Daily Archive: Monday, December 11, 2023

Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Sir Shridath Ramphal has offered  his support for the talks set for Thursday in St Vincent and the Grenadines between President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the wake of the tensions that have arisen between the two countries.

As part of the United States’ and Guyana’s continuing military-to-military partnership, from December 5-7, the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Florida Air National Guard, and interagency personnel met with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to assess its military communications network and to discuss emerging threats in the cyber and 5G domains.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court upheld today a 2019 decision by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and set a deadline of Sept.

SAO JOSE DO NORTE, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Nearly 1,000 seals and sea lions in southern Brazil have died from bird flu outbreaks, say authorities, who are scrambling to isolate the deadly virus from commercial poultry flocks.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Richer countries need urgently to provide money to help their vulnerable peers adapt to the impact of climate change or face consequences including mass migration, the secretary general of the Commonwealth told Reuters.

With a replica of the giant anteater in the foreground amid songs and prayers, a tearful President Irfaan Ali last evening named the Eccles-Great Diamond Four-lane road, Heroes Highway in honour of the five members of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who died in the December 6 helicopter crash, stating that it represented their legacy of strength and hope.

With only the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) financial model to be accepted, the government has issued a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Amaila Falls Hydro Project (AFHP), and pre-qualification is to be determined on strict experience and commitment to local content.

The defending champion, the University of Guyana (UG), trounced Mahaicony Technical Institute 77-35 when the Youth Basketball Guyana’s Tertiary Knockout Championship bounced off yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Former President Donald Ramotar doesn’t believe that Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro would change his spurious claims to Essequibo, even after talks with President Irfaan Ali, given that Guyana had exhausted talks with Venezuela on the 1899 arbitral border award since its independence.

Cropper Primary was crowned the Future Warriors Tapeball Berbice Champions following an unbeaten campaign yesterday at the Port Mourant Community Centre ground.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Timehri, East Bank Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has stated that the pledge of US$400 million at COP 28 to financially assist countries who are impacted by climate change, cannot account for the gravity of this global issue.

Stabroek Ballers, Sparta Boss, Family, and Five O advanced to the elimination round when the ‘East Bank versus the Rest’ street-ball championship resumed on Saturday evening at the Mocha Arcadia tarmac.

A horrific four-vehicle crash on the Friendship East Bank Demerara public road yesterday morning left two people dead, and several others injured.

Dear Editor, The announcement that President Ali will be travelling to St.

Norris Witter was elected unopposed as President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) at its November 8 to 10, 5th triennial congress at which the union reaffirmed its solidarity with all Guyanese on the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy.

GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli tanks battled their way to the heart of Khan Younis on Sunday in a major new push into the main city of the southern Gaza Strip, as health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said about 18,000 Palestinians had been killed in the war.

A Bartica teacher who was seen in a video assaulting a student over the type of socks worn remains on administrative leave pending a decision by the Ministry of Education (MoE).

Dear Editor, In a staged referendum recently, Maduro “received approval” for his claim that Venezuela is the rightful owner of Essequibo.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina libertarian economist Javier Milei took office on Sunday warning in his maiden speech that he had no alternative to a sharp, painful fiscal shock to fix the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, with inflation heading towards 200%.

A truck loaded with several items flipped after its driver lost control yesterday on the public road at Three Friends in Region Two.

DUBAI (Reuters) – An attack on a humanitarian convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Sudanese capital Khartoum killed two people and injured seven on Sunday, the ICRC said.

Dear Editor, The Venezuelan team went to ICJ recently with their President acclaiming he does not recognise the ICJ. 

The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) said it is concerned about the unfolding developments surrounding the Venezuelan referendum.

(Reuters) – The collapse of an artisanal gold mine in southeastern Venezuela near an Indigenous community killed at least 12 people, the government announced on Sunday.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday that it had begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who is charged with spying for Israel and “corruption on earth,” a crime that carries the death penalty.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday December 5, 2023 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro directed the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo territory that Venezuela claims as its own.

St. Stanislaus College and St. Roses were among the teams to secure quarterfinal berths when the 2023 edition of the Titan Bowl Basketball Championship commenced yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, Our world continues to be adversely affected by too many discussions behind closed doors and secret deals.

(CMC) – Former West Indies Test captain Jason Holder has raised doubt over his future in the longest format after declining a central contract from Cricket West Indies for the upcoming year.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A fire in a camp belonging to Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement MST in the northern state of Para killed nine people and left eight injured on Saturday night, the movement said on Sunday.

(Reuters) – The first Twenty20 International between hosts South Africa and India has been washed out by rain in Durban, with no play possible yesterday in the first game of the three-match series.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has invited Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to a Dec.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said he was going to the meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with an open mind in the interest of peace in the region but reiterated that the border and ICJ case were off the table.

Kenyan Alex Ekesa brought his talents back to the ‘Land of the Flying Fish’ and ran off with his third consecutive Run Barbados Marathon title yesterday.

One of the many ways in which the state can show respect for the sacrifice made by the five servicemen who perished in Wednesday’s tragic crash: Brigadier (Rtd) Gary Beaton, Colonel Michael Shahoud, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Charles, Lieutenant Colonel, Sean Welcome and Sergeant Jason Khan is to ensure that there is a full and independent investigation of the circumstances and the condition of the helicopter to ensure that there is never a recurrence.

Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties in key fields of development with Abu Dhabi pledging US$500,000 to build a school here.

Chinaman spinner Joshua Charles, along with pacers Emmanuel Lewis and Samuel Barkoye, contrived to bowl out West Demerara U-15 for 52 inside 17 overs to engineer a commanding win for the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association U-15 Championship commenced yesterday.

By Nastassia Rambarran Nastassia Rambarran is  a Guyanese-Barbadian physician and researcher completing a PhD on queer movements and decolonization.

(Reuters) – Cricket Australia will conduct a “thorough review” into yesterday’s abandoned Big Bash League (BBL) match in Geelong after the Melbourne Renegades-Perth Scorchers clash was called off with 6.5 overs bowled due to safety concerns about the pitch.