Daily Archive: Friday, August 18, 2023

 (Reuters) – More than 350 people have been killed in lynchings by local vigilante and “self-defense” groups in Haiti since April, a United Nations spokesperson said today, as civilian defense movements attempt to battle escalating gang warfare.

Executives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday met with US Ambassador, Sarah-Ann Lynch and other officials at the US Embassy, on Duke Street, where discussions were held on crime and security issues.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony before parliament, the Austrian prosecutor’s office for economic crimes and corruption said today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A British nurse, who wrote a note stating “I am evil”, was found guilty today of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six in the neonatal unit of a hospital in northwest England where she worked.

(Trinidad Express) The Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) led by Gregory Aboud says this country is in a state of near-panic.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Sangre Grande community was thrown into mourning yesterday, after a mother and her two sons died in an overnight fire.

(Trinidad Express) “Terrible, terrible”, said Telecom Security Services owner Derek Chin, in commenting on yesterday’s slaying of a security officer in Cunupia yesterday.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday stated that due to the demand for the exportation and shipment of sand to several Caribbean states from Guyana, the government has decided to open a mammoth sand pit to sustain its supply chain.

The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has accepted the US$90m bid by Egypt-born, US businessman Ramy El-Batrawi as the winning tender and the process of finalizing the deal is currently underway, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an advisory about the rising incidence of mosquito-borne dengue in Guyana and the region and it said 11 persons have died here so far this year from the affliction.

The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the long-awaited inquiry into the Mahdia dormitory tragedy that claimed 20 lives requires it to inquire into and report on the “events and circumstances leading up to and causes of the Mahdia dorm fire on the night of May 20th, 2023”.

Thirty-four-year-old Anthony La Rose called ‘Roodhoo’, a father of two, of Lot 280 Kuru Kururu, Linden- Soesdyke High-way, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the capital offence of murder.

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie Blair, of the women’s empowerment non-profit organisation, the Cherie Blair Foundation, are expected to visit Guyana next week, a top government official has confirmed.

Terrence Sam, known as ‘Poke Eye’, a 51-year-old security guard of Hasling-ton, East Coast Demerara was on Tuesday charged with the murder of Eric Fraser.

On the heels of the disclosure made during his presentation at the  Thursday August 3, Dinner and Awards Ceremony that the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) would be seeking to engage government on the issue of ‘a seat’ at the ‘table’ of the state-run Small Business Bureau, GMSA President Ramsay earlier this week told the Stabroek Business that arising out of engagement with government on the issue, he will be meeting shortly with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday said that the International Decade for People of African Descent represents a significant global effort towards achieving racial justice, equality, and empowerment.

The advent of oil and gas and its positive implications for the country’s economy has afforded the Government of President Irfaan Ali the opportunity to focus on creating a foreign policy apparatus that will enable it to strengthen relations with the rest of the international community, not least those countries in the region and the hemisphere, some of which share historical experiences in common with Guyana.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced a major shuffling of permanent secretaries, just over three years after his government took office and after the resignation of a minister who was at the centre of a rape probe.

Two men who were this week arrested in Black Bush Polder in connection to a murder committed in Paramaribo, Suriname last Friday have since been handed over to the Suriname authorities to face charges in that country.

Setting aside the physical structure that is Mon Repos Market, its culture and its trading derive very much from the outdoor ‘business’ that gets done on the ‘shoulders’ of the East Coast Public Road, immediately outside the physical structure as well as on the narrow, usually cramped streets, that are part of the wider community itself. 

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has failed to make any dent in its oil spill or gas flaring woes, despite nascent promises of environmental clean-up by President Nicolas Maduro’s government, according to people within the company, industry sources and an internal company document seen by Reuters.

Universal Health Care Laboratory of Grove, East Bank Demerara, has become the thirtieth laboratory to be certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS).

KIHEI, Hawaii,  (Reuters) – Maui County Emer-gency Management administrator Herman Andaya, criticized by local residents and media over the island’s response to the deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people, resigned yesterday, officials said.

Not content, it seems, with the likely eventuality of practicing law, recent University of Guyana Law graduate, Joshua Edwards,  would appear to have set his mind on ‘doubling up.’

(CPL) – Saint Lucia Kings bounced back from opening day defeat to get their tournament underway with a comprehensive 54 run victory over the Barbados Royals in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

The US Embassy yesterday announced the recipient of the 2023 Fulbright Scholarship Award. Renea

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck the Colombian capital Bogota yesterday, according to the U.S.

The local business sector is likely to be aiming to become more deeply involved in seeking opportunities for local businesses to tap into trade opportunities between India and the Latin America and the Caribbean region, worth an estimated $US50 million, following the recent visit to India by President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Kester Hutson, to attend the August 3-4 Ninth CII India-LAC Conclave convened in New Delhi under the theme ‘Furthering Economic Partnerships for Shared & Sustained Growth’.

A knockout three nights of fistic battles gets underway this evening as the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys/Juniors Championship returns to the ornate splendor of the National Gymnasium.

Mobile Money Guyana (mmg), on Wednesday partnered with the Ministry of Home Affairs to add the Guyana Fire Service and the Guyana Prison Service as billers on the platform. 

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack damaged a building in central Moscow last night, causing a blast that was heard across the business district of the Russian capital, Russian officials said.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries would appear to be positioning themselves to undertake what many will regard as a belated but, nonetheless, positive step forward in pursuit of the region’s long talked-about closer regimen of business ties with Africa, arising out of the recent launch of the Caribbean branch of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Barbados.

Two of Guyana’s standout power-lifters, Dominic Tyrell and Romeo Hunter are primed to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior and Junior Powerlifting Champion-ships in Romania.

Dear Editor, Some Guyanese hold the view that it is a waste time to listen to Glen Lall, David Hinds, Kidackie Amsterdam, Sherod Duncan or Henry Jeffrey.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, accompanied by the Regional Health Officer, Dr Gavinash Persaud, yesterday commissioned the Mahaica Dental Clinic in the compound of the Mahaica Health Centre, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, a U.S.

Dear Editor, So our Hon. Minister of Home Affairs has stated that the public has confidence in the Guyana Police Force.

(ESPN Cricinfo)  – Tim Seifert’s explosive fifty and Tim Southee’s crafty five-wicket haul helped New Zealand scrap to victory in the T20I series opener against UAE in Dubai.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS leaders’ meeting and visit South Africa on Aug.

Tucville based club, Fruta Conquerors, received a cache of equipment from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Members Financial Assistance Programme (M-FAP) to aid in the staging of its Summer Grassroots Programme.

Thirty-year-old Allan Stephen, a mechanic and driver of 329 Tabatinga, Lethem, appeared at the Diamond/Grove Magis-trate’s Court yesterday before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, In recent years a number of road users have lost their lives needlessly in Guyana-and the rate keeps increasing. 

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A jailed personal aide to Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro will confess his involvement in crimes related to the alleged sale of jewelry gifted by foreign governments, a report from Veja magazine said on Thursday, citing his lawyer.

An accident yesterday involving a car and a bus at the corner of George and D’Urban streets has resulted in injuries to a mother and daughter who were vending there.

Buxton Stars defeated Dynamic FC by a 2-1 score-line when the East Coast Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening.

Dear Editor, No doubt, with the recent spate of accidents caused by trucks, especially, the Guyana Police Force would embark on some temporary comedy show, which would yield some results, but because of inconsistency, no doubt, the situation would return to normal gradually.

Romel Alonzo, 22, (address not stated), appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Delon Bess where he was sentenced to two years in prison after being charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm.

A five-member boxing team from the Spice Isle of Grenada arrived yesterday to compete in the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys/Juniors Championship, which boxes off this evening at the National Gymnasium.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian hacker told a congressional inquiry yesterday that former Presi-dent Jair Bolsonaro asked him to tamper with an electronic voting machine to show Brazil’s electoral system was vulnerable to fraud during last year’s presidential campaign.

Dear Editor, Is this for real?  Sugar workers striking and demanding compensation as some were re-assigned to the soon to be reopened estate? 

(Reuters) – Haitian aid groups backed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are temporarily shutting down operations, including some mobile health clinics, following days of extreme violence in parts of the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince.

A 46-year-old labourer of Good Hope, was found with 200 grams of marijuana yesterday at a hotel in Parika during an intelligence-led operation by police ranks.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1032’s trading results showed consideration of $17,865,642 from 32,930 shares traded in 25 transactions as compared to session 1031’s trading results, which showed consideration of $26,757,740 from 69,511  shares traded in 21 transactions.

Rosignol United thrashed Ithaca by an 8-1 score when the Berbice Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening.

Arguably the standout feature of the micro and small business sector in Guyana today is the energy and vibrancy which women, notably younger women, are bringing to the sector and what, in many instances, are the rewards which they are reaping on account of the grit and determination and certainly the ingenuity and creativity that they have brought to the sector.

By James K. Galbraith TOWNSHEND, VERMONT – Three recent articles in The New York Times have signaled a “new” narrative about China.

Today marks the two hundredth anniversary of one of the Caribbean’s great uprisings. 

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia needs to rebuild trust between communities, businesses and the government to successfully execute its energy transition, Minister of Mines and Energy Andres Camacho told journalists yesterday.

Dear Editor Many of our opposition politicians in Guyana have had a taste of governance.