Articles published on Monday, December 4, 2023
Vishram Singh, a 39-year-old taxi driver from Somerset and Berks, Essequibo Coast, who was charged with ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’ and released on $300,000 bail last year, was today convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment, the police said.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today said that its coast guard search and rescue teams are ramping up their daily sea patrols in a bid to locate the fishing vessel `ASEYAH One’ and its four-man crew.
JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia yesterday and 12 were missing after the Marapi volcano erupted in West Sumatra, a rescue official said, as search operations – which were halted temporarily over safety concerns – resumed.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s opposition faces a “herculean task” in next year’s general elections against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which wrested control of key states in a surprisingly strong showing in local polls.
While Guyanese held unprecedented gatherings all across the country to emphasise that Essequibo was an indivisible part of its territory, Venezuelans yesterday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over the mineral rich region, Caracas’ electoral authority announced last night.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday turned the sod for a $200 million multi-stage and multi-purpose farm at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) branch in Region Two.
By Joseph Allen The contractors for the Bamia Primary School in Region 10 have missed a second deadline.
Two drivers are currently in police custody assisting with the investigation of an accident which left Vishnudat Ramlan, a 52-year-old man of Lot 5 Kuru Kururu dead on Saturday evening at Hill Foot, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
(Reuters) – A magnificent century by Shai Hope powered West Indies to a thrilling four-wicket victory over England in the first of three one day internationals at North Sound yesterday.
After four grueling days of indoor hockey at the National Gymnasium, the Pepsi Hikers relied on experience and wile to emerge as champions of the feature Men’s Open category after a creditable challenge from the youthful Saints.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday said that more than 40 roads across Region Eight are set for major improvement following the signing of contracts valued over $100 million by the Ministry of Public Works.
The Office of the Leader of the Opposition (OLO) repeated its claim yesterday about the smuggling of chicken into the country and provided numbers for two vehicles which it said had been involved.
Chase Academy was crowned the Limacol Secondary Schools U18 Football League champion, defeating Santa Rosa 5-0 in their final fixture yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
The contractor who was blamed for the removal of material from a Region Five burial ground says no graves were damaged and he owns the land where the sand was taken from.
Renowned Guyanese pilot, Malcolm Chan-a-Sue, was on Monday posthumously honoured for his exemplary role in Guyana’s aviation sector.
Dear Editor, The National Toshaos Council (NTC) of Guyana, representing the collective voice of the indigenous peoples of this nation, vehemently supports Guyana’s steadfast position against the controversial referendum scheduled by Venezuela for December 3, 2023.
A 42-year-old motorcyclist is now hospitalized in a critical condition after a motor car collided with him yesterday at about 1:30 am at ‘Wrong Turn’ Mahdia, Region Eight.
Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of Parika Sea Dam on the East Bank of Essequibo about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.
Dear Editor, I’m a Chilean-Spanish journalist, and I write to you from Madrid.
Dear Editor, I am not afraid to say what I am about to say.
The University of Guyana (UG) says that it has not been served with any documents in a purported defamation lawsuit against it by Dr Wayne Forde.
NEW DELHI/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Indian refiners have resumed Venezuelan oil purchases through intermediaries, with Reliance RELI.NS
(Trinidad Guardian) The ongoing delay of containerised ships crossing the Panama Canal is beginning to affect the local agriculture sector, as the shelves of some chemical and fertiliser importers and small shops have been running bare.
Candidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan (2005) and Loris Nathoo will contest a playoff encounter to be crowned the 2023 National Open Chess Championship after ending tied atop the standings at the conclusion of the nine-round tournament.
Two weeks after 38-year-old accountant, Chooromanie Tulsie, was murdered, her DNA samples are being tested and the Guyana Police Force is now awaiting those results.
The Lady Jaguars sealed berth to the preliminary round of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, dismantling Antigua and Barbuda 3-0 yesterday at the IR Franklin Essed Stadium, Suriname.
Family, Back Circle, Stabroek Ballers, and Sparta Boss secured contrasting wins when the ‘East Bank versus the Rest’ street-ball championship continued on Saturday evening at the Mocha Arcadia Basketball tarmac.
Pacesetters defeated Guardians by a 60-57 score in overtime when the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball Championship resumed on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
“The tournament in all was good, and it was a good start for this sevens programme that we have embarked on; it’s only up from here.”
The flagship National Senior Bodybuilding Championships wrapped up on Saturday night at the National Cultural Centre in familiar fashion, with Darious Ramsammy, Emmerson Campbell, and Christina Ramsammy posing their way to the marquee trophies.
Given the spate of dangerous violence that has been seen in and around schools it was only a matter of time before there was a fatality.
Dear Editor Is the Government of Guyana contemplating establishing a parallel army?
Circles of unity were held throughout Guyana yesterday to emphasise that Essequibo is Guyana’s territory in the face of Venezuelan aggression and a referendum that Caracas held yesterday.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Previously UN Under-Secretary-General Guyana has achieved a notable gain in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which unanimously held on 1 December that “pending a final decision in the case, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela shall refrain from taking any action which would modify the situation that currently prevails in the territory in dispute, whereby the Cooperative Republic of Guyana administers and exercises control over that area.”
(CMC) – Left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop and Ackeem Auguste both starred as West Indies Academy dominated day two of their first-class match against Emerging Ireland yesterday.
GAZA/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israeli ground forces were confronting Hamas fighters across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said last night in its clearest indication yet that a planned ground offensive in the enclave’s refugee-crowded south had begun as Israeli bombing killed and wounded dozens of Palestinians.
