Daily Archive: Sunday, March 10, 2024

The first night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will be tomorrow, Monday 11th March, according to a statement this evening from the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG).

(Trinidad Express) Death was instantaneous for a 46-year-old La Romaine mechanic when he was shot while sitting in his Range Rover yesterday afternoon.

Earlier today, at approximately 3 am, a fire of unknown origin ravaged Eteringbang Landing, located in the Upper Cuyuni River region.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. military said today it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added U.S.

Historian Dr Estherine Adams, whose manuscript, “The Few Among the Many: Women’s Labour in British Guiana’s Jails”, won the Non-Fiction Award in the 2024 Guyana Prize for Literature, is continuing to research and write with the aim of bringing clarity to some of the narratives that form part of Guyana’s colonial history.

Joel Browne was at the gym when a song idea for the Soca Monarch Competition struck him.

Residents of Williamsburg (East Berbice-Corentyne) can now conduct transactions at Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s new $1.2 billion facility which was unveiled yesterday by Head of State Irfaan Ali during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

By Abigail Headley Osei Clarke’s journey to victory in this year’s Calypso competition involved dedication and hard work as he faced the challenge of preparing for not one, but three separate contests this year.

Up to press time, police were searching for prison escapee Akeem Wong who is the prime suspect in the murders of David Gomes and his mother Nellie Gomes at Saxacalli, Essequibo River on Friday.

It’s the beginning of tomato season. Various sizes and shapes of the red plump fruit are piled high on stands; pieces of cardboard with their price per pound crookedly stuck between or at the side of them.

After a 19-month-old boy of Zeelugt Housing Scheme died on Thursday at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday said that a multi-disciplinary team is investigating the case.

The first trading period in March 2024 saw the Lucas Stock Index decline by 0.829 percent on the sale of 81,715 shares. 

Red Thread, through its legal counsel, is still pressing the Director of Public Prosecutions for an explanation into the discontinuance of the rape matter brought against a government minister by a 16-year-old girl in June 2023.

Gerald Forde who served as Represen-tative of the List of The New Movement (TNM)  but later left the party has written to GECOM asking for an investigation of how Dr Asha Kissoon’s name was submitted to Parliament and seeking to have her recalled to make way for the representative of ANUG in accordance with a three-party agreement.

Signed in a blaze of publicity two years ago followed by the dismantling of the Enmore Sugar Packaging plant which is still to be reassembled, a planned machining investment has only now secured start-up financing and work should get underway shortly.

By Michelangelo Jacobus The twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago asserted their dominance over hosts Guyana (Team 1) in the final showdown yesterday at the Princess Ramada Hotel, Providence, winning the 9th round clash 3.5-0.5 to claim the inaugural CARICOM Classic Chess Championship.

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza,  (Reuters) –  Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad said yesterday, despite dimming hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

ROME, Georgia,  (Reuters) – A defiant and bitter Donald Trump returned yesterday to the state where he faces criminal charges for undermining the 2020 U.S.

Following a four-year hiatus precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the eventual unavailability of venues, the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown edition was officially launched on Friday evening.

Having gotten the clarity it sought on areas of concern, Guyana says that it will now sign on to the Samoa Agreement – successor to the Cotonou Agreement that the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (OACPS) has with the European Union (EU) and which is the overarching framework for relations with the EU and its  member countries.

Dear Editor, One of the outcomes of treating teachers with disrespect (the syllable spec, means to really see, as for example, in inspect) both by way of remuneration and how they are treated, is that we are discouraging future generations from entering the teaching profession — even before learning whether they have a calling for teaching.

GRIFFITH, Australia, (Reuters) –  Millions of vines are being destroyed in Australia and tens of millions more must be pulled up to rein in overproduction that has crushed grape prices and threatens the livelihoods of growers and wine makers.

`Women human rights defenders, particularly, also face stigmatization through public statements intended to make their work seem illegitimate, and to foster a climate of hostility and intolerance among various sectors of society’ National human rights commissions hold the state accountable and should be robust, independent and autonomous, says Roberta Clarke, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

Dear Editor, I have observed that in many communities, small village shops are being forced to close as a result of Chinese competitors.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The second-highest official in India’s election commission resigned abruptly yesterday, days ahead of the expected announcement of the date of the country’s general election.

Dear Editor, Under the Petroleum Agreement,  Guyana is entitled to a royalty of 2% on oil production.

Byron Pearson, a 67-year-old resident of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, appeared on Friday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert and was found guilty of two counts of ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’.

(Reuters) – Armenia is considering applying for European Union membership, foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday, as it seeks to forge closer ties with the West in the face of tensions with traditional ally Russia.

The Court of Appeal in a recent ruling enforced a $176 million arbitration award against the government to Azad Mirza, of Falcon Transportation and Construction Services, who back in 2017 had been awarded a road building contract.

Dear Editor, It is all but a foregone conclusion for me that Donald Trump will triumph in the US come November. 

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday,  something he said could one day allow lunar settlements to be built.

Another 5,000 hectares of land will be used for sugar production at the Skeldon Estate in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), President Irfaan Ali announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, I was raised in an environment where we took statements and promises from our Head of State, Commander in Chief etc.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s attorney general yesterday announced the arrest of a regional campaign leader for opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, citing alleged conspiracy, among other crimes.

DUBLIN,  (Reuters) – Irish voters have rejected proposals to replace constitutional references to the makeup of a family and a mother’s “duties in the home” in a significant defeat for the government.

The University of Guyana (UG) reached back into its early years and paid homage to a woman from its first batch of female graduates, describing her as a trailblazer, beacon of resilience, and an advocate for equality.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is increasingly being perceived as a tacky company offering third rate services at high costs to consumers.

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Kenyan President William Ruto about the Haiti crisis and the two men underscored their commitment to a multinational security mission to restore order, the State Department said yesterday.

 Kevin Sinclair is different to the contemporary West Indian cricketer in more ways than one.

The winner of the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) Inter-Association U19 50-Over competition was never in doubt, but the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) cemented their status as the best association in the zone with a 149-run dismantling of their East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA) counterparts.

(Reuters) – India bulldozed England by an innings and 64 runs inside three days of the final test yesterday to complete a 4-1 series victory at the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium.

After a bounty year in 2023, dramatic performances have made a fair appearance so far in 2024. 

A total of 13 amateur fights have been confirmed by the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) for the impending Rage Fight Card, which is slated for March 23rd at the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre, Kingston.

Each year, I use the weekend of the Academy Awards to write my last official post on the previous year in film, usually predicated on the relationship with the imminent Oscar winners.

(Reuters) – Private U.S. company Stratolaunch yesterday said it had successfully completed the first powered flight of its Talon-A reusable hypersonic vehicle, but did not give precise details.

Dear Editor, The passing of Rooplall Monar (1945-2024) brings us almost to the end of the line of those who wrote about the Indians on the sugar plantations as a “lived experience”.

The legacy of Dr. Cheddi Jagan emerges for consideration in March every year, the month of his birth and of his passing.

The heads of government of Celac – the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States ‒ met in St Vincent on March 1st.

I am honoured to have been awarded the Guyana Prize for Literature (Poetry) for my book of poems Not Quite Without A Moon.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Previously Fellow of the LSE and Fellow of Harvard University Michele Norris, a highly decorated American journalist, is the founding Director of the Race Card Project.

Retired civil engineer Agnes Dalrymple earned the title ‘Iron Lady’ for her no-nonsense approach to any lack of discipline in the predominantly male-dominated workforce she headed, and particularly in the sea defence area where she fought for funding to ensure the safety of people’s lives and infrastructure.  

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, a prominent critic of the Kremlin, to its list of “terrorists and extremists”, the RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday.

Introduction Today’s column offers a wrap-up of the ABCs of hydrocarbons taxation, which I introduced in last week’s column.

When play continued in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) GISE/Star Party Rentals/Trophy Stall First Division 2-day competition, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) hosted the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) at the GDF Ground and amassed a slender lead of 13 runs by stumps yesterday.

Fruta Conquerors defeated Den Amstel by a 3-1 score when the KFC Elite League continued yesterday evening at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence.

One of the most significant concerns of the 21st century is technology and the way in which it affects the world view developed by our young people.

Last Friday, women around the world observed International Women’s Day. Some of us were actually involved in activities that recognised this day, others knew of the day but did not observe it in form while many women do not even know such a day exists.

Plans are currently underway to resuscitate the Tucber Park Co-operative Housing Society in Region Six, allowing almost 400 co-op members to finally receive their land titles.