Articles published on Thursday, December 23, 2021
President Irfaan Ali says that he has charged Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, to meet with bankers and representatives from the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to chart a way forward that will be beneficial to the business community and ordinary Guyanese alike.
Parliament’s Committee on Appointments has agreed on four names for the new Police Service Commission and a motion to this effect is to go before the National Assembly.
(Reuters) – Four people were injured when a fire erupted today at Exxon’s complex in Baytown, Texas, one of the largest refining and petrochemical facilities in the United States.
The Ministry of Housing and Water yesterday awarded contracts to the tune of $13.3 billion in 12 lots for the construction of an alternative four-lane highway between Eccles and Great Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara which is expected to ease chronic, daily traffic congestion on the stretch.
Declaring that frontline health workers are awaiting a well-negotiated retroactive payout of risk allowances, the GPSU yesterday lambasted as “meagre” government’s announcement on Tuesday of a two-week, tax free payout to all health personnel.
President Irfaan Ali has reinstated the one-month tax-free salary as a bonus for all members of the Joint Services.
Tournament heavyweights Bent Street, Leopold Street and Back Circle as well as newcomer Renegades earned contrasting wins when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Organization Futsal Championship continued on Tuesday evening.
City Engineer Colvern Venture has accused Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine and a group of councillors of targeting him in relation to the failure of the engineer’s department to properly manage the city.
(Trinidad Express) West Indies cricket legend Deryck Murray has added his voice to the calls for further changes after the contracts of selectors Roger Harper and Miles Bascombe were not renewed last week.
The Education Ministry, in December of 2020, signed five contracts before they were awarded at the level of the Ministerial Tender Board (MTB) resulting in the continuous breach of the Procurement Act of 2003, according to Auditor General Deodat Sharma.
Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall on Tuesday launched a severe attack on two judges of the Court of Appeal and redacted portions of it yesterday after coming under criticisms from the bar association and others.
Dear Editor Guyana is emerging as one of the largest oil producing nation in South America and has the potential to become the most prominent nation in the world.
Farmers from Victoria Village on the East Coast of Demerara are to benefit from a number of much-needed drainage works, according to Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha.
Retired headmaster of Baramita Primary School and former Probation Officer, Bissonnauth Bacchus, is requesting the assistance of the general public to find the driver of HC 4557 who reportedly robbed him in Prashad Nagar, Georgetown.
Dear Editor, Your editorial, “Managing Police Vehicles”, Stabroek News, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 could very well have been titled, “Managing the Infrastructure and Public Sector Assets”.
Boxing starved fans will soon be satiated with a card comprising three title fights as early as February.
Dear Editor, The Cane Farmers who were disenfranchised, particularly on the closure of Skeldon Estate – as a result of the historic malfunction of its ‘Chinese factory’, must wonder how and why they have been overlooked for any compensation for the loss of their investment in the sugar industry.
GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African data offered a glimmer of hope yesterday about the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant, but World Health Organization officials cautioned that it was too soon to draw firm conclusions as the strain spread across the globe.
Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for a new outpatient building at the Port Mourant Hospital.
Recently re-elected president of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Hilbert Foster has produced a “manifesto” on what he plans to deliver over the next two years.
Dear Editor, Please consider publishing my response in your esteemed newspaper.
(Trinidad Guardian) Tributes continue to flow for a South businessman and his wife—the owners of Emmanuel Garden Centre, who died from COVID-19 two days apart.
The police are still investigating the hit-and-run on Lamaha Street in Georgetown on Monday, 29th November that resulted in the death of 78-year-old Grove resident, Veronica Lewis.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday barred two former Malta government officials and their immediate families from entry, citing suspicions of involvement in significant corruption.
Canada yesterday congratulated Aubrey Norton on his election as PNCR Leader at last Saturday’s biennial delegates’ conference.
Dear Editor, I note that in his valedictory address as Leader of the People’s National Congress, Brigadier David Granger stated, among other things, that Jainarine Singh, Eusi Kwayana, Raphael Trotman and Hamilton Green leaving the Party weakened it.
The West Berbice Cricket Association (BCA) is set to host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on January 9, with elections of office bearers being on the agenda.
(Reuters) – The United States yesterday authorized Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for at-risk people aged 12 and above, making it the first oral treatment and which can be taken at home, providing a potentially important tool in the fight against the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Over 300 Brazilian senior officials have resigned from their posts over budget cuts to the country’s tax and customs agency, one of the agency’s unions said yesterday, amid anger over President Jair Bolsonaro’s decision to grant police pay rises.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) yesterday said that it has introduced its residential and Biz Fibre services to New Amsterdam, Region Six.
In April this year, the government of Sri Lanka unveiled its rather ambitious plan to become the first nation in the world to return to strictly organic farming and in one fell swoop banned the importation and use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, weedicides and fungicides.
LONDON, CMC – Left-hander Nicholas Pooran has climbed eight places into the top 30 of the International Cricket Council Twenty20 batting rankings.
The distinct bittersweet fragrance accented with smoky notes, select spices, crisp bay leaves and blazing hot peppers will waft through the homes of Guyanese, as we prepare to celebrate Christmas with our most famous national dish.
(Field Level Media) Media and other in-person league personnel functioning in near proximity to teams and players on game day are under a new mandate from the NBA to receive the COVID-19 booster shot by Jan.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia run-machine Marnus Labuschagne has displaced England captain Joe Root to claim the world’s number one test batter spot following a run of big scores in the ongoing Ashes series at home, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to letter captioned “Sugar workers 7%” by Elijay Bijay (Dec 22).
(Reuters) – Pakistan opener Abid Ali underwent a second procedure yesterday after he was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress on Wednesday re-elected Rodolfo Delgado to serve for three more years as attorney general, despite U.S.
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is confident a changing of the guard is almost complete in men’s tennis with next year’s big silverware likely to be shared between Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and himself.
(Reuters) – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said player welfare is not being taken seriously enough following the Premier League’s decision to continue playing despite a surge in COVID-19 cases.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A much-changed Chelsea side featuring three teenaged debutants beat Brentford 2-0 yesterday to reach the League Cup semi-finals where they will face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s top court has annulled a 2.1 million euro ($2.37 million) fine imposed on 34-year-old FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique in 2016 as part of a dispute over his tax returns in 2008.
(Reuters) – The United States marked their first Twenty20 international home game against an established cricketing nation by stunning Ireland with a 26-run victory in Florida yesterday.
(Reuters) – Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with an additional count of rape in addition to earlier charges of rape and sexual assault, British media reported yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies yesterday announced the launch of ticket sales for the high anticipated England series next year, while reminding fans that only fully vaccinated fans would be allowed access to venues, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued unabated.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed yesterday to take up disputes over the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large businesses and a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Spinner Ajaz Patel has been left out of the New Zealand squad for the series against Bangladesh less than three weeks after becoming only the third bowler to pick up all 10 wickets in an innings of international cricket.
