Articles published on Thursday, March 17, 2022
LKYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Rescue workers today dug survivors out of the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol which Ukraine said had been hit by a Russian air strike as people sheltered there from bombardments.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa today blamed NATO for the war in Ukraine and said he would resist calls to condemn Russia, in comments that cast doubt over whether he would be accepted by Ukraine or the West as a mediator.
Police on Wednesday arrested a city businessman, who was found with over five pounds of cannabis, a large quantity of smuggled liquor and almost $20 million in local and foreign currencies.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy today urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to tear down what he called a wall between “free and unfree” Europe and stop the war in Ukraine.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday, which saw the country’s third-highest officeholder being reassigned, is being viewed as a significant demotion for Faris Al-Rawi.
(Trinidad Guardian) There are new front line faces in the Rowley Cabinet following a reshuffle announced yesterday which will see a new Attorney General Reginald Armour replacing Faris Al-Rawi.
(Trinidad Guardian) Former Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi says he is accepting his new role as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development with “great excitement and pleasure.”
Saying that Guyana’s electoral system is in desperate need of significant reforms, the main opposition coalition APNU+AFC has urged the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) not to hold elections until before.
A Rosignol family is holding out hope that a missing fisherman, Suraj Dhaneshwar, will be found alive after the boat he was in capsized on Tuesday night.
A man was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with the murder of Lakhan Chaterpaul, the overseas-based Guyanese who was slain during a visit to celebrate his older brother’s wedding.
A former prison inmate on Wednesday became the first recipient of the government’s “Fresh Start” Initiative, through which she has received support to reopen her business.
Former businessman Junior France is now awaiting sentencing after a jury on Tuesday afternoon found him guilty of the 2020 shooting death of 17-year-old miner Dane Jerrick.
Saying the uptake of booster doses to bolster immunisation against COVID-19 remains “inadequate,” Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday appealed to those who are due to receive their shots to get them.
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the death of an 83-year-old woman, who tested positive for COVID-19.
On the heels of the United States Embassy issuing a security alert advising its staff against visiting the Stabroek Market alone and to use extreme caution at the Bourda market, in Georgetown, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said it was ramping up security in the areas.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dan Lawrence perished to the penultimate delivery of the day with three figures in touching distance but Joe Root’s 25th Test century bruised West Indies and ensured England dominated the opening day of the second Test here yesterday.
Finding among other things that his defence has “no real prospect of succeeding,” a judge has refused the application of Dr.
Anthony Persaud, who admitted to stabbing another man to the abdomen with a pair of scissors, is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to attempted murder.
As part of its aim to provide micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with a platform to develop their operations, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) through its Entrepreneurship and Small Business Committee yesterday launched its inaugural National Small Business Week.
The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has confirmed the return of drag racing for March 27 even as sponsors continue to come on board the much-anticipated event.
While CGX Energy Inc remains mum on the quantum of mangroves it cleared to facilitate the development and construction of Guyana’s first deep water port, the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) yesterday came out in defence of the company, which it said received all permissions for clearing of land.
Skeldon Estate secured three wins from as many matches when the Berbice Cricket Board/Vitality Inc.,
(Trinidad Guardian) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has reshuffled his Cabinet, making several significant changes on Wednesday afternoon.
Over the board chess will make its long awaited return to the local scene when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) stages the ‘Gaico’ Grand Prix’ Saturday from 9:00am.
Two of Essequibo’s leading dance troupes last weekend took the top spots at the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Rang Rasiya Folk Dance competition.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The poorest will be the hardest hit across Latin America and the Caribbean by the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the region facing further inflationary pressure, a senior official at the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.
Amidst the Phagwah celebrations, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will stage its fourth and final CARIFTA Games at the National Track and Field Centre.
Police at Linden recovered over 16 pounds of cannabis on Monday during the attempted arrest of a man, who ditched the drugs and his motorcycle to make his escape.
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a war criminal in comments the Kremlin said were “unforgivable” as it insisted the war in Ukraine was “going to plan” amid talk of compromise at peace talks.
Dear Editor, To better understand the findings, the reporting format was structured to reveal the following: – (i) Amount of persons who passed/failed the exam according to Traffic Headquarter Lists (THQ List).
TOKYO, (Reuters) – A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted Japan’s northeast coast off Fukushima late yesterday, leaving two dead and 94 injured and reviving memories of a quake and tsunami that crippled the same region just over a decade earlier.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) outflanked VenGuy 3-1 when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) senior men’s league continued Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
Following his recent arrest, a Baramita youth was on Monday charged with the month-old murder of a Venezuelan national.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico should enact a series of reforms to boost the country’s low productivity, the World Bank said in a report released yesterday.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Biologists in Rio de Janeiro studying the presence of microplastics in marine life off the coast of Brazil’s postcard city have found that the impact of plastic pollution is far worse than they had feared.
The Guyana Cricket Board announced yesterday the appointment of Ravindranauth Seeram as the new chairman of the senior selection panel.
A passenger traveling in a car was on Tuesday busted with a quantity of cannabis at a roadblock set up in front of the Weldaad Police Station, West Coast Berbice.
Dear Editor, It’s good to see Mr. Trotman emerging as he has been lying low since the attempted rigging of the 2020 election by the APNU+AFC.
(Reuters) – Former CNN primetime host Chris Cuomo filed a request for arbitration yesterday, seeking $125 million in damages for alleged wrongful termination.
Dear Editor, This is like ‘Have a Laugh, please.’ I am referring here to the “Police’s communication apparatus should be proactive” challenge thrown out by President Irfaan Ali.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s divisive battle over abortion rights could get a central role in the Andean country’s planned new constitution after an assembly voted to approve part of the draft text that calls on the state to guarantee women’s reproductive rights.
The South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) will conduct another three-a-side small goal football tournament tomorrow at the B field tarmac in Sophia.
The Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme on Tuesday held a graduation ceremony for 122 youths in Region Six, who have attained a variety of skill sets, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain said yesterday it had agreed its biggest-ever civil infrastructure export finance deal to underwrite a high-speed rail line between the Turkish capital Ankara and the port of Izmir in the west of the country.
(Reuters) – There is a possibility of replacing Petrobras’ PETR4.SA chief executive, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday, adding further pressure to the state-run oil company’s pricing policy.
Kyrie Irving scored 41 of his career-high 60 points during Brooklyn’s record-setting first half, leading the Nets to a 150-108 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive win.
KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Babar Azam’s epic 196 and Mohammad Rizwan’s gallant hundred helped Pakistan snatch draw from the jaws of defeat in the second test against Australia yesterday.
On Monday, Guyana joined the list of countries that have lifted COVID-19 restrictions.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Local Content Act 2021 (LCA) received Presidential assent on the 31st December 2021.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Three Panamanian-flagged ships have been hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month, Panama’s Maritime Authority said yesterday.
