Daily Archive: Thursday, April 4, 2024

VENEZUELA’S AGGRESSION IS OF DEEP CONCERN   The Parliamentary Opposition views with deep concern, and alarm, the action taken by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to promulgate “the organic law for the defense of Guayana Essequiba” in total violation of international law.

On March 21, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Georgetown Country Office collaborated with the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS), Guyana Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to seize a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) approximately 150 miles off the coast of Guyana carrying 2,370 kilograms of cocaine, a release from the U.S.

The Government of Guyana today condemned Venezuela’s promulgation yesterday of a law for the defence of Guayana Esequiba which is how it describes this country’s county of Essequibo.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) as part of a Joint Services effort completed the evacuation of 38 residents of Santa Aratak communities along the Kamuni Creek at 2.50 this morning.

The government is moving to safeguard itself as it stringently manages projects and will be establishing a monitoring unit for this purpose, President Irfaan Ali yesterday disclosed.

Yesterday, 18 of 21 members of the Constitutional Reform Commission took the oath of office which was administered by President Irfaan Ali at the Office of the President.

Forty-four months into the life of his administration and amid growing public exasperation at the instability of the power supply, President Irfaan Ali yesterday lamented the deficit of technical personnel at GPL and said that he is currently engaged with the utility to address this and other issues.

Police are investigating the suspected murder of a businessman, ‘Johnny’ Ragubeer whose body was found by a gold miner and two friends a short distance from his shop on Tuesday afternoon at Kurupukari.

Forty-two-year-old Deodat Ramandat of Lot 35 Good Hope, Mahaica, Region Four, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is having a second look at the controversy surrounding who in the The New Movement (TNM) is the bona fide List Representative and therefore with the authority to decide whether Dr Asha Kissoon is to be recalled from Parliament.

Small-business owners living with disabilities have been given a boost as they are now able to access affordable  funding to take their businesses to the next level.

Anthony Ramsahoye,  71, was charged on Tuesday with causing the death by dangerous driving of Garfield Bridgemohan, a 37-year-old pedal cyclist of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday announced the appointments of magistrates Esther Sam, Renita Singh and Christel Lambert as Commissioners of Title to serve in the Land Court in Essequibo and Berbice.

Kester Hutson of Dapper Technology Inc has been re-elected as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).

During the bustling Easter weekend, numerous visitors headed to Bartica in Region Seven to partake in the Easter Regatta festivities.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) maintained their perfect record in the KFC Elite League, arresting Santos 2-0 on Tuesday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The Ministry of Health will be utilizing new drugs in its fight against the bacterial disease tuberculosis (TB).

– Barbados clinches title thanks to pace points Despite beating the Leeward Islands U-15s by 147 runs in the fifth and final round of the CWI Rising Stars U15 50-overs competition yesterday, Guyana’s U-15 side had to settle for runners-up of the competition despite being level with Barbados on wins (4 wins and a no result).

A 32-year-old taxi driver was shot in his foot early yesterday morning when four men with guns launched an attack on Campbell Street, Albouystown that appeared to be targeted at the victim’s mother-in-law.

Guyana’s appearance at the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship will come in the form of referee Colin Abel, who has been selected to officiate during the tournament that will be held from April 13th-20th at the Polideportivo Alexis Arguello in Managua, Nicaragua.

Dear Editor, I respectfully refer to Mr. Patterson’s letter in your April 3rd edition of this newspaper, which warrants a factual response.

Tucber Park became the latest beneficiary of the ‘Project Cricket Gears’ initiative following the acquisition of equipment.

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Guyana, Ambassador René van Nes on March 26th announced plans for an EU trade mission here later this year.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) last night said that it is currently engaged in combating several wildfires across the country.

Local stars Corwin D’Anjou, Christopher James, and Crystal Murray suffered unfortunate losses on the Rage Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Fight Card on March 23rd at the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre, Kingston.

Dear Editor, I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘HardTalk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in – President Ali’s seminal defence of Guyana’s road map’, 01 April 2024) and by General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo in his weekly Press encounters (DPI, ‘Guyana will remain a carbon sink even at maximized oil production – GS Jagdeo’, 29 March 2024). 

The Department of Public Information (DPI) in a release yesterday, announced that a successful operation, the first of its kind, was executed by the surgical unit in February at the Lethem Regional Hospital, in Region Nine.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to see President Irfaan Ali intervening in the affairs of GPL.

National champion in the international draughts format, which is played on the 100-square board, Jairam Ramdeen, will open his campaign today at the 22nd Pan American Championships at the National Stadium in La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San Jose.

Edwin Cova, a 34-year-old Venezuelan and resident of Third Avenue Bartica, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, Let me declare that the views herein expressed are solely on behalf of my office, as the Commissioner of Information.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living closer to illegal gold mining sites presenting higher levels of contamination, a study released yesterday found.

Two men are in custody after they were allegedly found yesterday with drugs during a police roadblock on the Weldaad Public Road, Region Five.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my bewilderment regarding the recent procurement decisions made by the government.

Easter celebrations came to an abrupt end at Perseverance Beach in Region Two after two brothers were stabbed during an argument.

(Reuters) – Diplomats at a regional Americas body yesterday urged Haitian politicians to move forward with a delayed plan to replace Prime Minister Ariel Henry with a transitional council, a move which could trigger the long-awaited deployment of an international security force.

Dear Editor, Recently, I was forced to go to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital because of a medical emergency.

(Reuters) – The son of a Dominican lawmaker was fatally shot at a gas station in Houston, Texas, according to police, who said yesterday they were searching for four men wanted for what they called a targeted killing.

Many people can likely still remember where they were when they first heard about the airborne illness that was rampantly spreading, which was later confirmed to be a Coronavirus, and named Covid-19.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka completed a 2-0 series sweep against Bangladesh yesterday, after winning the second test in Chattogram by 192 runs despite Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s gallant resistance.

Dear Editor,                This letter is based on the conviction that persons interested in Haiti’s outcomes should not stop making comments and offering suggestions in public to those charged in what has been called the transition.

Police are investigating the shooting of Aydil Francis, an 18-year-old construction worker from South Sophia, which occurred at about 8.30 on Tuesday night at Guyhoc, Georgetown.

(CMC) – Retired West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine was at the heart of exhilarating batting that set up the Kolkata Knight Riders for a 106-run win against the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League yesterday.