Articles published on Monday, February 19, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A Haitian judge in charge the investigation into the 2021 assassination of the Caribbean nation’s last president has charged some fifty people, including his widow and a former prime minister, according to a document leaked to local media.
President Irfaan Ali declared the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo 2024 open this morning at the Marriott Hotel.
(Trinidad Express) Maritime attorney Nyree Alfonso says she has uncovered new information about the mysterious oil spill which has stained parts of the Tobago coastline and caused environmental damage.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not welcome in Israel until he takes back comments likening the war against Hamas militants in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War Two, the Israeli foreign minister said on Monday.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Monday demanded an immediate end to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories at the start of hearings on the legal status of the disputed land at the United Nations’ top court.
By Antonio Dey The sod was turned yesterday for a US$300 million resort and convention centre, at Carifesta Avenue, an initiative of a Qatari company, Assets Group.
Fire Chief Gregroy Wickham told Stabroek News yesterday that a “stray bullet” went through the window of the sleeping quarters of the Emergency Medical Tech-nicians (ETMs) at the New Guyana Fire Service, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.
Buxton United was crowned the East Coast Mash Cup Football Champion, defeating arch-nemesis and derby rival Buxton Stars via sudden penalty kicks on Saturday evening at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground.
By Abigail Headley Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) President Mark Lyte is urging the government to swiftly resolve the ongoing teachers’ strike that has persisted for an extended period.
Jason Ray Khalil, Ryan Rahaman, and Kaiden Alli won the Elite, Open, and Rising Divisional titles, respectively, when the Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Squash Championship concluded at the Georgetown Club facility on Camp Street.
A fire of unknown origin, which struck about 2 am yesterday, destroyed a house in Suddie, Region Two, which was owned by Jason Narine.
The record books were rewritten yesterday at the Saint Stanislaus College Auditorium as 20-year-old Nicholas Teju (Men’s Junior Raw 53 kg), Romeo Hunter (Men’s Sub Junior 83 kg), and Norman Brady (Men’s Master 4 Raw 83 kg) set new records in their respective weight classes at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation’s (GAPLF) National Novices Championship.
The food caravan opposite the Republic Bank on Robb and Camp streets, Georgetown has become the site where numerous vagrants attend to their toilet matters and wash their clothing.
Dear Editor, A country’s success does not depend on its natural resources, otherwise since Independence the people of Guyana would have been rich from Guyana’s gold, diamonds, bauxite, agriculture, forests, fish, etc.
Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in New Amsterdam, Berbice about the cost of living and how it is affecting them.
Dear Editor, I write in response to the headline, “You can’t build roads and teachers hungry”, attributed to the GTU President.
Coconut farmers in the Pomeroon, Region Two will soon benefit from planting materials from the Ministry of Agriculture with the aim of boosting coconut production.
Dear Editor, Refer to statisticsguyana.gov.gy: Data table; Merchandise Imports Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value by category.
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids put the Gaza Strip’s second-largest hospital completely out of service on Sunday, local and U.N.
The Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, on Friday, spearheaded a comprehensive outreach initiative aimed at directly engaging with residents of Riverview and Yarrowdam to address their concerns while providing vital information on available services.
Dear Editor, I wish to express my gratitude to the Guyana Registrar Office for responding to two of four applications for birth certificates posted on October 16, 2023 under transmittal number 213-10-07 from the Wales Post Office.
(Trinidad Express) Two men and an 18-year-old woman were shot and killed by police in Tunapuna early yesterday morning during what a senior officer described as an exchange of gunfire.
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal and Region One Chairman Brentnol Ashley visited the new $35 million well site at Mabaruma Settlement that is scheduled for completion in March.
Dear Editor, I write with great apprehension and angst both as a seasoned educator (in Guyana and the US) and journalist with 40+ years of experience having written for publications in the Caribbean, North America, and the Middle East and elsewhere.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The police have released the identities of the four men who died in a collision involving two cars on the Rock main road in Trelawny early yesterday morning.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto.
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday they had opened an investigation into alleged shootings by Russian forces of six unarmed Ukrainian soldiers in the city of Avdiivka, and two at a village in the same region, after Russia claimed full control of the city.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Huge crowds filled the Mexican capital’s main square on Sunday, turning out to support the nation’s electoral body ahead of the upcoming presidential vote and taking aim at current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s efforts to consolidate its power.
Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc (FFTP) in partnership with Starr Computers and St Francis Community Developers donated two new upgraded Information Technology Labs to Region Six.
Dear Editor, I am concerned what knowledge and practice of obeah does Minister Priya Manickchand understand and know that led her to believe and state that the actions of a person last Thursday (February 15, 2024) in front of the Ministry of Education was an obeah act?
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, (Reuters) – More than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable opponent, according to rights group OVD-Info, as Russians continued to gather and lay flowers.
Dear Editor, I have been a strong advocate for better salaries and benefits for teachers both in Guyana and in North Carolina where the North Carolina Constitution prohibits collective bargaining and strikes for public sector workers.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The police shot and killed a man who reportedly fired at them after he was confronted about his presence outside the lock-up at the Hunts Bay police station in St Andrew last night.
Employees of Banks DIH Ltd who took industrial action on Wednesday last over a dispute involving sales commissions, resumed duties on Friday last at 8 am.
(Reuters) – India set England a huge target and then skittled the tourists out for 122 to romp to a 434-run victory in the third test and go 2-1 up in the five-match series yesterday.
Experienced campaigner and West Indies star Shemaine Campbell will captain the Guyana women’s national Super50 and T20 teams ahead of the upcoming Cricket West Indies (CWI) regional tournaments.
The Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) and the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) booked spots in the final of the New Building Society (NBS)-sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) 2nd Division 40-overs competition with contrasting victories in their respective semi-finals on Saturday.
In an effort to build on the volume of international participation in 2023, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will make its 2024 debut on the international circuit with participation in the 1st World Olympic Qualifiers in Italy and the prestigious Youth World Boxing Cup in Montenegro.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty last Wednesday of illegal campaign financing in relation to his failed 2012 re-election bid.
Eagles took a 1-0 lead in their best of three series against the Colts in the Harpy Eagles Conference final, while Kwakwani defeated Ravens to level the Jaguars Conference final at 1-1 when the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League continued on Saturday evening.
Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) is a 28-year-old environmental watch-dog NGO in Trinidad and Tobago, committed to monitoring the activities of the extractive sector.
Once again, in a repeat of last year, Briton John soloed to victory unhurried in the Forbes Burnham Memorial Cycling Road Race to retain his title, making it two wins in as many road races for the year thus far as his impressive run of form continued yesterday.
LONDON (Reuters) – “Oppenheimer”, a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb in World War Two, was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, winning the top honours for best film and best director as well as five other awards.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A 15-year-old boy from St Ann has been charged with the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl at a daycare facility in the parish last month.
Dear Editor, The union wants a formal invitation from government on meaningful talks on salaries before ending its strike action.
Calvin Burnett’s song “HandyMan” has earned him the 2024 Soca Monarch crown, while Osei Clarke (OKC) is the new Calypso Monarch.
Well, who can argue against the Georgetown Seafront and Resort Convention Centre to be built along Carifesta Avenue over the next three years?
Witnessed by a mammoth crowd, Back Circle won the inaugural edition of the ‘Georgetown versus the Rest’ Street-ball championship, defeating perennial contender North East La Penitence 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks.
