Articles published on Thursday, November 23, 2023
The Ministry of Housing today encouraged anyone with “solid evidence” of corruption to come forward and report it immediately to the Guyana Police Force, the ministers in the ministry or the permanent secretary.
JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Indonesia’s police this week named the chief of the country’s anti-corruption agency, Firli Bahuri, as a suspect for alleged extortion or receiving kickbacks, another setback in the once-prized government institution.
SILKYARA, India, (Reuters) – Rescuers in India are set to work through today drilling through debris to reach 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Himalayan region after removing a metal obstruction that slowed progress overnight, a top official said.
(Reuters) – Marlon Samuels has been banned from all cricket for six years after the former West Indies batter was found guilty of four breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board Anti-Corruption Code, the sport’s governing body (ICC) said today.
(Trinidad Guardian) Having tragically lost his two sons to violence five years ago, Ramnarine Ramdhan had ambitious plans for his youngest son, Rosario Ramdhan.
By Antonio Dey Reunion Gold Inc, in a notice published in yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle, has submitted an application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking permission to conduct gold mining in the Cuyuni Mining District in Region Seven.
A fire last night completely destroyed a Canefield furniture business. The fire started at the business which is located in West Canefield, East Canje Berbice just after 10 pm.
Reyon Williams, 33, a driver, of Lot 133 Guyhoc Park, George-town; and Andrew Fraser, 56, a fibre optic technician of Lot 760 La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara and Atlanta, Georgia, USA, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus where they were jointly charged with trafficking in firearms and trafficking in ammunition.
Alexander La Cruz and Mark Welch—the two men who pleaded guilty to the murder of Westminster phone card vendor Ron Mansfield back in 2018—have been sentenced to 13 and 14 years in prison respectively.
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in Barbados has con-demned Prime Minister Mia Mottley for what it said is her failure to take a strong stance against Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s Essequibo.
The body of a 38-year-old mother of Mahaica was discovered yesterday with a knife stuck in her neck.
By Mia Anthony With the steady rise in the prices of basic food items on the market, one in particular seems to spark conversation amongst citizens both online and in the markets.
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Omar Khan yesterday officially opened the 26th Regional Meeting of Military Exchange at the Ramada Hotel, emphasizing the enduring and mutually beneficial friendship between Guyana and Brazil.
Tournament dark-horse LA Ballers and emerging outfit Young Gunners secured their respective semi-final berths following contrasting wins when the ExxonMobil/New Era Futsal Championship continued last night at the Retrieve Tarmac in Linden.
Another historic moment was achieved by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), as the entity sent a two-member fight roster to the World Junior’s Boxing Championship in Yerevan, Armenia, which is pencilled to commence today.
Amanda Prince, a 37-year-old unemployed woman of D’Anjou Hill, Mahdia, was arrested on 2023-11-20 and charged yesterday with the attempted murder of her husband.
Nine clubs from across Guyana’s length and breadth gathered at the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) National Training Centre (NTC) in Providence yesterday as the 2023-2024 Elite League Promotional Playoffs were launched and the respective groups drawn.
Dear Editor, Recently, with all the jingoism and bluster emanating from our neighbour to the West, a number of soi-disant “experts” have emerged from the woodwork, pontificating and pronouncing on various courses of action to be pursued, when in fact they are misleading the unsuspecting public.
By Shuntel Glasgow Will this be a new trend? This is one of the main questions vendors who ply their trade along the pavement at Muneshwer’s location at Lot 9 and 10 Water, Commerce and Longden streets in Georgetown, are asking after they were ordered by the court to remove.
A Parika woman is now a patient at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after four of her fingers were severed in a cutlass attack that was allegedly carried out by her reputed husband at around 6:30 am yesterday.
Dear Editor It seems ludicrous, damning media reports into the scandalous 2019 fuel revelations for Region Five, before the Parliamentary oversight body, could be dubbed ‘misleading reporting’ and creating an ‘illusion of a scandal’ (KN Novem-ber 22), in a snipe hunt to deflect and detract from the (mis)management of this sordid (read corrupt) scandal from the regional authorities and make scapegoats of the media for its reporting of the matter.
GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before tomorrow, Israel’s national security adviser said, thwarting hopes of relatives that some would be freed today.
Dear Editor, Take nothing away from Kjorn Ottley and Yannic Cariah, they deserve call ups following their superb Super 50 performances.
Thurston Kenrick Williams called ‘Gaza’, a 32-year-old miner of 7 Miles Mahdia, was arrested on 2023-11-18 and charged on Tuesday with possession of a firearm and ammunition without a licence.
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Dutch anti-EU far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has vowed to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, was set for a major victory in parliamentary elections yesterday, an exit poll showed.
Dear Editor, Any leader/leadership of a main opposition party anywhere in this world that acquiesces to the advice/directive of the ruling government and international players in the oil and gas industry are not only selfish and uncaring but are also betrayers of the oppressed people they are tasked with representing.
President Irfaan Ali (left) yesterday accepted the Letters of Credence from the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Guyana, Walter Oostelbos at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A speeding car crashed in flames on the bridge linking New York state and Ontario at Niagara Falls yesterday, killing two people in the vehicle and sparking a security scare that closed four U.S.-Canadian
Dear Editor, I was very glad to attend the London Guyana Oil/Sustainability conference last weekend.
Residents of Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Region Six will now be able to have their land matters better addressed, following the opening of a $35 million Guyana Lands and Survey Commission (GLSC) office on Tuesday.
(Reuters) – Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers sent the board of directors a letter warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Dear Editor, During the week of November 13 – 18, on Regent Street, specifically between Wellington and King Streets, no garbage truck passed during the hours of 8am to 6pm.
Caribbean residents and others in New York, New Jersey and Florida in the US will now benefit from a wider availability of remittance services, as JN Money Services Limited (JNMS) has linked up with Laparkan Global and Freight Logistics Solutions locations.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES) has approved 318 million reais ($65 million) from the $1.3 billion Amazon Fund to set up a security project fighting deforestation and other environmental crimes in the rainforest, a senior official said.
Dear Editor, For the past few years, I have been trying to convince the Athletic Association of Guyana, the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports, and the Guyana Teachers Union, that they need to reschedule the Regional Schools Athletic Track and Field Championships to a time of year that coincides with the Caribbean premier secondary school athletic championship and one that will ensure optimum performance by our student athletes.
Several communities visited by President Irfaan Ali about a week ago have received water tanks in keeping with the President’s pledge to alleviate the challenges experienced by some communities during the extended dry season.
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The United States is treating a reported plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil with utmost seriousness and has raised the issue with the Indian government “at the senior-most levels,” the White House said yesterday.
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US$280,906 ($58.4m) to implement a food traceability system designed to boost the export of leafy greens and pineapples from Guyana.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The Mexican National Guard yesterday captured Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, or “El Nini,” who is accused of heading security for the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel headed by the sons of founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Dear Editor, A few things have to be said about where Guyana is with this Venezuelan crisis, and it helps everyone when I do this in a bareknuckle manner.
(Reuters) – Nicolas Otamendi scored with a towering header to give Argentina a 1-0 away win over Brazil in a bad-tempered World Cup qualifier that was delayed by half an hour on Tuesday after police clashed with fans at a sold-out Maracana Stadium.
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the many missives and news reports that keep us well informed and updated on Venezuela’s claim to legitimate territory that belongs to Guyana.
(CMC) – Half-centuries from Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kavem Hodge enabled West Indies A to gain a 27-run, first-inning lead against South Africa A in the first ‘test’ yesterday.
The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc. received a timely shot in the arm yesterday for its flagship National Senior Championships next Saturday, thanks to the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports (MCYS).
Guyanese national basketball player Israel Yaw recorded his second win of the season as the University of Maryland defeated the University of Pennsylvania 83-30 on Saturday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) at the Hytche Centre, Maryland.
The prestigious Run Barbados Marathon, which has evolved into one of the island’s premier sporting activities, returns on Friday, December 8th.
In a world today where more and more women’s teams, athletes, and officials are pushing for their wages, perks, and overall treatment to be on a level playing field with men, Guyana is, as usual, decades behind.
International volleyball will return to the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, tomorrow (Friday), when the Road to Recovery Championship, which features participation from Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) clubs, kicks off at 16:00 hrs.
The inaugural ‘One Guyana’ Basketball Premier League continues on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, with three group matches from 17:00hrs.
LONDON, (Reuters) – An OPEC technical panel invited a top financial market dealer to give a presentation this week which painted a bearish outlook for the oil market, according to materials from the presentation seen by Reuters.
By Gordon Brown EDINBURGH – The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai is just weeks away.
The sloganising of public service announcements (PSAs) is a clever marketing campaign dating back to early television and still in use today.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate took the lead yesterday to curb what lawmakers see as judicial overreach by the country’s Supreme Court and passed a constitutional amendment that limits the ability of justices to rule on issues individually.
The Social Development Committee of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council recently visited the Dorothy Bailey and the Albouystown health centres to assess their physical conditions and to gain an understanding from the medical staff of their operations and the challenges they face.
