Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

The Alliance for Change (AFC) today rejected the claim that Dr. 

The police today said that they are probing the suspected murder of a Yarrowkabra woman.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ central bank (DNB) said today it deeply regretted the important role many of its early directors played in the 19th century slave trade, as shown by an independent investigation into the bank’s early years.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said that the shooting death of a Venezuelan baby by the Coast Guard on Saturday was an accident and added that the Coast Guard members were carrying out “reasonable and professional orders under international protocols and law”.

The Chinese Embassy in Georgetown today condemned US media outfit VICE News over claims contained in questions it posed in an interview with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on February 1st.

In the aftermath of stunning bribery allegations put to him on February 1st by US-based media outlet, VICE News, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the man who it was claimed had made them has denied this.

Negotiations are now underway with a Chinese consortium for the construction of the new Demerara River bridge after the financing terms for the number one bidder were found to be too onerous.

The Committee of Supply of Parliament yesterday heard that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has exhausted the $30 billion bond financing which was secured for the diversification and mechanization of the industry back in 2018.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that three men from Region Three are the latest recorded COVID-19 fatalities.

Akeem Rajkumar called ‘Barney’ is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of clothes vendor, 24-year-old Carlos DeShawn Waithe on Monday morning.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is emphatically rejecting the notion that its selection criteria for its postgraduate programmes are influenced by factors of ethnicity.

Interviewer: This year Guyana dropped two points on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index which puts it among the most corrupt in the region.

Pomeroon resident Levoy La Cruz who had been accused of the stabbing death of 21-year-old miner Rafael Danns, with whom he was drinking when an argument erupted, has been acquitted of the charge.

Several persons including sports personalities Chelsea Edghill and Kristoff Shepherd were injured on Monday following an accident on Mandela Avenue.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Monday approved its 2022 budget which is in excess of $2 billion.

West Indies batsmen will need to find answers to the conundrum posed by the Indian spinners if they are to keep the Paytm three-match One-Day International Series alive by winning today’s second match.

Having done the review for the Liza and Payara Stabroek Block projects, the United Kingdom-headquartered oil and gas consultancy, Bayphase Ltd, will also be conducting the review of the Yellowtail Project, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat yesterday disclosed, saying their offer was the best one for this country.

LONDON, CMC – England’s top two wicket-takers have been excluded from the 16-man squad selected to face West Indies in next month’s three-match Test tour of the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, The global experience, as it relates to Indigenous People, is not the Guyana experience.

The Auditor’s General office has been building its capacity to serve the needs of auditing revenues coming from the oil and gas sector, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira on Monday disclosed.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday stated that the ministry intends to have additional vaccination outreach programmes in schools to increase the inoculation numbers among the adolescent age category.

Dear Editor, When in 1998 I was incarcerated on a charge of trafficking in narcotics, what saved me from the negativity that is associated with prison life was my academic knowledge.

Dear Editor, There is a booklet circulating on the internet called “One Guyana: Excerpts from Glimpses of a Global Life” by Shridath Ramphal.

Giving diametrically opposing views on the 2022 budget, Attorney General   Anil Nandlall SC and his legal affairs shadow, Roysdale Forde SC on Friday also clashed over the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) which will govern revenues from the oil and gas industry.

Guyana Harpy Eagles are eager to recapture the West Indies Championship title and their hopes have been boosted with the return of Keemo Paul and Shimron Hetmyer for today’s match against the Windwards Volcanoes.

Dear Editor, Guyana remains a natural beauty, earth’s coolest, scarred only by the ills of human activities.

The Guyanese embassy in Brazil is expected to be completed during the first half of 2022, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd.

Dear Editor, I read David Hinds’ letter (SN 06.02.22) several times hoping to find some semblance of a coherent argument.

The Police yesterday said that they are investigating the death by drowning of Ramesh Ramphal, age 28 years, a carpenter of Lot 142 Britannia Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB).

Guyana Harpy Eagles and Windward Islands Volcanoes will clash from today in the opening round of Cricket West Indies Regional first-class championships in Trinidad.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Russia has promised that military equipment given to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia, destabilize Latin America or end up in the hands of illegal armed groups, Colombia’s Foreign Minister and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez said.

Police in Regional Division #5 are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who fell  from the roof of a house.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – At least 14 people were killed and 35 injured after a landslide covered several homes in central Colombia yesterday, the country’s disaster management agency said.

Dear Editor, Who is Mr. Su? Guyana’s Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, released the unedited video of an interview with VICE media during, which a claim that “Mr.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – The Spanish company in charge of a truck that exploded and killed 13 people last month en route to an internationally-run gold mine in Ghana violated storage and transport laws and has been fined $6 million, the lands ministry said yesterday.

ASA College, home to Guyanese national basketball players, Akeem Crandon and Israel Yaw,  recorded consecutive wins over Sullivan County and Hostos Community College respectively.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Thousands of Argentines marched through the streets of Buenos Aires yesterday to protest against a likely deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revamp more than $40 billion of debt the country cannot pay back.

Dear Editor, The announcement in the 2022 National Budget that a number of Regional Hospitals will be constructed in various Regions in Guyana cannot, in all good conscience, be decried.

The brackish water shrimp initiative being promoted by President Irfaan Ali is set to receive approximately $30 million from the 2022 budget following the Committee of Supply’s approval of $55 million for one aspect of the fisheries sector.

  Vishal Bahadur, the17-year-old pillion rider who was involved in an accident on Sunday that claimed the life of 23-year-old motorcyclist, Dave Taylor of Laluni Creek, is still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital A police report had stated that Taylor was riding motorcycle bearing registration number CL 3900 while Bahadur was the pillion rider.

Team Moses and Team Jalard won the senior and U14 titles respectively when the South Turkeyen Sports Committee staged a three-a-side small-goal football competition Sunday in C-Field, Sophia.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict yesterday acknowledged that errors occurred in the handling of sexual abuse cases while he was Archbishop of Munich decades ago but did not directly address allegations in a report that he mishandled four cases.

Dear Editor, In reference to your editorial (Feb 7) and news report on the hiring of Dr Prem Misir (Feb 6), I am very puzzled by remarks made by Minister Vickram Bharrat on Dr.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – The United States will contribute $8 million to Colombia’s national police to support human rights and anti-corruption training of the force, U.S.

Justin Langer, arguably the world’s most demanding cricket coach, is now available after submitting his resignation with immediate effect to Cricket Australia (CA) last Saturday.

DUBAI, CMC – West Indies Women opening batsman Deandra Dottin has been nominated for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month for January.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The 2022 West Indies Championship begins today with regional franchises banking on a mix of youth and experience to give them the winning edge after a two-year break in the tournament.

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said yesterday that the lawsuit filed by Brian Flores last week had no impact on the team’s decision to hire Lovie Smith over the former Miami Dolphins coach.

Dear Editor, The following quotes from SN’s report of February 1 on the current Budget debate makes interesting, indeed instructive, reading as in the following extracts: 1)   “APNU & AFC front-bencher Amanza Walton-Desir hammered the government for its perceived failure to address the effects of inflation…” 2)   “Regally attired and with a hairstyle to match, the first-time parliamentarian was heckled by those from the government side” 3)  “Her presentation was later dismissed by Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton as being just the fluttering of a ‘headless chicken’.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States placed then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on a blacklist last year, denying him entry for corrupt or anti-democratic actions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday, as the listing was declassified.

The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard CJ McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans for multiple players and draft compensation, multiple outlets reported yesterday.

In a bid to ease congestion in the city, traffic ranks of the Guyana Police Force, more particularly in Regional Division #4 ‘A’, have been outfitted with ‘traffic ladders’ which will aid them in dispensing duties effectively.

ROME, (Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has set his sights on gold at indoor and outdoor world championships after returning to the track last week, the Italian said yesterday.

Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and the Utah Jazz erased a double-digit, second-half deficit to defeat the New York Knicks 113-104 on Monday night in Salt Lake City.

The Parliamentary Committee of Supply yesterday approved $2 billion for the construction of two call centres in Regions Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan gang leader Carlos Revette, known as El Koki and wanted by authorities for months, was killed in a police operation near Caracas, Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos said yesterday.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Dark Western “The Power of the Dog” led this year’s field of Academy Awards contenders yesterday with 12 nominations for the Netflix Inc film, outpacing the 10 nods for sci-fi epic “Dune” in the hunt for the industry’s highest honors.