Daily Archive: Friday, November 12, 2021

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) today adopted a resolution criticizing Nicaragua’s presidential elections, panning President Daniel Ortega’s electoral victory over the weekend as unfair and urging future action.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce today said that it is gravely concerned about recent flight cancellations by American Airlines.

A scene from the recently-concluded full-scale emergency exercise, organised by the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

GLASGOW,  (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose in October from a year ago, satellite data showed today, undercutting vows by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro that it is curbing destruction of a crucial bulwark against climate change.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump defended his supporters’ chants threatening to hang Vice President Mike Pence as they stormed the U.S.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party approved a rare resolution yesterday elevating President Xi Jinping’s status in its history, in a move seen as consolidating his authority and likelihood of securing an unprecedented third leadership term next year.

A cyclist died this morning on the Profit Public Road, West Coast Berbice following an accident.

 (Trinidad Express) The relatives of a 31-year-old father of twin toddler boys said they tried their best to get him on the right path but in the end they believed that his poor attitude cost him his life.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two men were killed in Arima on Wednesday night.

By Lakhram Bhagirat St8ment Investment Inc on Monday clinched a $346 million contract for the building of a Primary School at Bamia/Amelia’s Ward, Linden despite being removed from the Register of Companies and questions are also being raised about its background in construction given its newness and connections to the PPP/C government.

uyana last month received US$80.4M for its latest one million barrels of oil which took its balance in an American bank account to US$534,016,987.03.

Heartbreak for Pakistan as pair put on 81 off 40 for the sixth wicket (Australia 177 for 5 (Warner 49, Wade 41*, Stoinis 40*, Shadab 4-26) beat Pakistan 176 for 4 (Rizwan 67, Zaman 55*, Starc 2-38) by five wickets) (ESPN Cricinfo) – Second night in a row, second tournament favourites – Pakistan this time – paid the price for conservative batting in the first innings and were consumed by the curse of the defence.

As questions mount on the government’s failure to have US$9b in Exxon-Mobil’s expenses audited, it has been disclosed that the Ministry of Natural Resources had been responsible for the evaluating of the financials of companies that had bid for the contract but it apparently abandoned the process without advising the procurement board.

“Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.” The aforementioned quote was notably articulated by revered French writer, François de La Rochefoucauld, some 300 years ago.

Jamaican environmentalist Diana McCaulay has called for the Government of Guyana and its EPA to hold off on approving ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail well in the Stabroek Block until it shares the findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) with  other Caribbean territories.

Section 72 of the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act which empowers the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to order the committal of a murder accused for trial even though a Magistrate may have found no prima facie evidence to so do, came under extensive scrutiny before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday.

West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons is anticipating a spin-heavy attack from Sri Lanka in the upcoming two-Test series while revealing that strike rotation will be one of the areas the team will be working on to come out with a win.

Dear Editor, There is a lot of talk of oil wealth and much fanfare regarding its implications on the lives of Guyanese in the coming decades.

An Essequibo mother is being accused of abandoning another baby at the Suddie Public Hospital.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee announced yesterday the staging of a 3-aside small-goal football competition on Saturday November 13th at the Vryheid’s Lust tarmac, East Coast Demerara.

Located at Marudi Creek on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, Precision Global Incorporated, a US$8 million real estate and haulage investment company owned by Ontario-based Guyanese Vishnu Ramdeen has embarked on an agro-processing venture that can not only further enhance the value of the country’s coconut industry but can also significantly further expand its agro-processing sector.

Dear Editor, Perhaps it is time for us to impose uniformity on the city of Georgetown.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of November 10, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

(CMC) – Hayley Matthews starred as West Indies Women wrapped up their second One-Day International series victory over Pakistan Women in five months, when they beat the hosts by 37 runs in a low-scoring affair yesterday.

By Arthur Deakin In February 2021, the new Guyanese government released the first draft of their proposed local content policy for the energy sector.

The Georgetown Cricket Association is gearing up to resume competitions on November 20, according to chairman of the competitions committee, Shaun Massiah.

Dear Editor, It makes one cringe to see police derelicting their duties in a society where their services are very important.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC and a government team on Friday visited Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo to initiate the process of titling for around 87 householders.

An electric fan’s motor overheated and caused the fire which destroyed the upper flat of a Duncan Street, Campbellville building on Wednesday afternoon, Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo says.

(Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton said the task of overhauling Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to win a record eighth Formula One title felt “as steep as it can be” with four races remaining and 19 points between them.

Dear Editor, On Oct 29, 2001 it was reported that the President directed that the draft amendments of the electoral laws should be released for feedback from stakeholders.

(National Public Radio transcript) The potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as Guyana faces worsening floods.

Police are on the hunt for two bandits who stormed Johnny P Shopping Centre in South Ruimveldt early yesterday morning and carted off  an undisclosed amount of cash and other items.

Dear Editor, Farmers and sugar workers have long been alienated, marginalized and increasingly becoming impoverished. 

By Karen Abrams The recent results deriving from the NGSA examinations in the disciplines of Mathematics and Science over several years raises important questions that should be answered about the state of our preparedness to adequately respond to the human resource requirements of the twenty first century.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual summit on Monday, sources said, amid tensions over trade, human rights and military activities.

The National Cultural Centre tarmac in Georgetown will be a hive of activity on Sunday November 21 starting from 9.00am, when the Public Service Georgetown Office Assistants stage an Inter Ministries/Government Agencies 8-aside 4-over Knockout Tape Ball Cricket Competition.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s last white president, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, died on Thursday leaving a final apology via video for crimes against other ethnic groups during decades of apartheid.

(Reuters) – Anett Kontaveit’s sensational late season form continued as she rolled past Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-4 while Karolina Pliskova outlasted Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 7-6(6) as the WTA Finals got underway in Guadalajara on Wednesday.

A Kingston, Georgetown man was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the offence of rape allegedly committed in January, 2019.

Dear Editor, Here at Saxacalli cell phone users have always had a problem.

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Dr. Gene Leon has said what the people of the region have been saying for years…that they are paying far too high a price for electricity.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele yesterday deployed the military to patrol streets throughout the country in response to a surge in murders this week.

There may well be an important lesson for Guyana and the rest of the region to learn from the recent news that Jamaica’s pineapple farmers have secured a breakthrough which now allows them to export their produce to Barbados.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) through funding from the government to the tune of approximately $6M has provided improved and first-time access to potable water for some 225 residents of Gooharoo and Grant Sand Road, Soesdyke.

(Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes is on course to be available for the first Ashes test in Brisbane on Dec.

Dear Editor, The Upper Corentyne Fishermen’s Co-operative Society refutes the allegations made by Verasammy Ramayah on National Television around 6th October, 2021.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending  Thursday November 11, 2021 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Dear Editor, Those who know how 2015 happened would attest to the fact that opposition politicians were not responsible for that historic victory.

FREETOWN,  (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s chief auditor Lara Taylor-Pearce, who has been widely praised for her efforts to improve government accountability, said yesterday President Julius Maada Bio had suspended her while the attorney general investigates her office.

A man who faced previous charges in 2011 and 2019 for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, on Monday appeared in court facing similar charges.

(Reuters) – Premier League clubs have unanimously opposed FIFA’s plans for a biennial World Cup and extended international breaks from 2024, the league’s chief executive Richard Masters said yesterday.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 940’s trading results showed consideration of $2,636,647 from 5,785 shares traded in 10 transactions as compared to session 939’s trading results which showed consideration of $36,921,582 from 117,617 shares traded in 17 transactions.

The garbage-disposal regimen for Georgetown and its environs is, it seems, divided between the disposal services afforded by the Georgetown Municipality, on the one hand and private operators, on the other.

GLASGOW,  (Reuters) – A fledgling international alliance to halt new oil and gas drilling added six members yesterday during the U.N.

Guyana’s CSEC results have now been made public, and while they reflect a decline in performance over previous years that will probably not excite the anxiety in the Ministry of Education that otherwise might have been the case.

“Lovely cricket”, nationalism and pride Fully accepting that our own Guyana needs to sustain a functioning democracy I must accommodate, even appreciate a political and parliamentary opposition.

In 2002, 2013 and 2016, Amnesty International reported on human rights violations by Guyana’s security forces, which included extrajudicial killings.

(Reuters) – The Pakistan cricket board hopes to launch a women’s version of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 tournament, it’s newly appointed chairman Ramiz Raja said this week.

Dear Editor, With the overturning of the leader’s suspension order, paving the return to the party’s fold, on the eve, no less, of nominations day for Congress, of one of its ardent members, is suggesting the self-imposed-on-leave leader is losing his grip, is being sidelined and thus the beginning of being phased out.