Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump and his family business were found liable for fraud today by a New York judge in state Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit accusing the former U.S.

A Cane Grove house was yesterday morning destroyed by fire and four persons are homeless.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Oligarch Oleg Deripaska said Russia has weathered Western sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine and cautioned that Western hopes of using such a 19th Century instrument to end the war or trigger regime change were doomed to failure.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraq hopes to complete its first railway link with neighbouring Iran within 18 months, largely to help facilitate the transport of millions of pilgrims that visit Shi’ite Muslim shrines in Iraq each year, a senior transport adviser said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) More than 50 presenters and experts from across the globe are expected to join in discussion on a range of topics focusing on whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an existential threat or tool for scaling over human limitations.

(Trinidad Express) Businessman Kris Ramsaran, who was shot 16 times, died instantly on Sunday afternoon, just minutes after he had returned to this country from Guyana.

The Ministry of Education yesterday launched EDpal, an innovative application which it says is set to revolutionize the way learners from across the country access educational content.

President Irfaan Ali last evening met with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Muhammed Sulaiman Al-Jasser at State House.

Fifty-four-year-old Linden Isaacs, a City Constable, appear-ed before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with firing a gun at a colleague and her friend and he was remanded.

Chief Citizen Alfred Mentore and the mayors of Rose Hall, Anna Regina and Lethem are among specified persons in public life who have failed to submit their returns  to the Integrity Commission for the period July 1st, 2021 to June 30th, 2022 and they have been warned to do so by October 23rd or face prosecution.

Dredging of the Pomeroon River Mouth will recommence by October 5, 2023, a statement from GAICO said yesterday.

A man identified as Akeem Fletcher (age and address unknown), was on Monday afternoon killed in an accident along Independence Boulevard in Albouystown.

The family of five-year-old Jai-Devi Gurdyal is seeking answers regarding their daughter’s tragic passing and they have expressed dissatisfaction with the Post-Mortem Examination (PME) results which listed the girl’s cause of death as asthma.

The Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) five-member team arrived in Havana, Cuba, Saturday to commence their historic three-week training camp in preparation for the upcoming Pan American Games.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday praised China for its “exceptional achievements and outstanding developments” over several decades.

Dear Editor, Over the past few years and most recently, we have seen a clear demonstration of violence among youths in our streets, communities but primarily in our schools.

In a breathtaking display of cricketing prowess, the Guyana Amazon Warriors clinched their maiden championship in the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) by defeating the Trinbago Knight Riders by an emphatic nine wickets Sunday night at the Providence National Stadium.

With the last quarter of the year approaching, neither the Public Service Ministry nor the GPSU appear to be keen on pushing for free collective bargaining for public servants.

Dear Editor, I congratulate President Ali on a job well done with Richard Madeley, the British television presenter who was not qualified (in my opinion) to do that interview and should not have been allowed to.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Dr. Kishore Shallow, has extended warmest congratulations to the triumphant champions of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2023, the Guyana Amazon Warriors, following an exhilarating tournament and final held in Guyana on Sunday night.

By Abigail Headley Birthed from an idea that floated between a couple during the pandemic, Blackwater Adventures, a small family-owned business in Berbice, is the only licensed tour operator in Region Six.

Dear Editor, On a recent flight from Japan to the United States, I stumbled on a quote by Eric Arthur Blair, a British Indian essayist, novelist, journalist and critic, who under the penmanship of “George Orwell” said, “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

Team Guyana’s bodybuilding contingent finished with four gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal when the curtains came down on the 50th edition of the CAC Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships Sunday night in Aruba.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden met Pacific island leaders for a second White House summit in just over a year on Monday, part of a charm offensive aimed at curbing inroads by China into a region Washington considers strategically crucial.

Approximately 200 households in Kumu and Quarrie – satellite villages of St Ignatius, Central Rupu-nuni, Region Nine, will now have first-time access to reliable electricity, after receiving solar photovoltaic (PV) home systems through the government’s Solar Home Systems Project.

Dear Editor, Congressman Jeffries of the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to meet with leaders of the Opposition party, PNC on Sept 27th in Washington, D.C. 

Former West Indies left-arm orthodox spinner Veerasammy Permaul has been named captain of a strong Berbice side for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board limited overs competition.

The Cricket Carnival that took to the streets of Georgetown yesterday  created confusion for commuters, leaving hundreds of workers stranded for transportation, which in turn led to price gouging as transportation service providers sought to capitalize on the chaos in the wake of the disorganized parade.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Nicolas Petro, the son of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, will face trial for alleged crimes of illicit enrichment and money laundering while serving as a politician in the province of Atlantico, the attorney general’s office said on Monday.

Dear Editor, Aubrey Norton underplayed his hand with Irfaan Ali on the Venezuela issue.

(ICC) A heady cocktail of colourful costumes, ear-splitting noise and immense passion can mean only one thing at an ICC Cricket World Cup – India against Pakistan.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine’s special forces said yesterday they had killed Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers in last week’s missile attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the port of Sevastopol.

Dear Editor, How often have we heard the expression, “cricket is an age game?”

The Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with Global People Services and Management (GPSM) Consultants Inc.,

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Visas have been issued for the Pakistan team for their participation in the 50-overs World Cup in India, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday, following complaints of a delay in the process.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez on Monday ignored calls to resign from his seat, denying wrongdoing and vowing to stay in Congress after prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen.

Dear Editor, Congratulations are in order for the Guyana Amazon Warriors for winning the finals!

(Reuters) – The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will establish an independent regulator and increase investment in the women’s game as part of efforts to make cricket more inclusive after a report found widespread discrimination across the sport.

Dear Editor, GHK Lall has an uncanny ability to obfuscate critically important issues.

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave the Biden administration until Nov.

At about 11.44 pm on Saturday, water tenders from the Leonora fire station responded to a call about a house on fire at Lot 22 East Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

As the probe into the $50m robbery committed at the Regional Democratic Council of Region Six on September 13 continues, the Guyana Police Force’s investigators are now narrowing down their questioning to the injured suspect.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is “highly unlikely” to play in the 50-overs World Cup in India despite Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) making every effort to aid his bid to recover from a hamstring injury, according to media reports citing a team doctor.

Eleven students from eight regions here have been awarded Guyana Shore Base Inc.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board said it has opened an investigation into a JetBlue JBLU.O

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Guyana Amazon Warriors! They have excelled above and beyond normal cricket talents.

By  Joshua Castellino LONDON – In March 1977, representatives from 116 countries gathered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the inaugural United Nations Water Conference.

(Reuters) – The president of Colombian second division club Tigres FC, Edgar Paez, was shot dead following his team’s defeat on Saturday, the club has announced.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistan said yesterday it was investigating two local distributors of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche’s ROG.S

Dear Editor, The post-match presentation where it was seen the TKR players removing their runner up medals, immediately after receipt, was disappointing, unsportsmanlike and it could be perceived as a collective show of rudeness to our President who placed the medals around their necks. 

Surinamese insurance company Assuria has launched its Christmas promotion and a car is the top prize on offer.

The earliest public disclosure on Guyana’s first confirmed oil ‘strike’ by ExxonMobil back in 2015, was, without question, one of the most significant pieces of public information ever to be disseminated to the Guyanese public in the country’s history up to that time.