Articles published on Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Bibi Sharima-Gopaul, who had been found guilty of murdering her daughter Neesa Gopaul in 2010 has been released from jail and the Guyana Prison Service is expected to issue a release on the matter “shortly”.
GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza today seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and fierce ground fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants.
Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at around 1.15 am today on the railway embankment road at Triumph, East Coast Demerara.
Khamalnarine Jaggernauth, a 24-year-old barber of Unity Village, East Coast Demerara, was arrested and charged yesterday by ranks of Mahaica Police Station with attempted murder.
Gobind’s Variety Store and Cambio at 96 Regent Street, Georgetown has voluntarily surrendered its licence to carry on the business of buying and selling of foreign currency.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Global fossil fuel production in 2030 is set to be more than double the levels that are deemed consistent with meeting climate goals set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the United Nations and researchers said on Wednesday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London SOLYD.UL will invest 40 million pounds ($49.6 million) in regions affected by the transatlantic slave trade, it said today, after a report showed the commercial insurance market had strong links to the trade.
Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) has registered a whopping after-tax profit of $4.06b for the financial year ended September 30, 2023 compared to $2.95b last year, an increase of 37.5%.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) last month in a circular to teachers, announced changes to the policies that guide subjects offered in grades 10 and 11 in secondary schools.
Guyana Harpy Eagles will make a push for a spot in the final of the CG United Regional Super50 but in their way are the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force as both teams clash in a day/night encounter today.
In his address to parliament on Monday reaffirming support for the 1899 arbitral award, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton strongly criticised a “Caribbean politician” who recently called for Guyana and Venezuela to maintain the region as a zone of peace following the tensions between the two over a referendum on Essequibo that is to be held by Caracas on December 3rd.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell fought through cramps to smash an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls, single-handedly guiding Australia to an improbable three-wicket win over Afghanistan in a World Cup match yesterday and sealing the team’s spot in the semi-finals.
The new Arthurville Primary School on the island of Wakenaam was commissioned yesterday by President Irfaan Ali and the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.
Tabatinga FC and Guyana Rush Saints won the 2023 Rupununi Football Association (RFA) male and female titles on Saturday.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to an editorial published in the Thursday, November 2, 2023 edition of the Stabroek News titled `Missing the link’.
Rovin James of Charity Extension Scheme, Essequibo Coast, appeared at the Matthews Ridge Magistrate’s Court on Monday before Magistrate Dylon Bess, where the charge of ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’ was read to him.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), via its Member Financial Assistance Programme (MFAP), donated several pieces of football equipment to the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) to aid in the staging of its ongoing grassroots initiatives.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Marketing Corporation wishes to acknowledge with grave concern the article published in Stabroek News dated November 6, 2023, captioned ‘Exporters say opportunities being lost as GMC badly run’.
The Ethnic Relations Commission is greatly concerned about public events that bring disrepute to religious holidays and observances they attach themselves to.
The official presentation of prizes in the ExxonMobil/Petra U14 Football Championship took place Saturday and Monday, respectively.
Dear Editor, The Hon. Anil Nandlall, Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs (AG) has wisely introduced into the legal landscape of Guyana, forward-looking legislation on judicial review and time limits for judicial decisions.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies director of cricket Miles Bascombe praised retiring off-spinner Sunil Narine for the excitement he brought to the sport.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – A fire in an informal immigrant neighbourhood in the southern Chilean city of Coronel left 14 dead, most of them children, on Monday night, according to local authorities.
Mahendra Surujpersaud, 20, of Lot 22 Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Alicia George at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is yet again forced to respond to missives regarding the termination of the Black Bush Polder pump station project in the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Westpac Group WBC.AX, Australia’s fourth-largest bank by market capitalisation, cut ties yesterday with scandal-tainted auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia, ending a relationship stretching back to 1968.
Speaking at the Conference of American Armies (CAA) in Brazil, Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan has called for a renewed commitment to peace and democracy.
(Reuters) – Ohio voters yesterday approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, Edison Research projected, extending an unbeaten streak for abortion access advocates since the U.S.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Two people taking part in an anti-government protest in Panama were shot dead yesterday by an unknown assailant, authorities said, aggravating social tension that has welled up since anger over a lucrative mining contract sparked demonstrations.
Former national women’s chess champion Sasha Shariff said that her recent participation at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) women’s chess championships in Puerto Rico was an enriching experience.
Dear Editor, The work done by the consortium of auditing firms, Ramdihal & Haynes Inc.,
RJ Barrett, returning from a two-game absence caused by a sore left knee, scored 11 points during a fourth-quarter surge as the host New York Knicks broke open a tie game and cruised to a 111-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.
The Disabilities and Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Health yesterday received a donation of 30 wheelchairs from the Mohan Thani Foundation.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Deforestation in Colombia’s Amazon is forecast to have fallen 70% in the first nine months of 2023 from the year-ago period, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said yesterday, though she warned drought could reverse the trend.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former captain Clive Lloyd said West Indies missing the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 India was “hurtful”, and there was enough talent in the Caribbean to turn the fortunes of the team around and ensure it never happens again.
Dear Editor, Food builds us. We can’t build strong, healthy bodies, minds and brains without food and drink.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic said yesterday it will beef up security at its northern border with Haiti, following an incident it labeled a “provocation” in which it said a group of Haitians entered Dominican territory and interfered with the army patrol.
GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel’s ground forces in the Gaza Strip aimed last night to locate and disable Hamas militants’ vast tunnel network beneath the enclave, the next phase in an Israeli offensive that has killed thousands of Palestinians.
By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora column The Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Canada, which describes its mission as one of offering a space “to create, develop and produce new plays to provide the conditions for new work to thrive,” is currently home to the world premiere of the deeply moving debut play, A Poem for Rabia, in co-production with Nightwood Theatre and Undercurrent Creations.
(Trinidad Guardian) Republic Financial Holdings Ltd (RFHL), the Port-of-Spain-based holding company for Republic Bank, yesterday announced that it recorded profit attributable to its shareholders of $1.75 billion for the year ended September 30, 2023.
The suspect in the stabbing of Raymond Cozier, a 16-year-old miner of Isseneru Village, Middle Mazaruni River, Region Seven, was arrested on Monday and is in police custody, according to Regional Commander, Senior Superintendent Dion Moore.
In the same issue of the Stabroek News, (Friday October 27) that ran on its back page a captioned photograph of the incumbent executive of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) seeking a ‘third term’ in office there appeared on page 29 a report headlined “Golden Jaguars owed match fees since August by GFF.”
Association do Shotokan Karate (ASK) conducted grading examinations on Sunday at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Dojo, Thomas Lands.
Dear Editor, Following the border controversy meeting between the Government and opposition, it was reported that a strong and robust PR campaign blitz to educate, inform and edify the populace was to be rolled out.
