Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) recently acquired 1,000 new body cameras which are currently being distributed, National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Over 100 workers attached to Unilever may be out of a job at the end of July after the company confirmed it would cease production in T&T.

A Rosignol, West Coast Berbice fisherman is now missing after the boat on which he was on capsized last evening.  

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ordered Russia to cease military actions in Ukraine immediately, in a preliminary decision in a case brought by Kyiv.

KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a status for Ukraine outside of NATO lifted hope today for a potential breakthrough after three weeks of war.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy today urged the U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A Russian woman who burst into a TV studio to denounce the Ukraine war during a live news bulletin told Reuters today she was worried for her safety and hoped her protest would open Russians’ eyes to propaganda.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Skipper Babar Azam produced a career-best 196 under immense pressure as Pakistan snatched draw from the jaws of defeat in the second test against Australia today.

Rising global fuel prices will not affect electricity or water rates here, President Irfaan Ali assured yesterday, while saying government will offset any increase.

Unless the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) can present “fresh evidence” against him, Marcus Bisram will not be prosecuted for the 2016 murder of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt that the police said he had ordered.

A Corentyne taxi driver and his friend are now dead after he lost control of his car during a street race and crashed into a paddy truck at Borlam Turn, Coren-tyne, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.

Former Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon has officially resigned as a Member of Parliament with effect from Tuesday, March 15, 2022, according to Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was forced to terminate the services of one of its registration clerks after it was discovered that they were a People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) polling agent, according to two Commissioners.

The prime suspect in the murder of Guyana Defency Force (GDF) Medic Chavez Mangal remains hospitalised in a serious condition, while investigators are on the hunt for three accomplices, according to Regional Commander Khalil Pareshram.

Elvis Fitzgerald Thuesday, the Albouystown man who was nabbed at the Eugene F.

Dear Editor, I read, with interest, the rather substantive article, “IDB loan refusal seen as key setback to oil & gas here,” Stabroek News, March 14, 2022.

Rice farmers in Region Two on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest on the Anna Regina high bridge to demand higher prices for their paddy.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Recent successes against England at storied Kensington Oval has infused West Indies with further hope of a positive result in the second Test, but captain Kraigg Brathwaite has underscored the importance of starting from scratch when the two teams renew rivalry here today.

The Ministry of Health has recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,396 tests that were done as of Monday.

West Indies captain, Kraigg Brathwaite will look for consistent batting and disciplined bowling to break the stalemate following the drawn first test against England.

Dear Editor, In a recent letter, I made mentioned an incident that occurred on the West Coast of Demerara, between officials of the GNBS and a foreign operated store.

Saying they are operating at a loss due to a rise in gas prices, Skeldon’s hire car drivers want to hike fares and are seeking government’s approval although they are private operators.

Dear Editor, The proactive measure of enhancing the community as well as ensuring drains are cleared has led to prevention of floods.

George Paton, one of the three men accused of the 2018 murder of Bourda Market cheese vendor Troy Ramalho, who was shot during a robbery, is now awaiting his sentencing after pleading to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

Dear Editor, Late last year our President spoke of working with bilateral partners to arrest the rise in fertilizer prices in Guyana here.

Dear Editor, We have been bombarded by all of the media, both traditional and the new sophisticated means of communication and sharing information, with two things in Guyana; what really is democracy?

A now 22-year-old man who back in 2016 had been charged as a juvenile for the murder of Barima farmer Junior Moses is now awaiting sentence after pleading to the lesser offence of manslaughter.

Dear Editor, It has to be wondered, if the sudden lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions with full reopening in a matter of days, even though cases and deaths are still being recorded, has anything to do with the recent economic state worldwide, due to Putin’s ‘special military operation’ and increasing prices, as distracting and detracting measures, from the doom and gloom atmosphere and in view of the upcoming Phagwah and Easter celebrations? 

Children with disabilities in Region Two will soon be able to access specialised learning at a special needs school that will be constructed in the region.

A 19-year-old overseas based Guyanese was shot and killed at Buffalo, New York and a reward of US$7,500 is being offered for any information that may lead to his killer/s.

LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will make his first visit to Europe since the invasion of Ukraine to discuss the crisis with NATO allies next week, the White House said yesterday as the refugee tally hit 3 million amid more Russian air strikes.

PUYO, Ecuador, (Reuters) – Indigenous leaders from nine countries in the Amazon basin met in Ecuador yesterday and demanded South America governments halt extractive industries which damage the rainforest, urging them to respect agreements and legal rulings recognizing communities’ rights over territories.

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your letters column to bring a matter for urgent attention to the authorities.

(Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo yesterday rejected allegations of corruption and told Congress, which passed a motion to impeach him earlier this week, that all branches of government are in crisis right now.

Dear Editor, I write to acknowledge Mr. Lincoln Lewis’s decision to end our polemics.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking meetings with political and business groups, and unions, among others, so that they can join negotiations alongside opposition politicians led by Juan Guaido, it said yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is presently engaging the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on regularising the use of electric bikes, Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has said.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity in the deeply divided Congress.

The Management of the Guyana-Suriname Ferry Service has announced that the M.V

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday rejected a bid by a retired Venezuelan general to dismiss drug trafficking charges against him on the basis of foreign sovereign immunity, saying the doctrine does not apply to a “rogue state.”

Dear Editor, The news within the housing sector is getting better almost daily.

Beterverwagting (BV), Rosignol United and Haslington secured hard-fought elimination wins when the ‘Buxton Diamond’ Inter-Village/Block Floodlight Football Championship continued Sunday at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

Casual West Indies cricket fans channel surfing the wide ranging multitude of options now available on their television sets last Saturday afternoon probably assumed that they had stumbled on a replay of a past Test match from England.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – An Indian court yesterday upheld a ban on wearing of the hijab in classrooms in the southern state of Karnataka, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country which has a big Muslim minority.

West Indies Women all-rounder, Hayley Matthews, reckons it’s not the time to panic after her side suffered their second defeat of the ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup.

1. Is the Embassy currently processing applications for non-immigrant visa renewals?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies resorted to old habits with another inept batting effort, laying the groundwork for their seven-wicket thrashing at the hands of unbeaten Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday.

By Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt is Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs, Augustana University.

 Dear Editor, I was surprised by a particular revelation in Sean Dever’s article in Kaieteur News dated 2022/03/15 under the caption ‘Amsterdam (AA) honoured by the project’.

KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Babar Azam’s glorious unbeaten 102 kept Pakistan alive but Australia remained on course for victory in the second test in Karachi yesterday.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise-record 60 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half for a 149-139 win over the stumbling San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – A U.N. expert told the world’s top rights body yesterday that she had received a preliminary invitation from Washington to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in what could lead to the first-ever visit by one of the body’s special rapporteurs.