Daily Archive: Sunday, December 17, 2023

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A junior British foreign minister today said Guyana’s territorial integrity should be respected as he visited the Commonwealth country after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim to the oil-rich Essequibo region.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – At least 13 people have been killed in Argentina, a local city mayor said yesterday, following a severe electrical storm that struck along the South American country’s Atlantic coast.

After 33 years in the local tourism industry that he helped to build, Tony Thorne, an Australian-born Guyanese tour operator and managing director of Wilderness Explorers, would like to see more lodges opened across the hinterland to boost the growing demand for Guyana’s unique sustainable tourism products as visitor arrivals increase with more airlifts becoming available. 

The three Guyanese who participated in the Mr and Miss Deaf International pageant in Tanzania acquitted themselves well, resulting in two of them earning top places.

Teija Edwards had harboured a dream of becoming an astro-nomer, driven by her fascination with the stars and the vastness of the universe.

So folks, in a week’s time, it will be the eve of the day!

By Mia Anthony The prospective purchaser of the Marriott Hotel Guyana has expressed frustration at the months that have passed without the conclusion of the transaction.

Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC said that negative reports here have given fuel to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in his effort to put pressure on US oil company ExxonMobil.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron yesterday said that Venezuelan assurances given at a meeting with Guyana and observers on Thursday in St Vincent and the Grenadines must be followed by “concrete actions” In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs said “The statement by Venezuela in St Vincent that it will refrain from the use of force and any further escalation is welcome.

By Antonio Dey Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday said Krishnanand Ramlachana has been appointed investigator into the helicopter crash which claimed the lives of five military personnel and injured two others on December 6, 2023.

Several schools built with funds from Region Four have shown severe defects according to the Auditor General’s report for 2022 which was laid in the National Assembly on  Monday.

The University of Guyana is collaborating with one of its key development partners to construct a state-of-the-art Science and Technology building at its Turkeyen campus and is proposing to name a wing after fallen GDF officer, Brigadier Gary Beaton, who was a Graduate Engineer of UG’s Faculty of Engineering and Technology.

NOGALES, Arizona,  (Reuters) – Her daughter’s school shut down, Yomara said, after a shootout between rival gangs competing for control of drug and migrant trafficking routes in their southern Mexican town of Chicomuselo.

Clarendon College of Jamaica and VM04 of Suriname sealed their respective semi-final berths when the KFC Goodwill U18 Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

`WPA strongly feels that CARICOM’s leadership has sacrificed Guyana’s territorial interests for its own narrow political and economic interests’ The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has expressed its discomfiture with the recent St Vincent Summit between Presidents Irfaan Ali and Nicolas Maduro and is of the opinion that Venezuela gained an advantage at Guyana’s expense.

Dear Editor, It is heartening and encouraging to see the national show of unity and resolve regarding the Venezuela territorial controversy.

(Reuters) – England kept their five-match Twenty20 series in the West Indies alive after winning the third game by seven wickets with a ball to spare thanks to Phil Salt’s unbeaten 109 in a mammoth run chase in St George’s, Grenada, yesterday.

Farmers yesterday raised concerns about salt water intrusion into the Mahaicony River.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party took to the streets of the capital on Saturday defying fears of being arrested ahead of the country’s national election early next year.

Dear Editor, Two months ago (early October) your newspaper carried a couple of reports about the desecration of the Murphy Dam cemetery.

The European Union (EU) on Friday welcomed the meeting on Thursday between President Irfaan Ali and President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Al Jazeera is preparing a legal file to send to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over what it called “the assassination” of one of its cameramen in Gaza, the Qatari-based network said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Paying a fine of $50,000 for almost killing a child in an accident is seen as justice in Guyana.

The Georgetown Public Hospital  Corporation (GPHC) on Friday announced that the Guyana Medical Relief (GMR), a US-based non-profit organization has donated 800 boxes of Tiotropium Bromide HandiHaler to it.

CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to confirm yesterday that new negotiations were under way to recover hostages held by Hamas, after a source said Israel’s intelligence chief met the prime minister of Qatar, a country mediating in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Dear Editor, The most fundamental interest of a country is its security.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battled the army outside the central city of Wad Madani yesterday, pressing an attack that has opened a new front in the eight-month-old war and forced thousands to flee, witnesses said.

The Ministry of Labour’s Co-operatives and Friendly Societies Department on Thursday  oversaw the Special Annual General Meeting of the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) and Lemmel Thomas was re-elected.

Dear Editor, No doubt about it: “Guyana’s mangroves are a global asset.”

(Reuters) – Canada is planning a “broad and comprehensive program” that would allow many undocumented people to apply for permanent residency, the country’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller told The Global and Mail.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) says it has marked a historic milestone in the enhancement of healthcare infrastructure in the country with the successful training of the first cohort of biomedical technicians.

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and Regent Street in Georgetown was buzzing with festive excitement yesterday.

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, said yesterday that undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country,” repeating language that has previously drawn criticism as xenophobic and echoing of Nazi rhetoric.

Dear Editor, Was Attorney Nigel Hughes conferring with his client Travis Chase in the parking lot and offices of the Guyana Police Force?

Last week we looked at the definition of consent in Guyana’s Sexual Offences Act 2010.

Fish ah play ah sea, he nah know watah ah boil fuh am.

After a hiatus due to COVID-19, Empire Media Inc said that its Armageddon Sound Clash will return with a bang on January 27th and will see some $1 million up for grabs.

CARICOM’s Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) convened its Thirtieth Meeting virtually from 12-13 December 2023 which focused on ‘Building a resilient culture sector in the Region’.

As Guyanese at home and abroad awaited Referendum Day in neighbouring Venezuela in varying states of preparedness, concern, and anxiety, Guyana-born New York City-based artist Carl F Anderson (b.

It is interesting to read poems by Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha, who was awarded the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2023. 

For the ordinary Guyanese it must have been something of a mystery as to why President Irfaan Ali should agree to meet with a man who has ‘annexed’ three-fifths of our territory, has been making moves which suggested a preparedness to invade and then had the effrontery to accuse the Guyana government of aggressive rhetoric and behaviour.

MANILA, (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said tensions in the South China Sea have “increased rather than diminished” in recent months, warning that a “more assertive China” posed a “real challenge” to its Asian neighbours.

Dear Editor, A recent standard-type demand/request by the GTUC (Guyana Trades Union Congress) in Stabroek News (1212/2023, pp.,10,

(Reprinted from December 2019) Sometimes I want to do so much, and it just gets to me.

Grounding is a technique that is utilized by individuals to find stability in situations of chaos or distress.

The Lady Jaguars U17 outfit got off to the worst possible start in the return leg of their four-game U17 international series, losing to hosts Suriname 0-1 yesterday at the Dr.

The National Open Chess Championship playoff between Candidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan (2005) and Loris Nathoo (1703) will be staged on Wednesday at the Ocean Spray International Hotel, Kitty, from 17:30 hrs.

As the Christmas holidays loom, this is a great time to set fitness goals, or at least to start thinking about it.

Introduction Today’s column provides a general introduction to my re-visit of the Buxton Proposal and the intended structure of my presentation.

St. Benedict College and St. Ignatius recorded comfortable wins as the group campaign in the KFC Goodwill U18 Football Championship concluded yesterday at the Queen’s College ground, Thomas Lands.

The Golden Jags U17 unit suffered a crushing defeat to Suriname yesterday in the opening match of their two-game international series at the Dr.

DC Ballers, Minerals, and Goal is Money secured berths to the knockout round when the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Championship continued on Friday evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

(Reuters) – Australia’s bowlers shared the wickets around yesterday with Nathan Lyon having to wait a bit longer for his 500th after Pakistan folded for 271 in their first innings as the hosts took a 300-run lead on day three of the first test.

The Diamond water well on the East Bank of Demerara, currently in its final stage of completion, has attracted  satisfaction from Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Chief Executive Shaik Baksh.

I am filled with sadness.  My old and dear friend Joe Solomon, great cricketer, great man indeed, has died. 

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves publicly described the agenda for the meeting between the two Presidents as being in the interest of “peaceful coexistence,” respect for international law and avoidance of the use of the threats of force.

The game between Gilbert Williams, 26, FIDE-rated at 1332, and Sachin Dhilan Pitamber 13, who is rated at 1551, was filled with innovative play and excitement.