Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Police are investigating an accident that occurred at about 7.45 last evening on the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo which resulted in the death of 47-year-old pedestrian Anita Narine.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich today lost a legal challenge aimed at overturning European Union sanctions imposed on him in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos today lost her fight against an application to freeze up to 580 million pounds ($735 million) of her assets in a lawsuit at London’s High Court.

PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – A three-judge panel in Suriname today upheld the conviction of former President Desi Bouterse for his role in the execution of 15 people in the former Dutch colony in December 1982.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 75-year-old man who hired a hitman to kill his unfaithful wife so that he could run off with his mistress in the United States was freed yesterday.

The National Assembly last evening passed the Supplementary Appro-priation Bill No.3 which gives approval to the Government of Guyana to access $1.8b from the Contingency Fund and the green light  for over $24b in supplementary funding.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is calling on the Government of Guyana to honour the rule of law concerning workers’ right to collective bargaining and says it plans to take its case to court.

A man who was reported missing was yesterday afternoon found buried in a shallow grave in the backlands of Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 10.05  on Monday night on the Montrose public road, East Coast Demerara, which resulted in the death of a worker who was part of a road crew.

Retired Four Star US General Wesley K. Clark yesterday met with President Irfaan Ali and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan at State House.

The post-mortem results for Sadesh Appadu, 33, of Kilcoy, Chesney, Coren-tyne, Berbice, who was pronounced dead on December 15 at the Port Mourant Hospital after being on the run from the police following the murder of his wife, showed that he had ingested a poison, the police revealed yesterday The examination was conducted by government pathologist Dr Vivekanand Bridgemohan on Monday at the Port Mourant Hospital mortuary and gave the cause of death as bilateral pulmonary fibrosis and suspected ingestion of an organophosphate.

The Sheriff Group of Companies yesterday announced the acquisition of a US$9.14m Bell 429 rescue helicopter.

Decorcy Hatton, a 25-year-old taxi driver of Company Road, Buxton, ECD, was arrested on 2023-10-10 by a rank from Cove and John Police Station and charged yesterday with the offence of ‘Rape of a Child under 16 years.

A Golden Fleece, West Coast Berbice man is now dead after he was stabbed yesterday afternoon while playing dominoes at a shop in Paradise, West Coast Berbice.

(CMC) – The West Indies found themselves outclassed yet again by a rejuvenated England, with opener Phil Salt lashing a second successive hundred to power the visitors to a comprehensive 75-run victory in the pivotal fourth Twenty20 International at Brian Lara Stadium.

Nine days after journalist, Travis Chase, escaped what was described as an attempt on his life and six days after a ballistic test was done on his firearm after the Guyana Police Force stated that the shell case markings from the bullets supposedly intended for him had “significant similarities” with test  bullets from his gun, the Force has been silent on the results of that test.

Joseph Hamilton, Minister of Labour on Sunday attended the launch of the latest and most advanced Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group’s (XCMG) Heavy-Duty machines, made possible by a collaboration between Jumbo Jet Auto Sale and XCMG.

Dear Editor, It appears that Chris Ram, equates the “stability clause”, as per Article 32 pursuant to the Petroleum Agree-ment (2016), to ceding legislative sovereignty to ExxonMobil. 

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U-15s won the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) Inter Association tournament with yet another crushing win at the Tuschen ground, West Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, As Maduro’s aide plunked down volumes of notebooks on the desk at the beginning of the meeting with Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali, few could have guessed the contents would be the writings of Guyanese on the topics of the border and, of ExxonMobil’s operation in Guyana, but it was predictable as day follows night for those who think before using the pen.

The increase in salaries to government workers and increases in pensions to old-age persons which represents an additional $13 billion in disposable income injected into Guyana’s economy is only part of Government’s approach to improving the lives of Guyanese.

Clarendon College showed their class once again with a ruthless first-half display in the semi-final of the KFC Goodwill International Schools Football Tournament to secure a spot in the final, which is slated for Friday night.

Dear Editor, The appeal of the second elections petition was thrown out by the Appeal Court, upholding the decision of the High Court. 

CAIRO/GAZA,  (Reuters) – Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought fierce gunbattles on the streets of Gaza’s second-biggest city on Wednesday as the United Nations delayed a vote on a bid to boost aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave facing a humanitarian disaster.

Vishnu Persaud, a 21-year-old labourer of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara was jailed on Monday for eight months over the possession of ammunition.

(Reuters) – Former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph was on Tuesday sentenced in a Miami court to life in prison over his role in the July 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last president, Jovenel Moise.

Dear Editor,   Please permit me to highlight some issues affecting speedboat owners and operators throughout this beautiful country of ours.

Ray Yokum, a 41-year-old unemployed man of Lot 58 Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, was arrested on 2023-12-17 by a rank from the Lusignan Police Outpost and charged yesterday with the following offences: (1) Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10 (40 grams of cocaine).

Dear Editor, The recent news from Europe and the UK indicating a concern over immigration becoming weaponized by foreign actors should be a red flag for our Government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S.

Forty-two-year-old Terrence Richards appear-ed before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with attempted murder.

The Ministry of Labour says it has begun investigations into the recent workplace fatal accident which occurred at Buck Hall, Aurora, Region Seven.

Dear Editor, Regardless of many commentaries & analyses “for & against” the government’s 6.5 % Public Sector salary increase for 2023.

KYIV/LONDON, (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday the military had proposed mobilising 450,000-500,000 more Ukrainians into the armed forces in what would mark a dramatic step up of Kyiv’s war with Russia.

Dear Editor, Just a thought! As President Irfaan Ali can sit down and talk with President Nicolas Maduro (who is deemed to be the enemy of Guyanese) surely he can sit down and talk with our unions (who are not the enemy of Guyanese)?

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban craft vendor Melani Ramos says she is feeling pretty down ahead of the holidays this year, as shelves that are bare and friends and family lost to a record-breaking exodus off the island mean there is little Christmas cheer to go around.

Today, everywhere we turn, it seems as though we are engulfed by a swarm of ‘The Entitled’ – those members of our society, who, for some reason unbeknownst to everyone else but themselves, think the world owes them.

(Reuters) – Left-handed opener Tony de Zorzi scored a career-best unbeaten 119 from 122 balls to lead South Africa to an emphatic eight-wicket win over India in the second One-Day International at St George’s Park yesterday and level the three-match series at 1-1.

(Trinidad Express) The Massy Holdings board of directors yesterday said it is “appalled” at the behaviour of its general counsel and executive vice-president of Business Integrity, Angelique Parisot-Potter, during the company’s annual general meeting, and as such has initiated a “disciplinary process” to review her conduct and determine how it should be handled “responsibly yet decisively”.

Canal #2 Sports Club crushed West Demerara Legends by 204 runs when the ‘Jits and Neelam’ 40-over Cricket Championship continued on Sunday at the Canal #2 Sports Club ground.

Former racer Bunny Bhaichandeen has passed away, with his funeral service pencilled for today at the Brickdam Cathedral in Georgetown at 8:00 a.m.

(CMC) – Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph fetched a record million-dollar deal, while his Twenty20 captain, Rovman Powell, also picked up a lucrative contract to be among four West Indies players sold in the Indian Premier League auction yesterday.

Capital FC, Milerock, and Coomacka were among the winners when the maiden edition of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) futsal championship commenced on Sunday at the Retrieve Tarmac, Linden.

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM – In his annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear that he will be ready for a peace settlement with Ukraine only after he has achieved his goals, which have not changed since he launched his full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022.

Rayad Mohamed, a 22-year-old fisherman from Lancaster/ Unity, East Coast Demerara was arrested on 2023-11-14 by a rank from Mahaica Police Station and charged yesterday with  ‘Robbery Under Arms’.