Daily Archive: Sunday, November 19, 2023

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Australia won a record-extending sixth 50-overs World Cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to fashion their six-wicket victory in today’s final against the tournament’s form team India.

The Guyana Police Force today issued a Wanted Bulletin for Andrew Marcus Llewelyn Fraser, 56, who is wanted for ‘Trafficking in Firearms & Ammunition’, Contrary to Section 17A of the Firearm Act Chapter 16:05, as amended by the Firearm Act No.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentines headed to the polls today in a delicately poised presidential runoff, with voters seeking a solution to triple-digit inflation and rising poverty, and two clashing visions for the country’s future on offer.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed to Muslim states with political ties with Israel to at least cut them for “a limited time”, state media reported today, weeks after he called for an Islamic oil and food embargo on Israel.

By Antonio Dey President Irfaan Ali  yesterday voiced confidence that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule in Guyana’s favour in relation to emergency measures it is seeking against Venezuela’s controversial December 3rd   referendum on Essequibo which he said was akin to the crumbling of the law.

By Miranda La Rose Dr Nneka Johnson, 49, wanted to follow in the footsteps of her parents – her mother was a teacher and her father, a social worker – and was conflicted about her career path, so she pursued studies in both fields and now successfully blends both disciplines in her field of work to better the lives of the people.

Want chicken that’s flavoursome, finger-licking and succulent? Then cook it in a pot on the stovetop, low and slow.

A report for the government on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing said that as recent as 2021, there were 19,000 vessel-days where non-Guyanese flagged vessels were found in this country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Becoming visibly angry, President Irfaan Ali yesterday accused a visiting delegation from the US of being politically influenced by what he termed “baseless narratives being peddled by the Opposition”.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks at the role of Australian Dennis Waight during the West Indies Cricket Team’s Glory Years of the 1980s and 1990s.

A 47-year-old employee of Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) located in Region Seven died yesterday morning when the truck he was driving collided with another while descending a hill.

The Lucas Stock Index rose 2.403 percent during the second period of trading in November 2023. 

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that  the inaugural CARICOM and Saudi Arabia Summit was a success and that  Riyadh and several other Middle East countries are onboard in relation to supporting Guyana in areas such as infrastructure, food security and agriculture.

Dear Editor, Parliament’s decision to create—what amounts to—a zero tax clause in the petroleum production agreement keeps power and wealth in the hands of its foreign counterparties and contributes to Guyana’s economic inequality.

The Amaya Milk Company is appealing to its customers for understanding as its milk products are currently not available on supermarket shelves due to a shipping glitch with its bottle supplier.

Feryal Khan, a small business owner from East Canje, Berbice, is the 2023 Best Graduating Student for the University of Guyana, Berbice Campus (UGBC).

Dear Editor, I am ineluctably constrained to publicly add my voice to the discourse on the current developments regarding Venezuela’s threats in pursuit of its baseless claim to our Essequibo region.

After a dream start on Friday in Paramaribo, Suriname, Team Guyana’s dominance on the track continued yesterday at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), as Tianna Springer, Ezekiel Newton, and Javon Roberts recorded gold medal performances.

Twelve-year-old, Zaleena Boyer, who died on Wednesday at the Mabaruma Hospital after being stung by a scorpion while on her way to school, was also diagnosed with pneumonia.

Due to inclement weather, Guyana’s league B encounter in the CONCACAF Nations League against the Bahamas, which was pencilled for yesterday at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has been postponed by CONCACAF and is slated to be hosted today.

Dear Editor, I was brought to reality as a blackout occurred even as I was dictating this letter, but Editor the gravamen of this letter and its main purpose is to get the truth from the top-brass and in particular their purported Security Advisor, to whom I am copying this letter.

The 7th edition of the MVP Sports Girls U-11 Primary School Football Championship got underway yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, and was full of unbridled action as the sport’s next generation of female footballers showcased their wares.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial `Image and reality’ (Nov 17) that relates to sabre rattling by Venezuela intimidating Guyana regarding its claims on Essequibo.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel, the United States and Hamas have reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting, the Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the deal.

By Mia Anthony The daughters of the late Constable Annette Abel, the policewoman who was struck and killed at a Beterverwagting roadblock on Thursday, took time out from their mourning to share some fond memories of their mother.

BOCA CHICA, Texas/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, failed in space shortly after lifting off on Saturday, cutting short its second test but making it further than an earlier attempt that ended in an explosion.

Dear Editor, Disturbing revelations have come to light during the visit of the US delegation, indicating financial contributions from special interest anti-government groups.

A post-mortem examination  was done on November 15 on the body of Lloyd David — who died in custody at Providence Police Station, and the cause of death was given as compression to the neck as a result of hanging.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) last night said that it is satisfied that the visiting delegation from the United States of America, the Organization of World Leaders, is neither bipartisan nor objective in its purpose for visiting Guyana and, therefore, the PSC will not be meeting with it.

Dear Editor, I recently received a call from a friend living in Guyana, questioning if I will be assisting in organizing GuyExpo this year.

(Reuters) – International rebuke swelled yesterday over what observers say are efforts to use a politicized justice system to keep Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo out of office.

(Reuters) – Sam Altman, the just ousted CEO of OpenAI, is discussing a possible return to the company behind the ChatGPT bot even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture, a person briefed on the matter said on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I will stand up for the people of Linden as I have been doing almost all of my adult life.

MONROVIA/DAKAR,  (Reuters) – When Joseph Boakai won a place at Liberia’s prestigious College of West Africa in the 1950s, he helped pay his fees by working as the school janitor, cleaning floors and toilets at night and studying by day, his spokesman Amara Konneh told Reuters.

(Reuters) – Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei stole the spotlight on Friday evening when his presence at Argentina’s most prestigious opera house sparked a rowdy shouting match just before a polarizing election concludes today.

Police ranks, in collaboration with a private security officer, conducted an intelligence-led operation on Friday afternoon in the Grant Sand Road area at Soesdyke, where several men were seen on the road leading to the sandpit.

When the Ram and McRae National Qualifiers Tournament concludes today, the top ten competitors will move on to contest the 2023 National Chess Championships billed for later this month.

Once upon a time drama and theatre in Guyana were exclusive to the Theatre Guild and vice versa.

Sometimes, amidst the positivity of the word yes, a solid no can be the healthy answer.

Dave Martins’s song “Not A Blade of Grass” is playing on steroids right now and while there is a heightened sense of national pride across certain sections of the population due to the border controversy, there is a big part of me that can’t help but to interrogate the phrase, “is we own” that is being plastered everywhere.

It isn’t an exercise that makes much sense to try and rank poets in a sort of hierarchy of greatness.

Dear Editor, The much hyped unity front and pledges to stave off Venezuela seem to have fizzled and appear to have been nothing more than a facade.

After more than 12,000 deaths, more than 5,000 being children and 3,000 women, with 3,700 missing, there is no end in sight to the Gaza slaughter.

Introduction Last week’s column referenced six mechanisms utilized by oil-rich economies pursuing poverty eradication. 

Hardknocks, Gold is Money, and YMCA recorded comfortable victories when the New Era Futsal Championship continued on Friday evening at the Retrieve Tarmac in Linden.

No one should be impugning the allegiance to this country of any of our leaders, past or present.

Broad Street and Sparta Boss clinched comfortable wins when the 2nd edition of the ‘East Bank vs.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian drones hit infrastructure facilities in Ukraine in an overnight assault that caused power outages in more than 400 towns and villages in the south, southeast, and north of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.

It would not be an understatement to say that our world’s youth is the most powerful group that exists.

There she was singing quietly to the music on the radio as she cleaned the interior of a corporate entity I visited recently.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro, visiting Venezuela yesterday, said he had proposed to the United States that it pay an “economic stabilization” bonus to Venezuelan migrants who stop in Colombia en route to the U.S.

Play in the Limacol Schools Football League continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue, with Bartica squeaking past Santa Rosa 1-0.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday officially endorsed the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action, which he said aligns with the Government of Guyana’s commitment to securing a sustainable future for its children and youth.

Den Amstel and Buxton United recorded contrasting wins when the KFC League Cup continued on Friday evening at the Eve Leary Ground, Kingston.