Daily Archive: Sunday, February 27, 2022

(CWI) ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today paid tribute to Sonny Ramadhin, the legendary spin bowler who passed away at age 92.

LONDON, (Reuters) – BP BP.L is abandoning its 19.75% stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft ROSN.MM

LONDON, (Reuters) – Two Russian billionaires, Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska, called for an end to the conflict triggered by President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, with Fridman calling it a tragedy for both countries’ people.

The PNCR today said that it has been informed of the passing yesterday of John Simon de Freitas, a former PNCR Member of Parliament from 1998 to 2001 in Madeira, Portugal.

KYIV/MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin put Russia’s nuclear deterrent on high alert yesterday in the face of a barrage of Western reprisals for his war on Ukraine, which said it had repelled Russian ground forces attacking its biggest cities.

PRAGUE,  (Reuters) – The Czech government on Sunday increased military aid to Ukraine as it battles Russian troops, backing an additional package worth 400 million crowns ($18.23 million), while Slovakia also approved a second aid shipment in as many days.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japan will join the United States and other Western countries in blocking certain Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT international payment system, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkey called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” today in a rhetorical shift that could pave the way for the NATO member nation to enact an international pact limiting Russian naval passage to the Black Sea.

(Trinidad Express) A second morning has dawned, and the four underwater welders sucked into a crude oil pipeline in the waters off Pointe a Pierre, are yet to be recovered.

(Trinidad Guardian) On Tuesday (Carnival Tuesday), soca superstar Machel Montano will perform at the biggest event of his career, the MahaShivRatri celebrations, at the Isha Yoga Center in India.

Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams has called out the PPP/C government’s decision to halt the finalisation of an agreement guaranteeing full liability insurance coverage from ExxonMobil for the offshore Payara development project.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday wrote to ExxonMobil’s consultant Environmental Resource Management (ERM) outlining a list of recommendations to be addressed before a final decision is made on the Yellowtail Development Project’s environmental permit.

Dear Editor, I have followed with deep interest, the recent warranted upsurge in public outcry from experts and affected populations of all walks of life in Guyana, the Region, and other international communities calling for full insurance coverage in the event of an oil spill.

As Russian forces continued to pound Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine, forcing thousands of citizens to flee their homes, a Guyanese man remains hopeful for the safety of his Ukrainian wife and seven-year-old daughter who remain in their homeland while he is thousands of miles away.

Members of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) yesterday paid their final respect to the late Stanislaus Neville Denny who was buried yesterday following a moving Thanksgiving Service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam. 

The Ministry of Health on Saturday announced that four more persons who tested positive with COVID-19 have succumbed.

Dear Editor This past week we observed another anniversary of Guyana’s republican status.

Olympian Keevin Allicock was removed from Guyana’s team preparing for the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Continental Championships, set for Guayaquil, Ecuador, March 22-April 2.

By Tony (McWatt) and Reds (Perreira) One thing that can certainly be said about West Indies cricket is that it now invariably provides much fodder for discussion and debate among its two million-plus estimated fans, wherever in the world they may be.

Dear Editor, Guyana observed its 52nd Republic Anniversary this week. Of those 52 years, there was hardly any year when the two major political parties were together for the celebrations.

Only one company has submitted a bid for consultancy services for cost recovery audit validation of the Government of Guyana’s profit oil share and it has tendered at over $340 million for the project.

The Annual Mayor’s Cup nine-a-side Inter Ward/ Village knockout football tournament will commence today after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Editor, People have short and convenient memories when it serves their interests.

With investments pegged at US$165 million for 2022, Canadian gold mining company Gran Colombia Mining (GCM) will be advancing developmental works of its mines area in the Toroparu, Cuyuni/Mazaruni in preparation of its 2024 production schedule.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Head coach Rayon Griffith has underscored the importance of the four-day CWI President’s XI match against England, stressing the fixture presented yet another opportunity for players to impress Test selectors.

Dear Editor, The GAWU believes it is necessary to offer is response to Mr.

The growing oil & gas industry has seen numerous international companies establishing a presence here but there is no legislation for arbitration within the sector which is why government is partnering to ensure disputes can be settled in country, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Western allies announced sweeping new sanctions against Moscow yesterday, including kicking some Russian banks off the main global payments system, as a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces were repelling Russian troops advancing on Kyiv.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies clash with Australia in their opening warm-up game of the ICC Women’s World Cup here today, with Stafanie Taylor urging her side to manage their nerves as they put the finishing touches on their preparation for the showpiece.

Dear Editor, Recent events in our Nation have caused me to remember my mother (deceased in 2000).

Residents living in the Upper and Lower Pomeroon River areas in Region Two are losing hope after their farmlands were once again inundated with floodwater.

Russia’s long-expected land, sea and air invasion of Ukraine on Thursday last is to be condemned.

The Ministry of Education on Saturday said it has already located at least 538 students who were absent from schools for the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) mock exams through the launch of its countrywide ‘Operation Recovery’ campaign.

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and its Member States yesterday strongly condemned the ongoing military operations being conducted against Ukraine by the Russian Federation.

Jeremiah Duncan along with Vergenoegen and Berbice Jammers Boxing Gyms took home the marquee titles when the Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 Championships was staged yesterday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Gym.

Dear Editor, So the Russian invasion of Ukraine has become the top story in the international media.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Ukraine will create an “IT army” to fight against Russia’s digital intrusions, Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Bids are being invited for design of eight-story Brickdam Police Station. 

(Reuters) – Germany will supply Ukraine with defensive anti-tank weapons, surface-to-air missiles and ammunition, the government said yesterday, in a shift of policy as Russia’s forces continued to pound Kyiv and other cities on day three of its campaign.

Navigating the world of business as a woman can be frustrating and there are times when one reaches the point of being burnt out.

(Trinidad Guardian) – A desperate search has been launched to find four divers who disappeared yesterday during a maintenance exercise on a Paria Trading Company sealine riser.

The Lady Jaguars opened their group-F campaign in the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U20 Championship on a positive note, defeating Honduras 2-0 yesterday at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Junior Public Works Minister Deodat Indar has assured vendors that the government will be addressing the state of the road at the Leonora Market, West Coast Demerara.

Over the years, Myrtle Richards has worked to help others who could have fallen by the wayside to gain an education and life skills.

The partially decomposed body of a 19-year-old Venezuelan national was found floating in the Demerara River on Thursday afternoon and it is suspected that he might have drowned.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Advocates for cash grants …” (Feb 25).

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia’s space agency Roskosmos is suspending cooperation with Europe on space launches from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in response to Western sanctions over Ukraine, Roskosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden instructed the U.S. State Department to release up to an additional $350 million worth of weapons from U.S.

(Reuters) – The International Boxing Association (IBA) is considering moving its Global Boxing Cup away from Russia, it said yesterday, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Introduction Today’s column continues with a presentation of Envision Research’s modelling of ExxonMobil’s seeming turnaround away from the process of zombification, as I have explained this term.

A sister recently went through a divorce. Below she writes about part of the experience and also gives some sound advice.

Dear Editor, The moment was of invasion and shelling from numerous points, and of war waged with vigor and power, in furtherance of a broadening nationalist vision, compliments of Vladimir Putin, the aggressor. 

JuLo’s Enterprises, a stationery and ice cream shop in Grove, East Bank Demerara, last weekend donated two FIDE- approved tournament-sized chess sets and one FIDE-approved DGT chess clock to the St Ignatius Secondary School in Lethem, Region Nine.

Months after he was severely burnt about his body during an incident at his West Coast Demerara (WCD) home, 10-year-old Jomahri Mortley is recovering in the United States (US), where he was flown for treatment.

The idea that lifting light weights for many reps instead of lifting as heavy as possible in the 8-12 rep range will get you toned, is perhaps the biggest myth in the entire fitness industry, apart from the thinking that doing crunches will enable you to get a six-pack.

Get Down Ye Angels        Get down ye angels from the heights.

My heart has grown heavy in recent times as I have contemplated what seems to be the gradual fading of the dream of West Indian unity.

In writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest feature, “Licorice Pizza”, a warm and fuzzy preoccupation with the past overwhelms the languorous manoeuvrings of its 134-minute running-time.

Today marks the 259th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1763 Uprising, one of the region’s most remarkable revolts and a forerunner in some key respects of the Haitian Revolution.

GENEVA/SYDNEY (Reuters) – In a sea of blue and yellow flags and banners smeared with blood red handprints, protesters around the world showed support for Ukraine yesterday and called on governments to do more to help Kyiv, punish Russia and avoid a broader conflict.

By Nigel Westmaas In February, 1916, former US President Col. Theodore Roosevelt paid an unofficial visit to British Guiana (Guyana). 

(Trinidad Express) – A 67-year-old woman was knifed to death at her home in Mayaro on Friday night.

(Reuters) – Former world boxing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko appealed to the world yesterday to stop the conflict in his native Ukraine and prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.