Daily Archive: Sunday, March 20, 2022

  LONDON, (Reuters) – Russia today called on Ukrainian forces to lay down their arms in the eastern port city of Mariupol where Moscow said a “terrible humanitarian catastrophe” was unfolding.

LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia’s siege of the port city of Mariupol was “a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come”, while local authorities said thousands of residents there had been taken by force across the border.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis, continuing his implicit criticism of Russia, today called the conflict in Ukraine an unjustified “senseless massacre” and urged leaders to stop “this repugnant war”.

 (Trinidad Guardian) Three days after a Princes Town man was reported missing by relatives his body was found in the trunk of his vehicle along Poole Valley Road, Rio Claro by police yesterday.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – A senior Chinese government official said yesterday that sanctions imposed by Western nations on Russia over Ukraine are increasingly “outrageous”.

The Aircraft Owners’ Association of Guyana has raised concerns over the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Board’s operations, saying it appeared to be confused about its role.

Two persons died on Friday night after they were struck by a car along the Number 70 Village, Corentyne Public Road.

There are no records of annual return filings during the APNU+AFC’s five years in office for the Marriott Hotel and it is unclear if the hotel has been able to start repayments on its loan, due since 2017.

While the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions has been welcomed, citizens are being urged to continue to make efforts to protect themselves against the virus, including by getting vaccinated and practicing good hygiene.

Almost one week after the former leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon resigned as a Member of Parliament, the Parliament Office is yet to inform the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) of the vacancy.

If a young Heather Morris had her way, she would have become an artist, a pianist or even a lawyer but with guidance from her father she walked into the medical field and today as a dermatologist she is where she belongs.

Growing up with two matriarchs in the home taught Lisa Thompson, 53, a counsellor, social worker, researcher, administrator and artist, the value of being independent through education, acquiring a life skill and of integrity in spite of many of life’s challenges.

A 12-year-old boy, of Black Bush Polder, who left home to take part in the festivities with his friends, drowned at a nearby canal on Friday.

Colin Campbell, the 37-year-old man who police say was found with an unlicensed firearm and a quantity of live ammunition last week, was shot by a rank during the operation and his family has accused them of excessive force and a cover-up.

  By Nigel Westmaas The so called ‘angel Gabriel’ riots in British Guiana (Guyana) in 1856 has generally been passed over as another of many local riots in the colony.

The East Street, Georgetown businessman who was arrested along with three members of his family last week following the discovery of millions of dollars in local and foreign currencies, uncustomed liquor and narcotics at his premises remains in police custody.

The Soviet Union, of which Russia was the dominant part, like the United States, has played an important role in the politics of modern Guyana.

Police in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) are probing an armed attack during which a group of five fishermen were robbed of $303,000 in cash and cellular phones early yesterday morning.

Nowadays I really only travel in the mind. Many blessings – no security checks; no immigration or customs hassle, instantaneous arrival at fascinating destinations.

Dear Editor, I am compelled to write again, about this most crucial matter of full coverage insurance, so as to keep it fresh in the minds of our people; for the modus operandi of the Government and Exxon is to no doubt, wait it out and it will soon be the news of yesterday.

Introduction Today’s column wraps-up my evaluation of whether the assertion can be plausibly sustained that Guyana’s rapidly emergent oil and gas sector has dramatically improved the fortunes of ExxonMobil going forward.

A United States citizen visiting Guyana has been missing for four days and his family is offering a $1 million reward for any information on his whereabouts.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A sense of anticipation hovered over today’s final day of the second Test after West Indies kept England in the field for the best part of three sessions on day four, frustrating the tourists’ hopes of a bigger lead and squeezing precious time out of the contest.

Dear Editor: I agree with “Guardian of Democracy” MP Datadin’s recent letter that “The fair and right thing to do is to allow Guyanese to benefit from oil resources.”

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Thursday intercepted two envelopes which contained a quantity of cocaine at the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC).

Over the years, going back to my beginnings, travelling on school breaks to my father’s farm in the Pomeroon from our family home at Hague and Vreed-en-Hoop, and later when I worked for B.G.

There’s a moment of quiet in the 1961 “West Side Story” that I think about often.

Dear Editor, Malcolm Harripaul AA, in his letter, “Development must start with the NDCs funded with oil money,” dated Mar 15, 2022, notes that “For the past 2 years, 2020 to 2022, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and President Irfaan Ali have been expressing dreams using Oil $$$ to make Guyana another Dubai.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has named a 15-man squad, captained by Keemo Paul to take on the American Cricket Society (ACS) in a 40-over encounter.

Still in the design phase, the feasibility study to convert water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) for domestic use is expected to commence by June, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal has said.

Last Monday, a beautiful life ended tragically. Trudy De Haarte was more than the woman who walked in the Brickdam Police Station and ended her life with the stun gun she had used when rescuing countless dogs and other animals; she had a passion for this work.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education has noted, with concern, a letter appearing in the Stabroek News of Saturday 19th March 2022, titled “Reportedly, the government has withdrawn funding from the Adult Education Association”.

A blistering century from Tagenarine Chanderpaul spurred Everest Cricket Club to a 164-run win over MMZ USA yesterday at the Everest ground, Camp Road.

A fire, suspected to be arson, on Friday evening destroyed a two-storey wooden house at Number 71 Village, Corentyne.

After nearly two years, I am happy to once again be able to see the smiles on the faces of my fellow gym goers and read their facial expressions.

A yearlong project has begun to consolidate and revise the Laws of Guyana.

Dear Editor I refer to a Letter to the Editor written by Rohan Singh, Former Senior Superintendent of Police, captioned, “Is there a correlation between Guyana’s road carnage and rampant corruption in Traffic HQ and Divisional Traffic HQ?”

By Tony McWatt “She’s a very special person!” That was the Facebook listed description of one adoring fan, immediately after Hayley Matthews had posted her career-best bowling figures of 4/15-10 overs to help the West Indies to yet another nail-biting win in their 2022 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s World Cup campaign.

BELIZE CITY, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize today for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest before it even began amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire’s colonial ties to the region.

In recognition of the importance of the involvement of the private sector as the engine for growth and development, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana, and the Suriname Trade and Industry Association (VSB) have established the planned Guyana-Suriname Private Sector Business Council, consisting of key representatives of the private sectors of both countries.

“Too much salt in our diets can harm our health, leading to unnecessary deaths from heart attacks and strokes, and other non-communicable diseases,” states Dr.

Dear Editor, In March 2020, OPEC witnessed a stalemate between Russia and Saudi Arabia, two leading oil producers over the issue of production cut to effectively control crude oil prices on the global market.

LVIV/ODESSA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called yesterday for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow and also urged Switzerland to do more to crack down on Russian oligarchs who he said were helping wage war on his country with their money.

Olympian, Aliyah Abrams recorded Guyana’s best performance after finishing fifth in yesterday’s final of the women’s 400m at World Indoor Athletic Championships being staged in Serbia.

Following a three-year hiatus, the increasingly popular Grand Prix face-to-face chess tournaments are back.

The Mayor and City Council has called on the Local Government Commission (LGC) to dispatch letters of appointment for those persons that it selected to fill various positions at City Hall.

Dear Editor, The planned gas to shore project will perhaps play the biggest role in helping the Guyana Power and Light to significantly reduce its import bill for heavy oil which is being used now for the generation of electricity.

NASSAU, (Reuters) – Financial institutions in the Bahamas have around $3 billion in assets whose owners are linked to Russia, the Caribbean nation’s central bank said late on Friday.

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Mainland China reported its first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year yesterday, according to a post on the National Health Commission’s website that said two people died in the northeastern region of Jilin.

Local and Caribbean squash stalwart Nicolette Fernandes clinched the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Senior Women’s Championship, besting former winner Ashley Khalil 3-0 yesterday at the Georgetown Club facility.

For the first time for the year, the Albion/Port Mourant Estate has surpassed its weekly sugar production target, according to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).

Rewa-Eco lodge, located in the North Rupununi, Region Nine, was recently awarded second place in the ‘Communities & Culture’ category at the 2022 Green Destinations Story Awards.

(Jamaica Observer) – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has acknowledged that despite the efforts of the authorities, high risk prisoners continue to direct their criminal enterprises from behind bars.

Dear Editor, Something needs to be done about the drivers of Route 50 Berbice to Georgetown, hire cars from Berbice to Georgetown and route 56 Rosignol to New Amsterdam.

Following the approval by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for the staging of the annual Mayor’s Cup Inter-Ward 9-a-side knockout tournament, coordinator Lennox Arthur has confirmed that all systems are in place, with Mid Atlantic Oil and Gas Company confirming sponsorship of the $600,000 first prize.

Thirty persons hailing from several communities in Region One recently graduated from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Industry and Innovation Unit’s ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop, which has equipped them to conduct training within their communities and outlying ones within the Moruca sub-district.

(Reuters) – Tournament favourites Australia staged a record run chase to beat India by six wickets and book a spot in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a fifth win from five matches yesterday.

Saying “civic space” in Guyana is steadily shrinking, local non-governmental organisation Policy Forum Guyana on Saturday said more people need to find their voices on public issues.

 We’re not very good at running bureaucracies with any efficiency in this country, and our failings are particularly on display when there has to be co-ordination between more than one agency.

Holi: Spring Festival of Colours              May there always be spring in our eyes and fingers, feet: pink ixoras, red hibiscus mauve madar—green buds everywhere   Even live oaks’ allergenic dust coating everything yellow, golden gainda, daddy said, not marigolds pani re pani tera rang kaisa—is it rain—or   Water what is your colour?

Dear Editor, The recent increase in crude oil prices has also resulted in stronger sugar prices.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis introduced a landmark reform on Saturday that will allow any baptised lay Catholic, including women, to head most Vatican departments under a new constitution for the Holy See’s central administration.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido yesterday called on energy companies with joint ventures in the country to stick to democracy, amid talks over the possibility of the United States easing oil sanctions on the OPEC member nation.

(Reuters) – Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) said on Friday it has temporarily suspended operations in the city of Tapachula, in Chiapas, after some staff were injured in what it called a “violent” incident involving migrants.

Last Update: 1,390.325                           Movement: 12.081% Current Update: 1,558.287                      YTD Movement: 51.467%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index rose 12.081% during the second period of trading in March, 2022.

By Ruth Douglas (SciDev.Net) – The war in Ukraine has dealt a major blow to global food security through its impacts on wheat, oil and fertiliser exports, in a world already reeling from COVID-19 and climate change, experts have told SciDev.Net.

(Reuters) – Russians trying to enter the United States at the Mexican border are frustrated they are not getting in like Ukrainians are, despite leaving their homeland over the invasion of Ukraine.