Daily Archive: Saturday, April 27, 2024

The Guyana Girl Guides Association today celebrated 100 years of empowering girls and young women all across the country.

The Ministry of Health yesterday launched the Malaria Mass Net Distribution Campaign in Aishalton Region Nine, in efforts to reduce the transmission of malaria.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – A Russian missile attack pounded power facilities in the centre and west of Ukraine today, mounting pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of businessman Earle Samsoondeen huddled in fear inside their home as some 20 gunshots rang out, unaware that he was under attack at their front gate.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago will have its first ever country pavilion at the Offshore Technology Conference set to be held in Houston next month.

-says typographical error was made -both companies set for court on GRA summons ExxonMobil yesterday distanced itself from the huge inflation of an invoice detected by the GRA and pointed to its former broker which it did not name and both are set to appear in court next week over the matter.

-warns of significant losses due to smuggling The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (DEMTOCO) has announced an after-tax profit of $2.27 billion for 2023 while noting a “significant” rise in cigarette smuggling which it estimates could cost the local economy some $1 billion annually.

-was to have been completed in July, 2023 By Antonio Dey Completion of the Bamia Primary School has missed another deadline and Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams yesterday again expressed his dissatisfaction at the delay in finishing the building.

-in wake of over 40 meetings being cancelled because of absence of gov’t MPs Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira yesterday defended the performance of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)  and argued that while government agencies are being reviewed and are guided by the Auditor General’s reports for the period under which the APNU+AFC was in office, attention must be paid to the number of violations committed.

-CPL open to renegotiating 50-year deal says Russell Viewed as a potential catalyst for a turnaround in fortunes for West Indies cricket, the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference wrapped up yesterday at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Colours of India – the clothing store famous around Guyana for its Indian clothing and accessories was yesterday completely destroyed by a sudden fire leaving the owner with millions of dollars in losses.

Forty-year-old Orlan Roberts who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old as she slept, was on Thursday handed a life sentence and a firm rebuke by High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon. 

(Field Level Media) Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 101-90 in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series last night. 

A Kilcoy, Corentyne fisherman is now on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine- Beharry at the High Court in Berbice for the murder of his friend, Alexander Yhap at Kilcoy, Corentyne in 2020.

Police conducted an eradication exercise yesterday in Bartica and Fort Nassau, Upper Berbice River, where they discovered illegal firearms and destroyed thousands of cannabis plants valued at some $295 million.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Constitution defines the fundamental rights of all residents in this country and the overall structure of how the nation ought to operate.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Hamas said it had received yesterday Israel’s official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group’s deputy Gaza chief said in a statement.

Dear Editor, I am writing to draw attention to a pressing issue that continues to plague our roads: the alarming increase in vehicular accidents in Guyana.

An autopsy performed by government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh on the body of Shawn George, the 52-year-old man who was stabbed to death during a scuffle on Wednesday night, has disclosed that he died as a result of multiple stab wounds.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one day in the mid-1970s.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Columbia University’s embattled president came under renewed pressure yesterday as a campus oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian protest at the Ivy League school.

Dear Editor, I am writing to highlight a segment of today’s business news (4/26/2024) regarding Exxon’s plunging stocks after unexpected refining outlays have negatively impacted their returns.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified yesterday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to help Trump’s 2016 presidential bid, even though it would have boosted sales of his tabloid.

Vera Florence Venture of Lot 72 Cave Street, Queenstown, Esse-quibo, in Region Two, is now the village’s oldest person having celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday.

Dear Editor, It is pleasing some concrete action is being taken against the two private security companies, whose employees were recently involved in activities, which resulted in deadly consequences.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – The capsizing of a boat carrying childhood vaccines and health workers in Tuvalu underscored the challenges of healthcare in remote Pacific Islands as they battle extreme weather caused by climate change, the U.N

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal yesterday conducted an inspection at Golden Grove-Block 13, East Bank Demerara and said that infrastructural work for the housing scheme there should be finished next month.

Dear Editor, Within recent days, a photograph of the President, Irfaan Ali, aiding in the distribution of house lots while on a visit to the United States of America appeared on certain platforms of social media.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Azerbaijan, host of this year’s U.N. climate summit, will defend the right of oil and gas producing nations to invest in the sector, the country’s president said yesterday, noting that despite climate targets, fossil fuel demand remains strong.

Police in Regional Division #2 are investigating the wounding of Indeo Miguel, a 24-year-old miner who resides at Karawab, Pomeroon.

Dear Editor, America’s reach to countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean is no secret.

RAFAH, Gaza,  (Reuters) – A baby girl who was delivered from her dying mother’s womb in a Gaza hospital following an Israeli airstrike has herself died after just a few days of life, the doctor who was caring for her said yesterday.

Amillo Carter, a 21-year-old vendor, was charged on Thursday with burglary.

HANOI,  (Reuters) – The chairman of Vietnam’s parliament Vuong Dinh Hue resigned over unspecified “violations and shortcomings”, the ruling Communist Party said yesterday, a new sign of political turbulence weeks after the dismissal of the country’s president.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Whiptail Development Project does not indicate any link between the proposed project’s activities and tsunamis, a release yesterday from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated.

Dear Editor, Guyanese yearn to live in peace and stability with each other and with the rest of the world.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Tobago House of Assembly is offering a $10,000 reward to registered fishermen who successfully capture the shark involved in today’s shark attack leaving a British national seriously injured. 

Making a brief virtual intervention at the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday and later in a detailed video presentation, President Irfaan Ali made the announcement that Guyana will be launching the World Premier League (WPL) which will promote West Indian cricket.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Sunil Narine lashed yet another stunning half-century but found himself on the losing end as Punjab Kings chased down a world-record 262 to shock his Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

For the first time since 2019, the Guyana National Rugby team, fondly called the “Green Machine”, will suit up for action today when they face Trinidad and Tobago’s national side in the first leg of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s Championship.

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM – The news this past week was undoubtedly met with relief in Kyiv and with grief in the Kremlin.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle ran out Tuba Hassan off the final ball of the innings as West Indies Women pulled off a dramatic one-run victory over Pakistan Women in the opening Twenty20 International here yesterday.

GCB T10 Blast -Barnwell leads Demerara Pitbulls to victory over Berbice Piranhas By Michaelangelo Jacobus Fans at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground on Thomas Lands were treated to a thriller as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Blast continued yesterday.

HUMAITA, Brazil,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In November, Pedro and two of his sons rushed to the river and sank their mining boat under the brown water to hide it from officials patrolling the Amazon area as Brazil’s government cracks down on wildcat gold miners.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Newly elected President of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), Dr Donovan Bennett, says it will be all about cricket during his tenure after his comprehensive victory at the polls over Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven following the election of officers for at the JCA’s annual general meeting held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Thursday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The playoffs remain a distant dream for struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru but captain Faf du Plessis said he will sleep better after his team snapped their six-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – American sprinter Christian Coleman believes that Usain Bolt’s 100-metres record of 9.58 seconds that has stood for 15 years is within reach and said there are several athletes fast enough to break it.

ALCUDIA, Spain,  (Reuters) – Tadej Pogacar looks unstoppable for this year’s Giro d’Italia and could even do something never seen before in cycling history and win all three Grand Tours in the same season, according to Spanish great Alberto Contador.

League leader and defending champion the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) maintained their perfect record in the KFC Elite League, downing Den Amstel 2-0 on Thursday evening at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The Guyana Veterinary Association is joining its sister associations and colleagues around the world in celebrating World Veterinary Day today under the  theme “Veterinarians as Essential Health Workers”.

Dear Editor, I am appalled at the persons responsible for infrastructural works in Region Three.