Daily Archive: Monday, March 4, 2024

A four-week-long strike by teachers ended today as a result of court-ordered mediation.

Teachers’ strike Court orders mediation between GTU, Ministry: In a major development in the teachers’ strike which has dragged on for 18 school days, Justice Sandil Kissoon last week ordered that mediation begin today with two senior counsel and both the GTU and the government will attend though the latter last night said that judicial intervention was unnecessary given established industrial relations practices.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory today, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection and reversing Colorado’s exclusion of him from its ballot.

(Trinidad Guardian) In a major shake up at the country’s main intelligence gathering agency, Major Roger Best, head of the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) has been sent on administrative leave.

(Trinidad Guardian) Following the revelations of a Sunday Guardian investigation into the Tobago oil spill and subsequent claims by the Opposition that the Government is failing to keep the public informed about its investigation, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young says the Government has to ensure accuracy and seek documented verification as it investigates.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police believe a disagreement with a partygoer was the motive behind the killing of disc jockey Elijah “Sugarz” Babb yesterday morning.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The Church of England has accepted a 1 billion pound target to address historical financial links to the slave trade as recommended by an oversight group led by descendants of enslaved Africans which said the initial 100 million pounds was too low.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,(Reuters) – Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency last evening, following violent clashes in the capital that have damaged communications and led to two prison breaks as a major gang leader seeks to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

A 50-year-old miner and a 30-year-old labourer both of Bartica, were shot and killed by two masked men during a robbery at Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven yesterday morning.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc received formal notification on the day of the Tobago fuel spill informing that there would be a delay in the delivery of 75,000 barrels of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) ordered and to date the company has not delivered the fuel.

By Abigail Headley Maintaining that the Guyana Teachers Union’s (GTU) strike is illegal, Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain staunchly defended the government’s position to cut striking teachers’ pay and to stop the deduction of union dues, in his affidavit in response to the case filed by the union.

As the teachers’ strike enters its fifth week today, President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Mark Lyte is urging parents and community members to join in having their voices heard by the government to bring it to an end.

Dear Editor, I am compelled to heap accolades on the Ministry of Health, and by extension, the Government of Guyana, for the on-going “Comprehensive Child and Young Health Programme (CYHP).”

 With a number of financial institutions indicating their willingness to lend monies for the project, a decision on financing for the bridge linking Guyana and Suriname on the Corentyne River can be made as early as the end of this month, Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says.

Dear Editor, Back in January 7, 2024, I read a joke in the press.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) continue to express their disagreement with the government’s handling of the carbon credit process with their participation in a thematic hearing on ‘the impact of carbon market expansion on Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Colombia, Guyana, Peru and Brazil’ during the 189th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, DC, USA.

Dear Editor, Here we go again, Ravi Dev’s quoting USA officials who, over the years, made comments on President Cheddi’s ideological positions all the while undermining leaders from the Third World, even to the extent of assassinating some of them.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The inaugural CARICOM Classic Chess tournament was launched last evening, albeit over half an hour late, with an opening ceremony at the Ramada Hotel in Providence.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Dear Editor, I wish to commend all the winners at the recent Guyana Prize for Literature.

The defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), outflanked Buxton United 6-1 in the KFC Elite League at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre, Providence, on Saturday night.

As World Wildlife Day approaches, the NGO Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) says that there are expected to be global shifts focusing on the intricate relationship between humanity and nature. 

Dear Editor, I am optimistic that strike mediators, Messrs. Edward Luckhoo and Robin Stoby, both respected Senior Counsels, will make considerable headway today. 

Regional Division 4 ‘B’ Superintendent Krishna Ramana told Stabroek News that the case file on the death of Chavina Elleanna Persaud and Bagat Singh who died in a crash on the Heroes Highway, has been sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.

Dear Editor, The impasse in the strike has moved to the second stage in the grievance procedure – mediation – as instructed by the court. 

Region Two farmers on Friday received agricultural tools and livestock in fulfilment of a commitment made by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha some time ago.

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, an Israeli newspaper reported.

Childcare monitoring and services took a leap forward as the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS), in partnership with UNICEF Guyana and with funds from the Canadian government, recently concluded an Early Childhood Development (ECD) capacity building session with Registration and Licensing Officers (RLOs), Child Protection Officers (CPOs), and Primary Caregivers countrywide, a UNICEF release stated recently.

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Mr. Claudius Prince’s published in both the SN and KN concerning the proposed new Qatari Hotel (“Ex GNS members must mount campaign against the taking away of this ground on Carifesta Ave,” SN, March 3, 2024”).

Construction is underway on the $864.705 million Tuschen Secondary School, which will  accommodate over 800 students from Tuschen and neighbouring communities in Region Three.

KYIV (Reuters) – Rescue workers completed operations on Sunday after a drone strike on an apartment building in the southern city of Odesa, finding four more bodies and bringing the death toll to 12.

(Trinidad Express) Angelique Parisot-Potter, the whistleblower whose claims of “significant governance and fiduciary concerns” at Massy Holdings led to an investigation by the conglomerate, will not be participating in the probe due to the requirement for her to sign a gag order to enable her to do so.

Dear Editor, As we prepare to celebrate Ghana Day this weekend, we are reminded that that was the first country in Africa to gain its independence from Great Britain in 1957.

On Saturday, Woman Sergeant Christopher-Woolford, the subordinate officer in charge of the Acquero Traffic Department in Region One, interacted with the residents of the girls’ dormitory at Santa Rosa Secondary School.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Police said that their search on Sunday for two individuals wanted for their involvement in Germany’s notorious Red Army Faction (RAF) militant group ended unsuccessfully.

(Trinidad Express) The soldier who was shot and killed in La Puerta, Diego Martin, last month was a hitman for hire in the criminal underworld and had been involved in the murders of several people in the past.

Eagles and Ravens will collide in the inaugural final of the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League on Saturday, March 9th, following hard-fought victories over the Colts and Kwakwani, respectively, in their corresponding conference finals on Saturday evening.

Dear Editor, Reference “ANUG says Asha Kissoon refusing to give up seat” (Mar 2) wherein it is stated that an agreement signed by three parties for sharing seats under ‘the joinder parties list’ is not enforceable in court.

(Reuters) – Spinner Nathan Lyon took six for 65 as Australia dismissed New Zealand for 196 early on the fourth day of the first test at Wellington’s Basin Reserve yesterday to win the match by an emphatic 172 runs and go 1-0 up in the series.

Caricom Heads of Government, including Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, and the International Partners of Haiti, which included Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations held a coordination meeting on the situation in Haiti in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2699.

Has the evidence gathering and prosecutorial functions of the Guyana Police Force improved?

Guyana’s leading cyclist, Briton John of United We Stand, extended his perfect start to the season with his third victory in as many races, taking the top of the podium in the Elite/Open class of the first stage of the Jagan’s Memorial Cycling Road Race yesterday.

The Protests and Pedagogy Collective was formed in 2018 to organize a series of commemorative events for the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Sir George Williams University Protest.

In our article of 5 February 2024, we began a discussion on  the various anti-corruption measures implemented by the Guyanese authorities over the years and what may have been reasons for Guyana continuing to score poorly on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. 

A belligerent display of batting from the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U-19 outfit saw them dismantle their Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) counterparts by 243 runs yesterday at the Queen’s College ground, Thomas Lands.

Guyanese national basketball player Israel Yaw and his school, the University of Maryland, went down to Howard University 66-70 on Saturday evening at the Hytche Centre in Princess Anne, Maryland.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – International connectivity to Haiti was disrupted on Sunday following violent clashes in the capital that have damaged communications and led to a prison break at the main penitentiary as a major gang leader seeks to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.