Daily Archive: Monday, March 7, 2022

THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Ukraine sought an emergency order from the United Nations’ highest court on Monday to halt hostilities on its territory, arguing that Russia – which boycotted the hearing – had falsely applied genocide law to justify its invasion.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Nearly 1,000 bakeries have closed in Sri Lanka due to a severe shortage of cooking gas, an industry association said today, as the impact of dwindling foreign exchange reserves ricochets through the country’s economy.

 (Reuters) – Bill Cosby avoided renewed legal jeopardy today when the U.S.

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russia announced new “humanitarian corridors” today to transport Ukrainians trapped under its bombardment – to Russia itself and its ally Belarus, a move immediately denounced by Kyiv as an immoral stunt.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Oil prices spiked to their highest levels since 2008 today amid market supply fears as the United States and European allies considered banning Russian oil imports and prospects for a swift return of Iranian crude to global markets receded.

KOH SAMUI, Thailand,  (Reuters) – An autopsy showed the death last week of Australian cricket great Shane Warne on an island in Thailand was due to natural causes, the Thai police said today.

(Barbados Government Information Service) Since the start of its digitisation project in 2020, the Archives Department has digitised more than 50 000 pages of historical documents dating back as far as 1635.

Nine, that is the number of athletes that have qualified for this year’s CARIFTA Games in Jamaica following the third trials yesterday which was staged during the Athletics Association of Guyana’s Early Season Classic at the National Track and Field Centre.

National badminton players Narayan sibling Priyanna Ramdhani were both adjudged Alberta Colleges’ Athletics Conference (ACAC) All Conference Awards.

England have made full use of their warm-up match against Cricket West Indies President’s XI and this could spell trouble for West Indies in the opening Test that begins tomorrow in Antigua.

Christopher Franklin and Shemar Britton will contest the round of 16 of the men’s singles at the62nd annual Caribbean table Tennis Championships today in Cuba.

Dear Editor, The month of February ended on a positive note: no deaths on the last three days of the month. 

(Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliance with bat and ball powered India to a victory by an innings and 222 runs over Sri Lanka inside three days of the opening test at Mohali yesterday.

The trio of North East La Penitence, Lodge Housing Scheme and Gold is Money secured contrasting wins when the Extreme Clean Street-ball Championship commenced on Friday.

Dear Editor, I am writing for the benefit of readers who may be confused as to whether the Ursuline Sisters’ name on the Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) press release was authorized.

The United States used its voting power in October on the Board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to deny Guyana Shore Base Incorporated (GYSBI) a US$180 million loan after it had gone  through a two-year approval process, a move that has grave implications for Guyana’s developmental trajectory, according to the Company’s Executive Director Robin Muneshwer.

Consistent rainfall yesterday forced the final of the ‘Big Man Cricket Banks Beer/Maximum Vodka T25’ to be rescheduled.

Dear Editor, In follow-up to your editorial ‘Critics’ in the Sunday Stabroek for March 06, 2022, I suggest that the leadership of the PPP/C should re-read its 2020 election manifesto, to remind itself that it still has some important promises to act upon. 

Cyril’s Transportation Service (CTS) and the Knight Rider Bus Service (KBS) are providing extensive ground transportation to ExxonMobil, a development hailed by the private sector as an example of local content at work.

Dear Editor, Government’s refusal to continue the process of consultation aimed at culminating in amendment to the Amerindian Act is a violation of the rights of Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that plans are in place for a meeting with marijuana farmers in a bid to persuade them to switch to cultivating high-value hemp.

ISLAMABAD,(Reuters) – Usman Khawaja fell agonisingly short of a hundred but Australia’s top order powered them to 271 for two in reply to Pakistan’s total of 476 for four declared on day three of the opening test yesterday.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, CMC – Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed has taken fresh aim at a new mark, just days after becoming the first West Indies Women’s bowler to claim 300 internationals wickets.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Seamer Kemar Roach hopes West Indies’ proud home record against England can serve as added motivation in the three-Test series starting here tomorrow.

Dear Editor, I am the Respondent in an appeal pending before the Court of Appeal for over six years.

Renowned civil engineer Joseph Holder passed away yesterday. Details on the circumstances of his passing were not disclosed.

Deflecting a question about whether his government will stick to a key manifesto promise to reopen the Skeldon and East Demerara estates, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that bilateral meetings with Guatemala and India will assist in determining the sustainability of sugar production at these two sites.

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Fighting stopped about 200,000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row yesterday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his invasion unless Kyiv surrendered.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Diplomats were working to ensure the release of seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained the player last month for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil, U.S.

Dear Editor, I am forced to once again publicly voice my utter dissatisfaction with the Customer Service of GTT.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States and European allies are exploring banning imports of Russian oil, U.S.

(Reuters) – India overcame a top order wobble to beat Pakistan by 107 runs to maintain their perfect record against the neighbours in the women’s cricket World Cup yesterday.

Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party, the organization, is a sordid one.

Economist Tarron Khemraj has said that the government should use the oil money flowing into the country to finance the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project rather than employ the BOOT model which is being touted by the Ali administration.

With communities on the Pomeroon River, Essequibo, now more prone to flooding, the regional administration has undertaken a massive empoldering and revetment project in a bid to prevent farms from being inundated and at the same time working to reduce pollution of the waterway, Regional Chairman Vilma Da Silva says.

(Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes said he “let the team” down in their 4-0 Ashes drubbing in Australia, and pledged to do better in their three-match test series against West Indies.

Dear Editor, There are those of us old ones who wonder how many of recent political leaders have heard about Winston Churchill.

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – Denmark will significantly increase its defence budget and aim to become independent of Russian natural gas in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) –  Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored two goals each as Manchester City restored their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points with a convincing 4-1 derby victory over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium yesterday.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – Ukraine will ask the United Nations’ top court today to issue an emergency ruling requiring Russia to stop its invasion, arguing that Moscow’s justification for the attack is based on a faulty interpretation of genocide law.

Dear Editor,  The week after my letter, `Power distributed equitably provides ideological value to the culturally embedded individual’ (SN 2-22-22) was published, my West Coast landsman, Dr.

Construction of the new Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Headquarters at Home-stretch Avenue, George-town is moving “apace”, Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham says.

KOH SAMUI, Thailand, (Reuters) – An autopsy showed the death last week of Australian cricket great Shane Warne on an island in Thailand was due to natural causes, the Thai police said yesterday.

LeBron James capped a season-best, 56-point performance with a dunk during a late 8-0 run as the Los Angeles Lakers survived a frantic finish to outlast the visiting Golden State Warriors 124-116 on Saturday night.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 15 new cases of the COVID-19 virus have been reported.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out yesterday at Islamabad-based Western envoys who last week urged Pakistan to condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine, asking them if they thought Pakistan was their “slave”.

CARACAS/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. and Venezuelan officials discussed the possibility of easing oil sanctions on Venezuela but made scant progress toward a deal in their first high-level bilateral talks in years, five sources familiar with the matter said, as Washington seeks to separate Russia from one of its key allies.

Dear Editor, Former USA Attorney General, Eric Holder, once described his country as a nation of cowards when it comes to issues of race.

President Irfaan Ali has assured that the selection process for the appointment of a new Commissioner of Police will be done in keeping with the constitution.

By Thandeka Percival, Salima Hinds and Vidyaratha Kissoon Thandeka Percival is a journalist and former educator.

LOS ANGELES,  (Variety.com) – Holy ticket sales, Batman! Robert Pattinson’s pitch-black superhero adventure “The Batman” collected a mighty $128.5 million in its box office debut, marking the best opening weekend of 2022 by a landslide.

Dear Editor, After two years, the time has come to move on from the post-election rhetoric, if the ‘One Guyana’ push is to be achieved. 

Key findings √             Human-induced climate change continues to cause dangerous and widespread disruption in nature.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – The chief executive of ONGC Videsh, India’s second-largest oil and gas company, yesterday confirmed talks between India and the U.S.

On February 28, the Government of Honduras announced an end to open-pit mining of any sort.

CARICOM Heads who recently met in Belize have emphasized their condemnation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and they have also expressed concern at the growing humanitarian crisis.