Daily Archive: Monday, January 1, 2024

(Trinidad Express) Basdeo Panday has passed away. His death was announced by daughter Mickela Panday this afternoon.

Thirty-five-year-old Anwar Sukhanand of Johanna Cecilia, Region Two is currently hospitalized at Suddie Public Hospital with a bullet in his left leg after he was shot during an armed robbery on  Sunday night.

Police are investigating the murder of Natram Persaud called Vishal, a 40-year-old Assistant at the Lands and Survey Department and of Lot 43 Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara, and the robbery of Manipaul Rambarhak called Anand, a 57-year-old farmer of Canal #2 Polder (who was robbed of his gold handband valued at $250,000).

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some areas on its west coast, destroying buildings, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting travel to the region.

Scenes from last evening’s fireworks display done by members of the 2 1 Artilllery Company of the Guyana Defence Force.

Cost-of-living interventions will be made to cushion any spikes in prices, President Irfaan Ali said in his New Year’s address as he also promised a “robust” programme to end the carnage on the roads and free university education beginning in 2025.

Parbattie Amanda Persaud, a 25-year-old vendor was yesterday morning beaten to death, allegedly by her abusive husband, while she was heading to the Parika Market.

A 56-year-old man of Block 22 Squatting Area, Wismar, Linden was chopped to death on Saturday afternoon, reportedly by two of his wife’s brothers after he had wounded them with cutlasses.

Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Aubrey Norton has used his New Year’s message to accuse the PPP/C government of becoming more incompetent and more divisive while thundering that the country’s oil wealth is only benefitting the PPP/C elite, friends and families.

The planned Government Office Complex when built will be equipped with four towers which will have the capacity to accommodate approximately 6,000 employees, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said on Friday.

Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore, in his New Year’s message reminded the City’s municipality of the past year’s challenges but expressed optimism for new opportunities to resolve some of the city’s age-old problems including road congestion, vending, and indiscriminate parking.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill on Friday announced that the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri had processed 729,680 passengers for the year 2023 which reflects an increase of 11 per cent when compared to 657, 249 passengers in 2022.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Friday announced that developmental works for the four-lane bridge across the Demerara River in Wismar, Linden, Region Ten, are slated to begin this year.

CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza  yesterday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would take “many more months” to end.

A 31-year-old vendor, Quason Leacock, of D’Urban Backlands Squatting Area, Georgetown, is now hospitalized nursing a gunshot and chop wound.

COPENHAGEN/DUBAI/CAIRO,  (Reuters) – U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk MAERSKb.CO

For 2023, a total of 1520 inmates across Guyana completed training in various technical and vocational skills, which aligns with the Guyana Prison Service’s (GPS’s) goal of facilitating smooth integration into society.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) arrested Cougars by a 2-0 score-line to win the annual Candy Boss and Antics GT Beer 8-a-side Football Championship, which was staged on Saturday evening at the All Saints Scott Church ground, Princess Elizabeth Road, in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Platinum Side, LA Ballers, and YMCA secured respective semi-final berths following quarterfinal victories when the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued on Saturday evening at the PPP Office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

Oswald and Coretta Whyte were the top prize winners in the Assuria Christmas promotion.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country’s military commanders the most powerful means must be mobilized to destroy the United States and South Korea if they choose military confrontation, state media reported last night.

Dear Editor, A few years ago, oil companies would bombard the Guyanese people with “frontier country” to justify an embarrassing Stabroek Block contract that is currently paying us a paltry 14.5% or less of total oil revenues.

2023 saw a record number of players from Guyana being selected for West Indies duties at all levels, according to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

KINSHASA,  (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected for a second term after getting more than 73% of the vote in a Dec.

Residents of the Lower Pomeroon River, Region Two, recently received solar panel kits comprising of a battery solar panel, a fan, and two light fixtures. 

(Reuters) – New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner took four wickets before a rearguard batting effort helped the hosts beat Bangladesh by 17 runs via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method in the rain-hit third Twenty20 international yesterday to level the series 1-1.

Dear Editor, The end of a calendar year is usually a time for reflection but it is also pregnant with hope and optimism for a better life.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U.S.

Interviews and photos by Subhana  Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of Melanie on the East Coast of Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

(Reuters) – New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on Monday.

Despite inconsistent crowd attendance at Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) matches throughout the season, tonight’s KFC Elite League Cup final is expected to draw supporters of finalists Western Tigers and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) by the droves at the Eve Leary Sports Ground in Kingston.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has urged an embracing of the possibilities that lie ahead.

Dear Editor, A Happy New Year Guyana. The old year ultimately bade us farewell and a new year eventually greeted us.

Dear Editor, As we prepare to bid farewell to the year 2023, it is perhaps only natural that we reflect on the past 12 months.

The Alliance For Change [AFC] in extending New Year’s greetings says that it aspires to forging the unity of all the nation’s peoples and that together a Guyana is built where truth, justice and respect for each other and the environment guide its every action.

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s shelling of the city of Donetsk in early New Year’s Day hours killed four people, a Russian-installed official in the eastern region of Ukraine said, while Ukrainian officials said at least one person was killed in Russia’s air attack on Odesa.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin yesterday unveiled government measures aimed at providing companies with tax benefits so they can buy new machinery and invest in transportation.

Dear Editor, I decided to end my self-imposed withdrawal from discussions on public matters in the columns of the national newspapers.

Police ranks carried out a search in the Orealla Station district, Region Six on Saturday for prohibited fireworks where about eleven shops were searched and a quantity of fireworks confiscated.

If you are a fan of horse racing, then the place to be today is the Rising Sun Turf Club to witness the staging of the SINOTRUK Sprint Classic.

Each week for most of 2023, this newspaper canvassed 10 people in all parts of the country on how they were faring with the cost of living. 

On 11 December 2023, the audited public accounts for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2022 along with the report of the Auditor General thereon were presented to the National Assembly.

(Reuters) – Higher consumer spending over the holiday season, real wage gains over the last nine months and a jump in consumer confidence point to a good start for 2024, said Jared Bernstein, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers yesterday.

By Janette Bulkan Janette Bulkan is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia This column reflects on the Joint Declaration of Argyle against the geopolitical backdrop in which Guyana and Venezuela are enmeshed.