Daily Archive: Sunday, November 5, 2023

The motion to be debated in the National Assembly today will reject any form of dialogue with Venezuela on the border controversy outside of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

RAMALLAH, (Reuters) – Efforts were under way today to resume evacuations of injured Gazans and foreign passport holders through the Rafah crossing to Egypt, suspended since Saturday after a deadly ambulance attack, Egyptian, U.S.

SHANGHAI, China, (Reuters) – China will further expand market access and increase imports, its premier told a trade fair in Shanghai today, amid criticism from European firms who said they wanted to see more tangible improvement in the country’s business environment.

(Trinidad Guardian) Local businesses seeking to get US dollars from the Jamaican banking system using the T&T dollar may no longer be able to do so.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today disciplined a junior member of his cabinet who appeared to voice openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike on Gaza, where the war with Hamas is inflicting a spiralling Palestinian civilian toll.

(Reuters) – Uruguay’s interior minister and two other members of the government resigned yesterday over a case that has already prompted the foreign minister to quit, involving a passport issued to an internationally wanted drug-trafficking suspect.

The opposition  APNU wants all to know that it has a viable people-centric development strategy for Guyana with the ultimate objective being a livable income for all.

By Joseph Allen Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday shot and killed a robbery suspect during a “confrontation” in Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

Quantity surveyor, Donald Rodney is calling for more information to be provided to the general public as it relates to the terminated Black Bush Polder (BBP) Pump Station project.

An East Canje Berbice teenager died around 7 pm yesterday after he was reportedly stabbed. 

Subsequent to attaining a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation on Friday engaged in a technical consultation on UNSC matters with representatives from State Department of the United States of America.

Two men armed with guns invaded the Buckanair Bar located along the Smithfield Public Road just after midnight on Friday and robbed the owner, who was tied up and assaulted during the incident, of over $500,000 in cash and a large amount of gold jewellery.

The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) has come in for criticism for failing to produce the results of a toxicology test some four months after a Regent Street  murder.

The Mahdia Fire Station in Region Eight has received new fire prevention equipment to boost its capacity, Officer in Charge Ryan Scott told commissioners inquiring into the blaze in May that claimed 20 lives.

Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal on Friday announced that some 800 allottees within the Cummings Lodge, 1767 Development will have access to their land, in time for Christmas.

From selling corilla bush for tea in England 25 years ago, founder of Dalgety Teas, Mark Dalgety, 57, now has 36 lines of herbal teas, some eight families of teas, all sold in cities in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Nigeria and in some Asian markets as he continues to expands his business globally.  

EU Ambassador René van Nes on Friday called for the statutes of international law to be respected, in relation to Venezuela’s proposed referendum on Essequibo and Guyana’s request for provisional measures, which the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hear on November 14.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour looks at the origin of the broadcast of live televised Test Cricket from the West Indies.

Without naming him, the University of Guyana (UG) on Friday expressed dismay at what it deemed an inappropriate conversation, during a lecture by attorney-at-law Christopher Ram, a recording of which has been circulated on Facebook.

The build-up has been gradual, the competitors have promised to deliver and all that’s left is for today’s Caribbean Clash of Champions motor racing meet to live up to all the hype, all the expectations.

A week from today, we will be celebrating Diwali. There will be lights.

A behemoth of architectural ambition is currently rising on the cityscape at   Quamina and Waterloo streets.

Last Thursday, following a formal meeting of the respective directors of sports for the three competing nations in Paramaribo, Suriname, the signing of the protocol agreement that paves the way for the staging of the 2023 Inter Guiana Games (IGG) took place.

The annual performance production Greens and Golds 5 for 2023, under the theme and title “World Dance Tour” enthralled the audience on October 28 last at the Critchlow Labour College. 

The University of Guyana (UG) is hosting a series of actions in support of Guyana’s security personnel and in solidarity with what it refers to as “Guyana’s right to peace within its own borders,” a release from the university stated on Friday.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – England’s stuttering title defence at the 50-overs World Cup eventually crumbled yesterday and the setback was particularly painful as it was their Ashes rivals Australia who delivered the mortal blow on Jos Buttler and his disjointed team.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) raised $3.7m in the wake of the Mahdia Dormitory fire in May that claimed 20 lives and on Friday handed over the money to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

Republic Drive crushed Sideline to walk away with the Beterverwagting Inter-Block football competition Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.577 percent during the final period of trading in October 2023. 

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the court article published in the Stabroek News, dated November 4th, headlined: “Realtor granted $500,000 bail in fraud case.”

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department (OSH) is still investigating two workplace fatalities at Tepui Group and Industrial Fabrications Incorporated (InFab Inc) Seventeen-year-old Javid Shaw was a junior site worker of InFab.

The GT Beer East Coast Demerara (ECD) 5/5 tapeball tournament bowls off today, featuring 19 teams competing for the coveted title.

Inspector Castello, Sergeant Reynolds and other Police ranks, along with several representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Friday  conducted a sensitisation exercise for noise nuisance on the East Coast of Demerara.

Dear Editor, As we attempt to forge a national unity to counter the Man on Horseback on our Essequibo Border, we should be reminded that as a much smaller nation than Venezuela by almost all criteria, we need to deploy  a strategy that checkmates those advantages.

History was created yesterday as St. Pius became the first team to win three Courts Optical Pee Wee football competition, defeating first-time finalist Redeemer 3-1 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, Trade Unionist Lincoln Lewis wrote “Parliament meeting to discuss Venezuela’s saber rattling must also discuss the idea floated by Bharrat Jagdeo to give Venezuela passage to the Atlantic, via Guyana’s territory that country is coveting”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Five schools, including a bilingual, integrated Jewish-Arab one in Jerusalem, triumphed at the World’s Best School prizes on Saturday for feats including fostering unity, helping the local community and supporting mental health.

The Ministry of Education’s Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Unit on Friday opened the Visual Arts Career Exhibition and Fair.

Guyana Harpy Eagles recorded a vital seven-wicket win over Jamaica Scorpions yesterday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy to keep their hopes of advancing in the CG United Regional Super50 alive.

Dear Editor, The draft Guyana Gas Monetization Strategy offers a good general overview of the sector with valuable background information.

CONAKRY,  (Reuters) – Guinea’s former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in custody, his lawyer said yesterday, denying Camara was a willing participant in an earlier armed jailbreak that he described as a kidnapping by force.

On Friday evening, the US Embassy hosted a reception to formally welcome US Ambassador Nicole D.

Guyana’s Leslain Baird gave Guyana its third medal of the pan American games which ended yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday teamed up for a Farmers Market on the lawns outside Base Camp Ayanganna Playfield.

GAZA/AMMAN, (Reuters) – The United States and its Arab allies appeared divided over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to defeat Hamas, as Washington, alongside Israel, resisted pressure for an immediate ceasefire despite the rising death toll among Palestinian civilians.

In a thrilling encounter at the Everest Cricket Club, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)  yesterday emerged victorious over Guyana National Industrial Cooperation (GNIC) by six wickets in the Georgetown Cricket Association DDL Pepsi First Division 50-over tournament.

Dear Editor, The Mahdia dorm fire resulted in 20 deaths (young and Amerindian), 2 SN editorials (`A travesty’ and `Feeble’), 1 Commission of Inquiry (a smoothie), and 1 minister (a heroine of immaculate proportions). 

Joshua Creed appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday before Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with robbery.

LVIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine rained 15 cruise missiles on Russia’s shipyard in the Crimean port city of Kerch yesterday, damaging one ship, Russian defence ministry said, in an attack that could further undermine Moscow’s striking capabilities.

PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Suriname’s government has launched a process to attract potential investors to develop bauxite projects in the so-called Bakhuis area in the west of the country, it said in a statement yesterday.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Pakistan endured a battering by New Zealand’s top-order before launching their own onslaught through centurion Fakhar Zaman to win a rain-hit World Cup game by 21 runs via the DLS method yesterday and stay alive in the hunt for a semi-final spot.

Dear Editor, The former mayor made a stirring plea on behalf of the elderly/pensioners (SN Nov 4) even as another withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), the sixth for the year so far, was made public.

Introduction Today’s column introduces multi-dimensional measures of poverty in Guyana. I share the view that the best starting point for this topic, is through an introduction of the United Nations Human Development Report, UN, HDR and its Index HDI As the UNDP states, the HDI is a “summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.

The 21-year-old security guard of ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown who was shot in his right leg on October 18 after he and two other persons were involved in an attempted robbery at a Success Restaurant was yesterday discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital, Regional Commander 4 ‘C’, Senior Superintendent Khali Pareshram stated.

Similar to most things in our lives, our personal growth can also be affected heavily by the people who cross our paths.

This month, I would like to dare you to join me in a challenge.

KYIV, (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said yesterday that Ukraine had made “excellent progress” towards EU accession, days ahead of a key report on Kyiv’s membership bid.

Border controversy World Court to hear Guyana’s bid for provisional measures against Venezuelan referendum: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week said that it will hold public hearings on November 14 on Guyana’s request for provisional measures related to a referendum planned by Venezuela on December 3rd on Essequibo which is the substance of a case currently being heard by the Holland-based tribunal.

(Trinidad Express) At around 1:40 p.m. on Friday officers went to a home on St.

Guyana’s challenge to Venezuela’s referendum, fixed for December 3, is to be heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on November 14 in the Hague. 

I have in mind compiling a book of brief pen portraits of Extraordinary People I have been fortunate to know in my long life – at least, a selected number of them since , to tell the truth, if you know anyone well enough and long enough everyone is remarkable!

Dear Editor, Your recent online editions alluded to statements of concern from both the Caricom and Commonwealth Secretariats over Venezuela’s pending referendum on the Essequibo.

The words in an ancient text are churning in my mind.

The qualifying sessions for the hugely anticipated Caribbean clash of champions yesterday was marred by an early incident at the South Dakota circuit.

According to Kirk ‘Chow Pow’ Jardine fathers are under attack. That statement was made on his Facebook page hours after he left the lock-up where he was held for allegedly publicly assaulting his daughter physically.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados at the Barbados Labour Party’s annual conference last weekend called on Guyana and Venezuela to ensure there was a peaceful end to the land controversy between them.