Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The Central Immigration and Passport Office, as well as the Regional Passport Offices in Anna Regina, New Amsterdam, Springlands, Parika, Bartica, Lethem and Linden will now be open on Saturdays, beginning from Saturday 14th October, 2023 until further notice, only to facilitate the delivery of passports.

JERUSALEM/GAZA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Israel formed an emergency unity government today as its jets pounded Gaza and tanks massed around the densely populated Palestinian enclave while Hamas militants said they were still fighting on Israeli territory following their shock weekend incursion.

ASUNCION,  (Reuters) – Inmates at Paraguay’s largest prison rioted on Tuesday, taking 11 guards hostage and setting fire to facilities in the crowded Tacumbu penitentiary on the outskirts of the capital.

Veteran Guyanese powerlifters, Nadina Taharally and Roger Rogers both shattered FESUPO (South American Powerlifting Federation) records enroute to winning silver medals in their respective weight classes at the World Classic and Equipped Masters Powerlifting Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan made it two wins from two World Cup matches as batsmen Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique hit centuries in a record run-chase to set up a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Hyderabad yesterday.

ExxonMobil yesterday received correspondence from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) notifying it that the IHS Markit audit findings of US$214 million in questionable expenses stands, and that the company should prepare financial transactions to reflect this, sources say.

By Antonio Dey Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussein, yesterday said that the regional executive and education officers of Potaro-Siparuni failed to inform the Education Ministry of deficiencies at the Mahdia secondary school dorm.

DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – England revived their 50-overs World Cup title defence as Dawid Malan smashed a career-best 140 and Reece Topley wreaked havoc with the ball in a 137-run hammering of Bangladesh yesterday.

No successful cyber-espionage malware has been found on the Government of Guyana’s network according to the authority on such matters, the cybersecurity division of the National Data Manage-ment Authority (NDMA).

Lusignan Golf Course (LGC) President, Patanjilee Persaud, won the B Flight category of the Suriname Open golf competition last weekend.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) seeks to clarify with the following, what has apparently gained some attention as a certain media release.

Charria Naitram, a 26-year-old lorry driver of Supply Village, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was yesterday charged with causing the death of a guard at Ogle by dangerous driving and placed on $1m bail.

Following the conclusion of the group stage section, the elimination segment in the 10th edition of the Courts Pee Wee Football Championship, which will commence on Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, was officially confirmed yesterday.

Dear Editor, Last Friday I was part of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) delegation that, at the government’s request, participated in a meeting, dubbed “Budgetary Consultation.”

JERUSALEM/GAZA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Israel vowed to escalate its response to an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas with a ground offensive, while U.S.

Dear Editor, The Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in article 26, aptly outlines the ‘right to citizens for housing accommodation.’

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday sharply criticised contractor S Maraj over his failure to complete the troubled Leguan Stelling project and it declared that it won’t be bullied into paying more for a contract that has seen many variations.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Israel calls last week’s devastating attack by Hamas its 9/11 moment.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Academy players assembled in Antigua Monday for a High Performance camp ahead of their participation in the upcoming CG United Super50 Cup.

Dear Editor, I refer to Dr Nigel Westmaas’ article, “Ghana Day,’ culture, solidarity, independence and diplomacy: Notes on the historical ties between Ghana and Guyana” (SN 10-8-23) to elaborate on two points he raised.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive officer of Sam Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund, testified yesterday that the former crypto mogul directed her and others to defraud customers of his FTX exchange by taking their money without their knowledge.

GFF boss Wayne Forde yesterday confirmed that the Golden Jaguars and Lady Jaguars home matches in the CONCACAF Nations League and Road to Gold W Cup Qualifiers, respectively will be staged in St.

NEW YORK/HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil XOM.N agreed to buy U.S.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – In its race to be the first country to sell carbon credits under a new Paris Agreement scheme, Suriname has set a price of $30 per credit in a bid to raise $144 million, the country’s environment minister told Reuters yesterday.

The Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson Benefit Football Series will commence this evening at 18:00hrs at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, In the morning hours of 7 October 2023, the terrorist organizations Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) initiated a new war against Israel: bloodthirsty squads of Palestinian terrorists breached the border fence from the Gaza Strip to Israel, carrying out barbaric pogroms in the streets and houses of the Israeli villages and towns along the border, massacring indiscriminately of gender and age any Israeli crossing their way.

A 56-year-old pedestrian of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, was struck down and killed on Monday evening at the Lusignan Railway Embankment, ECD.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama’s cabinet yesterday approved a modified version of the government’s contract with a local subsidiary of Canadian miner First Quantum FM.TO,

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Former Haitian Senator Joseph Joel John pleaded guilty yesterday to criminal charges in a U.S.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemalan prosecutors are seeking to block the landslide winner of the country’s presidential election from taking office, the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) said yesterday, denouncing the push as a “shameful example for the hemisphere.”

Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus yesterday said that a file has been completed and advice will be sought as it relates to the break and enter at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) bond located at Corriverton, Corentyne.

Dear Editor, My interest was piqued when I read the October 10, 2023, Stabroek News, and I noticed Minister of Public Works, Honourable Bishop Juan Edghill, coming to the defence of General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Mr Wayne Watson.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced the match schedule and venues for the West Indies Academy home series against Ireland Academy.

(Reuters) – One of the last three known Black Tulsans who lived through a 1921 race massacre in the Oklahoma town has died at 102, his family said.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C through the erratic actions of some within its leadership, is manifesting a series of irregular actions that reveal a substantial malevolent disposition, directed not only towards the populace of Guyana, but also towards the impartial intermediary tasked with upholding the rule of law, namely the Judiciary.

David Hayde, an 18-year-old labourer of Lot 16 Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, has been charged with the felonious wounding of a 17-year-old student of the Leonora Technical Institute.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Leeward Islands Hurricanes have elevated West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph to captain for the West Indies Super50 Cup, starting Tuesday in Trinidad.

MARRAKECH, Morocco,  (Reuters) – Barbados is hoping to execute a “debt-for-climate” swap early next year to secure savings of around $300 million over a 15 year period to fund clean water supplies, the island state’s finance minister told Reuters yesterday.

HELSINKI, (Reuters) – A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea have been damaged in what may have been a deliberate act, the Finnish government said yestetday.

(Reuters) – At least 29 people, including women and children, were killed in Myanmar in an artillery strike on a refugee camp near the border with China which sources said was carried out by the ruling military.

By Barak Barfi WASHINGTON, DC – The multi-pronged operation that Hamas launched against Israel one day after the anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War is eerily similar to that conflict.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Hosts Trinidad & Tobago Red Force have packed their side with familiar faces for this year’s West Indies Super50 Cup, which opens Tuesday.

The Caribbean Dictionary online defines ‘bazodee’ as, among other things, being dumbfounded, dazed or stunned.

Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali has proclaimed that by year end some 10,000 NIS matters would be resolved.

As the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) faces criticism in relation to the quality of its hoses used to fight fires, its Chief Gregory Wickham explained that the hoses are regularly replenished, checked and are also damaged regularly when the fire service is in action.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Lidia plowed into Mexico’s Pacific coast at the beach town of Las Penitas as a powerful Category 4 storm last evening, as local tourist resorts hunkered down to shelter from lashing rains, potentially lethal winds and flooding.