Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Politics ‘Come right’ Jagdeo tells challengers: Vice President and General Secretary of the PPP/C Bharrat Jagdeo last week told challengers of the governing party that they need to “come right” as Guyana approaches the next general and regional elections in 2025.

Former manager of the New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon, who was found to have been wrongfully dismissed, is entitled only to the full payment of pension amounting to some $59 million and not severance benefits as well.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department is currently investigating an industrial accident that occurred on March 13, 2024, at Pritipaul Singh Investments, located at Wharf Area, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The police say that are investigating the murder of Marcus Adrian, a 36-year-old logger of Hururu Mission, Upper Berbice River, which occurred on 2024-03-18 at about 12:30hrs at 7 Mile,  Hururu Mission.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Amnesty International criticised a leaked draft of Saudi Arabia’s first penal code today, saying it would codify practices ranging from flogging to gender discrimination and urging changes to align it with international standards.

 (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police indicted the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his vaccination records, two sources related to the matter said on Tuesday.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called for a total repeal of the Property Tax Amendment Act.

Ashanti Liverpool of Dazzell Housing Scheme  was shot and killed early this morning reportedly by her twin sister’s ex boyfriend.

Apart from an award of US$300,000 ($60m) from the United States to combat narcotics trafficking here, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will begin a capacity-building programme and a FBI team will help with port security.

`We cannot come here with the best ideas, and then forget that we have 700 million people who we represent living in poverty’ President Irfaan Ali has emphasized the importance of addressing global issues such as hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.

Guyana found itself in the hot seat yesterday at the United Nations’ 140th Session of the Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland as a barrage of questions on corruption, human rights and public accountability for state assets were asked including allegations against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.

The Chinese Landing Village Council is calling on the government to engage with it on implementing the recommendations of the IACHR on the protection of residents of the north west community and it has also raised the matter of the ban on villagers’ small mining which it says is affecting livelihoods.

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods yesterday said his company is trying to establish it has rights over Hess Corp (NYSE:HES)’s Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron (NYSE:CVX), not buy the company itself.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) yesterday said that emergency repair works at the Parika and Supenaam Stellings have been completed.

A crash along the Corentyne highway on Sunday evening has left a Number 64 Village, Corentyne pensioner dead and his family demanding answers. 

Traditional heavyweights Leopold Street, Tiger Bay, and Channel-9 Warriors were eliminated on Sunday evening in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown edition following contrasting defeats at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands.

The private sector has been urged to get more involved in articulating Guyana’s trade policy.

After four rounds in the Guyana Chess Federation’s Third Grand Prix Chess Tournament,  which moved off on Saturday, Ethan Lee and Sasha Shariff have taken the lead in their open  and female categories, respectively. 

Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus yesterday confirmed that the driver involved in the accident which resulted in the death of Justin Totaram from East Canje Berbice has been placed on $300,000 station bail. 

Dear Editor, “GECOM should fast-track biometric measures,” this was the unconstitutional and loose demand by Mr.

Guyana and Brazil recently held a technical bilateral meeting in Boa Vista  on their  International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA) which the Ministry of Home Affairs says signifies an important step toward in  fostering closer ties and collaboration in the transportation sector.

On Sunday, Malachi Moore (Handicap Open), Xenophon Goliah (Master 50+), Aneesa Chetram (Novice Girls) and Delon Barton (Novice Boys) all emerged victorious in their respective categories at the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Novice Open, Master 50+ and Handicap Open Table Tennis Tournament played at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, I have noted with grave concern a very misleading headline in the Monday March 18, 2024 edition, which stated “Public Service Credit Union vice chair says has provided list of names required by Co-op Chief”.

Police are seeking legal advice following the crash that resulted in the death of Aaron Leitch, a 34-year-old District Crop Extension Officer attached to the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute along the Tacama trail, Ituni, Region Ten on the morning of January 31.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Twenty Palestinians were killed in the early hours of yesterday in Israeli air strikes on Rafah and central parts of the Gaza Strip, Gaza health officials said.

President Irfaan Ali has emphasized the interconnectedness of prosperity within the Caribbean region, stating that the wealth of Guyana will ultimately lead to the prosperity of the entire region. 

Dear Editor, I worked the day shift with former President Cheddi Jagan on the day he would normally go to his office to meet people with appointments, but as we settled in his car and was on the move, he said to me and the driver, “Comrade, we have to make a short stop to see my doctor.”

(Reuters) – A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the municipal transit police bureau, after she went to him seeking help in navigating a hostile office environment.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn was in Saxacalli on Sunday where he met with the Joint Services personnel who were tracking prison escapee, Akeem Wong.

Dear Editor, I have an Airbnb in Guyana and I host many Cubans.

A group of Guyanese golfers was in Tobago over the weekend, competing at one of the highest ranked regional golf championships – the four-day Trinidad & Tobago Open held at the Magdelena Grand Beach Golf Course.

SAN JOSE, California,  (Reuters) – Nvidia NVDA.O Chief Executive Jensen Huang yesterday kicked off his company’s annual developer conference with a slew of announcements designed to keep the chip maker in a dominant position in the artificial-intelligence industry.

Dear Editor, As a student of politics, I am struck by the irony that a potential presidential candidate, barring his disposal at Congress, appears to lack a fundamental understanding of governance, public policy, and administration, yet aspires to lead a nation boasting the fastest-growing economy, globally.

(ESPN) Tanzid Hasan and Rishad Hossain blazed quick runs to help Bangladesh overcome some mid-innings chaos to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets.

APNU+AFC Member Vinceroy Jordan said he is disappointed that villages such as Maruranau, Semonie, Quiko and Rupertee are without functioning water wells despite Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal’s announcement that 96 percent water coverage was achieved with an investment of $1 billion.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – At least ten people were killed in a wealthy suburb of Haiti’s capital yesterday, there were reports of looting, and thefts of electricity equipment cut the power supply as lawlessness spread to affluent areas and gangs tightened their grip on the city.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Western governments lined up yesterday to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landslide reelection as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India and North Korea congratulated the veteran leader on extending his rule by a further six years.

Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate your newspapers for allowing the space to cover the reunion event and to publish score cards and results of this momentous year, 1983, and Mr.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – John McEnroe accepts the inevitability of Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on tennis but the American great fears the country’s ambition to host a 10th Masters tournament could add to player and fan fatigue.

The newly built $25.7 million education office in Oronoque, Port Kaituma, Region One, will serve as a central hub to bolster the delivery of quality education within the Matarkai sub-district.

The National Data Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday launched a wellness room.

(Reuters) – A U.S. government research team found no significant physical evidence of brain injury in a group of federal employees suffering symptoms of the “Havana syndrome” ailment that emerged in 2016, according to studies published in a medical journal yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear an ousted New Mexico county commissioner’s challenge to judicial rulings that made him the first person to be disqualified from office under a constitutional provision regarding insurrection for taking part in the Jan.

Dear Editor, The political panacea has again failed in Haiti. Immediately upon resignation of the Prime Minister, the country exploded (for the umpteenth time) into a bedlam of anarchy.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Premier League will study the Football Governance Bill, it said yesterday, as the organising body works with the government and stakeholders after top-flight clubs failed to agree on a new support package for the football pyramid.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Seasoned all-rounder Jason Holder has underscored the need for clinical execution, if West Indies are to make an impact in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Rashada Williams struck a half-century to cancel out that of West Indies teammate Qiana Joseph’s, as newly crowned Super50 champions Jamaica opened the T20 Blaze with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Windward Islands.

For all our own crime challenges and the questions that continue to be raised as to whether our law enforcement is up to keeping those challenges in check, it is difficult for us not to look over our shoulders at fellow Caribbean Community member country Trinidad and Tobago where there exists the widespread feeling that the term ‘killing fields’ is altogether appropriate to sum up the contemporary crime situation there.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies white-ball star Johnson Charles suffered heartbreak yesterday, when he failed to fire as his Multan Sultans crashed to a two-wicket defeat to Islamabad United in the final of the Pakistan Super League.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s foreign ministry said it had summoned the top U.S.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – Last year, US President Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing Big Tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal that would have gutted domestic data privacy, online civil rights and liberties, and competition safeguards.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied a request by Donald Trump’s former aide Peter Navarro to avoid prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction for defying a subpoena from a panel that investigated the 2021 Capitol attack.

Dear Editor, Retired workers in Guyana have for too long been shortchanged by entities such as the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and Ministry of Education, institutions that can do far better when it comes to rewarding senior citizens who contributed throughout their working lives to keep them viable.

(Field level Media) Tyrese Maxey recorded 30 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Miami Heat 98-91 yesterday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan (Guyana) Formerly Special Advisor to the UN  Secretary-General (USG) and UN Fellow at Harvard University The United Nations was born in 1945 at the advent of the first Cold War, which lasted from 1945 to 1989.

(Field Level Media) DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points on 10-for-17 shooting and the Chicago Bulls escaped with a 110-107 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers last night.

(Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz overcame a sluggish start and finished with a flourish to successfully defend his Indian Wells crown with a 7-6(5) 6-1 win over Daniil Medvedev in the final yesterday.

Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, Permanent Secretary,  Bishram Kuppen, Chief Executive  Officer, Guyana Water Inc (GWI).