Articles published on Sunday, February 20, 2022
On Friday 18th of February 2022, CANU officers intercepted a male passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri who was about to travel on Jet Blue Airways Flight 2166 destined for JFK, New York.
The capsizing of a trawler off the coast of Guyana has left at least three fishermen missing and the Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue mission.
President Irfaan Ali (left) and senior members of his cabinet attended a working lunch with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Saudi Arabia Council of Ministers, Adel Ahmed al-Jubeir (right) at State House yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Zepheniah Harripaul, who was abducted from his Chaguaramas workplace on Thursday, told his family he had been threatened and someone attempted to run his car off the road recently.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong is in “all-out combat” to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the city’s number two official said on Sunday, with the ramping up of community isolation and treatment units helped by mainland Chinese construction teams.
ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia began producing electricity today from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream.
The Indian supplier of the nine non-performing drainage pumps procured under the previous APNU+AFC government has signalled its preparedness to send a team of engineers to resolve the matter and it has also been issued with an ultimatum.
Women generally shy away from talking about their vaginas and are ashamed at times to seek help when all is not well with that important organ of their body.
The Guyana Police Force is currently searching for a 44-year-old man who it says disguised himself as a woman and fatally shot his daughter’s boyfriend.
When Graham Atkinson, of Santa Rosa, Moruca, dropped out of the government’s hinterland scholarship programme after the first term in second form at Central High School in Georgetown, it may not have looked like the likely start for a man who has worn many hats, including that of social activist, broadcaster and former deputy toshao.
After a prolonged period of silence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Sunday Stabroek has been able to confirm that no decision has been reached as yet on whether to grant an environmental permit for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail development project.
The spectacular possibilities that await Guyana were revealed at the recently concluded oil and gas conference.
A New and United Guyana (ANUG) has announced that executive Kian Jabour would be withdrawing from all of the party’s activities pending the outcome of criminal proceedings against him over the alleged assault of his former girlfriend.
Introduction As indicated last week, because of space constraints, this week’s column begins with my introduction of a Schedule that I could not have presented then.
A West Coast Berbice youth is now dead after he crashed into a bus while riding his motorcycle along the Number 8 Village Public Road on Saturday.
Dear Editor, In 2010 the G20 countries committed to put in place measures intended to protect whistleblowers.
The saddest sight in sport is to observe a marvelous athlete not so much go into decline as suddenly burn-out before one’s eyes.
After a hiatus over five years, the National Ophthalmology Hospital, located at Port Mourant, has restarted cataract surgeries.
Dear Editor, There is much boasting about development – mostly in terms of infrastructure – but which appears not to apply to the streets in several parts of the Capital City that are in serious disrepair.
Red Rising 1. When the earth was made when the wheels of the sky were being fashioned when my songs were first heard in the voice of the cool of the owl hillaby Soufriere and Kilimanjaro were standing towards me with water with fire at the centre of the air there in the keel of the blue the son of my song, father-giver, the sun/sum walks the four corners of the magnet, caught in the wind, blind in the eye of his own hurricane and the trees on the mountain be- come mine: living eye of my branches of bone; flute where is my hope hope where is my psalter my children wear masks dancing towards me the mews of their origen earth so that this place which is called mine which will never know that cold scalpel of skull, hill of dearth brain corals ignite and ignore it and that this place which is called now which will never again glow: coal balloon altracite: into cross- roads of hollows black spot of my life: jah blue spot of my life: love yellow spot of my life: iises red spot of my dream that still flowers flowers flowers let us give thanks when the earth was made when the sky first spoke with the voice of the rain/bow when the wind gave milk to its music when the suns of my morning walked out of their shallow thrill/dren 2.
DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia’s strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin yesterday, and Washington accused Russian troops massed near Ukraine’s border of advancing and being “poised to strike”.
A remarkable triple century from Trevon Griffith along with a big century from Christopher Barnwell placed Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in a position to retain their title in the Georgetown Cricket Association/GISE/Star Party Rental/Trophy Stall first-division two-day final against Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).
Dear Editor, February 20th marks World Day of Social Justice. The theme for this year’s observation is ‘Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment.’
Guyana’s future lies beyond oil and gas, according to Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) Peter Ramsaroop, who says there are other significant opportunities for development.
Depression and anxiety are mental health problems, but people are often afraid to admit that they are struggling with these complaints because they are ashamed or do not want to be labelled as mad.
Dear Editor, Vice President Jagdeo recently announced that 20% of the total land area of Guyana will be Amerindian Titled lands in keeping with Government’s land distribution policy.
KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo is close to a deal with Fleurette Group, controlled by Israeli investor Dan Gertler, that could enable it to recover mining and oil assets worth about $2 billion, minutes of a cabinet meeting showed yesterday.
Oil exploration within the Repsol-operated Kanuku Block, offshore Guyana, is set to continue with the spudding of the Beebei-Potaro well in May.
By Charwayne Walker Former west Indies U19 player Trevon `Bugsy’ Griffth etched his name in the history books yesterday by becoming the four player to score a triple century in local cricket.
For all the things that might be said about Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, I’d be surprised to hear anyone say it’s anything less than consistently engaging.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian police today used pepper spray and stun grenades, and made dozens of arrests as they cleared demonstrators from the street in front of parliament, where they have been camping for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic restrictions.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Russia and Cuba will deepen ties and explore collaboration in transportation, energy, industry and banking, Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said late on Friday following a visit from Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
Dear Editor, The Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (TUR&CB) notes with serious concern the expression of Mr.
Mask mandates are being scaled back and even scrapped in many countries.
The National COVID-19 Task Force on Friday announced that the reopening of the Guyana-Brazil border has been extended to include weekends.
BENIN CITY, Nigeria, (Reuters) – Two Benin bronzes were returned yesterday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, raising hopes that thousands more artefacts could finally be returned to their ancestral home.
CANCAHUANI, Peru, (Reuters) – On a cold day in January, a group of angry indigenous communities in Peru’s copper-rich Andes was driving a hard bargain with the government and Chinese mining firm MMG Ltd around a makeshift negotiating table on a covered soccer pitch.
The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is seeking stronger ties with the international chess community to assist in its ongoing programme of development.
By Tony (McWatt) and Reds (Perreira) The first two completed rounds of the 2022 Caribbean Regional Four-Day Championships would have presented the Desmond Haynes led Selection Panel with much food for thought to chew on in terms of their choices for the West Indies 13-member squad to face England in the forthcoming three-Test series.
Dear Editor The story about the 75 farmers who have invested in food production being told to make way for ‘gas to shore’ is frightening.
Dear Editor It is simply pure damn nonsense (there is that phrase again) in the “missing cheques” matter, highlighted at a recent PAC meeting, that important documents, such as cheque books, ‘were not kept in a secured manner as required’ (KN Feb 18), resulting in a member of staff successfully accessing, forging and encashing a cheque for over half million dollars.
(Reuters) – Finland’s president yesterday compared Russia’s current treatment of Ukraine to an attempt by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to threaten and divide Finland before invading in 1939.
A Democracy, Human Rights and Governance assessment for USAID which we reported on last week has said that the major parties in this country needed to create a means of forming a functioning democracy “based on power-sharing rather than a ‘winner takes all’ mentality”.
Last Update: 1,178.51 Movement: 14.364% Current Update: 1,347.390 YTD Movement: 30.968% LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index increased 14.364% during the second period of trading in February 2022.
(Trinidad Express) – The time limit on beaches and rivers will be no more from tomorrow.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Vice-captain Anisa Mohammed is set to play a record fifth ICC 50-over World Cup after being named in a 15-member squad today for next month’s tournament in New Zealand.
LONDON, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain, Stafanie Taylor, has praised the “huge” impact of head coach Courtney Walsh on the Caribbean side, stressing it had left them in a “good space” heading into next month’s ICC 50-over World Cup in New Zealand.
