Daily Archive: Saturday, November 13, 2021

GLASGOW,  (Reuters) – U.N. climate talks in Scotland ended with a global agreement that aimed at least to keep alive hopes of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and so maintain a realistic chance of saving the world from catastrophic climate change.

A Prince George’s County, Maryland, US family is mourning the loss of two Guyana-born brothers after a tragic accident on vacation. 

With long-awaited party polls set for next month, the three leading candidates to be the new PNCR Leader were yesterday nominated by various party groups and former General Secretary Aubrey Norton appeared to have the most public support.

Having recognised that the “Safe City” project has yielded results in fighting crime, President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced plans to expand the surveillance programme countrywide.

Six years after a challenge was mounted by now retired judge William Ramlal, the High Court has found that a law granting tax exemptions to the Chancellor and Chief Justice to be discriminatory and unconstitutional.

St8ment Investment Inc, a company without any background in construction, is defending the $346 million contract it won for the building of a Primary School at Bamia/Amelia’s Ward, Linden.

A police prosecutor and his family are fearful for their lives after gunmen opened fire on their Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home on Sunday night.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce yesterday said that it was concerned about the recent delays and flight cancellations by American Airlines and it called the quality of service “untenable.”

Wages and salary negotiations between the management of the BOSAI Mineral Group (BGM) and the workers’ union, the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), ended on Thursday after the parties agreed to a 7% increase, retroactive to April, 2021.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Friday commissioned a $96 million Regional Disaster Management Centre at Lethem, in Region Nine.

Guyana’s men and women’s teams failed to make the knockout stages of the FIBA AmeriCup Championships in Miami, Florida yesterday after they were eliminated at the group and qualifying rounds respectively.

The construction of a 150-room hotel and conference centre, under an international franchise brand, is planned for Houston, Greater Georgetown.

A West Coast Berbice cyclist is now dead after being struck by a car.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Kashif and Shanghai Organization, officially launched their Futsal championships yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Shamar Prince, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison and was recaptured, has been sentenced to three years in jail for his breakout.

The fifth Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc., Prime Minister’s Cup, bowled off yesterday with Ariel and Name Brand among the teams standing out.

A man was sentenced to nearly three years behind bars on Thursday after being found guilty of unlawful wounding.

An army of 10 powerlifters have been selected to invade the shores of Ecuador to compete in the South American Powerlifting & Bench Press Equipped and Classic Championships from December 8.

Local beverage giants Banks DIH Limited have signed on as the beverage sponsor for the 19th Edition of the South American 10 KM Classic Road Race billed for next Sunday  and organized by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG).

Dear Editor,  Bulkan Timber Works was one of the four companies that tendered for the construction of the Bamia Primary School in Region 10, I have been following the public comments published in your newspaper on 12 November and in Kaieteur News on 11 November.

Accolade giants, Trophy Stall, have become the official trophy sponsors of the fifth annual Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc.

The Health Ministry on Friday reported 119 new COVID-19 new cases.

Dear Editor, The framework agreement described as an ‘unexpected development’ reached between China and the USA to increase cooperation in three critical areas of climate change at the COP 26 conference must be a lesson for the naysayers on the one hand, and a victory for the practitioners of quiet diplomacy on the other.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Batting legend Shiv Chanderpaul has been appointed batting consultant to the West Indies Under-19s for their training camp starting Monday.

Following an outstanding performance at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, Kelly Sankar has been given a full-tuition paid pre-medical scholarship by the Texila American University (TAU).

Dear Editor, The proposed draft amendments to the Representation of the People Act, have strong pluses, some glaring minuses. 

Designer Dexter Gardener has been selected to represent Guyana at the Mr Grand International Pageant in Panama City on December 4 and will be the first representative from Guyana to compete in the pageant.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – All-rounder Hayley Matthews has praised captain Stafanie Taylor’s trust in her players, after West Indies trounced Pakistan by 37 runs in the second One-Day International here Thursday.

GLASGOW,  (Reuters) – Two weeks of U.N. COP26 climate talks in Glasgow blew past a deadline yesterday as the conference president called on countries to make a final push to secure commitments that would rein in the rising temperatures that threaten the planet.

Cattle rustling is the most prevalent crime in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and the police in the division lack the needed resources to proactively respond.

Dear Editor, I am an aging Guyanese-Canadian who is passionate about politics. 

Malcolm Brogdon scored a game-high 30 points and the Indiana Pacers ended a four-game road trip with a 111-100 victory over the Utah Jazz in a wild game Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

A Diamond Housing Scheme man was yesterday freed of three-year-old possession of firearm and ammunition charges after a magistrate upheld no-case submissions.

Dear Editor, The defending champions West Indies, were booted out of the 2021T20 World Cup by Sri Lanka today Thursday 2021-11-04, and in the process completed one of the most disgraceful performance by a defending champion in T20 World Cup that I can recall.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Swedish supergroup ABBA made a triumphant return to the UK music charts yesterday, going straight to no.

A Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River youth was remanded on a rape charge on Thursday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Calling it her “best day ever,” pop star Britney Spears regained freedom over her life and finances yesterday when a Los Angeles judge ended the conservatorship that had restricted her for more than 13 years.

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s former cricket star prime minister, Imran Khan, offered consolation after Babar Azam’s high-flying side suffered an exit from the Twenty20 World Cup with a heart-breaking defeat to Australia in the semi-finals.

(Reuters) – A group of Haitian gangs will temporarily lift a blockade of fuel terminals to allow for gasoline distribution after weeks of crippling shortages, a gang leader said yesterday, adding that they continue to demand that the prime minister step down.

Dear Editor, While the call from a member of the joinder party and MP, who also happens to be Deputy Speaker, for international assistance in the hiring process of the next GECOM CEO and other top functionaries has merit, however I am equally convinced the Chairperson in her prudent judgement and diligence made the prudent call to not go that route.

Seeing clothing by Trinidadian fashion designer Meiling gracing the pages of Harper’s Bazaar US this week served as a gentle reminder of the soulfulness that is the Caribbean aesthetic.

A youth is now in police custody after he was allegedly found with two guns in his possession at South Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara.

Designer Shan Seecharran is making only high-end designs now, having taken up real estate following the impact of the pandemic.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office said yesterday that through a local court it had frozen the bank accounts of many business leaders and former government officials, including former President Rafael Correa and members of his administration, who were sentenced last year for breaking campaign finance laws.

Dear Editor, Given the renewed urgency expressed, and based on the recent studies of future flooding and the cities to be negatively impacted, it is extremely urgent that our Government act accordingly.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Barbados Women have been drawn in Group A alongside the likes of powerhouses Australia and India for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

WASHINGTON/NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on the Eritrean military and other Eritrea-based individuals and entities, as Washington warned it was prepared to take action against other parties to the conflict in Ethiopia as it steps up pressure to try to bring an end to fighting.

The body of a Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice man has been found floating in a trench near his home and it is suspected that he drowned.

Stating the obvious – times are hard, and money is in short supply.

Singer Michelle Player, who is set to release her new single “Christmas is Here Again” next weekend, is currently in New York putting together a video for her song.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday suspended a government order that prevented companies from requiring employees to provide proof that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and stopped dismissals of those not immunized.

Dear Editor, One keeps hearing about an overflow of education and training so much in fact leave the students in this static environment in which they are taught through ‘virtual’ technology – with the aim of achieving career ‘goals’.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s regular captain Virat Kohli will skip the opening test against New Zealand this month as the hosts named a depleted side for the two-match series yesterday.

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesterday affirmed its decision to put on hold an order by President Joe Biden for companies with 100 workers or more to require COVID-19 vaccines, rejecting a challenge by his administration. 

Many people engage in escapism. It is one of the coping mechanisms that has helped people to cope in this time of COVID-19.

Societies and economies are fluid. Political parties must adapt to these “tides in the affairs of men” or else languish “in shallows and in miseries”.