Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s military is reinforcing its northern border due to rising tensions between its neighbours Venezuela and Guyana over Venezuela’s claim to the Essequibo region, the Ministry of Defense said today.

The police today said that following a report of robbery committed on Qi Li Lin, who was relieved of $8 million dollars on the 29th of November, 2023, a comprehensive investigation was conducted, and the evidence revealed that two constables Julian Smartt and Winston Williams, both conspired with the principal offenders to rob the victim of his property.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Countries at the COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal phase-out of fossil fuels as part of the U.N.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Teenagers’ mathematics and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries and COVID school closures are only partly to be blamed, the OECD said on Tuesday in its latest survey of global learning standards.

(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has warned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that if he interferes with the Guyanese people, he’s interfering with Trinidad and Tobago too.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago is standing firmly for the region to remain a zone of peace, including respecting international law and the sovereign borders of all nations—including sister Caricom member Guyana.

Border controversy ICJ rules in favour of Guyana: Recognizing the referendum which Venezuela had planned for tomorrow (December 3rd) as a seriously “urgent,” “real” and “imminent” threat to the rights which Guyana currently has to the Essequibo, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a warning of refrain to Venezuela.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) yesterday stated that a “thorough” investigation will be done of the awarding of a pump station contract to the Tepui group and that responses are expected in a fortnight from the NDIA and the national tender board.

A Venezuelan man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Kilcoy labourer Chetram Ramjattan who went missing two Saturdays ago.

Jonathan Bailey, a 27-year-old driver from Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and placed on $1.6m bail.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Electoral Congress is a mere four days away and is shrouded in uncertainty following the declaration of members’ eligibility and ineligibility (in some cases) to vote at the December 9 elections.

If it secures approval, Reunion Gold Inc, with the development of an open pit and underground gold mine, is hoping to produce approximately five million ounces of gold over 14 to 16 years from the processing of an estimated 65 to 70 million tonnes of ore.

COOLIDGE, Antigua,  CMC – Kevin Wickham’s unbeaten hundred and Joshua Bishop’s four-wicket haul combined to inflict Emerging Ireland with a heavy 432-run defeat inside three days here Monday.

By Antonio Dey Organization of World Leaders (OWL) President, Dee Dawkins-Haigler says that the `fact-finding’ mission from the US which visited last month is currently examining complaints of discrimination, racism, victimization and exploitation against the government and a report will be compiled.

A crash at the Borlam turn on Sunday evening has left a Betsy Ground Village, East Canje Berbice lad dead and his family in a state of disbelief.

The CARICOM Secretariat yesterday said that some of its online applications have been “breached”.

A tomb identified to be that of Corentyne murder victim, Ramanand Mingo, located in the Babu Jaan Cemetery was yesterday discovered vandalized just around 10 am leaving his family in a state of despair.

Dear Editor, President Nicolas Maduro’s gamble, a call to hold a national referendum on the Zona de Reclamacion, has turned out to be a masterful but short-lived stroke of political expediency.

In what was described as a significant step towards strengthening bilateral ties between Guyana and Brazil, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff,  Brigadier Omar Khan recently met with Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces, Admiral Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire and Chief of Strategic Affairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brigadier Walcyr Josué de Castilho Araujo.

Dear Editor:    Isn’t it time that Ministry of Education take concrete steps to protect the nation’s children?

Forty-year-old Devon Holder, a Security Officer of Samaroo Dam, West Coast Demerara, appeared before magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with robbery.

Dear Editor, No one is begging Venezuela to behave. They know what the court has ruled and they know what can happen if they act aggressively and invade our land.

Dear Editor, The call is overdue: ‘stop playing games.’  It was Opposition MP, Mr.

Twenty-three year-old Elijah Inshanally appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rhondel Weever yesterday charged with armed robberies.

GAZA, (Reuters) – Israeli forces pressed ahead with their air and ground bombardment of southern Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, even as the United States and the United Nations repeatedly urged them to protect civilians.

Dear Editor, That school in Region Ten that was scheduled to be completed months ago and was given an extension has missed the deadline (SN December 4).

ACCRA, (Reuters) – A Ghanaian court has sentenced a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining in the West African nation, her lawyer said yesterday, ending a case that started in 2017 and shed light on Chinese involvement in the activity.

Chris Gopaul, a 33-year-old fisherman of Riverview Mahaica, ECD, was arrested on 30-11-2023 and charged yesterday with attempted rape.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday charged a former ambassador to Bolivia with spying for Cuba for over 40 years, in what the Justice Department described as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the U.S.

Satrajeet Ramdahar, a 48-year-old labourer of Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was arrested on Friday last and charged yesterday with Obtaining Credit by False Pretence on 2023-08-15 at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, Every one of us, as I do, must share the grief and pain of the death of the eleven year-old little boy of Strathspey Government Primary School, East Coast Demerara.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli authorities are investigating claims by U.S. researchers that some investors may have known in advance of a Hamas plan to attack Israel on Oct.

Dear Editor, In the space of five years the small South American country of Guyana has become the new Klondike for World Oil.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Canada yesterday issued draft regulations for reining in emissions of methane, seeking to limit the release of the potent greenhouse gas from its vast oil and gas infrastructure.

Yesterday at the Commission’s Secretariat on Croal Street, the National Commission on Disability launched the National Week of Persons with Disabilities and Balloon Releasing event.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Just a week after hailing approval of a trade agreement with New Zealand as a sign the European Union’s free trade ambitions were back on track, a hitch in a planned EU-Mercosur deal has brought them to a grinding halt.

(ESPN) The ECB has announced the launch of the Cricket Regulator, a new independent body responsible for monitoring compliance with the game’s regulations and enforcing adherence to those regulations, as well as providing relevant information and education.

(ESPN) Shai Hope sealed a dramatic victory for his West Indies side over England with three sixes in four balls off Sam Curran in Antigua on Sunday, then called upon his players to back up their performances next week as they look to clinch a series win.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein ripped through the top order with a three-wicket burst as Delhi Bulls crashed for a record low in a chastening 67-run defeat to Kieron Pollard’s New York Strikers.

Anthony Chung, a 26-year-old fisherman of Lot 41 Brickery, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on 2023-11-30 and charged yesterday with the offence of break & enter with intent.

One of the issues that arose out of what one media report quizzically described as a ‘playful incident’ that resulted in the death of an 11 year-old Strathspey Primary school pupil, Mark Harrypaul, would appear to have to do with whether or not our teachers are exposed to potentially life-saving protocols in the event that a child, for whatever reason,, encounters an unforeseen medical emergency that could be fatal if that emergency does not benefit from some immediate intervention.

 By Janette Bulkan and John Palmer During their first few months of life, young fish are called ‘fry’; most do not survive to adulthood.

There are women in seats of power who sit with men in seats of power and some of those men display anti-women behaviour but some of these women never call them out on their conduct.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber defended his role in hosting this year’s U.N.

(Field Level Media) Tyrese Haliburton turned a 3-pointer into a tiebreaking, four-point play with 1:33 remaining as part of a triple-double and the Indiana Pacers outfinished the Boston Celtics for a 122-112 victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament on Monday in Indianapolis.

Dear Editor, As a woman, I’m particularly affronted by the total disrespect dispensed to senior citizens in Guyana.

(Reuters) – Next year’s Copa America will be held across 14 U.S.

The Petra-organized Limacol Schools Football league came to a head on Sunday evening as Chase Academy finished as unbeaten champions with Carmel Secondary and Bartica Secondary occupying the other top three spots to seal berths in the upcoming KFC Goodwill tournament.

(Field Level Media) In what is sure to further rankle LIV Golf players, Tiger Woods vaulted 430 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking after finishing 18th out of 20 golfers in his invitational Hero World Challenge.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has mounted a spirited defence of David Warner after former team mate Mitchell Johnson questioned his place in the test squad and said he had not taken full responsibility for the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.

(Reuters) – South Africa have rested batter Temba Bavuma for their home white-ball series against India this month after a poor Cricket World Cup, but he will captain the team in the two-test series which starts on Dec.

(Reuters) – Nicaragua yesterday recalled its ambassador to Argentina ahead of the inauguration of radical right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as the South American country’s next president following his criticism of the Nicaraguan government.

After bursting on to the track and field scene last year, Tianna Springer has already cemented herself as Guyana’s premier junior athlete in any discipline.