Daily Archive: Saturday, September 9, 2023

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Lee, a powerful Category 3 storm, was expected to move well north of Puerto Rico and the U.S.

President Irfaan Ali today hinted at the lifting of the minimum wage and the income tax threshold and also announced that a Democracy Award will be unveiled on October 5th.

AMIZMIZ, Morocco,  (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 1,000 people and injured hundreds more, the country’s deadliest in more than six decades, toppling houses in remote mountain villages where rescuers dug through rubble for survivors.

(Jamaica Observer) Nationwide News Network (NNN) CEO Cliff Hughes remained fearless on Friday, declaring that he and his staff will not be unnerved by a mid-afternoon gun attack on the station that has been widely condemned as an assault on press freedom.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Group of 20 nations adopted a consensus declaration at a summit today that avoided condemnation of Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states to refrain from the use of force to seize territory.

 (Reuters) – Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, has died, the presidency said on Saturday.

Eureka Urgent Care and Pharmacy, the first facility of its kind in Guyana, was officially opened to the public yesterday at 264 Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown.

APNU councillor, Shurla Scott on Thursday reported to the Region Six council that there is a shortage of doctors, nurses and even medication at the Skeldon Public Hospital after having a first-hand experience at the facility.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) says the matter of what can or cannot be worn in schools will be taken to Cabinet for a decision to be made.

As the Government of Guyana continues to deal with the challenge of the influx of migrants into the country, it has disclosed that some 1,000 Spanish-speaking migrants are now a part of the school system.

Recent head-to-head form and not competitive history will be on the side of the Golden Jaguars when they open their League B campaign in the 2023–2024 CONCACAF Nations League today against hosts Antigua and Barbuda at the Football Association Technical Centre at 15:30 hours.

Four brothers: 29-year-old Omesh Persaud, 26-year-old Avidesh Persaud, 21-year-old Yogeshwar Persaud and 18-year-old Adesh Persaud, all of Lot 14 David Rose Housing Scheme, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara were yesterday charged with beating a fisherman.

Dear Editor, This is not politics and it is not my intention to provide fodder to those who are bent on politicizing any and all issues that confront the common folk of this nation.

Twenty-nine-year-old Keshawn D’Aguiar appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with a cybercrime.

Dear Editor, Recently everyone including the government have been bemoaning the carnage that’s unfolding on our roads.

The country’s top U16 box16 boxers will be on show today as the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) continues its focus on its developmental youth programme with the resumption of the monthly Pepsi Mike Parris School Boys and Girls Junior Championships at the Andrew “Six Head” Lewis gym, Albouystown today from 1pm.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has  announced the appointment of Omar Khan as the new head coach of the Lady Jaguars national team.

A Canadian education institution is collaborating with the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) to offer Programmable Logic Controller training for the manufacturing sector here.

Dear Editor, As many have already pinpointed, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo has unquestionably secured his top spot in the annals of iconic harbingers of falsehoods; but as if that is not enough to fill his appetite, he now revels in humiliating the President of our country; verbally assaulting the press; blabbers about technical stuff, and enviously attacking Guyanese with the highest levels of academic and professional credentials, insanely fulminating that they are “not technically capable”.

A 44-year-old chef is now counting her losses after a fire destroyed her house at Itaballi Landing, Lower Mazaruni River.

Athletes inspire many through their achievements and positive mindset. From the young to adults, everyone admires and looks up to high performance athletes and many consider them role models.

Dear Editor, I watched the Guyana Police Force chase, catch, and shave the heads of Rastafarians with ‘donkey clippers’ in 1975.

Flavio Rhodius, 21, a mechanic of Lot 17 Gordon Street, Kitty, Georgetown, appeared yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with armed robbery.

Dear Editor, It seems as if there is never a dull day, these days, on our political landscape, as the country continues, oxymoronically, to be taken down that dark, undemocratic, autocratic and dictatorial path in the name of righteousness.

Dear Editor, It is my belief that the Accident and Emergency Unit of Guyana Public Hospi-tal Corporation played a crucial role in addressing pre-admission issues related to my son, the late Dr.

Shamar Davis (address not stated) appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with robbery.

Ron Taylor, called `Layro’, age 31, of Lot 83 Adelaide Street, Charlestown, Georgetown appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the charge of the murder of Government Technical Institute (GTI) student Samuel Grannum.

Dear Editor, Are my eyes deceiving me? Is somebody at the Stabbers finally sub editing the letters to sort the wheat from the chaff and make them seem short sense?

BEIJING/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro arrived in China yesterday, his first visit in five years, to renew engagement between the two countries as China’s ties sour with the West and the South American country seeks fresh financing.

KFC Guyana held the draw for their recently concluded “Summer Cooldown N Paradise” Promotion at their Vlissengen Road location.

RABAT, (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late yesterday, killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes.

Dear Editor, At yesterday’s PPP/C press conference, General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, in response to a mischievous editorial in the media, boldly stated that “the one thing you can’t get away from is the track-record of the PNC.”

(Trinidad Express) Two men were found in Caroni on Thursday afternoon with gunshot wounds; and while one of the men was rushed to hospital where he died, the other was pronounced dead on the scene.

(Reuters) – A month after a ferocious fire razed a town in Maui, 66 people remained unaccounted for as workers continued to remove toxic debris from the burn site, a process that could take almost a year, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said yesterday.

Dear Editor, In a recent letter (SN 01/09/23) Hamilton Green took issue with the characterization of indentured labour by some writers.

The spotlight at the National Cultural Centre will shine on 11 talented teenagers tonight as they compete in the Miss Guyana Talented Teen 2023 pageant.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has praised the late West Indies batsman Peter Lashley for his contribution to player development.

Guyana is hot, but cold to the touch. Under the sweltering heat dreams are dying and bodies are in rigor mortis.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Jordan Johnson struck his second hundred of the series as West Indies Under-19s forced a draw with Sri Lanka Under-19s on the final day of the opening Youth Test here yesterday.

By Azali Assoumani, Emmanuel Macron, and Bola Tinubu PARIS – At the end of June, a historic summit on international solidarity concluded the Paris Agenda for People and the Planet.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Poor young Ecua-doreans are choosing to join criminal gangs as an easy way to escape poverty due to a lack of opportunity, according to a UN Special Rapporteur, who urged the country to increase social investment to combat violence.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – American teenager Coco Gauff can expect a capacity crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium to be in her corner as she fights formidable second seed Aryna Sabalenka for the U.S.

BRUSSELS, CMC – Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah returned to form with a season-best 10.84 seconds to win the 100 metres at the 47th Allianz Memorial Van Damme here yesterday, as World champion and fellow Jamaica Shericka Jackson clocked a meet record to win the 200m.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic used his experience to overcome American Ben Shelton as the Serbian battled past his 20-year-old challenger 6-3 6-2 7-6(4) to reach his 10th U.S.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Commonwealth Games could be pushed back by a year to allow an Australian host to salvage the multi-sport event after Victoria state withdrew from staging the 2026 edition, the nation’s Games boss said.

Fifty-year-old Lawrence Pollard, a vendor of Lot 211 Garnett Street, Kitty, Georgetown, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Dear Editor, Our democracy is still evolving to higher levels of inclusivity.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York state’s attorney general yesterday said Donald Trump may have fraudulently inflated his fortune by far more than previously thought, her latest salvo in preparation for trial in her civil lawsuit against the former U.S.

Al Jazeera recently rebroadcast a fascinating documentary series entitled “Blood and Tears: French de-colonisation”.