, The recent downgrade by Fitch of the US from AAA to AA+ should result in a stronger Guyanese dollar.

Fifty-eight-year-old Raymond Mohamed, of Lot 317 East Street, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, to answer to the charge of simple larceny.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former Vice President Mike Pence, who confounded attempts by then-President Donald Trump to remain in power after losing the 2020 election, features prominently in the indictment charging Trump with orchestrating a plot to overturn the result.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Dominant Jamaica crushed Caribbean neighbours Trinidad and Tobago while Barbados suffered a setback with their first defeat of the second round, on day six of the Netball World Cup.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid yesterday, in the latest example of deadly violence by Brazil’s security officials after 16 people died at the hands of Sao Paulo state police earlier this week.

In light of Guyana’s rapid economic growth, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has embarked on a trade mission, which is geared at strengthening ties between the BVI & Guyana.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania yesterday, sending global food prices higher as it ramped up its use of force to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain.

Dear Editor, The opposition forces were out in full force this Emancipation with their anti-government, hate filled rhetoric, which filled volumes. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Marie Michelle Joseph’s 9-month-old daughter is weak and has a persistent fever.

(Reuters) – England and Australia have been penalised 19 and 10 World Test Championship (WTC) points, respectively and fined a percent of their match fees after they were found guilty of maintaining slow over-rate during the Ashes, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

Twenty-nine-year-old Kevin George, of Lot 100 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the charge of simple larceny.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – China approved more than 50 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power in the first half of 2023, research by environment group Greenpeace showed, with the world’s top carbon polluter focused on energy security rather than cutting fossil fuel consumption.

Dear Editor, Given the reports of deaths caused by dengue fever last month, do the authorities not see it fit to spray the coastland and clear the clogged canals?

On Sunday, this newspaper reported that Charrandass Persaud, the disgraced and disgraceful former high commissioner to India was still on the payroll of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where “the accounts department has been instructed to keep sending his money to his account.”