Daily Archive: Thursday, March 10, 2022

 “When I saw my son’s motionless body. I immediately felt cold and confused…my brain could not make sense of what I saw…too many thoughts began rushing through my mind…Brian is dead.”

NEW YORK/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N

LVIV, Ukraine/ANTALYA, Turkey, (Reuters) – Ukraine said today Moscow had refused to guarantee humanitarian access to rescue hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped under bombardment, as the opposing sides yielded nothing at the highest level talks since the Russian invasion began.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won India’s most populous state with a big majority, according to the count today of a state assembly vote that could offer clues to the national mood before a 2024 general election.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Igor Sechin, the chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft, hitting them with asset freezes and travel bans because of their links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago is on course to record its 200th kidney transplant in this country next week.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government will move “very soon” to ensure that all public vehicles are electric, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced at Tuesday’s ‘Conversations with the Prime Minister’ event.

Amid continuing concerns here about whether it has been legally bound to full insurance and compensation for any oil spill here , ExxonMobil’s affiliate Esso Exploration and Pro-duction Guyana Limited (EEGPL) yesterday said that while such an occurrence is highly unlikely here, the company and partners will not shun their responsibility.

With some uncertainty surrounding the language in his resignation letter, former Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon yesterday clarified that he has indeed resigned as a member of the National Assembly effective March 15, 2022.

High Court Judge, Gino Persaud has ruled that the challenge filed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to the suspension of its Commissioners by President Irfaan Ali and the non-promotion of ranks can proceed, and that its former Chairman, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe, having sufficient standing in the case, can stand in its stead—though now expired.

As part of its contribution to the reduction of food imports and Caricom’s food security plans, Guyana has gotten the ball rolling by putting up 25,000 acres of land for private farmers to invest in and that amount can increase as the plan is assessed, President Irfaan Ali declared.

An overseas-based Guyanese family is now mourning after their 21-year-old relative died during the wee hours of yesterday after he was stabbed at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne.

Encouraging investment here as he pledged continued support for seeing Guyana become the “next Norway” in terms of development, IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone on Monday said that this country should not be punished for discovering its oil and gas resources later than the rest of the world.

APNU+AFC Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, Geeta Chandan-Edmond has submitted a motion to the National Assembly calling for the Com-missioner of Police to address repeated instances of his ranks abusing their power of arrest and detention.

While recently boasting of  strides made by the judiciary, particularly in eliminating the case-backlog, acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings-Edwards also lamented the shortage of judges which continues to plague it. 

With a focus on its physicians being trained in tropical medicine to better able serve Guyanese specifically living in New York, US, Northwell Health—that state’s largest health care provider—has dispatched its first batch of medical residents to Guyana to work at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, CMC – Shemaine Campbell struck a Player-of-the-Match half-century before fast bowler Shamilia Connell and veteran off-spinner Anisa Mohammed combined to ambush England, as West Indies snatched yet another dramatic victory at the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday.

A policeman who was granted bail on a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice, was yesterday freed after the virtual complainant decided not to give evidence in the matter.

Following a successful hosting of the Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic on February 19 – 20 at the Burnham Basketball Court in Georgetown, a decision was made to take the one-of-a-kind event to Linden.

Village Rams effectively ended Mahdia Movement’s Family’s three-year win-streak after defeating them by 52 runs Sunday at Durban Park.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn yesterday said that the recent spate of road fatalities calls for renewed interventions such as heightened enforcement and increasing fines and sanctions.

Former West Indies player Philo Wallace, has expressed his displeasure with the surface at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua where the first Test between West Indies and England is ongoing.

A woman and her daughter were yesterday charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding a relative during a scuffle at their home.

West Indies Women’s team vice-captain, Anisa Mohammed, believes that her side will surprise a lot of teams in the ongoing International Cricket Council’s Women’s 50-overs-a-side World Cup.

Dear Editor, Of interest is paragraph 24 of the communique issued at the conclusion of the 33rd Intersessional Meeting of Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM held in Belize.

Dear Editor, Why do teachers in Guyana not receive their teaching certificates immediately after they graduate?

The lifeless body of a 57-year-old Bel Air resident was last Thursday found behind the Marriott Hotel, Kingston and an autopsy has confirmed that she drowned.

Two men were taken into custody on Tuesday following the discovery of $6.5 million worth in cocaine at Tucville, George-town.

Former West Indies player Sylvester Joseph, has showered praises on the West Indian Test seamers for their efforts on the opening day of the first Test against England in Antigua.

Shirley Hollingsworth, the pedestrian who was injured in the fatal accident on the Agricola Public Road just over a week ago, has succumbed to her injuries in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, It has been almost four years since my letter on the urgent need of a “Dictionary of Guyanese National Biography” first appeared in Stabroek News, followed by two additional letters in the four dailies since.

The Rest Selection and Team Rashad clinched the senior and U14 divisions respectively when the South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) conducted a three-a-side small goal football championship at the B field tarmac in Sophia on Sunday.

Dear Editor, It is at least disappointing to read the Vacancy Notice in SN of March 06 (Page 2) for the captioned position, in the name of the Permanent Secretary.

LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian’s president accused Russia of carrying out genocide after officials said Russian aircraft bombed a children’s hospital yesterday, burying patients in rubble despite a ceasefire deal for people to flee the besieged city of Mariupol.

Dear Editor, The new establishment of Chuck E. Cheese, an American global family entertainment center and pizza restaurant, is expected to launch in Guyana soon.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A last session consolidation by Jason Holder and Nkrumah Bonner saw West Indies battle their way back into the opening Test after a top order collapse had threatened to derail their progress, on the second day at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – Con-servative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in a tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars, reshaping the political future of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

The captain who was involved in the boat mishap on the Essequibo River on March 8 has had his licence suspended pending investigations that are currently being conducted by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD).

Kyrie Irving used torrid shooting to compile a season-high 50 points as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 132-121 on Tuesday night.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, suffered a setback yesterday in his effort to rush through a law that would allow mining on indigenous reservations, which he had argued was necessary because Brazil needed fertilizer supplies.

A Corentyne businessman is now nursing injuries to his head and hand after he was attacked by three customers on Tuesday evening after he informed that he would be closing his shop earlier than usual.

VERSAILLES, France,  (Reuters) – European Union leaders will phase out buying Russian oil, gas and coal as Moscow’s war on Ukraine makes them realise they have to be less dependent on Russia, a draft declaration showed, but they are unlikely to offer Ukraine the fast EU membership it seeks.

Dear Editor, Good news it is to read that “Citizens (are) to benefit from better representation in courts with start of (a) new prosecutors’ course.”

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido said yesterday that a lifting of U.S.

Cosmetologists, beauticians and barbers will soon be operating their businesses from new concrete stalls that are currently being built at the Merriman Mall.

INDIAN WELLS, (Reuters) – World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced yesterday, in the latest setback for the player due to his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

(Trinidad Guardian) The delivery of justice in this country is unacceptably slow, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

Dear Editor, Reference to article captioned “Driver in De Willem triple fatality was speeding” and ask whether the police will apprehended the other driver involved in the “drag racing”.

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) under its sustainable energy interventions at community/public buildings replaced the 9.6 kWh Battery Energy Storage System of the 0.5kWp Solar PV System installed at the Hackney Primary School located along the Pomeroon River. 

Two women who were arrested by Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers over the trafficking of $5.6 million worth of cocaine found in mats, have been charged and remanded.

(Reuters) – A 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart died on Tuesday afternoon at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), the hospital said.

(A column by Transparency Institute Guyana Inc) Recently, TIGI received a feral blast which is probably the best descriptor given that we have some of the same players from a previous era making similar objections to criticism as when Dr.

Dear Editor, Last month we celebrated Black History Month; on the 23rd we celebrated the 52nd anniversary of our Republic and on Sunday, March 7, we celebrated Ghana Day, the Anniversary of the independence of the first African Country to severe linkage from a European Master.

“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.” –  French Romantic poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist, Victor Hugo In its latest report, issued on February 28 this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the UN intergovernmental body comprising 95 nations, which is responsible for providing policymakers with scientific assessments on the risks and implications of climate change, doubled down on its previous dire warnings about the effects of the climate crisis.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester City sailed through to the Champions League quarter-finals after they played out a 0-0 draw against Sporting in their last-16 second leg yesterday, progressing 5-0 on aggregate.

(Trinidad Guardian) Jonelle John, the woman who was the first detected with the Omicron COVID-19 variant in T&T, has been charged.

The lifeless body of a 69-year-old pensioner was discovered floating in the Demerara River at about 5:48 pm yesterday, according to the Guyana Police Force.