Stabroek News

By Mia Anthony Vendors along the seawall between Camp Road and Vlissengen Road were yesterday ordered to remove by the Sea Defence Board (SDB) and Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said they had violated the terms of their occupancy of the spots.

-disputed contract was signed on New Year’s Day, evaluation committee erred on two guidelines It took eight months for the PPC to throw out a complaint by R Kissoon Contracting Services over a bid for D&I pumps but more irregularities have surfaced in the tendering system including errors by the evaluation committee and the signing of the disputed contract on January 1st 2023, a national holiday.

Cornelia Ida was crowned the Jits & Neelam 40-Over Cricket Champion, defeating Windsor Forest by three wickets on Sunday at the West Meten-Meer-Zorg ground.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday received a cheque valued at $110,815,105 from the Muslim community in Guyana at the Office of the President to support the people of Palestine with humanitarian aid.

-Initiative lauded as developmental pathway for local cricket Some 75 primary schools, further broken down to 10 students from each school, – six boys and four girls – will take part in the 2nd edition of the Republic Bank ‘Five for Fun’ cricket programme.

Cane Vincent, a 24-year-old miner of Quarrie Village, Region Nine was charged yesterday with the murder of Leonel Manuel Franco Beria, a 19-year-old Venezuelan national.

KFC Elite League In the battle of the winless teams, Monedderlust and Buxton United played to a 2-2 stalemate last evening in the KFC Elite League at the National Training Centre, Providence.

By Abigail Headley Two Venezuelan brothers attending Stewartville Secondary School on the West Demerara are now nursing serious injuries to the head and hand after being assaulted by schoolmates on Monday afternoon.

Dear Editor, Since coming to power in 2020, the PPP/C Government has been engaged in a wide range of infrastructure projects including roadways, bridges, hospitals, energy systems, and so on.

-urges those with fever to get tested Two persons have died from dengue so far this year and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday urged anyone experiencing fevers to go to the nearest health facility to be tested.

-Edghill tells operators While boat operators and owners plying the Supenaam to Parika route  weren’t too pleased with the decision to lower their fare from $1500 to $1300, they were asked to comply by Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill during a public meeting yesterday.

Dear Editor, For 2024, an allocation of $135.2 billion has been set aside for the education sector from the national budget with $3 billion going towards the purchase of textbooks and $2.7 billion for training and development.

Dear Editor, Something is definitely wrong with the leaders of Guyana – all of them. 

A Corentyne single mother of three is now contemplating her next move after a sudden fire destroyed her house at Union Village, Corentyne.

(Reuters) – Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza yesterday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, and the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the enclave, warning civilians they were in a “dangerous combat zone”.

Dear Editor, I am writing to propose a practical solution to address the recent displacement of vendors due to court orders in front of Muneshwers and Demico in Georgetown, Guyana.

-two retrieved from businessman’s roof Police in Regional Division Seven are probing the theft of four Merisolar solar panels valued at $260,000, property of the Government of Guyana.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed the U.S. Congress late yesterday after months of delay, clearing the way for billions of dollars in fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia’s invasion force and Kyiv’s shortages of military supplies.

Dear Editor, SN went to Fyrish, Corentyne this week.  It is the heart of PPP country. 

The recent postures and action by the Venezuelan government regarding its illegal claim to Guyana’s territory was deemed a threat to stability in the western hemisphere.