Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

President Irfaan Ali has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the first CARICOM-Saudi Arabia Summit.

(Trinidad Express) Lisa Agard has been fired as chief executive officer of Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago with immediate effect.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said today Israel was a “terror state” committing war crimes and violating international law in Gaza, sharpening his repeated criticism of Israeli leaders and their backers in the West.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French judges have issued arrest warrants for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad, and two other senior officials over the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, a judicial source said today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Supreme Court ruled today that the government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, dealing a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before an election expected next year.

Calling the referendum which Venezuela intends to hold on December 3rd, over its claim to Essequibo, an “existential threat ” to its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Guyana yesterday argued at the ICJ in the Hague that Caracas was seeking to evade the jurisdiction of the court and its acts of aggression are intended to lay the path for annexation.  

Having taken control of the lands and assets of the Australian company which left its Region Seven mining site without notice and owing royalties to the state, the Government of Guyana yesterday said it has begun distributing small claims to local miners.

A 14-person delegation from the United States of America – including state legislators – arrived here on Monday to review allegations of racism, discrimination and human rights violations and will be visiting various communities.

Neil Madramootoo who was charged last month with the attempted murder of his fianceé, Ashmin Mahadeo, yesterday turned himself into the police after Mahadeo succumbed at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Monday evening.

By Joseph Allen Residents of the town of Mahdia in Region Eight are complaining about the current state of a $60 million road project, which had a completion deadline close to a year ago.

Two men who pleaded not guilty to six counts of robbery were yesterday remanded to prison and will return to Court on December 6, 2023 for statements.

The Justice Education Society, in partnership with Canada, is conducting the first-ever Senior Management Training with senior officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Muneshwers Limited has secured an order from the High Court requiring the city to remove all encumbrances from the pavement and streets surrounding its Lots 9 and 10 Water, Commerce and Longden streets premises.

Dear Editor, I have no doubt that under international law, Guyana has sovereignty over the Essequibo.

Dear Editor, Monday, 30th October 2023, I went to the GBTI ATM on Sheriff Street but it was closed.

The MVP Sports Girls Pee Wee Football Championship is slated to commence on Saturday, November 18 and ahead of the kick-off, tournament coordinators, the Petra Organisation, conducted a ball distribution exercise and tournament briefing yesterday at the National Library, Church and Main streets.

Five Region Three families yesterday received core homes from the Ministry of Housing and Water.

A 16-year-old student has been charged and released on bail over the wounding of Jamal Reid of Golden Grove Secondary School, East Coast Demerara last Thursday afternoon.

Chartered accountanting firm, Ram and McRae are the sponsors of the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) National Open Chess Qualifiers, which began on Saturday at the Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, It is with great sadness I write of the passing in New York, USA, on November 9, 2023 of my dear friend, Dr.

The third edition of the Hikers Hockey Club’s Mixed 7-a-side Hockey Festival saw the Jai Signs sponsored team win their second title since the competition’s introduction to the hockey fraternity.

A virtual award ceremony was held yesterday for the winners of the Culturally Relevant Essay Writing Competition for Hinterland schools organized by the office of the Deputy Chief Education Officer (DCEO) (Amerindian and Hinter-land Education Development).

Dear Editor, A weekend of accidents, deaths and killings when good prevails over evil and light over darkness.

A 20-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed her neighbour causing him bodily injuries was yesterday remanded to prison. 

TURIN,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s winning streak was halted at 19 matches as home favourite Jannik Sinner was roared to a superb 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2) victory by a partisan ATP Finals crowd in Turin on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, Events I attended over the past few days renewed my faith in humanity.

GAZA,  (Reuters) – The Israeli military said it was carrying out a raid last night against Hamas militants in Al Shifa Hospital, having urged them to surrender with thousands of Palestinian civilians still sheltering inside Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital.

(Trinidad Guardian) The ANSA McAL group of companies has enjoyed yet another strong period, as the Group has reported increased revenues and profits for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday accepted the Letters of Credence from the Non-Resident High Commissioner of Mauritius to Guyana, Purmanund Jhugroo at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

(Trinidad Guardian) Lisa Agard has been replaced as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TSTT with immediate effect.

Dear Editor, The PPP Government’s decision not to meet with the fact finding team on discrimination is a good call.

(Reuters) – The ball with which Australian Gareth Morgan claimed six wickets in an over to seal the unlikeliest of victories in a local match will get a special display thanks to the Mudgeeraba Nerang and Districts Cricket Club president, the player said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) – The government of Belize suspended diplomatic ties with Israel yesterday, citing what it described in a statement as “unceasing indiscriminate bombing in Gaza” as Israeli forces attack Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping began his first visit to the United States in six years yesterday, after President Joe Biden said he aimed to restore normal communications with Beijing and his top diplomat stressed the need for freedoms that Washington says Beijing is undermining in the Asia-Pacific region.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Electricity consumption in Brazil broke records on Monday afternoon, topping 100.95 gigawatts (GW) for the first time ever as regions across the country face extremely high temperatures.

Dear Editor, A non-government US team was scheduled to arrive in Guyana from the United States on November 13, 2023, on a so-called fact-finding mission.

KOLKATA,  (Reuters) – South Africa sense an opportunity to finally get rid of the choker’s tag but the onerous task entails getting the better of the most successful team in the history of 50-overs World Cup, Australia, in tomorrow’s semi-final in Kolkata.

On Saturday, 9th December, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will hold its Electoral Congress at the GFF Training Centre at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Head Coach Andre Coley said the West Indies A team tour of South Africa was important to defining and developing the depth of talent in the longer formats of the sport in the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a temporary spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, with broad support from lawmakers in both parties.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Prominent non-binary Mexican activist Ociel Baena was slain with a razor blade, a local prosecutor said on Tuesday, in a suspected murder that has led to an outpouring of grief from members of the country’s LGBT community.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – India’s tortuous stance on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza offers a fascinating illustration of the recent evolution of the country’s foreign policy.

Dear Editor, The opposition is commended for unanimously supporting the government on the border issue in which Venezuela is (wrongfully) claiming some two-thirds of Guyana’s territory and planning a referendum to ratchet up the claim.

The first batch of 32 participants from Region Nine has graduated from a two-week Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Hub Managers’ course.

(Field Level Media) Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 29 points, including 12 Brooklyn points in the fourth quarter, as the Nets pulled away down the stretch for a 124-104 victory over the Orlando Magic last night in an NBA in-season tournament game in New York.