Daily Archive: Monday, March 22, 2021

President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Ricky Skerritt today issued a statement denouncing the purported attempt by Anand Sanasie of the Guyana Cricket Board to have him referred to the CWI Ethics Committee.

President Irfaan Ali today committed to an advance payment of taxes to City Hall to the tune of $100M and he also raised the implementation of a `Single Window Permitting System’.

The death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise with the latest fatality being a 69-year-old man from Region Four.

Gold dealer and Kitty resident Ricardo Fagundes, also known as `Paper Shorts’, was last night gunned down on Main and Middle streets.

Hoping to tap into the current and future demand for stone, local businessman Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed is optimistic that his proposed quarry business will be granted all the necessary permits and he  promises to commence operations by January of next year if he gets the green light.

Announcing that he will this week be taking his COVID-19 vaccine to help boost public confidence in the immunization process, Minister of Health Dr.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Jason Holder shook off the disappointment of losing the captaincy to snatch his eighth Test five-wicket haul and surpass 200 first class wickets, as West Indies began the new Kraigg Brathwaite era by dominating Sri Lanka on the opening day of the first Test here yesterday.

Guyana’s senior men’s basketball team captain and University of St. Mary’s rising star Stanton Rose, said yesterday that he is totally focused on the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 pre-qualifiers.

A woman was yesterday found engulfed in flames at her Zeelandia Estate, Wakenaam Island, Essequibo River home.

Everest Cricket Club made light work of the University of Guyana Trojans, beating them by an innings and 73 runs on the final day of the Georgetown Cricket Association Noble House Seafoods second-division, two-day tournament yesterday.

The Linden-Soesdyke Highway will see the expenditure of $150m for the rehabilitation of drainage infrastructure and the resurfacing of sections of the road.

A five-wicket haul from Kelvin Leitch ensured Police Sports Club an innings and 100-run win over the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) on the second day of the Georgetown Cricket Association/GISE/Star Party Rental/Trophy Stall first-division, two-day tournament yesterday.

In February, Troy Resources Limited produced 2,653 ounces of gold, up from 2,113 ounces in January, putting production for the first two months of 2021 at 4,766 ounces in comparison to 4,195 ounces for the last quarter of 2020.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC is advancing plans for eradicating land sale fraud and what he sees as an extensive conspiracy encompassing notaries public.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) Presidential candidate, Anand Sanasie will look to install a Director of Cricket specifically to manage women’s cricket in elected.

Seeking to alleviate the inconvenience of Guyanese having to travel to either Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago to interview for a visa to Europe, government is continuing discussions with the European Community on establishing visa services here.

The Guyana Cricket Board and Everest Cricket Club-organised Speaker’s T20 Club championship is set to bowl off  April 3 and end May 5 with 20 teams taking part.

Dear Editor, Leguan, our island of birth, has recently been in the news often but the inspiration of these thoughts is not the stelling but a picture on Facebook of the Leguan Neighbourhood Democratic Council cleaning up an area for a cremation site.

A 70-year-old woman from Region Four died of COVID-19 yesterday, taking the death toll to 215.

The Everest Cricket Club (ECC) has donated $100,000 to assist Fruta Conquerors in its bid to participate in the 2021 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco will ensure China’s energy security remains its highest priority for the next 50 years and beyond as new and existing energy sources run in parallel for some time, CEO Amin Nasser told the China Development Forum yesterday.

A Dominican Republic airline has applied to operate non-scheduled flights between Guyana and Santo Domingo thrice weekly.

The second cycling event for the season will be staged on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Two massive Tapakuma Irrigation Projects made the Essequibo Coast and Region 2 one of the most productive rice regions in the country.

(Reuters) – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd agreed yesterday to acquire Kansas City Southern in a $25 billion cash-and-stock deal to create the first railway spanning the United States, Mexico and Canada, standing to benefit from a pick-up in trade.

The findings of the investigation into the interception of 306 pounds of cocaine in Jamaica earlier this month have been submitted to the relevant agencies for an internal review and recommendations on the way forward.

Dear Editor, Some years ago requests were made by a local NGO for the Suicide Helpline to publicly release figures to not only support its contention that the helpline was being widely accessed but also to shore up citizens’ confidence in the helpline and further drive its usage.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Federal investigators have found evidence that would likely allow the government to file sedition charges against some of those involved in the deadly Jan.

A Bloomfield Village, Corentyne, Berbice farmer was on Saturday arrested after police ranks found a quantity of suspected cannabis in an open lot about 30 feet away from his home.

Dear Editor, Lloyd Beharry, a Guyanese, has published a fictional historical novel about slavery and indentureship experience.

Dear Editor, Permit me space to touch on an important topic affecting children across our country, but before I do let me commend the students and educators on learning new techniques and advancing themselves technologically during this pandemic.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – The Philippines urged China yesterday to recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a reef in the South China Sea, saying the presence of the vessels violated its maritime rights as it claims ownership of the area.

Twenty-one-year-old Navindra Persaud is now hospitalised at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), after his vehicle collided with a lorry while attempting to overtake another one at Versailles Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD).

Corruption results from a variety of economic, institutional, political and historical factors.

It is passing strange that there has been no official announcement by the Government of Guyana on the accreditation of Charrandass Persaud as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India on March 18.

Dear Editor, Something is fundamentally wrong with the system – these forever never-ending election petitions in the courts.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli plans to reinvent himself as a Twenty20 opener with an eye on the 20-overs World Cup at home later this year, the India captain said after the team’s series victory against England.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Jackson Bird claimed a career-best 7-18 as Tasmania bundled out defending champions New South Wales for 32, their lowest total in first-class cricket, on day two of their Sheffield Shield match in Hobart yesterday.

By Mark Schuller Mark Schuller is Professor of anthropology and nonprofit and NGO studies at Northern Illinois University and affiliate at the Faculté d’Ethnologie, l’Université d’État d’Haïti.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi celebrated becoming Barcelona’s highest appearance maker of all time by scoring twice as his rampant side crushed Real Sociedad 6-1 away in La Liga yesterday with a stunning team display.

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly last week announced that the trial of former Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and the former General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) Rawlston Adams, who are accused of defrauding the DHBC, will begin in April.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – England fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the one-day series against India and the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month after his elbow injury deteriorated, the English cricket board said yesterday.

The Atlanta Hawks earned their eighth win in a row, a 99-94 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, snapping L.A.’s

(Trinidad Express) Twenty-five Venezuelan women, one Nigerian, and a Trinidadian were arrested by officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force, during an anti-crime exercise conducted at Icacos overnight.