Daily Archive: Friday, February 18, 2022

Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Council of the Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is to visit Guyana tomorrow.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips presented a telecommunications licence this afternoon to a new local telecommunications provider, Green Gibraltar.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of February 17th, 2022, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

VENTANILLA, Peru, (Reuters) – An executive of Spain’s Repsol SA said today a large oil spill off the coast of Peru’s capital Lima affected an area of 106 square kilometers, the size of the French capital Paris or almost twice the size of Manhattan.

Following the recent announcement that the Enmore packaging plant will be utilized towards the oil and gas sector, sugar union GAWU says it wrote GuySuCo yesterday seeking clarification.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s declaration of “solidarity” with Russia during a visit there this week as it amassed troops near Ukraine’s borders, raising fears it is planning to invade.

ABERYSTWYTH, Wales,  (Reuters) – An Atlantic storm battered Britain and Ireland on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people, forcing planes to abort landings, uprooting trees and ripping off roofs across the land.

(Trinidad Express) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has instructed that businessman Adrian Scoon be charged.

(Trinidad Express) Activist Jowelle De Souza made history on Tuesday as the first transgender person to be appointed a senator.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two sisters were killed in a fire on Thursday morning believed to be from a firebombing at their home in Curepe.

After being leased acres of agricultural land in 2019, former sugar workers from Belle West  on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) are facing removal by state holding company, NICIL and they are considering taking legal action.

Guyana Harpy Eagles suffered an innings and 57-run innings defeat at the hands of Leewards Hurricanes inside three days of the West Indies Championship second round.

While acknowledging the enormous quantity of oil discovered offshore Guyana, the United Kingdom’s COP26 Envoy Dr John Murton says Guyana is now in a unique position to use the massive growth from its oil and gas industry to invest in the clean energy transition.

Jason Fraser, President, and Chairman of the Caribbean Mixed Martial Arts Commission (CMMAC) sat down with Stabroek Sport during a brief interview to discuss and elaborate on the plans that are currently being formulated for the development of the discipline in the region.

Twenty-four-year-old Shannon Cox now awaits sentencing after being found guilty of the 2017 unlawful killing of schoolboy, Brian Charles Yearwood, who was stabbed while attending a school concert.

By Lakhram Bhagirat Prime Minister Mark Phillips is of the view that in order for Guyana and the wider Caribbean to successfully transition to more sustainable energy sources significant systemic changes would be required.

Originally scheduled to be hosted at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the second edition of the Rawle Toney 3 x 3 Basketball Classic will now be hosted at the recently refurbished Burnham Court.

A Venezuelan national was yesterday remanded after being charged with killing Beauford Watson, a miner.

Guyanese national basketball players Akeem Crandon and Israel Yaw of ASA College, in the US, lost to Munroe College for the second time this season by a 64-73 score-line on Tuesday.

Ongoing oil recovery pursuits in South America, notably in Guyana and Brazil, are key factors influencing the increased production of Floating, Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units, vessels used by the offshore oil & gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons and for the storage of oil until it can be transferred to a tanker.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in the form of Vice President Anand Raghunauth, attended a developmental committee meeting for the International Chess Federation (FIDE) which was hosted by the Continental Chess Association (CCA) in Mexico City, Mexico.

A man is fortunate to still be alive after falling through the Parika wharf on the Essequibo River.

A police constable is currently under close arrest after he allegedly assaulted a 35-year-old disabled man at Orinduik, Region Eight during last week.

Come tomorrow, Saturday January 19, local aviation sector service provider Roraima Airways and the Trinidad and Tobago entity RAMPS logistics will cement a partnership marking the launch of Arapaima Logistics Inc.

(CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force marched to their second win of the new Regional Four-Day Championship with a crushing innings and 43-run victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes.

Dear Editor There is generally restricted information released on the new Demerara Bridge by the government and whilst the latest release by the Ministry of Finance, on Saturday last, was meant to dispel suspicions raised by the opposition, questions are instead increased. 

(Reuters) – Matt Henry produced a career-best seven for 23 in a spectacular display of pace bowling as New Zealand skittled out South Africa for 95 in two sessions to take charge of the opening test in Christchurch yesterday.

The authorities here are again dropping a hint that, going forward, Guyana may be gearing itself to kick-start a tourism industry which, while widely believed to be a potential major money-earner for the country, has continually failed to get off the ground owing largely to a lack of both official effort and less than adequate public and private sector investment.

Dear Editor, On 29th January, 2022, my wife, Gem Madhoo-Nascimento, wrote deploring the mismanagement of the stage and sound at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) for a cultural performance presented by the Indian High Commission on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Anniversary of India.

Police in Regional Division #6 yesterday eradicated an estimated $90 million worth of cannabis at a farm in Gateroy Village, Berbice River, and unearthed parcels of narcotics, along with firearms, stashed at Canje River, Berbice.

Dear Editor, For some, the actual name is unspeakable. He can only be referred to as the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development – a position that is a substantive contradiction of his own behaviour in the National Assembly, displaying explicitly a level of underdeveloped morality.

Ten-time major champion Annika Sorenstam will compete at the 2022 U.S.

Prompt action by a handyman and firefighters attached to the Linden fire station spared the Christianburg-Wismar Secondary School in Region Ten from major damage.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 9.1 per cent across its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) in 2022, accelerating the region’s economic recovery which started in 2021.

Dear Editor, Note has been taken of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union’s (GAWU) continuous efforts at highlighting problems faced by workers who do not enjoy bargaining rights at their places of work.

Falcon Logistics and Stena Carron Drilling Ltd, on Friday February 14, reaffirmed their commitment to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) through a joint monetary donation of G$8.3 million to the organization.

(Reuters) – Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy has said that the proposed Super Golf League could be better suited for older players, and that the younger generation would face a “massive risk” by joining the lucrative breakaway competition.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Friday completed the installation of a new well in Wakenaam, Region Three.

Dear Editor, The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, who is on the cusp of being recognized as the Caribbean foremost Statesperson waxed poetic, including salutations of Love for her fellow statespersons (Ali, Addo, Santoke and especially Jagdeo)  as she addressed the Opening Ceremony of the International  Energy Conference in Georgetown on Valentines` Day.

Against the backdrop of numerous un-kept promises by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government to ‘put heads together’ to come up with strategies to reduce extra-regional food imports and to move closer to a condition of regional food security, the region as a whole has witnessed an inexorable climb in its food import bill, a circumstance that represents a baffling dichotomy between rhetoric and action.

Keldon Johnson 22 points to lead the Spurs to a 114-106 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, a milestone victory for San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich.

Aimed at reducing recidivism and supporting reintegration of prisoners into society, the Government has set aside a sum of $88.9 million this year to train prisoners through the “Fresh Start” Initiative.

Rigzone, the international online resource for news on the oil & gas industry reported earlier this week that ExxonMobil has commenced oil recovery from Guyana’s second offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block, Liza Phase 2, a development which it says now brings the country’s overall production capacity to upwards of 340,000 barrels per day, just seven years following the company’s 2015 announcement of ‘first oil’ offshore Guyana.

MOSCOW/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Shelling in Ukraine yesterday renewed Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion as U.S.

A labourer was on Wednesday remanded for allegedly robbing a woman while she was in front of her yard and injuring her.

(Reuters) – Cricket Australia’s (CA) new chairman Lachlan Henderson said yesterday the board would reflect on its handling of Justin Langer’s contract after the head coach’s resignation in acrimony this month.

Dear Editor, Bill is back at the Marriott. Not staying there.

(Reuters) – Australian Michael Masi has been replaced as Formula One race director in the wake of the title-deciding safety car controversy in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the governing FIA’s new president said yesterday.

BRASÍLIA,  (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said yesterday he would seek to strengthen state-owned companies such as power company Eletrobras and postal service Correios if elected, potentially complicating current plans to privatize the enterprises.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A New York judge ruled yesterday that former U.S.

A Karasabai, Region Nine resident has raised concerns about the condition of the Karasabai Police Station.

With Venezuela’s once powerful oil industry now badly fractured largely on account of United States sanctions imposed on the administration of President Nicolas Maduro, Caracas would appear to be looking to China to help restore the industry to global prominence in the shortest possible time.

Dear Editor, It was surprising to learn the Local Content Secretariat already has an appointed Director (News Room Feb 17).

(Trinidad Guardian) Judicial officers can now consider granting bail to persons charged with murder.

The Ministry of Health yesterday recorded one more COVID-19 fatality which pushes the death toll from the pandemic to 1,203.

(Reuters) – Ferrari yesterday took the wraps off the 2022 Formula One car that the sport’s oldest and most successful team hopes will return it to winning ways.

Unsurprisingly, a number of private sector bodies, including the country’s leading Business Support Organizations (BSOs), last week backed the government’s decision to lift the national curfew put in place following the 2020 outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, though whether or not they are prepared stand behind the strictures that are likely to remain in order to ensure what is still the clear and present danger posed by the malady does not come back to haunt the country, is a question yet to be answered.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic ended all COVID-19 public health restrictions yesterday, including a mask mandate and vaccine checks in public spaces, despite not yet reaching the government’s vaccination target of 70% coverage for adults.

Dear Editor, I read with great interest, a letter titled “Let us recall our history to bury the past and move beyond the narrowness of race” written by my friend, former President, Donald Ramotar and published in Stabroek News (2/16/2022).

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad Generation Unlimited (TGU) has issued a statement concerning the nationwide power outage which occurred on Wednesday 16th February 2022.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 954’s trading results showed consideration of $13,977,878 from 47,738 shares traded in 48 transactions as compared to session 953’s trading results which showed consideration of $18,001,288 from 66,364 shares traded in 18 transactions.

If it would be churlish not to acknowledge the limited exposure afforded small businesses in the agro-processing, food processing, art and craft and other sub-sectors that fall under the umbrella of what are loosely termed micro and small businesses, it would also be misleading to provide a sort of one-swallow-makes-a-summer assessment to the one-off Duty Free Shop staged at the Umana Yana to coincide with the high-profile 2022 International Energy Conference and Expo now winding down at the Marriott Hotel.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – The Nether-lands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte yesterday offered a full apology to Indonesia after a historical review found the Dutch had used “excessive violence” in a vain attempt to regain control of their former colony after World War Two.

On Sunday we reported on a story which had appeared in the London Guardian relating to the 1823 Demerara rising.

(Reuters) – Essex have received two disciplinary charges from the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for a historical allegation of racist language being used at a board meeting in 2017, the county team said yesterday.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday February 17, 2022 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Dear Editor, The recent passing of India’s cultural icon and world-renowned Lata Mangeshkar and the genuine outpouring of grief is a reminder of the importance of music to humankind.

February 1763: The human spirit Allegations. Accusations. Facts. Propaganda. Valid? Verifiable?

When it comes to allegations of sexual assault, often, we buy into long held beliefs about whether it is believable or not.