Articles published on Sunday, December 19, 2021
Aubrey Norton will be the new Leader of the PNCR having secured 967 votes compared to 245 for Joseph Harmon and 64 for Richard Van West-Charles The party’s Chief Elections Officer Vincent Alexander this afternoon announced the results with Shurwayne Holder beating out more fancied opponent for the pivotal post of Chairman of the party.
With preliminary results showing a landslide victory for the PNCR’s Aubrey Norton as Leader of the Party, the other two contenders Joseph Harmon and Dr Richard Van West-Charles have conceded and extended congratulations to him.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – The Kremlin is convinced that the World Health Organization (WHO) will recognise Russia’s flagship Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine within a few months, the Interfax news agency cited Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying today.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Catholic Church is to open an investigation into alleged sex abuse of hundreds of children by members of the clergy dating back 80 years that the newspaper El Pais has uncovered, the daily said today.
(Trinidad Guardian) T&T recorded its highest death rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with 33 new deaths reported yesterday.
While making it clear that he was not calling the elections, Aubrey Norton last night said that by all indications he was well positioned to win the seat of Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR).
In his last address as People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader, David Ganger yesterday called for unity within the party, which he said has had a long history of revolt by persons who chose to put themselves above its interests.
An alliance of Caribbean organisations have objected to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Exxon-led Yellowtail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, saying that that regional states that could potentially be affected were excluded from the process.
Six persons lost their lives after a three-vehicle smash-up along the Ross Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road during the wee hours of yesterday morning.
A soldier is now missing and feared drowned following a boat mishap in the Essequibo River on Friday.
With residents of the Lower and Upper Pomeroon, in Region Two, severely affected by flooding over the past 10 days, many families are leaving their homes for higher ground.
It is not a simple matter to write about the PNCR.
“We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our schoolmasters, and one from the world.
A High Court judge last week issued orders directing the Town Clerk to instruct the City Constabulary to prevent vendors from operating along the pavement in front of the Shamdas Kirpalani building on Regent Street, Georgetown.
Introduction Today’s column has two broad objectives. The first is to keep the promise I made last week to start today’s column with brief comments on the current situation in regard to global climate action, specifically as manifested in this year’s United Nations Environment Program, UNEP’s, Production Gap Report.
Party stalwart Amna Ally yesterday reported that she would be concluding her stint as General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR).
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has sacked men’s selection chief Roger Harper one month after the Caribbean side’s failed Twenty20 World Cup title defence, when squad selection proved a controversial issue.
As the world was still trying to come to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Odela Joseph unexpectedly launched a skincare business.
Following government’s recent criticism of the Mayor and City Council’s management of Georgetown’s pumps and sluices after citywide flooding just over a week ago, Mayor Ubraj Narine has asked City Engineer Colvern Venture for a full account.
A Canefield man is now dead after he crashed into a parked lorry along the Gangaram Public Road, East Canje, Berbice, around 2.30 am on Saturday.
Demerara Nigger In right accordance, and demandingly because what withstands, stands Farinata, the Ghibelline, “entertained great scorn of hell and asked about ancestors”.
Dear Editor, I would like to suggest that the first pot of NRF money be dedicated towards a massive infrastructure plan, similar to what President Biden did when he got in.
A probe has been launched into the death of a prisoner, Julian Harrison, who was found hanging in a cell at the Beterverwagting Police Station last Wednesday.
It’s Christmas time—the most wonderful time of the year, unless, of course, if you’re still not sure of what to get your loved ones.
When artist Christina Izbasa began doing some sketches to distract herself earlier this year, she had no clue that she was embarking on a journey to use her skills to help Guyanese express themselves.
Dear Editor, The Speaker of the National Assembly needs to desist from shielding the incontrovertible untainted ineptitude and incessant equivocation by PPP Ministers when answering questions posed in parliament by opposition members.
The coming week will be intense, stressful, exciting, expectant, and let’s not forget that there will be those dreading it, for all sorts of reasons.
Dear Editor, It’s no secret that the supporters of the PPP, in their hatred for APNU+AFC, would like to see anything initiated by the Granger regime dismantled by the PPP, not without unjust cause.
If you are thinking about starting a fitness journey in an effort to transform your body or reach a specific goal, I encourage you to take the plunge.
Eleven students have been awarded US$1,000 among other prizes for being winners of the Guyana-China Youth Leadership Development Competition.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Brexit minister David Frost resigned yesterday over disillusionment with the direction of Boris Johnson’s government, dealing a major blow to the embattled prime minister as the Omicron variant sweeps the country.
Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, retain-ed his world championship title last week as he defeated his Russian challenger, Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi 7.5 to 3.5 in a 14-game match.
With no production in process, Australian gold mining company Troy Resources’ operations here have been placed into a care and maintenance phase.
Dear Editor, After reviewing the sitting of Parliament that occurred on Thursday the 16th of December 2021, one cannot help but conclude that our Nation’s spending must be better controlled.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Deep in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes to clear dense shrubs obscuring railway tracks more than a century old.
A man who allegedly instructed a child to steal a cellphone was on Wednesday charged with theft after the child told police what occurred.
Six students were rewarded for their winning entries when CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) last Tuesday announced the winners of its Secondary Schools Green Energy and Renewables Essay Competition 2021.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to your Business Editorial, of December 17, 2021, titled, ‘Our marginalized hinterland communities.’
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The leftist party of Honduras’ president-elect Xiomara Castro is in negotiations with the opposition, party leaders told Reuters, after it failed to win a congressional majority needed to pass Castro’s sweeping agenda.
(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday announced that effective mid-January, all Government employees will have to be vaccinated to be allowed access to their place of work.
A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara man’s motorcycle was destroyed in a fire during the wee hours on Thursday morning.
Dear Editor, I just saw a report of the outgoing PNC leader’s address to the PNC’s bi-annual congress in another section of the media.
Hundreds of new toys are manufactured and imported annually for children across the country, whether for their birthdays, to celebrate a notable accomplishment or to be presented as that special gift this Christmas.
The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 66 new cases of COVID-19.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain reported a surge in cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant yesterday which government advisors said could be just the tip of the iceberg, and London’s mayor declared a “major incident” to help the city’s hospitals cope.
(Barbados Nation) – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has given the green light for Barbados to immediately receive another $48 million, which would bring to $850 million the amount of IMF funding Government has received since 2018.
Dear Editor, While browsing through a once popular department store downtown, I came across containers (in the east wing) filled with what looked like electrical extension cords neatly wrapped, put out for sale in the passageway traversed by shoppers and staff alike.
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Thursday awarded 19 bursaries to its employees’ children yesterday at the company’s Head Office in Georgetown.
George Orwell would have recognised the character of the world which is creeping up on us.
By Tony (McWatt) and Reds (Perreira) Cricket West Indies (CWI) has presented all Caribbean cricket fans and followers, ourselves included, with a most welcome Christmas present.
Dear Editor, Sometimes events in Guyana are just that. Vincent Alexander is in charge of the leadership elections of APNU this weekend.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric has widened his lead in the final polls ahead of the Andean country’s presidential election today, though the polarized race remains tight against ultra-conservative rival Jose Antonio Kast.
(Barbados Nation) – Far from backing down, nurses who are staging industrial action will be ramping up their efforts, says Head of the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU), Senator Caswell Franklyn.
The inaugural National Sports Academy, featuring 12 core sports commenced yesterday with participation in two disciplines, squash and volleyball at two different venues in the city.
Saying that the recently tabled Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill will allow for greater accountability and transparency in the management of Guyana’s oil resources, the Ministry of Finance has rejected criticisms of it contained in a Page One Comment in Friday’s edition of Stabroek News.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) defeated Orealla 4-0 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) Super-16 Women’s Festival continued yesterday.
Spartans were crowned overall champions of 2021 when the Georgetown Dominoes Association held its final fund-raising event for the year.
Maggie’s Catering Establishment Friday handed over a cheque to the Kasif and Shanghai Organisation to assist in staging of the Super16 football competition which is currently underway.
Priyanna Ramdhani got the better of her brother Narayan in the mixed doubles final of the annual Trophy Stall sponsored Open doubles competition which brought the curtain down on the Guyana Badminton Association’s efforts for the year.
The court proceedings for the elections fraud conspiracy charge against former Chair of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Volda Lawrence, former Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo and APNU+AFC activist Carol Smith-Joseph will be called again in March.
The grand end-of-year inter ministries and government agencies eight-a-side knockout tapeball cricket competition is set to take place today at the National Cultural centre Tarmac.
The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) has received the green light from the COVID-19 Task Force to stage its last statutory competition for 2021, the Senior Nationals Championships.
By Jeffrey Miller (The Conversation) – Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke.
