Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

ANKARA, (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no different from Adolf Hitler and likened Israel’s attacks on Gaza to the treatment of Jewish people by the Nazis.

Pooran Manman called Rocky, a 44-year-old businessman of Abram Zuil, Essequibo Coast, was arrested last night after he was found to have an unlicensed firearm, along with several rounds of ammunition.

Rajendra Moniram, a 23-year-old labourer of Onderneeming/Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, was charged with the offence of Discharging a Loaded Firearm with Intent, committed on a Police Detective Corporal attached to the Suddie Police Station.

Carl Reddy, a 57-year-old businessman of Second Avenue, Bartica was arrested on Friday last at Kumung Kumung Landing, Puruni River, and charged today with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition without Licence.

(Trinidad Guardian) The National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIBTT) is reporting a cyber-attack which occurred on Boxing Day.

An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire at a home at Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden early Christmas morning, which claimed three lives.

The driver of a speeding car and a passenger died when the car collided with a container on the parapet alongside the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo on Monday.

Government has updated its local content plan guideline for companies that want to operate here; requiring those who submit from next year to state how they will utilise women and small and medium sized businesses, among other projections.

LA Ballers, Pro Ballers, and Presidential punched their tickets to the quarterfinal section when the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued on Monday night at the PPP compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

In addition to part of the former Troy Resources mine going to some 50 small miners, the government is in the process of having a local consortium formed to work the main mining pit, President Irfaan Ali announced as he urged local businesses not to be afraid of forming partnerships.

Sparta Boss, Bent Street, Soesdyke Warriors, and Touches earned berths to the quarterfinal round when the inaugural ‘Million Dollar Baby’ street-ball championship continued on Monday evening at the Soesdyke Junction Tarmac.

Reiterating his disappointment that the Conference of Parties (COP) 28 held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates failed to address critical matters such as climate financing and forest incentives, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said that the government will ensure that these issues are addressed at the “national level”.

Dear Editor, I write to express my grave concerns regarding the recent attempt by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to serve a summons on Rickford Burke, a Guyanese citizen residing in the United States.

President Irfaan Ali granted the Christmas wish of a single mother of six on Christmas Day, handing over a brand new, fully furnished house, on behalf of the government, located at Hampshire Village, Corentyne.

MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed at least one person and could hinder any Russian attempt to seize more Ukrainian territory along the Black Sea coast.

Dear Editor, It was shocking as it was painful, similar to the Mahdia fire, that early Christmas morn fire in the mining town which claimed three lives.

By Neville J. Bissember  First the naysayers descended on him, admonishing President Ali not to attend the meeting with President Maduro, clearly without the faintest acknowledgement that while this had the potential to be a “roll up your sleeves” encounter, it was to take place in a multilateral setting, where – unlike in a bilateral forum –  the sheer political and diplomatic weight of so many other interested parties in the room would curtail one-upmanship and arm-twisting towards a “win-win” outcome.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – The oil and gas industry went on a $250 billion buying spree in 2023, taking advantage of companies’ high stock prices to secure lower-cost reserves and prepare for the next upheaval in an industry likely to undergo more consolidation.

Dear Editor, The upcoming presence of HMS Trent off-shore Georgetown with its 65 crew and cannon aboard is reassuring for all.

(Trinidad Guardian) People who suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases are being asked to take the necessary precautions, as there is currently a significant concentration of Saharan Dust in the atmosphere.

President Irfaan Ali has urged Guyanese to avoid conflicts and denounce war and aggression, as he also pressed for support in calling for the end to the killings in the Gaza area.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Tuesday on a container ship in the Red Sea, and for an attempt to attack Israel with drones.

Dear Editor, I recently read the article by Ramnarine Sahadeo that was published in the Guyana Times and in Kaieteur News on December 19th honoring helicopter pilot Michael Charles, a true patriot of Guyana.

(Trinidad Express) A 34-year-old police constable is expected to appear virtually before the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court tomorrow charged with the December 17 murder of two siblings and the shooting of a man at the Courts Mega Store Car Park in El Socorro, San Juan.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) safely delivered seven babies on Christmas Day and in celebrating with the mothers First Lady Arya Ali also recognised the healthcare workers who provide selfless service year-round.

KANO/ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian mother-of-three Grace Godwin was preparing food on Christmas Eve when her husband burst into the kitchen and ordered her and the children to run and take cover in the bush after gunmen were spotted in a nearby village.

More than 1,600 individuals have been training in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), this year, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

(Jamaican Gleaner) The Kingston Eastern police on Monday seized an Arcus nine millimetre pistol along with a magazine containing two 9mm cartridges along the Bull Bay main road.

Dear Editor, Member of Parliament, Roysdale Forde has written in opposition to the service of “summons” to a member of the diaspora in New York and said, it is illegal.

(Trinidad Guardian) Today, Dutch couple Fred Godecke, 67, and Caroline Maffert, 65, are thanking God for life after an early Christmas miracle.

Beacons of Georgetown defeated Tabatinga of Region #9 to qualify for the knockout segment when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Playoff continued last night at the Eve Leary ground.

One of the facets commonly listed for the decline of West Indies cricket over the last three decades is the poor level of talent available and hence the low quality of what actually rises to the top tier to play Test cricket.

(Reuters) – Australia made a solid start to the Boxing Day test against Pakistan yesterday but rain washed out a chunk of play and tight bowling restricted them to 187 for three at the end of the opening day.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Farmers in the Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara are experiencing challenges with their rice crop owing to the dry season and an infiltration of saltwater into the irrigation system.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s involvement in Russia’s Arctic LNG-2 liquefied natural gas project should not be the target of any third party intervention or restrictions, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

(CMC) – Cricket West Indies vice-president, Azim Bassarath, believes the formation of a second regional Twenty20 tournament will only come about through ongoing collaboration between the regional governing body and the Caribbean Premier League.

Following his remarkable exploits at the recently concluded 61st edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships, national U-8 dual champion Jadon Bristol was honoured by the community of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, on Sunday, December 17th.

Rivers View defeated Lazio 6-3 when the Bartica Football Association Yearend Knockout Championship commenced on Monday evening at the Community Centre ground.

(Reuters) – South African seamer Kagiso Rabada took five wickets before India’s KL Rahul dug in as bad light and a thunderstorm brought play to a premature close with the touring side on 208-8 on the opening day of the first test at Centurion yesterday.

Dear Editor, Inevitably, there will be sport politics, but there is no place for politics in sport.