Daily Archive: Friday, March 4, 2022

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – NATO today rejected Ukrainian calls to help it protect its skies from Russian missiles and warplanes, wary of being dragged into Moscow’s war on its neighbour, but Europe promised more sanctions to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Irfaan Ali and several of his ministers yesterday launched what will be seen as an attack on a number of civil society organisations which recently called for greater accountability in the extractive sector and other parts of national life.

Legendary cricketer Shane Warne dies at 52 BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Australian cricketer Shane Warne, one of the finest spin bowlers of all time whose talent and personality transcended the sport, died aged 52 today.

LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian invasion forces seized Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant today in what Washington called a reckless assault that risked catastrophe, although a blaze in a training building was extinguished and officials said the facility was now safe.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council today condemned alleged rights violations by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and agreed to set up a commission to investigate them, including possible war crimes.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – A majority of Swedes are in favour of joining NATO, a poll showed today, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spurring a rapid shift in attitudes in a country long known for neutrality.

Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali, who is tasked with leading the initiative to boost the Caribbean Community’s food security, told the CARICOM-SICA (Central American Integration System) Summit that the solution lies within enhanced regional cooperation.

Forty-nine-year-old father of two Neil Archer, who killed his wife back in 2003 for which he completed a 17-year sentence in 2016, was yesterday sentenced to 14 years for the brutal chopping of another woman, whose fingers he severed in an attack as she slept, following his release from prison.

The New Year’s Day fire which gutted the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) echocardiography (ECG) laboratory was maliciously set, a Guyana Fire Service (GFS) probe has concluded.

Following the conclusion of a sentencing hearing yesterday which was dominated by reports of the eight years of abuse Allison Bowen endured at the hands of her reputed husband, which eventually ended in her death—Alex Douglas was handed a life sentence—with the order to serve 20 years before becoming eligible for parole.

A 58-year-old porter died on Wednesday morning after the laden tractor he was on toppled on the Ampa Bay Trail, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and pinned him underneath.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday commissioned the Abram Zuil Nursery School and the Queenstown Nursery School in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam).

The Ministry of Health has reported one new COVID-19 death as of yesterday, taking the pandemic fatality toll to 1223.

A Soesdyke miner who pleaded guilty to the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking  was yesterday fined $10.5 million and sentenced to three years in jail.

ExxonMobil Guyana yesterday said that it has replanted the mangroves  cleared at the Ogle foreshore, East Coast Demerara for the landing of its fibre optic cable which will service its offshore facilities.

Farmers situated in Kokerite Savannah, East Berbice, Region Six are pleading with the authorities for assistance as they say that the savannah is currently flooded, a claim vehemently disputed by regional officials.

Sixteen year-old Jonathan Van Lange had a memorable senior team debut at the 2022 Caribbean table tennis championships in Cuba yesterday winning a crucial match to see the Guyana men’s team off to a winning start as the team championships commenced yesterday in Havana, Cuba.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) in observance of International Women’s Day on March 8, is encouraging school girls and female teachers across the country to let their hair down and out as a statement of self-expression.

BORODYANKA/LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – A fire broke out in a training building outside the largest nuclear power plant in Europe during intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, Ukraine’s state emergency service said last night.

Dear Editor, For years now, I always wondered why the Georgetown Municipality was always cash strapped and broke in spite of having massive budgets, such as the last one which they approved for over two billion dollars for 2022.

Several millers on the Essequibo Coast are still clueless about what will be the price for a bag of paddy for the current crop given the situation with the war in Ukraine.

This week’s Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) afforded regional leaders yet another opportunity to set aside lengthy presentations and instead, make a focussed effort to arrive at implementable solutions to some of the long-standing challenges that continue to confront the region.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday imposed sanctions against Russian oligarchs as it targeted Russia’s super-rich and others close to President Vladimir Putin, further ratcheting up financial pressure over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

A woman who police said was wanted for obtaining money by false pretence yesterday surrendered and was released on $200,000 bail.

Dear Editor: Seepaul Narine’s response to my letter that dealt with the cancellation of Certification of Recognition for Cyril Taxi Service by the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill yesterday to ban U.S.

Dear Editor, Last month, a US federal court judge, as well as a jury, reinforced free speech with their rulings in a libel suit. 

‘Teacher Sharon’, Kumawattie Ramkoomar Isurdeen, is a quiet, unassuming young woman who serves as Head of the Department of Agriculture Science at Cummings Lodge Secondary School and who believes that the drive to enhance her charges’ enthusiasm for the discipline has to be designed to take them beyond seeing it as just another subject to add to their list of CXC ‘conquests’.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has officially announced the commencement of continuous registration setting plans in place to possibly hold Local Government Elections later this year.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Havana announced yesterday it would increase staffing and resume some visa processing in Cuba several years after the Trump administration slashed personnel at the facility following a spate of unexplained health incidents.

A roughly five-mile drive out of Lethem will get you to St Ignatius.

Two men were on Wednesday arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) when an operation was carried out and they were allegedly discovered wrapping pellets of cocaine.

Dear Editor, I am extremely curious to ascertain if the wanton neglect of the Guyana Post Office Corporation is demonstrative of the lack of capacity of policymakers, or a direct attempt by the Irfaan Ali-led government to push the GPOC to natural death.

(Reuters) – Sneaker maker Nike and home furnishings firm IKEA shut down stores in Russia yesterday, as trade restrictions and supply constraints added to political pressure for companies to stop business in Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine.

After some hiccups, boxing-starved fans will finally be satiated with a card comprising two title fights next month.

Eight hundred and fifty women who participated in the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s (MoHSSS), Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) Programme were the special guests at a graduation ceremony on Saturday to celebrate their achievement.

The outcomes of the just concluded United Nations-organised conference in Nairobi, Kenya on an internationally binding agreement designed to rein in what is now globally regarded as a crisis resulting from the unstoppable proliferation of plastics and the attendant environmental consequences may well have missed the attention of those who may have opted for monitoring the ongoing  crisis in Eastern Europe.

Dear Editor, So far, as the majority of the population is concerned, we have experienced at least two major climatic (perhaps traumatic) incidents regarding leadership albeit in conflicting ways, in the first months of 2022.

Dear Editor, A Guyana 1976 fifty dollar “Enmore Martyrs” coin was sold on EBay (yesterday) for US 561.97.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/West Berbice Cricket Association/Jaffarally T20 tournament is expected to bowl off this weekend in West Berbice with nine matches tomorrow.

The Minister of Health, Frank Anthony, has confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant in Guyana.

His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali received high commendations by CARICOM Heads, on Wednesday, for his aggressive approach towards reducing the regional food import bill, and creating opportunities to spur further investments within Caribbean nations. 

(Reuters) – Russian human rights activist and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov yesterday urged world powers to adopt a harsher military and economic strategy against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.

(Trinidad Guardian) The ANSA McAL Foundation has announced five awardees for the 2022 Anthony N Sabga Awards for Caribbean Excellence—including T&T’s own, Professor Christine Carrington.

`An Albouystown man who pleaded guilty to breaking into an apartment and stealing several gadgets amounting to over $300,000, was on Monday sentenced to eight months in jail.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is continuing to provide real-time intelligence to Ukraine to help it counter Russia’s invasion, U.S.

Dear Editor, The Voice of Guyana Radio of the National Communications Network (NCN) has broadcast NOT a single full-length speech of the APNU+AFC parliamentary representatives in the course of the current 2022 budget debate.

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BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Argentina has sealed a $45-billion debt deal with the International Monetary Fund, the country’s government and the IMF said yesterday, after talks ironed out final wrinkles of an initial agreement reached in January.

(Reuters) – Formula One will no longer race in Russia after the sport terminated its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix, it said yesterday, in response to the country’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

(Reuters) – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said that plans to hold a biennial World Cup are a “no go” for everyone in football, adding that FIFA has also come to the same realisation.

(Reuters) – Pakistan are determined to give Australia a “tough time” in the opening test in Rawalpindi, despite losing three players to injuries and ailment, home captain Babar Azam said yesterday.

One of the predictable developments that appears to have derived from the recently concluded Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was the official ‘anointing’ of President Irfaan Ali as the ‘lead’ CARICOM Head on the issue of regional food security.

(Reuters) – The Russian Football Union (RFU) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decisions by FIFA and UEFA to bar Russian teams from international competitions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, it said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Every citizen, particularly those who consider themselves humanist, would have no difficulty with sentiments expressed in our editorials and other articles dealing with the situation in Europe, and we all agree with the statement in one editorial published on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, after analyzing the situation in Ukraine, it said “Everyone loses, nobody wins.”

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Nasum Ahmed’s powerplay blitz with the ball ended Bangladesh’s eight-match losing streak in T20Is, as they convincingly beat Afghanistan in the first of the two T20Is at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, where, for a change, the pitch didn’t have too much venom for the spinners.

(CMC) – West Indies enter today’s opening game of the ICC Women’s World Cup with a heavy cloud over their batting, but hoping to turn the page on that brittle form and pull off an upset against powerful hosts New Zealand.

Russia/Ukraine: basic points When time is on my hands, among the numerous national issues I often put my mind to is the question of leadership.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hundreds of prisoners on remand for murder are now free to apply to judicial officers to consider bail for them.

(Reuters) – Ahead of his 100th test for India, Virat Kohli said he can look back at his stint as captain with pride having instilled a dressing-room culture which helped the team achieve memorable victories across the world.

(CMC) – Raymon Reifer fashioned an excellent hundred to maintain pressure on Test selectors but a late order collapse saw the CWI President’s XI concede a significant lead to England on the penultimate day of the four-day tour match yesterday.

(Reuters) – Ex-Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko called yesterday for more aid and other measures in support of victims of the Russian invasion of his homeland.

(Reuters) – Formula One world champion Max Verstappen will stay at Red Bull until at least the end of 2028, the squad said yesterday, after signing a five-year contract extension that will make him one of the sport’s top earners alongside Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton.

Rory McIlroy fired a 7-under-par 65 yesterday to surge to the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla.

Jrue Holiday made a game-winning floater with 1.9 seconds remaining as the Milwaukee Bucks erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to take down the visiting Miami Heat 120-119 on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh has died eight days after suffering a heart attack, Australian media reported on Friday.

Culture can be a beautiful thing. It brings along with it a host of beliefs, celebrations and expansive spiritual customs.

A pork knocker was on Tuesday freed of a charge which alleged that he engaged in sexual activity with an eight-year-old girl.

As of February 23 the world suddenly changed.  Not just Ukraine, not just Russia, not just Europe but the entire globe.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 956’s trading results showed consideration of $16,748,057 from 56,983 shares traded in 36 transactions as compared to session 955’s trading results which showed consideration of $12,617,759 from 44,512 shares traded in 38 transactions.