Daily Archive: Friday, December 22, 2023

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A license extended by Venezuela to Shell SHEL.L

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin placed Russia’s biggest car dealership under temporary state management today, in a step the Kremlin said was driven by commercial logic but which its founder said made the country look uninvestable.

(Trinidad Guardian) The police constable accused of killing two people and injuring two others during an incident at the Courts Megastore in San Juan on Sunday, was arrested by a team of officers on Thursday night.

Armed with assurances by US agency heads that they are in support of the US$660 million loan application to finance the Wales gas-to-energy project, Guyana is optimistic that the sums will soon be approved.

Following a visit this week by retired four star US general, Wesley K Clark, government says that no decision has yet been made on hiring him in any capacity.

Legal luminary, Senior Counsel Rex Mc Kay passed away yesterday and was hailed for the sterling contributions he made to jurisprudence here. scheduled

Woodlands Hospital yesterday announced the passing of Dr Neville Gobin. He was 75.

A notice of an appeal has been served to the Full Court in relation to a landmark decision on November 27 by Justice Damone Younge  which pronounced on the obligation of the NIS and employers for the maintenance of accurate and complete records.

GAZA/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO, (Reuters) – U.N. Security Council diplomats delayed until today a vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza and another round of talks took place in Egypt to try to get warring Israel and Hamas to agree on a new truce so hostages can be released.

Although the prospective purchaser of the Marriott Hotel Guyana, Ramy El-Batrawi has tendered the winning bid for the state-owned edifice, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the government is not rushing the finalisation of the deal.

(CMC) – Shai Hope nervelessly cleared the ropes at point with the second ball of the final over as West Indies survived a late stumble to beat World champions England by four wickets and claim the five-match Twenty20 International series yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by U.S.

From eight, there are two. After four match days of one-sided games, keen contests, and entertaining football, Clarendon College, the Jamaican school football powerhouse, and St.

By Subhana Shiwmangal A constable stationed at the Brickdam Police Station’s Traffic Department along with a tow truck driver were yesterday morning injured at an accident site at Avenue of the Republic and Brickdam after a truck had earlier slammed  into the eastern fence of Public Buildings It was reported that the accident which occurred yesterday between 3 am and 3.30 am involved police constable, Kyvon James, 25, of Hashim Street, Corriverton, Berbice; a motor car, PAB 3071, driven by Osafo Cranmore, 42, of Lot 157 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown; a truck, GLL 3695, owned and driven by Chandica Balram, 64, of Lot 35 Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown;  a motor car, PAF 4021, owned and driven by Sabrina Bhajan, 32, of  86 Farm Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara; and a tow truck, GAF 1396, owned and driven by Harinarine Satnarine , 48, of Lot 1B Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Ministry of Health and the medical fraternity, we express our deepest condolences to Dr Shoba Gobin and the entire family of the late Dr Neville Gobin.

LUANDA/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Angola said yesterday it would leave OPEC in a blow to the Saudi-led oil producer group that has sought in recent months to rally support for further output cuts to prop up oil prices.

The unavailability of crusher run has led to delays in numerous projects, according to the Ministry of Public Works.

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence in allowing me to respond to the recent accusations levelled against the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in a letter published in the Wednesday, December 20, 2023 edition of the Stabroek News under the heading “Unhappy with Maritime Department”.

ASP Jermaine Grant has been named the overall Best Cop for 2023.

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart agreed during a call yesterday that more enforcement at the border between their countries is needed, the White House said, as record numbers of people trying to cross have disrupted trade.

Dear Editor, It is heartening to read about the efforts being made by the Police Force to deal with the anticipated traffic congestion on Regent Street for the Holiday Season.

CHISINAU,  (Reuters) – Moldova’s parliament dismissed central bank chief Octavian Armasu yesterday for failing to act over Moldova’s “theft of the century” fraud scandal in which $1 billion disappeared from the country’s banking system in 2014-15.

In dismissing the elections petition appeal on Monday, Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Yonette Cummings-Edwards rejected the argument that the genesis of the recount order for the March 2020 general elections had transgressed the separation of powers doctrine.

Dear Editor, News about the death of Rex Hubert Mc Kay, SC, a doyen in the legal fraternity, has dealt me a shocking blow.

The post-mortem (PM) examination is to be done today on the body of the man who was found buried in a shallow grave in the backlands of Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne on Tuesday after he was reported missing on Thursday last week.

PRAGUE, (Reuters) – A 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at his Prague university yesterday before possibly killing himself, police said, marking the country’s worst-ever mass shooting.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Twenty-four Venezuelans have been freed as part of this week’s prisoner exchange deal with the United States, Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado said yesterday.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police yesterday conducted raids as part of a probe into petrochemical producer Braskem’s BRKM5.SA

Dear Editor, The yellow building megastore in neighbouring T&T had a shooting incident in its car park recently which resulted in deaths, injuries, chaos and trauma to employees, shoppers and members of the public  (SN December 18). 

(Reuters) – A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him on Thursday alleging that he sexually battered her in 2010 and that she was fired from her job just hours later.

The APNU+AFC in a press statement yesterday  condemned the recent serving of a court summons by the local police  on political commentator, Rickford Burke, in New York.

MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – For the first time since mass European migration to the Americas at the turn of the 20th century, the number of foreigners living in Uruguay is on the rise, this time driven by a wave of arrivals from Venezuela and Cuba.

Considering that there is considerable traffic between Guyana and Suriname at the level of the ordinary citizen, remarkably little is publicised here about the government of our eastern next-door-neighbour. 

Dear Editor, In serving summons to appear in Guyana’s courts on U.S.

Part 117  Introduction The International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Bank have both expressed concerns about the structure and operations of the Natural Resource Fund, one of the PPP/C’s flagship projects directly associated with the oil and gas economy.

(Reuters) – Sanju Samson struck 108 from 114 balls on a slow wicket at Boland Park as India claimed a 78-run one-day International win over hosts South Africa at Boland Park yesterday to secure a 2-1 victory in the series.

(Reuters) – In the longest known wrongful imprisonment case in modern U.S.

With his charges one victory away from clinching the KFC Goodwill International Football Championship in their maiden appearance, Richard Palmer, manager of Jamaican outfit Clarendon College, said that the event has significance and that it will add value to the local football scene.

By Michael J. Boskin STANFORD – The year 2023 will be remembered for many significant economic, political, and technological developments.

The Opposition during its press conference yesterday has once again deemed the government’s 6.5 per cent salary increase for public servants “a slap in the face,” and chided the Ali-led regime for defending its position on the subject.

These are the words I’d use to describe this year’s Run Barbados Marathon weekend, which I had the privilege to be a part of on the scenic island, which is world-renowned for its festive atmosphere and spirit of camaraderie.

Panko Steel Fabrication and Construction will stage a golf open championship on Sunday at the Lusignan Course, East Coast Demerara.

Local apparent establishment MVP Sports has thrown its support behind the ‘East Bank vs.

Capital FC and Winners Connection maintained their perfect record following comfortable wins when the maiden edition of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) futsal championship commenced on Sunday at the Retrieve Tarmac, Linden.