Daily Archive: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “Canada has been closely monitoring recent developments following the consultative referendum on the Essequibo region that took place in Venezuela on December 3, 2023, and has been deeply concerned by growing tensions in the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.

The persons who will form the joint commission to be established under the Declaration of Argyle for Dialogue and Peace between Guyana and Venezuela are in the process of being selected, as Takuba Lodge hailed Thursday’s meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines as “mutually beneficial.”

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday upheld the validity of the will of Yusuf Mongroo, the owner of Horseshoe Racing Service and overturned a unanimous decision by the Guyana Court of Appeal.

Sadesh Appadu who had been on the run from the police following the murder of his wife was pronounced dead at the Port Mourant Hospital yesterday.

Dear Editor, When the Heads of Government of CARICOM met with our President, Dr.

Dear Editor, Venezuela conceded nothing in the Argyle Declaration, while Guyana seems satisfied: 1.

A Corentyne businessman died yesterday morning along the Jackson Creek Public Road, Upper Corentyne after he lost control of the vehicle he was test driving and ended up in a nearby trench.

Police are investigating the accident that claimed the lives of two men on the Diamond Access Road, East Bank Demerara on Thursday night.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The University of Guyana (UG) Trojans clinched their second Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Tertiary Knockout title when they defeated the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) last night at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, The Argyle Declaration is sure to unleash a torrent of comments in Georgetown and Caracas, and other places as well. 

Dear Editor, The “Argyle Declaration” is a win for Guyana. We can now breathe a sigh of relief, continue the dialogue and take other actions with our partners to protect our territorial integrity.

Journalist, Travis Chase, through his attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes, has written to the Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken requesting an apology for allowing video recordings of Chase’s consultation with his lawyer, when he (Chase) visited the police to hand over his weapon for testing as was requested and also for those recordings to be deleted in their presence.

The third and final set of round robin matches of the KFC Goodwill Schools Football tournament kicks off today and will see perennial title challengers Chase’s Academic Foundation take on visitors and Jamaican powerhouse Clarendon College in the feature match of the day.

Dear Editor, In a move that has sparked discontent among Guyanese public servants, on Thursday, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo staunchly defended the government’s decision to grant a 6.5% salary increase.

A 44-year-old female patient from the Essequibo Coast, Region 2 recently underwent a life-saving operation at the GPHC where a massive intra-abdominal tumour was removed from her.

President Irfaan Ali joined hundreds of Guyanese to bid farewell to four of the five fallen heroes who died in last week’s helicopter crash.

Dear Editor, The anticipated ‘appropriate’ SVG dialogue between the leaders has taken place. 

Dear Editor, The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its provisional ruling on the 1st of December 2023 stated; 1.

Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday met with the Senior Vice President of the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States,  David Sena, at the Ministry of Finance.

Dear Editor, On Thursday 14th December, I attended the Annual Christmas Lunch held for the veterans of the GDF.

It has been ten days since Strathspey Primary pupil, Mark Harrypaul, was cremated, and his still-grieving father is seeking justice for his son who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital three weeks ago following an incident in the school’s compound.

Dear Editor, The President and Volunteers at Furever Hope Alive Animal Shelter & Rescue have organized a march to raise awareness regarding animal suffering and animal rights amongst fellow Guyanese.

Twenty-seven-year-old Michael Jacobis of Lot 175 Bartica, Region Seven, appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with possession of a firearm without a licence.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Washington is pushing Israel to focus the war in Gaza on precise targeting of Hamas leaders rather than widespread bombing and ground operations, the White House national security adviser said yesterday, amid signs of differences over timing.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) will bring the curtains down on a banner year with its flagship National Senior Championships tomorrow at the Saint Stanislaus College auditorium.

Dear Editor, As concerned citizens, we read with interest the Stabroek News Editorial of the 15th December, 2023 titled ‘Mango Landing’.

P&P Insurance Brokers Limited yesterday made its annual Christmas donations to 10 organisations.

CARACAS/BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado said yesterday she will do “whatever it takes”, after appealing a ban which bars her from holding public office and could prevent her from running in 2024.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – “Friends” star Matthew Perry died from the “acute effects” of the powerful sedative ketamine that, combined with other factors, caused the actor to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub, according to an autopsy released on Friday.

Action in the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) Inter-Association continued yesterday  with the Upper Demerara/Select XI team inflicting another heavy defeat on a hapless East Bank Demerara team courtesy of 4-fer from spinner Anek Haimnarine..

Dear Editor, Much has been written on the senior citizens pension on both sides of the argument — in favour and critical of how it is being distributed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne says the Argyle Agreement signed in St Vincent and the Grenadines between Guyana and Venezuela on Thursday, was a moment for the Caribbean Community to shine.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s new government will cut $1 billion in spending to deal with “brutal inefficiency” before potentially seeking loans from multilateral organizations, and raise some $300 million by selling gold reserves, President Daniel Noboa said in an interview yesterday.

The police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances around the shooting of a businesswoman at her Tain supermarket on Thursday afternoon.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani must pay more than $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed through false accusations that they helped rig the 2020 election against Donald Trump, a jury decided yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Indigenous protesters yesterday tried to prevent a public hearing on the construction of a railway that is planned to run through their lands to carry grains to a northern port in the Amazon.

Forty-year-old Samuel Duncan of Lot 23 D’Urban Backlands yesterday appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he charged with assault of a minor causing grievous bodily harm on December 4 2023.

(Reuters) – Women’s World Cup winners Spain have moved to the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time, displacing Sweden from the number one spot, world soccer’s governing body said on Friday.

(Reuters) – New Zealand have added Ben Sears to their one-day international squad as cover for fellow pace bowler Kyle Jamieson ahead of the three-match series against Bangladesh, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

(Reuters) – The International Tennis Federation (ITF) named Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka as its ‘world champions’ of 2023 after their performances at this year’s Grand Slams.

(Reuters) – Hardik Pandya will replace Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Mumbai Indians in 2024, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise said on Friday after re-signing the all-rounder only last month.

(Reuters) – India’s Deepti Sharma was the thorn in England’s flesh yet again after the feisty spinner captured five wickets for seven runs in an extraordinary spell to bundle out the tourists for 136 in their one-off test match in Navi Mumbai yesterday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana The meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines that produced the Argyle declaration was a good faith effort by the organizers and attendees to help maintain the Caribbean and Latin America as a Zone of Peace and we owe a debt of gratitude to all who made this possible.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former captain and batting great Sanath Jayasuriya as ‘cricket consultant’ on a year-long deal, marking the 54-year-old’s return following a two-year ban under the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Man-of-the-Match Brandon King has hailed the performances of captain Rovman Powell and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie as “crucial” to West Indies’ ten-run victory over England in the second Twenty20 International.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Captain Rovman Powell believes West Indies are in “a good space” as they head into today’s pivotal third Twenty20 International against England, but said there was still room for improvement in the batting department.

Sitting across the Hudson River from its far larger and more affluent neighbour, the city of Newark, the nation’s third oldest, and the largest in New Jersey, is rebirthing with splendour.

It was not surprising to hear about a journalist being shot at in Guyana.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago two men in Berbice were arrested in possession of fireworks.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Seamer Aamer Jamal bowled with pace and confidence on Friday to claim a six-wicket haul on his debut and help Pakistan bowl Australia out for 487 on day two of the first test in Perth.

(CWI) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced a new partnership with IMG ARENA, a leading sports data and technology supplier for the betting, media and performance sectors.