Daily Archive: Saturday, February 10, 2024

LONDON,  CMC – Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph is set to feature in the money-spinning Indian Premier League, after signing a US$362 000 deal with Lucknow Super Giants.

(Barbados Nation) Government backbencher Ralph Thorne has crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition in a stunning move.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says he may declare the oil spill on the island a tier three disaster by today.

As part of the first phase of the Guyana Technical Training College Inc (GTTCI) at Port Mourant, Corentyne, President Irfaan Ali yesterday commissioned a Facility Simulator to the tune of US$13m which will train workers for the offshore oil platforms.

Through its flagship Global Gateway Initiative strategy, the European Union (EU) has added health as a main area of focus alongside forest protection, in its assistance to this country and hopes to see Guyana in the near future producing pharmaceuticals to meet its own and  regional and global needs.

In his first public comment on the five-day-old teachers strike, President Irfaan Ali yesterday called for patience as he says he has promised incremental benefits but he was silent on why his government has not entered collective bargaining with the GTU over the last three and a half years.

Rohan Rambarran, one of a number of Guyanese jailed in Barbados in 2009 for drugs, was held yesterday with a large amount of foreign marijuana known as `Creepy’, according to CANU.

As the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) strike entered its fifth day yesterday, educators from all across Region Two joined in solidarity with their union and several spoke about having to take second jobs to make ends meet.

A Columbia, Region Two labourer yesterday succumbed to injuries suffered after falling from a scaffold at Imam Bacchus and Sons limited at Affiance, Pomeroon/Supenaam.

Dhanraj Theophilus has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the 2018 fatal beating of his then 18-year-old common-law wife, Lorinda Thomas, with whom he shared a child.

On Thursday, the Immigration Support Services facilitated a citizenship ceremony during which 17 individuals from nine  countries received their certificates, a release from the Ministry of Home Affairs said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit us space with good grace for this publication.

The upcoming Mashramani Street Football Competition is anticipated to be lit up with Sparta Boss, Gold is Money, Bent Street and Sophia all confirmed as participants in the tourney slated for February 18 at the National Park, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to the letter titled “Could more oil income be linked to better benefits for teachers?”

Port Kaituma carpenter Tyron James has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment for the 2018 killing of his reputed wife, Evadnee Baptiste, with whom he became enraged after seeing her dancing with another man.

DOHA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) –  Trapped in and around Rafah, more than 1 million Palestinians braced for Israel to complete a plan to evacuate them and launch a ground assault against Hamas fighters in the southern Gaza city.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The Demerara women’s team yesterday crushed their Essequibo counterparts by 185 runs in the opening encounter of the Guyana Cricket Board’s Senior Female Inter-County 50-over competition which bowled off at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground on Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

On Thursday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers conducted an intelligence-led operation at the Cornelia Ida Public Road area, where officers intercepted a motor vehicle.

Dear Editor, Every day animals lie dead on our roadways. Oftentimes, I see horses with broken limbs that have not properly healed, causing them pain to put their weight on the injured limbs to move around for food and safety.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) –  Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan yesterday both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into further political turmoil.

The Fire Service said it on Thursday responded swiftly to a distress call at 12:15 pm, reporting a blaze at Lot 19 Seventh Street, Side Dam Industry but the wooden building could not be saved.

Dear Editor, Friday 9th February, 2024, Guyana lost yet another great son of the soil, the late and talented singer, Mohan Nandu, who mesmerized Guyanese with his baritone voice and nasal tone, dating back to the late fifty’s/early sixty’s.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Barclays  BARC.L, Britain’s biggest lender to the oil and gas industry, told Reuters it will stop direct financing of new oil and gas fields and restrict lending more broadly to energy companies expanding fossil fuel production.

(Reuters) – A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant was sentenced to life in prison and another man pleaded guilty yesterday in a U.S.

Day five of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) strike saw a large crowd protesting in front of the Ministry of Labour on  Brickdam.

Dear Editor, Reference articles on GuySuCo by Tony Vieira (Feb 8) and Devendra Kumar (Feb 9)!

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – A U.S. museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artefacts to the West African nation.

KYIV, (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy replaced  Ukraine’s popular army chief with his ground forces commander on Thursday, a huge gamble at a time when Russian forces are gaining the upper hand nearly two years into their war.

At the Kumaka District Hospital in Region One on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health commissioned a new Maternal and Child Health Sub Region Office (MCH).

(Trinidad Guardian) Panama-based carrier Copa Airlines will increase service to Port of Spain, Trinidad (POS) from June 5th, 2024.

Dear Editor, I would like to comment on Mr. Kit Nascimento’s letter on Gary Best’s position on the Venezuela/Guyana situation.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An “elderly” President Joe Biden will not face charges for knowingly taking classified documents when he left the vice presidency in 2017, a prosecutor said on Thursday, drawing a swift rebuke from the president as he seeks reelection.

By John Kemp LONDON, (Reuters) – Brazil’s gas imports fell to their lowest level for two decades in 2023 as its brimming hydroelectric reservoirs and rapid wind and solar deployment hit thermal power demand.

A total of 300 Sexual Assault Evidence collection kits valued at $3.7 million were delivered to the Ministry of Health and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for use by women in remote Amerindian communities.

Dear Editor, It is difficult to understand: on the job for over two decades and walking behind a reversing machine.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court yesterday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar sharia laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country.

By Guo Haiyan, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana February 10th, 2024, marks the Chinese Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon.

Dear Editor,  Recently, Guyana’s most scriptive “elder” has been offering his views, mostly critical of the current government.  

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama denied a request from Nicaragua to allow safe passage for ex-President Ricardo Martinelli to leave the country, according to a foreign ministry statement published on Friday, after the former leader was granted asylum by the Nicaraguan government.

The two hardest Cabinet portfolios are arguably the ministries of health and education.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Romaine Morris’ maiden first class fifty went in vain as Windward Islands Volcanoes dominated hosts Jamaica Scorpions, to pull off a nine-wicket win inside three days here yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Red Bull Formula One team boss Christian Horner attended a hearing yesterday to answer allegations about his conduct that have cast doubt on his future and could overshadow the champions’ car launch next week.

People who are in the same struggle with their fellow citizens but stand with their oppressors are part of the root of why many people in this country are set to remain in poverty.

(Reuters) – Three-time Olympic champion sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will retire after the 2024 Paris Olympics, saying she owes it to her family.

(Reuters) – A private passenger jet with five people aboard crash-landed on a busy Florida highway and collided with two vehicles on the ground in a fiery accident yesterday that killed two people, according to authorities and news footage from the scene.

HOBART, Australia,  CMC – West Indies squandered a high-octane half-century opening stand to crash to an 11-run defeat to Australia in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series here yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – All-rounder Michael Neser was recalled to the Australia squad for two tests in New Zealand in the only notable change to the group from the home series against Pakistan and West Indies.

(ESPN) Pathum Nissanka’s historic double ton ensured Sri Lanka withstood a spirited Afghanistan counterattack to record a 42-run victory in the first ODI at Pallekele and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

(Field Level Media) Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Houston Rockets 107-104 last night.

(Field Level Media) Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 35 points and Kristaps Porzingis finished with 34 to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Washington Wizards 133-129 on Friday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Test left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican countered Jonathan Carter’s 27th first class fifty with a four-wicket haul to give Barbados Pride command of their first round encounter against Combined Campuses and Colleges in the West Indies Championship yesterday.

“No Money No Work!” was one of the many chants yelled by the teachers of Linden who took to the streets to protest and continue the ongoing GTU strike.

Dear Editor, Teachers are important everywhere in the world. I have seen numerous hardworking teachers in Guyana and elsewhere.

(Trinidad Guardian) A police officer has been killed following a shooting outside a bar in Couva in the wee hours on Thursday.