By Kesi Henry GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – Guyana’s legislative landscape is a critical element of the country’s socioeconomic infrastructure. To this end, the government has been working to modernise and improve the legal system to address the challenges of a rapidly developing nation. This effort sees a comprehensive array of interventions, which include the expansion, and enhancement of court infrastructure, among other things. From August 2023 to date, a number of new courts have been commissioned, while several others are being considered. Added to this, in December of last year, an automated case management system was commissioned at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court,…
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Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye of P-Square has slammed his twin brother, Paul Okoye in scathing open letter.Peter Okoye, one half of the iconic Nigerian music duo P-Square, has written a blistering open letter to his twin brother Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy, accusing him of constant disrespect, sabotage, and attempting to turn fans against him.The letter, posted on Peter’s Instagram page today, Monday, August 12, 2024, addresses Paul’s recent interviews. In these interviews, Paul claimed to have written and sung 99% of P-Square’s songs, discrediting Peter’s contributions to the group. Also, Peter took issue with Paul’s failure to acknowledge his own…
The deal is a demonstration of what a remarkable turnaround it’s been for Robles in the past two months. After years of struggles with the Nationals, he was designated for assignment at the end of May. They reportedly then explored trades with other clubs but couldn’t find any takers. Since Robles had enough service time to reject an outright assignment while keeping what remained of this year’s $2.65M salary, the Nats simply released him.The Mariners took a shot on him, which essentially came with no risk. The Nats were still on the hook for most of his salary, leaving the…
As the war enters its 900th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Kursk incursion Ukraine’s army chief, Oleksandr Syrskii, said Kyiv controls about 1,000sq km (386sq miles) of the Russian region of Kursk after launching a surprise incursion across the border on August 6. Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian ground attacks on his region had resulted in the loss of 28 settlements and that the incursion was about 12km deep and 40km wide. Smirnov said 12 civilians have been killed and 121 injured as a…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX violated environmental regulations in releasing pollutants into or nearby bodies of water in Texas, a state environmental agency said in a notice last week. The report from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) came five months after the Environmental Protection Agency also notified SpaceX that it had violated the Clean Water Act. The violations could threaten SpaceX’s ambitions to increase Startship launches from its Starbase facility in South Texas. Elon Musk’s SpaceX violated environmental regulations by repeatedly releasing pollutants into or near bodies of water in Texas, a state agency said in a notice of violation…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – US Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan set Port Condition X-RAY at 1 p.m., Monday, for seaports in the US Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to the possibility of sustained gale force winds (winds greater than 39 miles per hour) from Potential Tropical Cyclone 5 arriving within 48 hours. The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions due to the Tropical Storm Warning that is in effect for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where tropical storm conditions are expected to begin Tuesday night or early Wednesday.…
Nigerian singer Portable has finally released a new song, OriAde, which he had initially wanted Davido to feature on. However, in a surprise move, Portable called out Davido on social media, revealing that the Afrobeat star had refused to collaborate on the song.Portable shared a post on Instagram, saying “As @davido no gree give me verse on this song, I don kuku drop am myself.” (Translation: “Since Davido refused to give me a verse on this song, I’ve gone ahead and released it myself.”)Meanwhile, the song’s release comes after a highly publicized feud between the two artists, which started after…
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The Seattle Mariners were in trouble on July 26.The Astros had caught up in the standings, the Mariners’ 10-game lead in the division having disappeared in historic fashion. Seattle had scored 390 runs to that point, last in the American League and 28th in the majors. Its .216/.298/.362 batting line was among the worst in baseball. General manager Justin Hollander and president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto needed to find a way to inject life into a moribund lineup.Enter outfielder Randy Arozarena. The Mariners acquired Arozarena from the Rays on July 26, hoping that he would provide that desperately needed…
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine is trying to undermine Russian stability with its incursion into the south of the country and warns that Ukraine will receive “a worthy response”. Last week, Ukrainian forces rammed through the Russian border and swept across western parts of the Kursk region. The incursion is Ukraine’s biggest across the border since the start of Russia’s war in the country in 2022. Apparently caught by surprise, Moscow has hit back militarily by deploying its own troops to quash the incursion. Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that additional forces and resources had arrived in Kursk,…