Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Guyana yesterday approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for provisional measures in the wake of a threatening referendum to be held in Venezuela on December 3rd over Caracas’ claim to Essequibo.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says the state will “redouble all efforts” in the fight against crime.

(Trinidad Guardian) The family of one of three men who were murdered in Arima believe he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time yesterday evening.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gerard Forde may have been fortunate to escape gunmen, but his eldest son was not.

A US$500 million lending purse has been extended to Guyana by the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) to assist this country in hastening its infrastructural development agenda, President of the Bank, Dr.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) yesterday disclosed that in the five active complaints before it, documentation has not been presented by the procuring entities and the NPTAB and an approach may be made to the court to  compel the production of information.

A post-mortem examination has revealed that 21-year-old, Amit Singh, who was lured to a house in Middle Road, La Penitence by four suspects and then killed suffered severe blunt trauma The autopsy found that he sustained blunt trauma to the head and face causing multiple fractures, blunt trauma to the neck, and bronchial aspiration of blood.

The Ministry of Education (MoE)  yesterday launched its Education Management Information System (EMIS) which it says promises to be a game-changer.

Millions were lost yesterday as a blaze that started in a garbage dump later mushroomed into a grass fire, travelling some 500 feet to consume Rohan’s Lumberyard at Enmore, East Coast Demerara. 

Two men were held on Friday with a gun, ammunition and handcuffs during a stop and search exercise at Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara.

Roy Jaglall—one of the two men who had been accused of murdering fisherman, Mukesh Mangra back in 2020—has been acquitted of the charge.

The Police say they are investigating the death of a 30 year-old miner of River View, West Bank Demerara, whose body was found floating in the Mazaruni River.

Comedian and taxi driver, Kirk `Chow Pow’ Jardine, of Lot 212 Greenheart Street, South Ruimveldt, appeared yesterday  before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with assaulting his daughter.

Pan Am Games…. Guyana’s standout sprinters experienced mixed fortunes on the opening day of track and field action when this year’s Pan American Games continued yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

The decomposed body of a 55-year-old man was discovered yesterday at his Section ‘B’ Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara home, after he was last seen alive in June. 

Malteenoes Sports Club, Everest Cricket Club and the Georgetown Cricket Club teams all notched up wins in the Pepsi-sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first-division 50-overs competition last weekend.

Kishore Choonoo, 34, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert to answer to the charge of rape.

Dear Editor, I write to return to your coverage on various pump station contracts under the aegis of NDIA and the Ministry of Agriculture, as raised by Ganesh Mahipaul, MP and SN, and responded to by the NDIA releases of October 18 last.

GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Hamas said its militants in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel’s invading forces last night and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting that has deepened the Palestinian enclave’s humanitarian crisis.

Western Tigers and Santos recorded wins in the KFC Elite League on Sunday evening at the Eve Leary Stadium in Kingston, Georgetown.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday announced that it had achieved a historic medical milestone in Guyana by performing the first-ever catheter-directed thrombolysis of a pulmonary embolism.

Dear Editor, My boyfriend, Nakema Deonauth was found lifeless in his apartment on 12th June.

President of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC), Mahendra ‘Raj’ Boodhoo is set to make a return to competitive racing at the South Dakota Circuit when the ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions rolls off on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Five months before a U.S. Army reservist shot dead 18 people at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, his family contacted the sheriff’s office to say they were concerned about a decline in his mental health and that he had access to at least 10 guns.

Experts from India were among those who participated in  a recent seminar with ranks from the Regional Division 10 of the Guyana Police Force on matters like crime scene management and DNA sampling.

Dear Editor, The Good Hope Secondary School is experiencing various problems.

Renowned contractors, NABi Construction Inc., has thrown their support behind the ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions, which will run off on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Justice Tribunal said yesterday it has suspended the results of an opposition presidential primary that took place this month, despite an electoral deal between the government and the opposition that allows each side to choose its candidate.

Boat captain, Mark Braithwaite, 36, who was held by the police over a fatal accident at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, yesterday pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was fined $50,000.

Dear Editor, In a letter which appeared in SN on October 28, writer Kit Nascimento expressed the view that the continuing accidents with loss of lives on Guyanese Roads are the result of reckless driving, inadequate legal protection and law enforcement.

Sophia, Festival City, Airy Hall, and Stewartville recorded wins when the Hamilton Green Football Cup commenced Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin accused the West and Ukraine of stirring up unrest inside Russia after rioters in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region stormed an airport to “catch” Jewish passengers on a flight from Tel Aviv.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Sherwyn Greaves, yesterday hosted a mission from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) where they discussed completing outstanding projects.

Guyana’s Shemar Britton and Chelsea Edghill yesterday bowed out of the singles event at this year’s Pan American Games table tennis competition after losing their round of 32 encounters.

Dear Editor, Women power was taken to a new level with the award of two oil block, in the recent auction, to a company founded and managed by four women – Sispro Inc. 

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – The five surviving co-stars of the hit 1990s television sitcom “Friends” paid tribute yesterday to their fallen cast mate, Matthew Perry, in a joint message lamenting his death two days earlier as an “unfathomable loss.”

The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) yesterday announced the initiation of a public consultation for Guyana’s Gas Monetization Strategy, as promised by President Irfaan Ali.

Fifty-four-year-old Rollex Harry of Lot 666 Toucan Drive, South Ruimveldt, appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with possession of narcotics.

Demerara all-rounder Rishi Looknauth has earned his maiden call up for the Guyana National One-Day side replacing all-rounder Romario Shepherd for the regional one day competition the CG United Super50.

Dear Editor, Reference to my letter dated 30th October, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Manager of MMG at GTT for his immediate response and apologies.

ACAPULCO, Mexico,  (Reuters) – The number of people dead and missing due to Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm which hammered the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco last week, has risen to nearly 100, authorities in the state of Guerrero said on Monday.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Up to mid-afternoon yesterday, there were no reports of loss of life or significant damage to buildings and infrastructure resulting from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that shook Jamaica.

Dear Editor, The premier golf tournament on the local calendar is the Guyana Open.

Chairperson of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority [GNBA], attorney-at-law Latchmie Rahamat, on Wednesday, underscored the importance of local broadcasters’ compliance with regulations.

Dear Editor, A human catastrophe is unfolding in the Middle East; thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands rendered homeless and without any food, water or shelter.

The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has been accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the organization announced on Sunday.

It was disclosed yesterday by the Secretary of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Mahdia dormitory fire that claimed 20 lives that it has been decided that there is no need for more witnesses to be called.

(Trinidad Guardian) A shooting in Belmont on Sunday night has led to the deaths of four men.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday that he intends to end the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda and the Central African Republic in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade program.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Test discard Nkrumah Bonner returned to form with a half-century but abject Jamaica Scorpions crashed to a four-wicket defeat to Windward Islands Islands here Sunday, to continue their miserable campaign in the Regional Super50 Cup.

Malik Monk saved 11 of his 22 points for overtime, Kevin Huerter drilled a key 3-pointer with 32 seconds to go and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 132-127 on Sunday night.

PUNE, India, (Reuters) – A spirited Afghanistan upset another former champion yesterday when Hashmatullah Shahidi’s men defeated 1996 winners Sri Lanka by seven wickets to continue their memorable campaign at the 50-overs World Cup.

By Zhang Jun SHANGHAI – It has become increasingly clear in recent years that China has begun to shift away from its export-driven economic-development model to an “internal circulation” strategy that emphasizes expansion of domestic demand.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – Teenager Djenaba Joseph carved out an unbeaten fifty to mastermind a successful run chase as West Indies Women-A defeated Pakistan Women-A by three wickets to clinch the three-match 50-over series here Sunday.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – The former head of Exxon Mobil’s XOM.N shale oil and gas business will return as senior vice president over the company’s most important U.S.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Five teams remain solidly in the running for four semi-final places, with nine matches left in the preliminary round of the Super50 Cup.