Daily Archive: Sunday, April 7, 2024

By Abigail Headley Romaine Benn is a 32-year-old Barbados-based entrepreneur originally from the West Coast Berbice, who has faced her fair share of ups and downs in life.

Bradford Allicock, the incumbent toshao of Fairview Village in the North Rupununi, has been involved with the Iwokrama River Lodge and the rainforest reserve from the inception.

“Because I don’t like the disrespect, I said okay… I’m just going to go and work on my own and that is how Lifestyle Concierge came about as a full-time role rather than a part-time role,” Rashawna Alleyne said.

By Antonio Dey Twenty-two-year-old Annada Aaliyah Anthon is adamant that she can take her dual talents of transformative make-up and celebrity impersonation to the next level.

The Lucas Stock Index grew 0.857 percent on the sale of 77,625 shares during the first period of trading in April 2024. 

Increased exports coupled with the current El Nino conditions that have turned the land arid in the Pomeroon and Mahaica have resulted in a shortage of coconuts in the country, with vendors lamenting that it is taking a toll on their ability to earn.

The Commonwealth Secretariat yesterday issued a statement in support of Guyana, calling on Caracas to abide by the principles of international law.

PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton believes he is the best qualified person to lead the party and be the presidential candidate for the 2025 General Elections and therefore should be re-elected on that basis when the Congress is held this year.

Flashbacks of the horrific collision keep coming to 28-year-old Shelly Allen which makes her terrified, but when she thinks of how she managed to save the life of three-month-old Dinol, she becomes happy.

Reigning champions Akili Haynes and Priyanna Ramdhani mounted a successful defence of their mixed doubles titles at the Gumdac-sponsored Doubles Tournament, which concluded yesterday at the National Gymnasium.

By Antonio Dey Owners and operators of trucks and articulated vehicles were yesterday put on notice that the government will soon install road scales to avert the significant damage being done by heavy-laden trucks.

Dear Editor, While I hasten to welcome the recent establishment of the Constitutional Reform Commission, it is rather unfortunate that it has taken so long following the passage of the Act back in 2022.

– competition to peak at National Park today Early yesterday, athletes took to the pool at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal, to commence the second edition of the Kares CrossFit Caribbean Championship.

Dear Editor, I read with interest an article from GTA that Guyana continues to captivate and inspire travelers from around the globe.

QUITO (Reuters) – Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities.

By Miranda La Rose The book, “Dear Land of Guyana – My Quest for National Unity”, written by former prime minister Moses Nagamootoo is a reflection of his personal, political and social experiences in relation to forging national cohesiveness among Guyanese.

Chase Academy, West Ruimveldt, and Dolphin Secondary recorded comfortable wins when the Milo Secondary School U-18 Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Integrity Commission say that it is currently engaging an attorney for the prosecution of public officeholders who failed to submit their financial declarations for the year 2022.

Dear Editor, I met the Attorney General (Mohabir Anil Nandlall) on two occasions, the most memorable was during the (2020) recount at the Sleep Inn Hotel on Church Street.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is on high alert and preparing for a possible attack by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response to Israel’s strike on the Iranian embassy in Syria, a U.S.

Dear Editor, Following your publication of my complaint, “No refund for Mismatched Slippers” (Stabroek News.

The organisers of the National Ramadan Village, the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), the Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT), the Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana (MYO), and the Government of Guyana, will be hosting “Qiyaam Lailatul Qadr” – A night of Prayer for Global Peace, Guyana and Palestine,” according to a CIOG release on Friday.

CAIRO (Reuters) – A Hamas delegation headed by the group’s deputy chief in Gaza, Khalil Al-Hayya, will go to Cairo on April 7 for Gaza ceasefire talks, in response to an invitation extended by Egyptian mediators, the group said in a statement on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I am writing to highlight the recurrent pattern of reactive responses rather than proactive measures from the current government in handling crises in Guyana, notably the recent widespread power outages.

(Reuters) Two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed eight civilians and injured at least 10 early on Saturday and in the afternoon, regional officials said.

(Trinidad Express) A 456-page report has been produced by Senior Counsel Kerwyn Garcia and attorney Vishma Jaisingh, as the independent investigation into conglomerate Massy Holdings Ltd has been completed.

A 23-year-old Good Hope man who was arrested recently for the possession of narcotics for the purposes of trafficking, was on Friday sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment.

Dear Editor, VS Naipaul once observed that Indians have historically lacked what he referred to as the “ideas of inquiry and the tools of scholarship.”

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Tens of thousands protested against the government of Viktor Orban in downtown Budapest on Saturday, led by a lawyer formerly close to the administration who recently launched a political movement that aims to challenge the prime minister.

(Trinidad Express) A bystander was accidentally shot by a police officer attempting to defend himself in Port of Spain after he was robbed on Thursday evening.

The Ministry of Human Services & Social Security  has Kevin John of Kevin’s Reflections as one of those selfless persons with a big heart who need no urging to give back to their community and serves as an inspiration to others.

Guyanese need no evidence of the perfidy of Venezuela. Before the ink was dry on the Geneva Agreement signed in February 1966 and on the Order in Council granting Independence to Guyana from British colonialism in May 1966, Venezuela invaded Guyana’s half of Ankoko in October 1966 and has since been in illegal occupation of the island.

After two weeks, some 2,270 children between the ages of six and 18 from all across Guyana are now equipped with life-changing swimming skills after successfully completing the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Annual Easter ‘Learn to Swim’ programme.

Five tournament-size chess sets were recently donated to the Houston Secondary School on the East Bank Demerara by the group Overseas Friends of Guyana Chess.

Mahaica Determinators and Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph secured semi-final berths in the Easter Cup Football Championship following contrasting quarter-final victories on Friday evening.

Dear Editor, I commend President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali for swearing in members of the Constitutional Reform Commission.

Marics & Company Limited, the sole authorised distributor of Honda products in Guyana, will be the official partner of the Group 2 class for the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GRMSC) 2024 Circuit Championship season.

Over the next 4 or 5 weeks we will examine and break down provisions under the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA)” which exist to protect vulnerable adults.

Club 45 won the Santos 60th Anniversary Masters Football Tournament, defeating Linden 4-1 on Friday evening at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

If there is any expression in the government’s lexicon which best captures the concept of mañana, it is the word ‘soon’.

It’s unlikely that many are tuning into the latest film in the MonsterVerse franchise, for the human characters.

On March 23 last, Lloyd N De Arts Productions, in partnership with students of the Tutorial High School in Georgetown, staged a production titled “The Chosen” at the Theatre Guild Playhouse.

Beauty is perhaps one of the most dangerously versatile words in the world.

“Sometimes I does really can’t decide because I understand, yeah, that I have to put my children first but then again how it can be selfish for me to want to at least get some joy out of life.

I think that one of the best ways to show you appreciate someone is by offering them your time and effort.

LONDON (Reuters) – The wingtip of an empty Virgin Atlantic jet collided with a stationary British Airways airliner while being towed from a stand at London’s Heathrow Airport on Saturday, the airlines said.

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is intensifying its efforts this year to focus on the educational advancement of its officers.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 71-year-old employee of bauxite company Jamalco was shot and killed and a female teacher injured following an attack at a bar in Western Park, May Pen in Clarendon on Friday night.

 In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour recalls one of the colourful characters who was an integral part of the local cricket scene from the War Years (1940s) through the Fabulous Fifties and Swinging Sixties to the Disco Decade of the 1970s.

In his great book Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon, in writing about the reign of Titus Pius, commented in passing that history was “little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”

The accolades cannot be enough for the splendid performances of Guyana’s champion athletes at the just concluded junior Carifta Games.

As exciting as cooking can be, we can get bored eating the same things, prepared the same way every time we eat them.

Introduction Today’s column closes off my re-visit of the Buxton Proposal, which I started in Q3 2023.