Daily Archive: Monday, December 25, 2023

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 5.25 pm yesterday on Temple Street, Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara, which resulted in the death of a 60-year-old pedestrian.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 6 am today on the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo which resulted in the death of two men, both of whom are residents of De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) says that at approximately 2.05 am today, firefighters from the Linden Fire Station responded promptly to a fire at Lot 2692, Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden.

The Police are looking for the four armed suspects who robbed  the Wen Jie Supermarket at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara at about 8.46 pm last night.

By Joseph Allen The completion of the new Christ Church Secondary School is months behind schedule as a novel method for constructions appears to have hit a snag.

A triangular love affair resulted in the shooting death of a Diamond man at his home yesterday morning and the police are seeking a sole suspect, Muammar Jabbar called ‘Omar Jabbar’, who was released from prison two weeks ago.  

An unidentified man was shot dead yesterday by a supernumerary constable after he was seen pulling at the padlocks securing a container with fruits and vegetables, property of a Campbellville businessman.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that assault and four other charges be laid against popular race car driver Mark Vieira, in connection with a physical altercation between him and Maurice Menezes at the qualifier of the recent Caribbean Clash of Champions at the South Dakota circuit.

The team of Romel Bhagwandin and Robin Tiwari won the inaugural Panko Steel Fabrication and Construction Open Golf Championship yesterday at the Lusignan Club Bhagwandin and Tiwari secured the top spot ahead of the combination of Maurice Solomon and Rabindranath Persaud, while the team of Rakesh Harry and Ravindra Harry finished in third place.

(CMC) – An Antigua-based franchise will replace the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League next year.

Charles Dookram, a 56-year-old pedestrian, died following a collision with a motorcycle yesterday morning on Rupertee Access Trail in North Rupununi, Region Nine.

Stabroek Ballers, Sparta Boss, Seaside A, and Bent Street recorded comfortable wins when the inaugural ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Street-ball Championship continued last evening at the Soesdyke Junction Tarmac.

An unemployed Buxton man was yesterday morning nabbed with 119 grammes of marijuana concealed in Pringles and Lay’s Stax containers.

With its student-athletes continuing to enjoy unparalleled success in and out of the classroom, Chase’s Academy has firmly established its status as a breeding ground for excellence in academics and multiple sporting disciplines.

Dear Editor, Southeast Asian nations as well as neighbouring China grew astoundingly from the 1980s (some even from the 1970s) and came to be known as “miracle economies”.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the areas of Cummings Lodge and Industry on the East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

A bill which will  facilitate domestic and international arbitration as a method of resolving disputes was tabled on Monday during the 69th Sitting of the National Assembly at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Dear Editor, I read a letter in the Stabroek News newspaper today.

By Michelangelo Jacobus As one of two Guyanese cricketers selected to represent the West Indies at the upcoming U-19 World Cup (January) in South Africa, batsman Mavindra Dindyal told Stabroek Sports, “It’s an honour to represent the West Indies at any level, and it was one of my goals to play at an U-19 world cup.”

Dear Editor, I have seen a rather strange letter purportedly written by Mr.

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thirteen workers were killed and 46 injured on Sunday in a fire at a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Sulawesi island, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located said.

The Stabroek Ballers continued their meteoric rise on the street-ball circuit as they captured the ‘East Bank vs.

Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to enhancing water service by 2025, in the attempt to afford improved access to treated water on a 24-hour basis.

(Reuters) – England have appointed former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 World Cup next year, the country’s cricket board (ECB) announced yesterday.

Despite facing challenges, such as having to be outside during harsh weather conditions, the Calvary’s Mission Food Pantry (CMFP) in New York, continues to serve over 1,400 people weekly, and has restarted its humanitarian efforts in Guyana.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Large parts of Australia on Sunday sweated through heatwave conditions as authorities warned of a high bushfire risk in many parts of the country’s vast Western Australia state.

Dear Editor, I would like extend holiday greetings for your commendable coverage and steadfastness in provision of fair and professional media.

A hard time she had of it. The very dead of winter.

During the period between the passing of the vote of no confidence in the previous Government on 21 December 2018 and the swearing in of the President Irfaan Ali on 2 August 2020, we had carried a total of 40 articles on the election-rated matters, including the outcomes of the various court cases that were filed.

By Tamanisha John Tamanisha J. John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics at York University.